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New OSHA COVID-19 Guidance Includes CDC’s Latest Recommendations
On August 13, 2021, OSHA released updated guidance for non-healthcare employers, Protecting Workers: Guidance on Mitigating and Preventing the Spread of Covid-19 in the Workplace. The revised guidance, which is advisory in nature, largely incorporates the CDC’s recent...
Infrastructure Bill May Change Employee Retention Credit
On August 10th, the US Senate passed the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (“Infrastructure Bill”). While much of the Infrastructure Bill focuses on funding for roads, bridges, electric vehicles, high-speed internet, and modernization of electrical...
What Apple’s New Image Monitoring Technology Means for Your Data Privacy
Apple has announced that its iOS 15 update will actively scan text messages and images on iPhones for sexually explicit materials involving minors in an effort to combat the spread of child pornography. The spread of child exploitation materials on the Internet is...
US Supreme Court Declines to Hear Case on Vaccine Mandate at Indiana University
The United States Supreme Court denied a request from eight Indiana University students to block the University’s requirement that students receive a COVID vaccine to attend classes in the fall semester. The University announced its plan to require vaccination of all...
New Masking Guidelines and ‘Long COVID’ Now a Covered Disability Under the ADA
Last week, the COVID-19 Delta variant drove a drastic rise of cases in areas with low vaccination rates across the country. Recent studies show that this Delta variant is at least 80% more transmissible than the prior COVID strains and spreads as fast as the...
CDC Reinstates Indoor Mask Policy
On July 27, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) once again recommended that even fully vaccinated individuals should wear masks indoors in areas with high rates of COVID-19 transmission. This reversal from its May 2021 guidance, which dropped...
SBA Makes Beneficial Changes to the Paycheck Protection Program
This week, the Small Business Administration announced the launch of a streamlined application portal for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) borrowers who received less than $150,000 of funding. Under the new program, borrowers who received funding of less than...
Supply Chain Security: Is Your Business Vulnerable to Cyber Attacks in Your Supply Chain?
The massive exploit of the company Solar Winds has been seen as an example of what is called “supply chain” vulnerability. In point of fact, the vast majority of those impacted by the Russian Solar Winds attack probably had never heard of the company Solar Winds, and...
Real Estate Investing: Strategies To Guard Against Volatility in Materials Markets
2021 represents uncharted waters for individuals who rely on lumber, steel and other building materials in their daily operations. Individuals in all segments of real estate development and construction, from home flippers to commercial and residential real estate...