We are here to help you navigate the myriad of legal and business issues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. We are actively monitoring the rapidly evolving situation and will be continuously updating the resources provided below.
Bodman COVID-19 Response Team
Automotive
Aviation
Banking | Bankruptcy and Debtor-Creditor Rights
- Are your loan documents up to the test in the wake of COVID-19?
- Short Term Loan Modifications to Borrowers
- Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan to Hold All Hearings Telephonically: Bodman’s Bankruptcy and Debtor-Creditor Rights Group Here to Help
- Bank Insiders Are Now Eligible To Receive Paycheck Protection Program Loans From Their Related Banks
Business
- New COVID Relief Bill – Expanded worker benefits; payroll tax changes
- New COVID Relief Bill – Paycheck Protection Program (Round 2)
- PPP Resources
- Updating Your Company’s Disclosures in the Time of COVID-19
- CARES Act Small Business Guide – US Chamber of Commerce
- SEC Provides Relief For Some Reporting Requirements
- CARES Act
- PPP Loan Application
- IRS Payroll Tax Credits
Data Privacy and Security
Employee Benefits
- COVID Related Distributions from Retirement Plans | Part II
- Modification of the Treatment of Over the Counter Medical Products as Qualified Medical Expenses
- COVID Related Distributions from Retirement Plans
- CARES Act Provisions Related to Employee Benefits
- Continuing Group Health and Welfare Benefits for Employees on Furlough or Layoff
- Paycheck Protection Program: Which Employee Benefits Count as “Payroll Costs”
- Federal Disaster Declarations Clearing the Way for Safe Harbor Hardship Withdrawals [Update]
- Executive Compensation Issues Amid the COVID-19 Crisis
- Interim Valuations for ESOPs and Balance Forward Plans
- Additional Guidance on Payment and Filing Deadlines
- Suspension of Loan Payments to a 401(k) Plan
- Participant Access to 401(k) Retirement Accounts
- 401(k) Loan Requests
- IRS Notice 2020-15 High Deductible Health Plans and Expenses Related to COVID-19
- Revisiting the Rules for Suspension or Reduction of Safe Harbor Contributions to a 401(k) Plan
- Modification of the Treatment of Over the Counter Medical Products as Qualified Medical Expenses
- CARES Act Provisions Related to Employee Benefits
Enterprise Procurement | Contract and Agreement Negotiations
- Q&A – COVID-19 Pandemic Contract Issues and Concerns: Part IV (Business
Continuity Plans and Transition Assistance) - Q&A – COVID-19 Pandemic Contract Issues and Concerns: Part III (Other Defenses and Dealing with Vendors)
- Q&A – COVID-19 Pandemic Contract Issues and Concerns: Part II (Force Majeure)
- Q&A – COVID 19 Pandemic Contract Issues and Concerns Part I
Estate Planning
Exempt Organizations & Impact Investing
- Impact Investing as a Tool for COVID-19 Economic Recovery, Council of Michigan Foundations Blog Post
- Qualified Disaster Relief Payments
- CARES Act Provisions that Apply to Tax-Exempt Organizations
Health Care | HIPAA RESOURCES
- Notification of Enforcement Discretion for Telehealth Remote Communications during the COVID-19 Nationwide Public Health Emergency
- COVID-19 & HIPAA Bulletin Limited Waiver of HIPAA Sanctions and Penalties During a Nationwide Public Health Emergency
- Governor’s Executive Order 2020-30 Suspends Practice Restrictions
- Supporting the American Health Care System in the Fight against the Coronavirus: Health care provisions of the CARES Act stimulus package
Insurance
Real Estate
- Some Registers Of Deeds Refuse To Record Electronic Documents Despite Executive Order
- Residential/shelter facilities and services
- Loan Forbearance Now Available for Multifamily Property Owners
