Published: August 11, 2021On August 4, 2021, the Small Business Administration (SBA) opened a new portal to allow smallest businesses and nonprofits to submit a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan forgiveness application directly to SBA for amounts up to $150,000. Previously, all PPP borrowers had to submit their forgiveness applications through their
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Author: Caitlin WilmotPublished: December 4th, 2020IBM Security (the company’s cybersecurity division) has recently discovered a global phishing campaign targeting organizations associated with the critical coronavirus vaccine distribution chain. The division’s “X-Force,” created at the onset of the pandemic to monitor cyber threats against vaccine developers and distributors, released a report on Thursday
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Author: Susan LutzkerPublished: July 6, 2020The recent destruction of 46,000 year-old rock shelters in Western Australia by the actions of mining giant Rio Tinto has focused attention on the proposed new Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act. The new law would expand the definition of significant sites from dots on a map to
Read MoreAuthor: Jenny L. ColgatePublished: October 16th, 2020Jenny L. Colgate, of Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck PC, discusses the lawsuit filed against Amazon for another BIPA violation, this time for a violation of the Illinois Biometric Information Protection Act (BIPA). Colgate notes that any company conducting COVID-related employee scans should be aware of
Read MoreAuthor: Rothwell FigPublished: September 25th, 2020Caitlin Wilmot, Martin Zoltick, and Jenny Colgate discuss employee privacy concerns and security considerations employers should make in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.Click here to view entire blog article at Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck P.C.
Read MoreAuthor: Caitlin WilmotPublished: September 25th, 2020Caitlin Wilmot of Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C. discusses the necessity for a national data privacy standard, specifically in relation to the global pandemic, inadequate current data privacy laws, and the United State's dominance in global privacy in the international community. Wilmot outlines what US privacy
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Author: Mitch PanterPublished: August 11th, 2020In this article, Mitch Panter, of Panter, Panter, and Sampedro P.A. discusses the increase of coronavirus-related death claims in Florida which has subsequently resulted in a sharp increase in lawsuits against employers. Panter explains both the employer's responsibility to protect the employee, as well as workers' rights,
Read MoreAuthor: Mitch PanterPublished: August 20th, 2020In this article, Mitch Panter, of Panter, Panter, and Sampedro P.A. explores the issues related to cruise safety during a pandemic. Not only does Panter note the precautions passengers should take while aboard a cruise ship, but he also expands the responsibilities held by cruise ships to
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Author: Kamal Ghali and Christopher T. GiovinazzoPublished: April 6th, 2020In an era of remote work, reliance on technology and software is more significant than ever. The potential for software meltdown, therefore, is exponentially more catastrophic to any business. Attorneys from Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore, L.L.P. discuss the ways businesses can plan for disputes,
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Author: Sandra GibbsPublished: August 13th, 2020U.S. franchisors are required, under federal and state laws, to update their Franchise Disclosure Documents when material changes have occurred in the system. Some system modifications that many franchisors have made in response to the pandemic can trigger the need to update several different FDD provisions,
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