Stay Informed About COVID-19 (Coronavirus)

April 3, 2020

Does your business need help navigating the Coronavirus? Nexsen Pruet has the legal and communications experience to guide you accordingly. 

Please check back frequently as we will update this page with the latest information and insights.

COVID-19 Response Team Leader, David E. Dubberly

Banking & Financial Services

COVID-19 Response Team Members, Brooks F. Bossong; Keith Burns

• Need a Loan Modification? ASK! - Guidance on the CARES Act and Banking (April 2, 2020)

Business & Economic

COVID-19 Response Team Member, David S. Robinson

• Registration of a North Carolina Business as Essential (March 30, 2020)

• Think Twice About Claiming Essential Critical Industry Status (March 25, 2020)

• Client Alert: COVID-19 Critical Infrastructure Services (March 20, 2020)

• SBA Disaster Loan Program Eligibility (March 19, 2020)

• SBA Disaster Assistance in Response to the Coronavirus (March 19, 2020)

• COVID - 19 Impact on Alcohol Sales in North Carolina (March 19, 2020)

• COVID - 19 Impact on Alcohol Sales in South Carolina (March 19, 2020)

Construction

COVID-19 Response Team Member, Eric H. Biesecker

• Construction Industry Employers and COVID-19 (March 30, 2020)
  
  
• COVID-19's Impact on Construction Projects (March 17, 2020)

Employment

COVID-19 Response Team Members, David E. Dubberly (SC); Bridget A. Blinn-Spears (NC)

• The CARES Act’s Pay check Protection Program Expands the SBA 7(a) Loan Program (Updated: April 3, 2020)

• Department of Labor Provides Much Needed Clarification on FFCRA Exclusions for Health Care Providers, Emergency Responders and Small Business (March 30, 2020)
  
  
• DOL Provides Initial Guidance and Sample Posting on New Paid Leave Laws (March 26, 2020)
  
  
• COVID-19: Managing HR, Benefits, and Immigration Challenges During the Pandemic (March 20, 2020)

• New Federal Law Provides Emergency Paid Sick and Family and Medical Leave (March 19, 2020)

• COVID - 19 European Travel Ban (March 12, 2020)

• Coronoavirus Outbreak: Employment and Contract Law Issues (March 12, 2020)

• OSHA Published Resources on Coronavirus Outbreak (January 29, 2020)

Environmental

COVID-19 Response Team Member, Michael Traynham

• State Regulators Address COVID-19 Related Environmental Compliance Challenges; Create Mailbox for Requests for Regulatory Relief
  (March 27, 2020)
  
  
• Temporary Federal Enforcement Discretion Policy to Respond to COVID-19 (March 27, 2020)

Government

COVID-19 Response Team Members, Bob Coble (SC); David P. Ferrell (NC)

• NC Legislative Update (April 3, 2020)
  
  
• Stay at Home Order Issued for Mecklenburg Country in Response to COVID-19 (March 24, 2020)

Health Care

COVID-19 Response Team Members, Darra James Coleman; Matthew B. Roberts

• Emergency Health Powers Act (April 1, 2020)
  
  
• SC and NC Emergency Regulatory Changes and Telehealth: Guidance, Implementation, and Pitfalls (March 27, 2020)

International

COVID-19 Response Team Members, David J. Garrett; David S. Robinson 

• Phase One Progress - A Partial Thaw in Trade Relations Between the US and China (March 10, 2020)
  
  
• Force Majeure: Is COVID - 19 an Act of God? (March 3, 2020)
  
  
• The Effects of COVID - 19 on Global Trade  (March 5, 2020)

Litigation

COVID-19 Response Team Members, David Black; Cheryl D. Shoun

• North and South Carolina Coronavirus Litigation UPDATED (April 1, 2020)

Real Estate

COVID-19 Response Team Members, Brian T. Pearce (NC); Jim Warren (SC); Jay R. Hoodenpyl (Leasing)

• The South Carolina Residential Landlord and Tenant Act and COIVD-19 (April 2, 2020)
  
  
• Current Real Estate Law in North Carolina in Light of COVID-19 (March 23, 2020)

Tax

COVID-19 Response Team Members, David M. McCallum; Jim Rourke; and Andrew W. Saleeby

• Employers Take Note: How to Properly Substantiate Your Payroll Tax Credits under the FFCRA (April 1, 2020)
  
  
• Continuing COVID-19 Impacts on Federal Taxation - the CARES Act ( March 31, 2020)
  
  
• CARES Act - New Employee Benefit Tools to Support Affected Employees (March 27, 2020)
  
  
• SC and NC Department of Revenue Responses to COVID-19 (March 24, 2020)
  
  
• As with Everything, COVID - 19 is Impacting Federal Taxation (March 22, 2020)

Subsidiaries

NP Strategy, Nexsen Pruet's communications subsidiary, is ready to help your business communicate internally and externally about the coronavirus. While our attorneys stand ready to advise accordingly, NP Strategy is prepared to help with communication action plans - let us solve your problems together. See our tips below:

5 Tips for Communicating About the Coronavirus

NPcontracts360 provides specially trained professionals to leverage technology, including artificial intelligence, to assist with your contract review needs.

Nextra Solutions assists law firms, corporations, and government agencies in managing information, enhancing information technology and mitigating risk. We can help manage your virtual data.

Resources

Center for Disease Control and Prevention - Coronavirus - 2019

World Health Organization   

South Carolina DHEC - Coronavirus 2019 

North Carolina - Coronavirus 2019

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