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04.09.20

CA Exempts PPE From Sales and Use Taxes Before Agreeing to Acquire 200 Million PPE Items Monthly

As requirements for donning personal protective equipment (PPE) grow for essential workers, the government is working to balance PPE demand while taking unprecedented steps to obtain supply.   


04.08.20

FDA and FTC Warn CBD Company Over Fraudulent COVID-19 Products

The federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently established a cross-agency task force that is dedicated to closely monitoring for fraudulent products related to COVID-19.


04.08.20

Williams-Sonoma Reaches $1M Settlement With FTC

Williams-Sonoma Inc., which does business as Williams Sonoma, Williams Sonoma Home, Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids, Pottery Barn Teen, West Elm, Rejuvenation, Outward and Mark & Graham, has agreed to stop making false, misleading and unsubstantiated claims that certain of its product lines are ...


04.08.20

Need-to-Know Developments in Compliance, Investigations and White Collar Defense

We hope this alert finds you, your families and your colleagues healthy and safe in these challenging times.


04.08.20

All State Judicial Foreclosure Actions Suspended

Last month, Governor Gavin Newsom issued an Executive Order giving the courts special authority to address the COVID-19 pandemic as a means of alleviating the ongoing impacts it is having on California’s judicial branch.


04.08.20

CEQA Deadlines: COVID-19’s Latest Victim

The Judicial Council of California has adopted emergency regulations giving would-be plaintiffs and petitioners significantly more time to file civil lawsuits, including those challenging public agency certifications and approvals made pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).


04.08.20

Interagency Statements on Residential Mortgage Servicing and Loan Modification and Reporting

Residential mortgage servicers have now received critical new guidance regarding borrowers adversely impacted by COVID-19.


04.06.20

HHS Grants New Flexibility for Business Associates to Use PHI for Public Health and Health Oversight

On April 2, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a public notice (the Notice) stating that the department will not impose penalties under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) on business associates that use or disclose protected health ...


04.04.20

An Updated Practical Guide for Small Businesses to Obtain a Paycheck Protection Loan Under CARES Act

On April 2, 2020 and April 4, 2020, the Small Business Administration (SBA) issued unusual interim final rules (the Rules) providing further detail regarding Paycheck Protection Program loans under the CARES Act. The Rules will take effect immediately upon publication in the Federal ...


04.03.20

SBA Issues Interim Final Rule for Paycheck Protection Loans

On April 2, 2020, the Small Business Administration (SBA) issued an unusual interim final rule (the Rule) providing further detail regarding Paycheck Protection Program loans (PPP Loans) authorized under the CARES Act.