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.

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Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations Updates

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

FTC & FDA Send Warning Letters Over Coronavirus Claims

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

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

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

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

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

Lessons in Media Buying for a Post-COVID World

Contact: Terri Seligman

Art Law Updates

The Impact of COVID-19 on the Art Market

Contact: Amelia Brankov

Corporate, Finance & Tax Updates

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

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

CARES Act Provisions

Tax Payment Deferral Provisions 

Expansion of Emergency Tax Relief

IRS Provides Further Coronavirus-Related Tax Relief

Contacts: Jeffrey Marks, Jay Rand & Deborah Wolfe

Employment Law Updates

EEOC Permits Employers to Test for COVID-19

Aid for Small Business and Employees Affected by COVID-19

Updates to Federal and State Employee Leave and Sick Leave Laws

Families First Coronavirus Act - How to Get into Compliance 

California WARN Act Requirements Suspended by Governor

SBA Clarifies Key Loan Forgiveness Issue for Employers 

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

California Sues Uber and Lyft for Worker Misclassification

Checklist: Eleven Policies to Consider Before Reopening Your Business

Contacts: Tricia Legittino, Gavin McElroy & Wendy Stryker

Entertainment Law Updates

The Show Must Go On: Production During the Pandemic

Contacts: Richard Heller & Michael Williams

Estate Planning & Administration Updates

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

The CARES Act Provides Relief for Intellectual Property Owners

The USPTO Further Extends Trademark Deadlines

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

Contacts: Catherine Farrelly & Edward Rosenthal

Legal Ethics & Professional Responsibility Updates

COVID-19 Resources for New York Lawyers

What the Families First Coronavirus Act Means for Law Firms

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

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

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

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

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

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

Contact: Lauren Erbst