To address the concerns of our clients and resource partners during and long after the Coronavirus pandemic, PilieroMazza created the “COVID-19 Client Response Team.”  The Team’s purpose is to offer government contractors and commercial businesses practical guidance with information and resources necessary to protect you, your business, and your personnel against the far-reaching impacts of COVID-19. In that regard, the “COVID-19 Client Resource Center” was also launched to offer links to presentations, blogs, client alerts, and other additional resources. Please see below.

Led by Cy Alba, Nichole Atallah, Abby Baker, and Matt Feinberg, the COVID-19 Client Response Team comprises partners from PilieroMazza’s core practice groups, including Government Contracts, Business & Transactions, Labor & Employment, and Litigation & Dispute Resolution. Please contact us at covid19@pilieromazza.com should you need immediate assistance. Since every situation is different, a Team member will need to discuss your specific situation with you.

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Isaias “Cy” Alba, IV

Government Contracts

Nichole D. Atallah

Labor & Employment

Abigail “Abby” L. Baker

Business & Transactions

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Litigation & Dispute Resolution

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Presentations and Articles

Webinars

  1. Construction Webinar Series: Preparing for and Managing Claims in the COVID-19 Project Environment
  2. Recent Trends in COVID Vaccine and Mask Mandates for Employers
  3. Return to Work: Employer-Mandated COVID-19 Vaccination Policies and Accommodating Employee Disabilities and Religious Beliefs
  4. COVID-19 Relief in 2021: What Small Businesses Need to Know
  5. COVID-19 Legislation: How Is It Impacting Federal Contractors?

Client Alerts

  1. Employee Retention Credit: Moratorium, Withdrawals, and March 22 Deadline for Voluntary Disclosure Program
  2. Inflation Relief Is Coming for DOD Contractors
  3. Potential Changes on the Horizon for DOT’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program
  4. SBA Extends Bona Fide Place of Business Moratorium
  5. HUBZone Principal Office Flexibility Ends April 1
  1. Court Enjoins Vaccine Mandate Nationwide: The Practical Implications for Federal Contractors
  2. January 18 Marks New Deadline for Covered Federal Contractors to be Fully Vaccinated
  3. COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing: Critical Implications of OSHA’s ETS for Federal Government Contractors
  4. New Vaccine Mandate Guidance Issued for Federal Contractors: 5 Things You Need to Know
  5. New Developments in President Biden’s COVID-19 Requirements for Government Contractors
  6. President Biden Issues Unprecedented COVID-19 Requirements for Private Employers and Government Contractors on National Scale
  7. BREAKING: SBA to Suspend Bona Fide Place of Business Requirements for 8(a) Construction Contracts, Effective Immediately
  8. What President Biden’s Vaccine Mandate Means for Government Contractors and Private Employers
  9. DOL/OSHA Implements COVID-Related Employee Safety Standards for Healthcare Employers
  10. SBA Extends the HUBZone Map Freeze to June 30, 2023
  11. Maryland Essential Workers’ Protection Act: How It May Impact Maryland Employers
  12. The End of An Area: Planning Now for Potential Loss of HUBZone Status
  13. SBA to Publish Interim Final Rule on Extension of 8(a) Participation
  14. SBA Provides Direction for PPP Round Deux Loans and Second Draw Loans
  15. PPP Round Deux Update
  16. PPP Round Deux: Who Qualifies, For How Much, and Forgiveness Changes
  17. Second Wave of COVID Relief Is Here: 3 Key Provisions Employers Need to Know
  18. Key Provisions in the 2021 NDAA for Government Contractors
  19. SBA Releases Loan Necessity Questionnaire for PPP Borrowers
  20. DOD Extends Section 889 Waiver to September 30, 2022
  21. SBA Issues Guidance for PPP Lenders on Required Consents for Change in Ownership of PPP Borrowers
  22. Certain SBA Loan Review Decisions Under Paycheck Protection Program Appealable
  23. DOD Receives Section 889 Waiver from Director of National Intelligence
  24. SBA Issues More New Guidance on PPP Loan Forgiveness
  25. California Consumer Privacy Act Enforcement Effective July 1
  26. Virginia First State to Adopt Workplace Safety Standards Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic
  27. Senate Passes PPP Loan Application Deadline Extension, More Than $130 Billion Still Unclaimed
  28. DC Launches Paid Family Leave Program July 1—What Employers Need to Know
  29. SBA and Treasury Release New PPP Application Forms
  30. Treasury and SBA to Make Changes Regarding Enactment of PPP Flexibility Act
  31. Congress Approves Significant Changes to SBA’s Paycheck Protection Program
  32. The Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness Application: Cracking the Code and Deciphering the Confusion
  33. House Passes Legislation Modifying Existing PPP Regulations
  34. DOD Issues New CARES Act, Section 3610 Guidance
  35. SBA Issues Long-Awaited PPP Loan Forgiveness Application
  36. SBA, Treasury Issue New Guidance Concerning Good-Faith Certification on the Necessity of Their Loan Request
  37. Social Engineering Fraud: 4 Steps Every Company Needs to Take Right Now
  38. House Introduces Legislation To Modify Existing PPP Regulations
  39. New Senate Bill Could Make PPP Expenses Tax Deductible
  40. CARES Act and PPP: Important Updates Regarding Loan Forgiveness Calculations and Returns
  41. $484 Billion Relief Bill Signed Into Law, $310 Billion Allocated to Paycheck Protection Program
  42. DOL Issues Temporary Regulations the Day the FFCRA Became Law
  43. FFCRA Leave Effective April 1: DOL Issues Additional Guidance
  44. The CARES Act and Leave Guide for Employers: Deciding Which Option is Best for You and Your Employees
  45. Contracting Officers Can Pay You Even If the Contract Is Shut Down!
  46. Senate Passes Historic COVID-19 Stimulus Package: Billions Set Aside for Small Businesses
  47. Breaking Down SBA’s COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan
  48. COVID-19 Emergency Sick and Family Leave: What Employers Need to Know
  49. Coronavirus in the Workplace—What Employers Need to Know