- Real Estate Activities In Connection with Essential Financial Services
- Register of Deeds: Wayne County, Washtenaw County, Kent County, Oakland County
- Real Estate Purchase Agreements – Unprecedented Times Require a Careful Approach
Tax
Federal Tax
- Deadlines for Deferred Exchanges Extended: IRS Announces Emergency Guidance On IRC 1031 Deferred Exchanges
- People First Initiative
- UPDATE: IRS Extends Income Tax Filing and Payment Deadline and Eliminates Cap
- UPDATED MARCH 20, 2020 New Tax Relief Has Been Announced Via Twitter
State and Local Tax (SALT)
- Notice: Treatment of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)
Loans Under the Michigan Income Tax Act - Michigan Individual Tax Deadline Automatically Extended to May 17
- Updated Michigan Sales, Use and Withholding (SUW) Tax Deadline Extension
- By Executive Order, Governor Whitmer formally extended specified Michigan state and city income tax deadlines consistent with federal extensions
- Michigan Tax Foreclosure Relief Announced For Michigan Property Owners Affected By Coronavirus
- Michigan Department of Treasury Waives Penalty and Interest for Late Payment or Filing Certain Michigan Sales, Use and Withholding Tax
Workplace Law
Q&A’s
- Coronavirus and Business Disruptions- An Employer’s Next Move
- Coronavirus and Confidentiality Concerns
Critical Business
- OSHA Abandons Requirement to Record COVID-19 Vaccine Adverse Reactions
- Employers Can Offer Employees Vaccine Incentives
- The New MIOSHA Emergency Rules
- MIOSHA Endorses New MDHHS Order – Should Employers Still Require Masks For All Employees?
- Michigan Employers Must Continue to Require Masks (For Now)
- Recording Adverse Employee Reactions to COVID-19 Vaccines
- The American Rescue Plan: Employer Takeaways
- MIOSHA’s COVID-19 Emergency Rules Extended
- Return of the 14 Day Quarantine Period
- Employer’s Mandatory Vaccination Policy Update
- MIOSHA’s COVID-19 Workplace Safeguards Remain In Place
- COVID-19 Workplace Safeguards Still Apply to Vaccinated Employees
- OSHA Strengthens Federal Guidance on COVID-19 Workplace Safety
- New Year, New Preparedness and Response Plan Requirements
- Can Employers Require a COVID-19 Vaccine?
- MIOSHA Releases New Guidance, Requiring COVID-19 Remote Work Policies, and Promising to Enforce its Feasibility Rule
- Clarification on MIOSHA’s Emergency COVID-19 Workplace Policies and Records
- Governor Whitmer Signs Bills to Preserve COVID-19 Related Unemployment Benefits, Protect Employers from COVID-19 Lawsuits and Protect Employees Who Stay Home
- MIOSHA Issues Emergency Rules, Further Reinstating COVID-19 Workplace Safeguards
- Executive Orders Invalidated but Employers Should Continue to Follow COVID-19
Safety Plans - Masks in the Workplace: Walking the Tightrope of Compliance While Avoiding Employment Claims
- Guidance Issued on Payroll Tax Holiday—Here’s What We Know
- Governor Whitmer Signs Executive Directive 2020-08 to Aid with Enforcement of Coronavirus Restrictions
- Governor Whitmer Amends MI Safe Start Order to Limit Indoor Gatherings, Close Bars and Open Casinos
- The CDC revamps its recommendations for symptomatic employees, but employers may continue to require COVID-19 testing
- OSHA Releases Guidance As Non-Essential Businesses Reopen
- OSHA Launches COVID Website for the Construction Industry
- CDC Revises Enforcement Guidance for Employers Recording Cases of Coronavirus
- OSHA Issues Industry-Specific COVID-19 Guidance for Restaurant Industry and Other Food and Beverage Retailers
- CDC Issues Guidance for Cleaning and Disinfecting
- Construction Industry COVID-19 OSHA Guidance
- 100 Or More Employees and Contemplating Layoffs or Closures?
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