COVID-19 Resource Center

Frankfurt Kurnit attorneys are working around the clock to help clients address the critical employment, finance, production, marketing, real estate, transactional and litigation issues arising from the pandemic. We are up-to-the-minute on federal, state and local developments that affect your businesses and families. Please take advantage of the COVID-19 resources below and contact us if you need help. We are here for you.

Webinars and Updates

Webinars

August 12: More Than Just Hand Sanitizer: Employment Law and the Return to Work (Part 3)

Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations Updates

FTC Sues Marketer Over COVID-19 Claims After Marketer Ignores FTC's Warning Letter

LA City Attorney Settles With Marketer Over Selling Radish Paste as a COVID-19 Cure

FTC Sends Warning Letter Over Deceptive Mailers

FTC Asks Congress for Additional Enforcement Authority

Google Strengthens Clickbait Advertising Policy

FTC Obtains Consent Order in First COVID-19 Related Action

FCC Extends Waiver of Sponsor ID Requirements for COVID-19 PSAs

FTC Sends Seventh Round of Warning Letters Over COVID-19 Claims

SAG-AFTRA Issues COVID Safety Guidelines

FTC Sues Marketing Agency Over COVID-19 Promotion

American Dental Association Cautions Dentists Over Advertising During Pandemic

GALA Releases Report on Global COVID-19 Advertising Law Developments

Cuomo Signs New Price Gouging Law, Expanding Coverage Beyond Consumer Goods

NAD Doesn’t Like Coronavirus Prevention Claims Either

FTC Sends Another Round of COVID-19 Warning Letters

Lessons in Media Buying for a Post-COVID World

NYC Issues Warning Over COVID-19 Scams

With Customer Complaints Skyrocketing, DOT Issues Second Enforcement Notice On Airline Ticket Refunds

Michigan's Latest Executive Order Removes Ban on Advertising of "Nonessential" Goods for Large Stores

With Increasing Enforcement, Retailers Should Ensure Compliance With State and Local Price Gouging Rules

Temporary Waiver Regarding the Use of Stock Footage under the SAG-AFTRA Commercials Contract

AG Coalition Tells Major Retailers to do More to Stop Price Gouging

In the Wake of COVID-19, Here Are the States That Have Shut Down Nonessential Services 

New York Attorney General Orders Companies to Stop Selling Fake Coronavirus Treatment

FTC & FDA Send Warning Letters Over Coronavirus Claims

Contact: Terri Seligman

Art Law Updates

How Artists Can Support Charitable Initiatives Through Art Sales

The Impact of COVID-19 on the Art Market

Contact: Amelia Brankov

Corporate, Finance & Tax Updates

Payment Protection Program Extended through August 8, 2020

PPP Application Process Will Close and Certain Borrower Information Will Be Disclosed

Emergency Tax Deferral Period is Almost Over

Small and Midsize Business Relief: New “Main Street Lending Program" Is on the Way

PPP Loan Program Updates: Enactment of Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act Brings Forgiveness Period, Payroll Cost Threshold, Loan Maturity and Other Changes

PPP Loan Program Update: The New SBA Loan Forgiveness Application

PPP Loan Program Updates: Additional Funding and Valuable “Safe Harbors”

IRS: Forgiven Paycheck Protection Program Loan Expenses Are Not Deductible           

PPP Loan Program Updates: Additional Funding and Additional Guidance

IRS Provides Further Coronavirus-Related Tax Relief

CARES Act: Calculating Employee Headcount Under SBA “Affiliation Rules”

CARES Act Provisions

Expansion of Emergency Tax Relief 

Tax Payment Deferral Provisions 

Contacts: Jeffrey Marks, Jay Rand & Deborah Wolfe

Employment Law Updates

Reopening: Can an Employer Require Antibody Testing For Returning Employees?

