As we previously blogged, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) obligated certain employers to provide their employees with paid sick leave and/or paid FMLA leave due to COVID-19. When these obligations expired December 31, 2020, employers who opted to...
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Maryland Lifts COVID-19 Restrictions on Businesses
Starting today at 5pm, various restrictions will be lifted from Maryland businesses. According to Governor Hogan, “We tried to find that balanced position that tried to get people back to work and tried to worry about those small business owners and how do we keep...
New PPP Rules for Sole Proprietors and Independent Contractors
The Biden Administration recently announced that it has changed how the Small Business Administration (SBA) will calculate the size of PPP loans for sole proprietors and independent contractors. Beginning in March, the SBA will switch to a new formula, which will...
New Maryland Law Offers Relief to Families and Small Businesses
On Monday February 15th, Governor Larry Hogan signed the Maryland RELIEF Act into law. The Act provides $1 billion in aid to families and small business struggling from the COVID-19 pandemic. Aid comes in the form of direct stimulus payments, unemployment insurance...
How to Get PPP Loan Forgiveness as a Sole Proprietor
As we previously blogged, Congress established the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. This $669 billion-dollar loan program was designed to help businesses negatively affected by COVID-19 continue...
A “Back to School” Guide to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) requires employers with fewer than 500 employees to provide employees with up to 10 paid weeks of leave if they are unable to work because their child’s school or child care provider is closed or unavailable due to...