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April 19 2021
Client Alert: Restaurant Revitalization Fund Sample Grant Application Now Available
The U.S. Small Business Association (SBA) has released a sample application and program guide regarding the Restaurant Revitalization Fund Program (“RRF Program”).
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April 16 2021
Client Alert: NYC Dining & Event Curfews Extended
Governor Cuomo has announced that starting Monday, April 19, 2021, restaurants may operate for on-premises dining until 12:00 a.m., instead of requiring restaurants to close for on-premises dining at 11:00 p.m. All customers will be required to be out of the restaurant’s indoor and outdoor dining spaces at 12:00 a.m., though takeout and delivery may continue past 12:00 a.m.
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April 09 2021
Get Ready to Party Like it’s 2021: Hosting Private Events in the COVID-19 Era
You are cordially invited to join employment lawyers from Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP for a complimentary webinar to assist restaurants, caterers, hotels and other venues that host large private events in understanding the New York State guidance and related legal issues regarding in-person events.
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April 07 2021
Client Alert: Shuttered Venue Operators Grant Program Applications Available Soon
The federal Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) program was established in late December 2020 to provide economic assistance to certain arts and entertainment venues and other businesses that were shut down due to COVID-19.
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April 05 2021
Client Alert: New Jersey Says Employers Can Mandate COVID-19 Vaccination
In line with the EEOC’s previously-issued guidance regarding mandatory vaccination, New Jersey has issued guidance affirming that, with limited exceptions, employers may require their employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine prior to returning to in-person work.
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April 05 2021
Client Alert: Expansion of Voluntary FFCRA Leave Program Effective Today
Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”), private employers with 500 or less employees (“Covered Employers”) were required to provide paid leave to employees who were unable to work or telework due to certain COVID-19 related reasons (“FFCRA Leave”) between April 1 and December 31, 2020.
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March 29 2021
Client Alert: New COBRA Subsidy Requirements
As part of the recently enacted American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, an assistance eligible individual (“AEI”) who incurs a COBRA qualifying event because of an involuntary termination of employment or reduction in hours will be eligible for a 100% subsidy for their COBRA costs.
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March 18 2021
Client Alert: NYSDOL Correspondence Regarding 2020 WARN Notices
Several employers have received an email from the New York State Department of Labor (“NYSDOL”) related to WARN notices that were sent in 2020 after Governor Cuomo declared a disaster emergency for the State of New York due to COVID-19. In providing such notices, many employers relied upon the unforeseeable business circumstances exception under NY WARN.
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