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
In March 2020 during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was signed into law establishing, among other things, the Payment Protection Program (PPP) administered...more
The Small Business Administration (SBA) is auditing Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan forgiveness applications for both First Draw and Second Draw PPP loans, including for nonprofit organizations that received loans. As...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
In the Spring of 2020, the Small Business Association (“SBA”) began administering the Paycheck Protection Program (the “PPP” or the “Program”) to provide SBA-backed loans to help eligible businesses maintain their workforces...more
Since the enactment of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) on March 27, 2020, Congress has enacted subsequent laws and the U.S. Small Business Administration (the “SBA”) and the U.S...more
On September 16, 2021, the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) issued an Interim Final Rule (the “Borrower Appeal Rule”) detailing the (largely technical) procedures for a Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) borrower...more
Effective July 28, 2021, the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) announced a new interim final rule that, inter alia, extends the “deferment period” for borrowers that appeal a final SBA loan review decision. Borrowers are...more
Welcome to our sixth issue of Promissory Notes -- our e-newsletter focused on banking and finance insights. SBA to Drop Its Review of PPP Loans of $2 Million and Above - "The effort marks an about-face for the agency...more
On July 29, 2021, the Department of the Treasury published updates to its Paycheck Protection Program FAQs. The updates come in response to the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) decision to discontinue the use of its Loan...more
The Small Business Administration ("SBA") has announced, via the Paycheck Protection Program FAQs, that it has discontinued use of the Loan Necessity Questionnaire, citing delays caused by loan necessity reviews. These do not...more
The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan forgiveness deadlines are quickly approaching. In order to avoid making unnecessary PPP loan payments, borrowers must submit loan forgiveness applications to their lenders within 10...more
The SBA recently issued its Procedural Notice on when a lender may request the SBA to honor its guaranty of a PPP loan. The PPP loan program has been in place for over a year and has provided billions of dollars of assistance...more
The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) officially ended on May 31, 2021. From April 2020 through May 2021, the program provided approximately 12 million loans totaling nearly $800 million that helped businesses keep their...more
The Paycheck Protection Program closed on May 28, 2021. The SBA is no longer accepting new applications from participating lenders. The following FAQs are for informational purposes only and to assist borrowers who obtained...more
Our previous articles have summarized the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) created under the Federal CARES Act: CARES Act: Paycheck Protection Program Loans, CARES Act: Loan Applications, CARES Act: Loan Forgiveness...more
On December 27, the President signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. The Act includes a roughly $900 billion COVID-19 relief package, known as the “Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits and...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
On Monday, February 22, 2021, the Biden administration announced several reforms to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), the main U.S. COVID-19 aid program for small businesses, to further ensure equitable access for the...more
On January 19, 2021, the Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) issued the Interim Final Rule on Loan Forgiveness Requirements and Loan Review Procedures as Amended by Economic Aid...more
Previously we reported on the various types of loan relief available under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act signed into law on March 27, 2020....more
Before the SBA “Reviews” Your Loan for “Forgiveness” - Be Prepared! If the SBA Denies Loan “Forgiveness” - You MUST Appeal!...more
For the last seven months, the U.S. Small Business Association (“SBA”) and U.S. Treasury Department have administered one of the Federal government’s widely supported COVID-19 response programs, the Paycheck Protection...more
On December 27, 2020, the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act was signed into law as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the Act). The Act reopens the Paycheck Protection...more
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (H.R. 133-116) added $900 billion in stimulus relief to the spending packages dedicated to fighting the economic woes wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic. Title III of Division M of the...more