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On April 6th the City of Jacksonville adopted Ordinance 2020-200 which sets forth policies and procedures for public attendance and participation in City public “open meetings” during the COVID-19 state of emergency. When members of the City Council are not physically gathered in one location, or when the public is not permitted to be present due to emergency limitations, then the... read more

On Friday March 27, 2020, the President signed into law, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (H.R. 748) or “CARES Act,” providing for, among other things, the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”). On Thursday April 2, 2020, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) issued an interim final rule the “Initial Rule”), announcing the... read more

On Friday March 27, 2020, the President signed into law, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (H.R. 748) or “CARES Act,” providing for, among other things, the Payment Protection Program (“PPP”). On Thursday April 2, 2020, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) issued an interim final rule (the “SBA PPP Interim Final Rule”), which is... read more

Two weeks ago we sent a summary of the measures being implemented by northeast Florida local governments in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Below is an update based upon additional inquiries with selected local governments, and additional reviews of relevant information posted on their websites.  While the following summary presents the best information available to us at this time... read more

On Friday March 27, 2020, the President signed into law, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (H.R. 748) or “CARES Act,” providing for, among other things, a refundable payroll tax credit for 50% of wages paid (up to $10,000 in wages per employee) by eligible employers to certain employees (the “Employee Retention Credit”). On March 31, 2020, in notice... read more