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REFRESH Nonprofit Basics: Setting up a New Charity for Disaster Relief

Welcome to EO Radio Show - Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. I'm Cynthia Rowland, and this episode is a “refresh” of Episode 10. It provides a checklist of considerations when organizing a new charity to provide relief in the...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

FDIC announces Florida disaster relief

On May 5, the FDIC issued FIL-22-2023 to provide regulatory relief to financial institutions and help facilitate recovery in areas of Florida affected by severe storms, tornados, and flooding from April 12 to 14...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

FDIC announces Oklahoma disaster relief

On April 28, the FDIC issued FIL-22-2023 to provide regulatory relief to financial institutions and help facilitate recovery in areas of Oklahoma affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, and tornados from April 19 to...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

FDIC announces California and Tennessee disaster relief

On April 13, the FDIC issued FIL-15-2023 to provide regulatory relief to financial institutions and help facilitate recovery in areas of California affected by severe winter storms, straight-line winds, flooding, landslides,...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

"B-sides" ARPA - Congress adds fifth and sixth buckets of eligible use

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If you were living your life fully in late December 2022, you can be excused for having missed a big deal in the world of the American Rescue Plan Act. Your “B-sides” authors, however, grew excited at the prospect of new...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

FDIC announces Alabama, California disaster relief

On January 18, the FDIC issued guidance (see FIL-03-2023 and FIL-04-2023) to provide regulatory relief to financial institutions and help facilitate recovery in areas of Alabama affected by severe storms, straight-line winds,...more

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Silver Lining? IRS Extends Filing, Payment Deadlines for California Storm Victims

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The IRS will grant taxpayers with residences or businesses located in any California county designated as a federal disaster area by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) following January’s series of damaging wind,...more

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Florida Department of Revenue, FinCEN Issue Filing Extensions After Natural Disasters

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In response to the major disaster declarations issued by the U.S. federal government and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issuing related disaster relief by extending tax deadlines for victims of Hurricane Ian, other...more

Clark Hill PLC

Window on Washington – Vol. 6, Issue 20

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Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital - Congress. The House is in a committee work period, and the Senate is in session this week. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is planning a procedural vote this week...more

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Ohio Governor DeWine recommends $1.5 billion payment to employers

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On August 20, 2020, Ohio Governor DeWine asked the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) to provide assistance to Ohio businesses through the payment of a second $1.5 billion in 2020....more

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What President Trump’s Executive Order Means for Unemployment Compensation Benefits

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One of the major sticking points for the most recent round of stimulus negotiations was what to do about the expansion of unemployment compensation benefits under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES)...more

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Pennsylvania Allocates $225 Million for Small Businesses Impacted by COVID-19

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Governor Tom Wolf recently announced that Pennsylvania will earmark $225 million for grant programs to support small businesses impacted by COVID-19. The program, which will be managed by the Pennsylvania Department of...more

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Employer Sponsored Disaster Relief Programs – Four Options to Consider

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With the COVID-19 pandemic now a presidentially-declared national emergency—and for this purpose a “qualified disaster”—employers nationwide have several options available for providing employees and their families in need...more

Cozen O'Connor

First $30 Billion to be Immediately Distributed to Hospitals, Other Health Care Providers

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Although no details of this process have been officially released, Seema Verma, administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced at Monday’s White House COVID-19 Task Force briefing that CMS will...more

Groom Law Group, Chartered

IRS and PBGC Provide Pension and Other Relief in the Wake of COVID-19

This week, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (“PBGC”) both released helpful guidance intended to assist the individuals and organizations affected by the novel coronavirus...more

Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP

Employers May Provide Tax-Free Disaster Relief Payments to Employees Impacted by the COVID-19 Pandemic

On March 13, 2020, President Trump declared the COVID-19 pandemic to be a "national emergency." As a result, employers now have the opportunity to provide disaster relief payments to employees on a tax-favored basis pursuant...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Temporary Benefit Strategies to Immediately Help Workers: Benefits Guidance in the Time of COVID-19

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The closure orders issued by federal and state government authorities across the United States have resulted in the reduction and loss of income for a significant percentage of the U.S. workforce. ...more

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Illinois Small Businesses Now Eligible To Apply For SBA Disaster Loans

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The state of Illinois has been added to the list of Presidential and SBA Agency Declared Disaster States. This designation enables Illinois small businesses to apply for low-interest SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans in an...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Small Government Contractors and COVID-19 – Is There Any Relief?

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The impact of the closures and restrictions caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) response will especially challenge small contractors. Interruptions to supply chains, managing employee absences and business closures will...more

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The Defense Production Act: The Obscure Law that Industry and Government Should be Talking About Today (and for the Foreseeable...

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As policy-makers and industry look for responses to the COVID-19 crisis, one tool is in plain sight: the Defense Production Act of 1950 (the “DPA”).  The DPA, already on the books, is tailor-made for the national effort...more

Lowndes

The Check May Soon Be In the Mail: McConnell Introduces Tax Relief Legislation

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On Thursday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell introduced tax relief legislation, which includes among other benefits, rebate checks to individuals and families....more

Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A.

Minnesota Special Session

On Monday, September 9, the Minnesota Legislature convened for a one day special session. The previously agreed to agenda included disaster relief money to match federal disaster aid for the June 2013 severe storms and...more

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