Podcast: Hot Areas in COVID-19 Enforcement, Testing, and Funding - Diagnosing Health Care
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 1 - The Anatomy of a PPP Fraud Investigation
Navigating Potential COVID Relief and Healthcare Fraud Issues
Credit Eco to Go Podcast: The XYZ’s of the PPP
Labor & Employment Podcast Series, Biden’s First 100 Days: A Check-In for Employers.
Applying for PPP Loan Before March 31st Deadline
Coronavirus in the Workplace
PPP Loans: Frequently Asked Questions
Paycheck Protection Program – Common Questions and Updated Guidance
COVID-19 Relief in 2021: What Small Businesses Need to Know
PPP Loan Recipients at Risk: Part Three
PPP Loan Recipients at Risk: Part Two
When Is Form 1099-C Required of Lenders? [More with McGlinchey, Ep. 16]
COVID-19 in the Workplace - PPP Update, COVID Plans from the Biden Transition Team, Higher Education Relief Package Provision, COVID WARN Act Developments
PPP Loan Recipients at Risk: Part One
Employment Law Now IV-85- Updates on the PPP Loan Process and Loan Forgiveness
Coronavirus in the Workplace - PPP Update, NY Revised Travel Advisory, FFCRA, NY PSL, Albany Update
Law Brief: Elishama Rudolph and Rich Schoenstein Talk PPP Loan Forgiveness
On-Demand Webinar | PPP Loan Forgiveness: Employment and Tax Issues for Borrowers
Nota Bene Episode 95: Mapping Capital Markets and Securities Enforcement in the Current COVID-19 Moment with Jamie Mercer and John Stigi
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 U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced its False Claims Act (“FCA”) enforcement statistics for FY 2023 and identified key priorities for FCA enforcement in 2024 and beyond. The DOJ continues to pursue FCA...more
With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress initiated several programs to help businesses weather the difficult economic conditions. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act provided two of these...more
The following is a summary of selected federal Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) reports of fraud and abuse enforcement activity across the country. The enforcement actions reported...more
Until recently government enforcement and regulatory scrutiny of fraud and other misconduct relating to COVID-19 relief programs were generally limited to end recipients of the relief. These efforts have mostly been...more
What You Need to Know- •The federal government estimates that fraud totals related to the Paycheck Protection Program are as high as $80 billion, due to the fallout from a fast-tracked applicant vetting process that...more
The U.S. Department of Justice has recently begun charging defendants with bank fraud in relation to Paycheck Protection Program loans as part of its continuing efforts to investigate and prosecute individuals for crimes...more
Federal white-collar prosecutions declined considerably from 2010 to 2019, and likely fell even further last year after courts and government offices closed. But given the impending end of the pandemic, another surge of...more
Employers are potentially eligible for a new round of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans through the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). The SBA PPP loan application requires borrowers to certify that they are, to...more
As the government revives its Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) with hundreds of billions of dollars in additional loans available to small businesses, there are fresh signs that government fraud investigations and...more
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has begun to issue loan necessity questionnaires to Payroll Protection Program (PPP) borrowers, adding clarity to the good faith certification they required with initial...more
SBA Adopts Streamlined Loan Forgiveness Procedures for PPP Loans of $50,000 or Less - The U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) has adopted an interim final rule to streamline the loan forgiveness application process...more
Many businesses that participated in the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) may have inadvertently defaulted on some of their pre-existing credit facilities or outstanding loans. As has become standard within these debt...more
[co-author: Daniel Weinstein] In response to widespread cash flow issues resulting from the COVID-19 public health emergency, Congress enacted two key pieces of legislation: the CARES Act and the Paycheck Protection...more
The Small Business Administration (“SBA”) recently issued a formal Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) Loan Forgiveness Application. We will highlight a number of key elements of the application. Additionally, we will review...more
Since the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) of loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) was originally rolled out on April 3, 2020, some advocates have expressed disappointment that Congress did not...more
Federal prosecutors continued to quickly respond to PPP loan fraud, bringing two additional cases that allege clear misuse of the funds intended for small businesses. In one case, prosecutors in Georgia charged reality TV...more
With one day to spare before the May 14 “Limited Safe Harbor” expires, the SBA released FAQ #46 (May 13) to explain the process of how the SBA will review Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. The new FAQ, unfortunately,...more
The Small Business Administration (SBA) is providing ongoing updates to its guidance documents regarding the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). While many questions remain regarding the loan program, on May 13, 2020 the SBA...more
UPDATE: Since the publication of our Investment Adviser Alert, the staff of the SEC Division of Investment Management has issued several new and updated responses to Coronavirus (COVID-19) FAQs, expanding on prior guidance...more
Takeaway: Recently implemented rules, public statements of government officials, and the return of funds by some should not compel most businesses to change course; however, recipients of funds from the Paycheck Protection...more
COVID-19 stimulus payments come with restrictions and regulatory obligations. Legal and compliance teams should be alert for the obligations organizations will assume through their acceptance of CARES Act relief....more
In this alert, we summarize recent guidance from federal regulators and self-regulatory organizations - including the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the Office of...more
Through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”), the federal government has passed an emergency stimulus package that will result in an unprecedented US$2 trillion infusion into the private and...more
Congress Replenishes Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Through its Phase Four Coronavirus Relief Package. On Tuesday, via unanimous consent, the Senate passed the Paycheck Protection Program Increase Act of 2020...more