Blogs

  1. Corporate Transparency Act Updates for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses: Constitutionality, Exemptions, and Substantial Control
  2. Forgiveness Denied: Protecting Your Rights During the PPP Loan Appeal Process
  3. Good News for Pandemic-Related Government Contract Claims: McCarthy HITT – Next NGA West JV
  4. Subcontract Flow-Down Provisions: Constructive Acceleration and Delays on Federal Projects
  5. Construction Contractor Wins COVID-Related Construction Claim on Appeal: Lessons Learned
  1. Focus on SBA’s SBIC Program, Part 1: Increasing Manufacturing and Supply Chain Opportunities for Small Business Government Contractors
  2. 8(a) Construction Contractors Get More Time to Meet SBA’s Bona Fide Office Requirement
  3. Financial Capital, Human Capital Will Be at a Premium in Indian Country in 2023
  4. Crackdown on Pandemic Fraud: Impact on Small Business Government Contractors
  5. 8 Key Takeaways from DOJ’s Annual Report on Fraud and the False Claims Act
  6. Inflation Relief Is Coming for DOD Contractors
  7. Potential Changes on the Horizon for DOT’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program
  8. Labor & Employment Scoop! Important Takeaways for Government Contractors from NILG 2022
  9. Fraud Allegations Could Bedevil Borrowers in SBA COVID-19 Relief Programs for Many Years
  10. COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Laws Could Show Emerging Compliance Trends for Employers
  11. DOJ Recovers Over $5.6 Billion From Fraud and False Claims Act Matters in FY 2021: 6 Key Takeaways
  12. PPP Loan Fall-Out: Expect More Audits and Investigations
  13. PPP Loan Forgiveness Appeal Process: 4 Steps to Knowing and Protecting Your Rights
  14. President Biden Issues Unprecedented COVID-19 Requirements for Private Employers and Government Contractors on National Scale
  15. Requests for Equitable Adjustment Versus Claims: Which Should Contractors Pursue?
  16. Sovereign Acts Doctrine: New Government Defense Tactic Against COVID-Related Claims and REAs
  17. Proposed Rule Seeks to Strengthen Impact of Buy American Act – 6 Key Takeaways
  18. Alaska Native Corporations Now Eligible for CARES Act Funds Following Supreme Court Decision
  19. DOL/OSHA Implements COVID-Related Employee Safety Standards for Healthcare Employers
  20. DOD, GSA, and NASA Issue Proposed Rule to Update the HUBZone Program in the FAR
  21. SBA Proposes to Increase Small Business Eligibility for Loan Programs Through Size Standard Revisions
  22. Restaurants are Prime Targets for FLSA Lawsuits: 6 Tips for Employers Relying on the Tip Credit
  23. Return to Work: Employer-Mandated COVID Vaccination Policies and Accommodating Employee Disabilities and Religious Beliefs
  24. Rescue Plan Update: The State of FFCRA and Other State COVID-19 Paid Leave
  25. Whistleblower Retaliation Liability Under the False Claims Act for PPP Loan Recipients
  26. Keeping Your PPP from Turning into FCA
  27. PPP Eligibility Increases Under American Rescue Plan Act, but Deadline to Apply Remains March 31
  28. COVID-Related Construction Claims: 4 Key Strategies for Recovery
  29. SBA Takes Steps to Address PPP Validation Error Problems
  30. The First 100 Days: President Biden’s Plan to Secure a Sustainable Public Health Supply Chain, 3 Tips for Government Contractors
  31. Protecting Your Company Against Revenue Clawbacks: Preference Actions (Part 2 of 3)
  32. Maryland Essential Workers’ Protection Act: How It May Impact Maryland Employers
  33. How Government Contractors Should Prepare for Biden’s Mask-Wearing Mandate
  34. Top Bases for REAs and Claims Arising Under COVID-19
