ATLANTA, December 13, 2021 – We are excited to announce the firm has changed its name to Bird Loechl McCants & Holliday (BLM&H), formerly known as Bird Loechl Brittain & McCants. “With the addition of Hunter Holliday as a partner in our Corporate and...
OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard Regarding Large Employer Vaccination/Testing Mandate
On November 4, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released the 490-page text of its much anticipated Emergency Temporary Standard requiring employers with 100 or more employees to mandate vaccinations and/or testing (the “Rule”). Many...
Vaccination and the Workplace
Both employers and employees are faced with uncertainties as they continue to deal with COVID-related issues. Included among those issues are whether the employer may require vaccinations for the employees. While this area of the law continues to develop, the...
Summary and Action Steps Related to Georgia COVID-19 Pandemic Business Safety Act
On Wednesday, August 5, 2020, Governor Brian Kemp signed into law S.B. 359, the Georgia COVID-19 Pandemic Business Safety Act (codified at Official Code of Georgia §§ 51-16-1 to 61-16-5) (the “Act”). The Act limits the liability of businesses, churches, schools,...
Certification of Need for PPP Loan, Safe Harbor for Return of PPP Funds, and PPP Audits
Many thousands of businesses and nonprofit organizations across the United States have applied for Paycheck Protection Program Loans (“PPP Loans”). Recent news reports have highlighted certain borrowers who have returned PPP Loan funds because they did not believe...
COVID-19 Update for Non-Religious and Faith-Based For-Profit and Nonprofit Employers
As employers, businesses and nonprofit organizations have many questions about the impact of the various relief measures enacted by Congress or implemented by the United States Government, including Small Business Administration (SBA) loan programs, tax credits, paid...
The CARES Act—Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) Program, EIDL Grants/Advances, and the Paycheck Protection Program Loan (PPP Loan)
This advisory will provide summaries of the following: I. Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) Program and Emergency EIDL Grants/Advances under the CARES Act (Sections 1107 and 1110) as enacted on March 27, 2020. II. Paycheck Protection Program Loan (“PPP Loan”) Key...