By: Ashley B. Stitzer, Esquire Many parents have struggled recently with the impact of the COVID-19 quarantine and the uncertainty regarding their obligations under existing custody orders. A parent’s innate desire to protect their child can cause conflict and anxiety during the recent pandemic when required to take the child out of the home to […]
By: Brian J. Forgue, Esq. These are uncertain times. The COVID-19 pandemic has the world grinding to a halt and many questions remain unanswered, but the following is aimed at providing guidance and the best practical advice of how to navigate child and spousal support obligations in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Whether you are […]
Pennsylvania workers who have their hours reduced by their employers due to the COVID-19 crisis may be able to collect Unemployment Compensation (“UC”) benefits. Similarly, workers who lose their jobs due to the crisis and pick up part-time work elsewhere may also be eligible for UC benefits. Whether these workers can collect UC benefits depends […]
At MacElree Harvey, the health and well-being of our clients and employees are of the utmost importance. We are still trying to understand the impacts of COVID-19 and the community’s efforts to flatten the curve of infection, but it appears clear that ‘social distancing’ will be the new normal for at least the next few […]
The ongoing Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has severely impacted domestic and international economies alike and threatens the continued viability of supply chains and business operations across various industries for the foreseeable future. As a result of the economic uncertainty and instability brought about by the current pandemic, companies of all sizes have been forced to grapple […]
As we all know, Pennsylvania’s Governor, Tom Wolf, ordered all “non-life sustaining” businesses to be closed effective 8:00pm on Thursday, March 19, 2020. Although the list of “life-sustaining” businesses was expanded late on Friday, March 20th, the reality of the situation is that most businesses are required to close, there is a hard deadline for […]
As a result of the current economic situation caused by COVID-19, the federal government is encouraging lenders to enter into forbearance agreements with their borrowers. Many lenders and other creditors are expressing their willingness to do so. A forbearance agreement is one made between a borrower and a lender. In these arrangements, the lender will […]
The SBA Emergency Loan funding included in the COVID-19 relief package enacted last week has rightfully gotten a great deal of attention in the press and numerous summaries of the new law, including our own. If you have an existing SBA Loan, the SBA’s deferment policies are another tool available to help you navigate these […]
We are sure many of you are aware that yesterday Congress passed a COVID-19 relief bill which includes funding for the SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program. Those funds are targeted for businesses which have been adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. We have been in touch with elected officials and local SBA lenders and […]
On March 18, 2020, the President signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, an economic stimulus plan aimed at addressing the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on Americans and introducing paid sick leave and an expanded family and medical leave act to the nation’s employers. While the law includes some stimulus items, the key components […]
