Law Brief: CARES Act Relief for Small Businesses
Williams Mullen's COVID-19 Comeback Plan: Preparing Today for Tomorrow's PPP Audit
Monthly Minute | Financial Relief for COVID-19
WEBINAR: Is the CARES Act Caring Enough?
Nota Bene Episode 84: Organizational Integrity in the Post-Pandemic Enforcement Environment
Nota Bene Episode 83: Fraud Enforcement and Policing COVID Relief: What Businesses Need to Know with Chuck Kreindler
COVID-19: The FFCRA & CARES Act--Update on Loan Programs, Tax Provisions & Employee Leave Provisions
Since its inception, the cannabis industry has always existed alongside significant regulatory and compliance challenges. These largely stem from the fact that the manufacture, distribution and possession of marijuana remains...more
On March 27, 2020, the CARES Act was signed into law to provide emergency financial assistance to Americans suffering the economic effects caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, including in the form of forgivable loans to small...more
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on September 12, the first-ever False Claims Act (FCA) settlement with a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) lender. Prosperity Bank, a Texas-based regional bank, agreed to pay...more
Unfortunately, the PPP Loan fall-out is far from over. As we noted in the last blog on PPP issues, we are seeing a number of PPP Forgiveness denials for a number of different reasons, and, along with that, we are seeing the...more
Last month, I had the privilege of being a panelist during the Federal Bar Association’s 2021 Qui Tam Conference. Referred to as “the Oscars for False Claims Act nerds,” this year’s conference included such speakers as...more
Nearly one year ago, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and related economic downturn, the Small Business Administration-backed Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) provided loans to help businesses keep their workforce...more
As we approach the one-year anniversary of passage of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, we are getting a better sense of how the government will address fraud arising out of this legislation....more
The US Department of Justice announced the first civil settlement involving allegations of fraud against a PPP borrower. SlideBelts Inc. received a PPP loan under the CARES Act. SlideBelts is an internet retail company and...more
On Tuesday, January 12, 2021, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of California announced the first, and long-anticipated, civil settlement resolving allegations of fraud involving the Paycheck Protection...more
The COVID-19 pandemic hit the United States in 2020 and Congress responded with legislation to provide a variety of forms of relief to small and large businesses and nonprofits, as well as individuals....more
The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) created through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act offered much-needed financial relief to businesses directly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Through the...more
Part of the 2020 Business Solutions Series presented by by the Hampton Roads Alliance and Williams Mullen Charles E. “Chuck” James, Jr., co-chair of both the Firearms Industry Group and the White Collar & Investigations...more
CARES Act - The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act (P.L. 116-136) was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Trump on March 27, 2020. The CARES Act provides over $2 trillion of...more
While the Provider Relief Fund payments sent to health care providers under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) have provided a lifeline to compensate for increased expenses and lost revenues...more
The U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) is scrutinizing borrowers who have applied for loans through the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”), established by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and...more
Please join Nelson Mullins attorneys Cory Manning and John Jennings for a webinar to review lessons learned from 2008 and other recessions to keep you, your company, and clients away from litigation down the road. This is not...more
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act provided trillions in economic relief in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including hundreds of billions of dollars in aid for the healthcare industry....more
The Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) provided forgivable loans to assist small businesses with expenses during the COVID-19 shutdown, seemingly creating a lifeline for many of these enterprises. ...more
With $3 trillion of stimulus money already disbursed and $3 trillion more scheduled to be distributed to the American people in the near future, we’re taking a look at the type of oversight provisions included in the CARES...more
On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) established the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), making available nearly $350 billion in loan funding to small businesses impacted by...more
The Treasury and the Small Business Administration (SBA) today updated its set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) with respect to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) established under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and...more
This is the first in a series of client alerts addressing the likely role of the False Claims Act in the wake of the massive federal government response to the COVID-19 pandemic. On March 20, 2020, the Department of...more
On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act of 2020 (CARES Act) came into effect as part of an ongoing effort to combat the financial crisis arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. The CARES Act...more
Following past national economic emergencies, the government and whistleblowers have initiated federal False Claims Act actions against recipients of government funding....more
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) provides for billions of dollars in relief funds to healthcare providers responding to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In April 2020, the U.S. Department...more