  35. DOJ Announces FY 2020 Fraud and FCA Recovery Statistics: What They Mean for 2021
  36. The End of An Area: Planning Now for Potential Loss of HUBZone Status
  37. DOJ Announces Nation’s First Settlement of Civil Case for PPP Loan Fraud
  38. 2021 Labor and Employment Spotlight: A List of Key Legal Updates for Employers
  39. SBA to Publish Interim Final Rule on Extension of 8(a) Participation
  40. SBA Provides Direction for PPP Round Deux Loans and Second Draw Loans
  41. To Offer or Not to Offer FFCRA Leave?
  42. PPP Round Deux Update
  43. PPP Round Deux: Who Qualifies, For How Much, and Forgiveness Changes
  44. Second Wave of COVID Relief Is Here: 3 Key Provisions Employers Need to Know
  45. Government Contractors: 5 Takeaways from DOJ’s Remarks on First Year of Procurement Collusion Strike Force
  46. Defense Production Act Use Under the Biden Administration: What a Stronger Pandemic Response Means for Government Contractors
  47. Key Provisions in the 2021 NDAA for Government Contractors
  48. Unsure Whether You’ll Lose Tax Deductions for a Forgiven PPP Loan? Wait Until 2021 to File for Forgiveness
  49. Hiring? Recent Amendments to Equal Pay for Equal Work Act Impose New Limits on Employers
  50. Defense Production Act Use Under the Biden Administration: What a Stronger Pandemic Response Means for Government Contractors
  51. SBA Releases Loan Necessity Questionnaire for PPP Borrowers
  52. DOD Extends Section 889 Waiver to September 30, 2022
  53. False Claims Act Considerations for PPP Loan Forgiveness Applications
  54. 8 Tips to Manage Risks in Healthcare Transactions
  55. SBA Issues Guidance for PPP Lenders on Required Consents for Change in Ownership of PPP Borrowers
  56. Certain SBA Loan Review Decisions Under Paycheck Protection Program Appealable
  57. BLOG: 5 Tips for Employers Managing a Remote Workforce During COVID-19
  58. DOD Receives Section 889 Waiver from Director of National Intelligence
  59. BLOG: Stockholders and Board Directors: Overview of COVID-Related Changes to Title 8 of Delaware General Corporation Law
  60. BLOG: COVID-19 Is Spiking More Than Just Fevers: 5 Things to Remember with Union Organizing on the Rise
  61. BLOG: $4.5 Million False Claims Act Settlement Underscores DOJ’s Focus on Fraud in Small Business Programs
  62. BLOG: New Judicial Order Offers Clarity on Maryland Statutes of Limitations Impacted by COVID-19
  63. BLOG: New Judicial Order Offers Clarity on Maryland Statutes of Limitations Impacted by COVID-19
  64. BLOG: 5 Steps for Preserving and Preparing Your Miller Act Claim
  65. BLOG: CARES Act Section 3610 – Part 2: A Rock and A Hard Place
  66. BLOG: CARES Act Section 3610 – Part 1: Confusion and Shifting Sands
  67. BLOG: Creating a New Normal: 5 Steps for Employers Preparing a Returning Workforce in a COVID-19 Environment
  68. BLOG: EEOC Delays Collection of EEO-1 Data Due to COVID-19
  69. BLOG: For Contractors, an REA for Keeping Your People Safe and on the Job
  70. BLOG: HHS Provides Guidance on the CARES Act’s Provider Relief Fund
  71. BLOG: Do You Meet the Unique Eligibility Requirements for a PPP Loan?
  72. BLOG: Delaware Allows Public Companies to Hold Remote Shareholder Meetings
  73. BLOG: Defense Production Act Orders for COVID-19 Related Medical Equipment
  74. BLOG: HUBZone Program Flexibility During the COVID-19 Outbreak
  75. BLOG: Employers: A Briefing on Federal Agencies’ Responses to COVID-19
  76. BLOG: COVID-19 and Material Adverse Effect Provisions in Acquisition Agreements
  77. 8(a) Contractors: To Suspend or Not Suspend In Light of COVID-19
  78. BLOG: COVID-19 and Its Effects on Credit Facilities

