It has now been more than one month since we, like most of you, have been asked to isolate ourselves, maintain social distancing, and essentially hunker down at home as we ride out this “storm” more formally known as the COVID-19 public health crisis. During these times each day mostly feels the exact same as
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On April 20, 2020, Governor Charlie Baker signed into law bill H. 4647, which places a moratorium on evictions for residential and small business tenants and a moratorium on residential foreclosures, for 120 days after the enactment of the law or 45 days after the State of Emergency declared by the Governor on March 10,
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On April 1, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued its Temporary Rule concerning the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), which the President signed into law on March 18, 2020. This Temporary Rule provides important guidance to employers concerning The Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act (EPSLA) and The Emergency Family and Medical Leave
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On April 2, 2020, in response to the COVID 19 outbreak, the Massachusetts House of Representatives passed a bill, H.1279, which, if it becomes law, would grant a moratorium on evictions for both residential and commercial tenants and a moratorium on residential foreclosures, for a period starting with the effective date of the act and
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On April 3, 2020, Governor Baker signed into law An Act to Address Challenges Faced by Municipalities and State Authorities Resulting from COVID-19, which, among other things, seeks to provide relief to cities and towns that are unable to timely process and hear permitting applications due to COVID-19. The law is an effort to balance
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On March 26, 2020, Governor Charlie Baker issued an emergency order, COVID-19 Order No. 17 (“Order”), suspending state permitting deadlines and extending the validity of state permits. In particular, the Order makes the following modifications to the state permitting process during the COVID-19 state of emergency for all pending and proposed projects: No approval shall
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On March 24, 2020, Massachusetts introduced Bill S.D. 2888, aimed at forcing insurance companies to cover business interruption losses caused by COVID-19. The purpose of Massachusetts’ Bill S.D. 2888 is to require insurance companies in Massachusetts “to provide business interruption insurance coverage to their insured in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic.” Bill S.D. 2888 requires
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On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), which, among other things, provides for loans to small and medium sized businesses on favorable terms. Whether you are a business owner looking to borrow money to get you through this crisis or are doing business
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Declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020, the recent outbreak of the coronavirus, COVID-19, raises significant questions for the insurance industry as it contends with claims by policyholders for business interruption and other losses related to the outbreak as well as related third-party claims. As the measures aimed at
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On March 18, 2020 the President signed into law a bill which affords employees with some economic relief during the COVID-19 crisis. In general, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act: (1) extends and expands the protection of the Family and Medical Leave Act for employees who are unable to work because they are caring for
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