EEOC Updates Key Guidance for Employers Reopening Workplaces

California Employees Who Refuse to Return to Work Risk Loss of Unemployment Benefits

California Courts Lift Certain COVID-19 Restrictions and Begin Preparations to Fully Reopen

OSHA Issues New Guidance on Reporting “Work-related” COVID-19 Cases

Checklist: Eleven Policies to Consider Before Reopening Your Business

California Sues Uber and Lyft for Worker Misclassification

California Workers’ Compensation Order Creates Rebuttable Presumption that COVID-19-related Illness Came From Work

SBA Clarifies Key Loan Forgiveness Issue for Employers

EEOC Permits Employers to Test for COVID-19

Families First Coronavirus Act - How to Get into Compliance

Aid for Small Business and Employees Affected by COVID-19

Updates to Federal and State Employee Leave and Sick Leave Laws

California WARN Act Requirements Suspended by Governor

Contacts: Tricia Legittino, Gavin McElroy & Wendy Stryker

Entertainment Law Updates

Entertainment and Force Majeure: Can You Be "Ready, Willing, and Able to Perform" If a Pandemic and Related Government Orders Prevent Performance?

New York City Reopens for Film and Television Production

Los Angeles County Authorizes Television, Film, and Music Production Resume on June 12, 2020 With Strict Regulations

California Will Permit Television, Film, and Music Production to Resume on June 12, 2020 Subject to County Public Health Approvals

Federal Bill Would Increase Availability of Key Insurance Coverages

The Show Must Go On: Production During the Pandemic

Contacts: Richard Heller & Michael Williams

Estate Planning & Administration Updates

New York Remote Document Execution Expires August 5th

New York Extends Remote Document Execution to August 5, 2020

New York State Surrogate’s Courts Continue to Reopen

Remote Document Execution: Current Rules in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut

Estate Planning Opportunities During the Pandemic

Executive Order 202.14 Allows Audio-Video Witnessing for Execution of Wills, Trusts, Powers of Attorney, Health Care Proxies, and Appointments of Agent for Disposition of Remains

Contacts: Barbara Shiers & Linda Wank

Intellectual Property Updates

Another USPTO Update – Prioritized Examination of COVID-19-Related Applications

USPTO Grants Further COVID-19-Related Relief

The USPTO’s COVID-19 Extensions of Time: What Trademark Attorneys and Brand Owners Need to Know

The USPTO Further Extends Trademark Deadlines

The CARES Act Provides Relief for Intellectual Property Owners

Contacts: Catherine Farrelly & Edward Rosenthal

Legal Ethics & Professional Responsibility Updates

Public Defenders' Lawsuit Over Court Reopenings Dismissed

COVID-19 Shows Why New York's Physical Law Office Requirement Should Be Repealed, Says NY City Bar Committee

Public Defenders Sue to Stop In-Court Appearances During COVID

Law Graduates Can Now Apply to Practice Law in New York

New York Bar Exam Moves Online

New York Cancels September Bar Exam; Amends Rules to Permit Limited Practice by Law Graduates

Gov. Cuomo Hits Pause Again; Extends Tolling of Statutes of Limitations, Suspension of Other Laws Through August 5

More Re-Opening Updates: More Courts Move to Phase 4; Grand Juries Return Outside NYC

Courts Announce Screening Procedures for All Courthouse Visitors

FTC Permits Telephone or Livestream Access to Administrative Hearings

Top Five Tips for Ethically Marketing Your Legal Practice Online

COVID-19 Resources for New York Lawyers

Courts, NYSBA Form Pro Bono Network to Help People Impacted by Coronavirus

Practicing Law in a Pandemic: The Ethics of Remote Lawyering in the Age of COVID-19

What the Families First Coronavirus Act Means for Law Firms

COVID-19 Executive Orders and What They Mean for Your Practice

Contacts: Nicole Hyland & Ronald C. Minkoff

Litigation Updates

Force Majeure: Court Will Decide Whether COVID-19 Excused Developer’s Failure to Close

Contacts: Tricia Legittino & Edward Rosenthal

Privacy & Data Security Updates

Technical Woes at the SBA Cause Data Breach and Continue to Cause Delays

Contact: Tanya Forsheit

Real Estate Updates

New York Revises Real Estate Foreclosure Procedures

New York Updates Pandemic Foreclosure Procedures

New York Empowers Businesses and Commercial Building Owners to Require Masks and Temperature Checks

NYC COVID-19 Relief Package Will Help Restaurants and Certain Small Commercial Tenants

New York Real Estate and COVID-19: New Relief for Landlords and Tenants

COVID-19 and Commercial Leasing: What New York Landlords and Tenants Need to Know

Contact: Lauren Erbst