Category COVID-19 (2)

COVID-19 Update: Presidential Proclamation Suspending Entry of Immigrants

By BrownWinick | 04.23.2020
Summary The highly anticipated Presidential Proclamation which suspends entry of certain immigrants during the economic recovery period of COVID-19 has been signed and will be effective at 11:59 pm today, April 23, 2020. In short, the suspension affects a limited group of foreign nationals – those who are outside the United States and without a... Read More

Who Owns the Intellectual Property Rights Associated with Hydroxychloroquine?

By Jordan Meggison-Decker | 04.20.2020
As efforts to discover new treatments for COVID-19 continue, attention has been brought upon an old drug, hydroxychloroquine. The renewed attention follows several statements by the Federal Drug Administration (“FDA”) and issuance of an Emergency Use Authorization for use of hydroxychloroquine from the national stockpile for treatment of COVID-19.... Read More

CARES Act Provider Relief

By BrownWinick | 04.11.2020
The CARES Act provides $100 Billion in relief to hospitals and other healthcare providers. Beginning Friday, April 10th, the first $30 Billion of these funds were provided directly to Medicare participating healthcare providers. These funds were automatically deposited based on a calculation of 2019 Medicare fee for service claims. These funds are... Read More

Main Street Lending Program

By Amy Johnson | 04.09.2020
The U.S. Treasury released information today on its Main Street Lending Program (“MSLP”). Many at this point are familiar with the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) created by the CARES Act; the MSLP is being billed as the corresponding mid-size business program. More details are yet to come, however: The MSLP will enhance support for small and... Read More

Do Health Care Providers Have Legal Immunity When Treating COVID-19 Patients?

By BrownWinick | 04.09.2020
On April 1, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker issued an executive order granting legal immunity for health care providers treating patients with COVID-19. This order granted immunity from civil liability for health care facilities, professionals, and volunteers for any injury or death that occurs while they are providing health care services in... Read More

COVID-19 – Additional Employer Funding Sources

By Cynthia Boyle Lande | 04.09.2020
Many businesses are asking questions about new SBA loans available under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Oftentimes businesses are not aware of other new resources available in the form of refundable advance tax credits — reimbursing the cost of employee wages paid in connection with COVID-19. In many cases, the credits available can exceed... Read More

Rapid Testing – What Employers Need to Know

By Jennifer Lindberg | 04.08.2020
The FDA is granting unprecedented flexibility to labs to develop and offer COVID-19 tests across the country. As one example, Abbott recently announced a new test that may deliver results within 13 minutes. This test, and others being developed, may be key components in the ability to widely test individuals outside of a hospital environment and... Read More

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