COVID-19 PREPAREDNESS RESOURCE CENTER


Recorded Webinars


Emerging from the COVID Shutdown: Legal Issues Affecting Your Business in Recovery and Beyond, Friday, June 26, 2020

Emerging from the COVID Shutdown: Legal Issues Affecting Your Business in Recovery and Beyond, Thursday, June 25, 2020

The PPP Journey: From Application, to Loan Closing, through Forgiveness, and Beyond!, May 21, 2020

Baton Rouge Medial Group Management Association (BRMGMA) Monthly Meeting, May 12, 2020   

COVID-19 Update: Medical Surgeries and Procedures, Louisiana Department of Health HEALTHCARE FACILITY NOTICE/ORDER #2020 (April 20, 2020), April 24, 2020

COVID-19 Update: CMS Issues Stark Law Waivers and OIG Anti-Kickback Statute Policy Statement on Enforcement, April 8, 2020


Labor and Employment Updates


Congress' COVID-Relief Package Bill, January 11, 2021

EEOC Updates COVID-19 Technical Assistance Q&A, June 15, 2020

OSHA Issues First COVID-19 Related Citation to Nursing Home in Georgia, June 5, 2020

U.S. DOL Issues New FFCRA Q&A's, June 5, 2020

OSHA Changes Its April Guidance Regarding the Duty to Record Positive COVID-19 Screens, May 28, 2020

DOL Issues Sixth Set of Families First Coronavirus Response Act FAQs and It's a Mixed Bag for Employers, May 13, 2020

EEO-1 Reports Now Not Due Until March of 2021, May 8, 2020

DOL Updates COBRA Notices, May 6, 2020

Treasury Department and SBA Answer PPP Loan Forgiveness Question, May 6, 2020

Making Plans to Bring Your People Back to Work, May 6, 2020

COVID-19 and the New Normal: Return-To-Work Considerations, May 5, 2020

More on the Relaxed I-9 Remote-Work Verification Requirements, May 4, 2020

Does The FLSA “Emergency” Exception Apply To You?, April 28, 2020

EEOC and OSHA Regarding COVID-19, April 21, 2020

Department of Labor Regulations on the FFCRA: Summary, April 13, 2020

Expansion of Unemployment Benefits in the CARES Act, April 8, 2020

CARES Mid-Sized Business Loans; The Union Neutrality Trade-Off, April 7, 2020

Solving the Pay Puzzle: Wage and Hour Issues During the Coronavirus Pandemic, April 3, 2020

Recording Workplace Exposures to COVID-19, April 2, 2020

Hold on to Your Hat! The IRS Gives Us Some Good News, April 2, 2020

Department of Labor: Third Round of Guidance on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, March 31, 2020

COVID-19 Employment Law Round-Up, March 27, 2020

DOL Issues Second Set Of FAQs; And The News Is Mostly Good For Employers, March 27, 2020

Department of Labor Guidance on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act

U.S. Department of Labor Issues COVID-19 Question and Answers

DOL News Release on the FFCRA Leave Laws- Tax Credits & Enforcement, March 23, 2020

Families First Coronavirus Response Act Summary--Employer Provisions

Get Familiar With OSHA'S Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19, March 16, 2020


Healthcare Updates


HHS Announces $10 Billion in Additional Funding to Hospitals in High Impact COVID-19 Areas, July, 22, 2020

The New World of House Calls: Telehealth, COVID19, Fraud, and the Anti-Kickback Statute, May 11, 2020

CARES Act Relief: Conditions, Compliance, and Potential Whistleblower Complaints, April 24, 2020

Louisiana Will Loosen Restrictions on Non-Emergency Healthcare Services Starting April 27, 2020, April 22, 2020

Covid -19 ASC Update: CMS Issues Guidance For Ambulatory Surgery Centers Enrolling As Hospitals During The Covid-19 Pandemic, April 7, 2020

Clinical Research – Government and Industry Team to Provide Hope in the Crisis, March 31, 2020

Federal and Louisiana State Directives on Elective Surgeries and Procedures During the Covid-19 Pandemic Continue to Evolve, March 31, 2020

HIPAA – COVID-19 Update, March 31, 2020

Managed Care: LA Department of Insurance Emergency Rule 37, March 31, 2020

TELEHEALTH – COVID-19 Updates, March 31, 2020

Gross Negligence or Willful Misconduct Must Be Shown to Establish Liability Against Health Care Providers in Louisiana During a Declared Public Health Emergency, March 31, 2020

LDH Issues Updated Notice To Licensed Healthcare Facilities And Professionals to Postpone Until Further Notice All Medical And Surgical Procedures, 

State of Louisiana issues Healthcare Facility Notice/Order

HHS Issues Blanket Waivers on Several Regulatory Requirements Including Professional Licensure, EMTALA, and Certain HIPAA Privacy Requirements, March 17, 2020

CMS Issues First Round of Blanket Waivers for Hospitals and Other Healthcare Facilities to Provide Regulatory Flexibility to Help Healthcare Providers Contain the Spread of COVID-19, March 17, 2020


Business and Tax Updates


New Payroll Tax Deferral, August 12, 2020

Louisiana Main Street Recovery Fund: (More) Help is On the Way, August 10, 2020

Paycheck Protection Program Application Deadline in the Process of Being Extended, July 1, 2020

PPP Update: Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act Enacted by Congress, June 4, 2020

SBA Paycheck Protection Program Update, April 14, 2020

COVID-19 Tax Related Provisions Affecting You and Your Business 

Paycheck Protection Program Rules Released, April 3, 2020

CARES ACT UPDATE (April 1, 2020): Paycheck Protection Program Application is Released, April 1, 2020

COVID 19 Affects Upon All State and Local Taxes, March 27, 2020

Summary of Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (or CARES Act)

COVID-19: Frequently Asked Questions For You and Your Business, March 24, 2020

Louisiana Legislature is in Recess due to Covid-19, March 23, 2020

Various Tax Deadlines Suspended, March 20, 2020

IRS Has Delayed Tax Day to July 15 and Phase 2 Relief, March 20, 2020

It's Time to Dust-off the "Force Majeure" Clause in your Contract 


Other Business Updates


As Independent Schools throughout the Country Navigate the Rough Seas of the COVID-19 Global Pandemic, Does the Federal Financial Assistance Available to Them through the CARES Act PPP Loan Program and/or the Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program Provide a Life Ring or an Anchor?, April 28, 2020

During Mandated Social Distancing, in Louisiana, "The Pen [Stroked before a Notary and Two Witnesses, Still Appears to Be] Mightier than the Sword", April 3, 2020

UPDATE 2 – Regulatory Relief in the Environmental Arena Lags Behind, March 27, 2020

UPDATE – Regulatory Relief in the Environmental Arena Lags Behind, March 27, 2020

Regulatory Relief in the Environmental Arena Lags Behind

LDEQ's Emergency Order On COVID-19, March 20, 2020  

Public Bodies Representation - AG Updated Opinion on Open Meetings Laws, March 20, 2020

Coronavirus: Its Impact on Chapter 11 Cases