Articles

  1. Forgiveness Denied: Protecting Your Rights During the PPP Loan Appeal Process
  2. Defense Production Act Use Under the Biden Administration: What a Stronger Pandemic Response Means for Government Contractors
  3. Doing Business with the Government and the Impact of COVID-19
  4. House Introduces New Legislation Allowing Startups To Access PPP Funding
  5. Affiliation in the Context of SBA Loans, Guidance for Venture Capital Investors

News from PilieroMazza

  1. Bloomberg Law: Cy Alba Discusses Debt Default’s Negative Impact on Government Contractors
  2. PilieroMazza Serves Up Another Client Win on PPP Loan Forgiveness Appeal
  3. PilieroMazza’s Matt Feinberg Comments on Shuttered Venue Operators Grant Application Lawsuit Against the SBA
  4. PilieroMazza Secures Reversal of PPP Loan Forgiveness Denial After Appeal
  5. COVID-Related Claim Successfully Negotiated by PilieroMazza’s Government Contracts Team

Podcasts

  1. Preparing for and Managing Claims in the COVID-19 Project Environment

Additional Resources

New Legislation

  1. U.S. District Court for Southern District of Georgia – Preliminary Nationwide Injunction – EO14042
  2. Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act
  3. Stimulus Phase III: Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the CARES Act)
  4. Keeping American Workers Paid and Employed Act, Section-by-Section
  5. Coronavirus Emergency Loans Small Business Guide and Checklist
  6. Small Business Owner’s Guide to the CARES Act
  7. Stimulus Phase II: Families First Coronavirus Response Act
  8. Poster: Employee Rights: Paid Sick Leave and Expanded Family and Medical Leave Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
  9. Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Fact Sheet for Employers
  10. Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Questions and Answers
  11. Providing Expanded Family and Medical Leave to Employees Affected by COVID-19 Online Dialogue
  12. Stimulus Phase I: Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act

Business Relief Programs and Resources

  1. Larger Businesses and COVID-19: Financial Relief and Assistance Resources
  2. COVID-19 Stimulus Assistance to Small Businesses: Issues and Policy Options
  3. List of COVID-19 Small Business Relief Programs by State. Please visit the linked text for a list of federal, state, and lender-specific support, which will be updated to include programs as they’re released and refined. Return to Forbes’ web page regularly for updates on this list.
  4. Coronavirus Acquisition-Related Information and Resources
  5. OMB Issues Guidance on Contract Issues Associated with COVID-19

Department of the Treasury

  1. Paycheck Protection Program Loans FAQs
  2. For Small Businesses Seeking Direct Relief from COVID-19

Small Business Administration (SBA)

