PPP Loan Safe Harbor Repayment Deadline Approaches

SWACCA Sends Letter Calling on Congress to Address COBRA and Multiemployer Pension Reform in Next Coronavirus Response Package

U.S. DOL Issues COVID-19 Guidance For Employee Benefit Plans

OSHA Releases Interim Guidance on Respirator Reuse and Decontamination

SBA Issues Interim Rule on Paycheck Protection Program Focused on Eligible Entities and Attestation Safe Harbor

SBA Releases Updated FAQs to Clarify PPP Eligibility Requirements Related to Large Companies

SBA Announces Data Breach Associated with EIDL program, PPP Loan Applicants Unaffected

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced that about 8,000 applicants seeking coronavirus pandemic assistance through the SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program may have had their personal data compromised by a software glitch. The breach was discovered on March 25 and does NOT affect applicants seeking aid from the Paycheck Protection Program.

The SBA says it “immediately disabled” the portion of the agency’s website that was affected and “addressed the issue and relaunched the application portal.”

The SBA notified those affected and offered a year of free credit monitoring.

DOL Updates Guidance on FFCRA Paid Leave

OSHA Issues New Guidance to Assist Employers Facing Compliance Difficulties Due to COVID-19

OSHA Releases New Guidance For Handling Coronavirus-related Complaints and Injury Reports

NIOSH Releases Guidance for Conserving and Extending Filtering Facepiece Respirator Supply in Non-Healthcare Sectors

Treasury and the SBA Release New Guidance for Self-Employed Individuals and Independent Contractors Applying for Paycheck Protection Program Loans