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Matthew Kish Discusses New Bankruptcy Laws in the Daily Business Review

Business owners in the hospitality, restaurant and tourism industries who are dealing with the significant impacts of COVID-19 may find some relief through new bankruptcy laws. Shapiro, Blasi, Wasserman & Hermann attorney Matthew Kish discusses these developments and how they can help these companies in this article from the Daily Business Review. Click here for […]

New Laws That May Help Save Businesses From COVID Impacts

The Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019 (the “SBRA”), appearing in Subchapter V of Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, went into effect on February 19, 2020. The SBRA was intended to provide small businesses with a more streamlined and cost-effective restructuring process than the traditional Chapter 11 process. When the SBRA went into effect, […]

The Importance of Reviewing Estate Plans in the Midst of the Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted every facet of day-to-day life and has presented unprecedented challenges. A proper estate planning review is an excellent way to maintain a sense of comfort that you have accounted for these uncertain times by ensuring that personal preferences and wishes are carried. Especially important are “advance directives” designating agents who […]

Will Performance Be Excused Under a Commercial Contract “Force Majeure” Clause Due to the Impact of Coronavirus?

COVID-19 brings up many legal questions, often relating to the availability of insurance coverage for shutdowns and losses having to do with the interruption of normal business activities. However, one question which commercial litigators are getting asked repeatedly from their commercial clients is whether “force majeure” or “Act of God” clauses in their contracts will […]

The Responsibility of Commercial Landlords and Property Managers in Today’s Pandemic

Recently, I received a call from a condominium property management company, regarding access to the building. Most of the building’s residents are Florida snowbirds, and many were inviting family members, located in the Northeast, to relocate to Florida, so as to escape that area’s higher concentration of COVID-19 diagnoses. The management company wanted to know […]

Will Considerations Over and Obstacles Presented By COVID-19 Excuse a Buyer’s Performance Under a Residential Real Estate Contract?

COVID-19 is affecting industries and transactions across the United States. The transactional fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic still remains subject to much debate as far as ongoing transactions where contracts were executed prior to the manifestation of the pandemic are concerned, affecting and having consequences for buyers, sellers, landlords and tenants of residential and commercial […]

Businesses With Fewer Than 500 Employees Required To Provide Paid Leave Under Families First Coronavirus Response Act

The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) went into effect on Wednesday, April 1, 2020. In general, the FFCRA requires all employers with fewer than 500 employees to provide emergency paid sick leave and emergency Family and Medical Leave Act leave for specific COVID-19-related reasons. All covered employers – especially small businesses with fewer than […]

Adam Chotiner on Local 10 News Discussing Essential Employees During COVID-19

Firm Shareholder Adam Chotiner was live via Zoom on WPLG Local 10 TV to discuss issues with employees who do not feel comfortable reporting to work at this time. Click here to see the full segment.

Update on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act

The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) went into effect this past Wednesday, April 1, 2020. Although the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) had been issuing “guidance” in the form of FAQs since the FFCRA was enacted on March 18, 2020, formal regulations were not issued until this past Wednesday. Now that the regulations have […]

The Families First Coronavirus Response Act

The coronavirus pandemic has impacted, and will continue to impact, every facet of our lives. As part of the federal response to this crisis, a new law was enacted called the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the Act), which, for the first time, mandates paid sick leave and paid Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) […]



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