The COVID-19 crisis has created a very fluid situation, in which changes to the law or related guidance can occur on a daily basis. Here are some links to resources you may find helpful. We will continue to update these resources as new information becomes available.
Please also do not hesitate to contact any members of the Gallagher Evelius & Jones COVID-19 Response Team:
Aaron Pinegar, Steve Metzger, Brian Tucker, David Kinkopf, Saul Gilstein, Carl Jean-Baptiste, Mallory Regenbogen, Ali Best, Kathy Hoskins, Paul Caiola, David Sommer, Matt Oakey, Mark Saudek, Kevin Davidson, and Sydney Fortmann.
Resources:
Employment
U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) – Covid-19 related materials
https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/covid-19/
U.S. Department of Labor – information on Fair Labor Standards Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and sick leave: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/pandemic
Small Businesses
The following link to the U.S. Treasury Department’s posted information relating to the Paycheck Protection Program will include links to a number of helpful interpretive documents relating to the PPP (e.g., Interim Final Rules, FAQs, etc.), some of which have been updated several times over the last few weeks.
https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/cares/assistance-for-small-businesses
This Baltimore Development Corporation link is largely broken down into federal, state and local buckets of information for businesses.
https://www.baltimoretogether.com/
Attorney Spotlight
Richard O. Berndt
Senior Partner410.347.1368
rberndt@gejlaw.comRick Berndt joined Gallagher after assisting the firm's founder, Francis X. Gallagher, at the Maryland Constitutional Convention in 1967.