  1. Form 3509: Paycheck Protection Program: Loan Necessity Questionnaire (For-Profit Borrowers)
  2. Form 3510: Paycheck Protection Program: Loan Necessity Questionnaire (Nonprofit Borrowers)
  3. SBA Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loan Forgiveness In Brief
  4. Paycheck Protection Program Loans and Changes of Ownership
  5. Small Business Administration and Job Creation
  6. Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness Application
  7. Small Business Administration: A Primer on Programs and Funding
  8. SBA Disaster Loan Program FAQs
  9. Finding an Eligible SBA Lender
  10. SBA Disaster Assistance
  11. SBA Disaster Loan Assistance
  12. SBA Disaster Loan Application
  13. SBA Small Business Guidance & Loan Resources

Check local sites as well since many loans will be given out locally.
Check with local banks to see if they are offering loans specific to COVID-19.
Check your insurance policies.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

  1. COVID-19: What You Need to Know

Department of Defense (DOD)

  1. DOD Issues New CARES Act, Section 3610 Guidance
  2. U.S. Army Implementing Guidance on CARES Act
  3. Intelligence Community (IC) Guiding Principles for IC Acquisition & Procurement Community on Implementation of the CARES Act
  4. CARES Act Invoice: Contractor Certification
  5. Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) Bulletin
  6. FAQs: DIA General Contracting
  7. Invoicing Information for Contractors Under the CARES Act
  8. Class Deviation 2020-O0013 – CARES Act Section 3610 Implementation
  9. Implementation Guidance for Section 3610 of the CARES Act
  10. FAQs: Implementation Guidance for Section 3610 of the CARES Act
  11. COVID-19 Joint Acquisition Task Force
  12. DOD Guidance on Commercial Item Determinations During the COVID-19 Emergency
  13. DOD Memo on Purchase Card Use During the COVID-19 Emergency
  14. Managing Defense Contracts Impacts of the Novel Coronavirus
  15. Class Deviation—Justification and Approval Threshold for 8(a) Contracts

Veterans Affairs (VA)

  1. Memorandum on Authorizing the Exercise of Authority under Public Law 85-804. The President has issued an order that gives the Secretary of the VA leeway to make changes to federal contracts for national security reasons.

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

  1. DHS – CPO Memo to Contractors on Nationwide Injunction EO 14042 
  2. DHS Chief Procurement Officer Message for the DHS Contractor Workforce for Implementing CARES Act Section 3610

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

  1. IRS Guidance Says No Deduction is Allowed for Business Expenses Paid with Forgiven PPP Loans
  2. Form 7200: Advance Payment of Employer Credits Due to COVID-19
  3. Instructions for Form 7200: Advance Payment of Employer Credits Due to COVID-19

Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

  1. OMB Preserving the Resilience of the Federal Contracting Base in the Fight Against the Coronavirus Disease
  2. OMB Issues Guidance on Contract Issues Associated with COVID-19

General Services Administration (GSA)

  1. GSA – COVID-19 FAQ Site – Updated with EO14042 Injunction
  2. Return to Workplace Strategy Book
  3. GSA COVID-19 Related FAQs for Contractors
  4. GSA FAQ for Global Supply Contractors
  5. GSA Policy Letter Offering Guidance Regarding Acquisitions and Contracts for GSA Essential Critical Infrastructure Activities and Novel Coronavirus
  6. GSA FAR & GSAR Class Deviation Regarding Debarring Official Notification to Contractors
  7. Disaster Response Registry

Department of Labor (DOL)

  1. Families First Coronavirus Response Act
  2. Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Fact Sheet for Employers
  3. Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Questions and Answers
  4. Providing Expanded Family and Medical Leave to Employees Affected by COVID-19 Online Dialogue
  5. DOL Coronavirus Resources
  6. COVID-19 or Other Public Health Emergencies and the Fair Labor Standards Act: Questions and Answers
  7. COVID-19 or Other Public Health Emergencies and the Family and Medical Leave Act: Questions and Answers

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

  1. Occupational Safety and Health Administration Main COVID-19 Site
  2. OSHA Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19

Safer Federal Workforce Task Force (SFWTF)

  1. Updated Guidance for Federal Contractors – Injunctions