Client Alert: Virus claims are here: A range of policies may be impacted.
Many U.S. businesses are experiencing large financial losses due to the coronavirus pandemic. Last month, governments imposed severe restrictions and businesses curtailed their customary operations in response to the crisis. The loss of business income due to these events will result in significant first-party property insurance claims. The availability and scope of coverage available to...Read MoreClient Alert: Sweeping Changes to Medicaid Home Care, Effective 10/01/2020
While the Department of Health provided temporary relief to Medicaid recipients and applicants during the COVID-19 pandemic, the New York legislature has enacted new restrictions on Medicaid home care applications that are slated to go into effect on October 1, 2020. These restrictions were recommended by the Governor’s Medicaid Redesign Team in an effort to reduce New York State’s rapidly...Read MoreClient Alert: Medicaid Updates
Temporary Easing of Medicaid Documentation Requirements The COVID-19 pandemic has been a cataclysmic event for our nation’s most vulnerable, particularly the elderly. Nursing homes and assisted living facilities are on lockdown, and home care patients struggle to find and maintain care as the number of available home health aides has dropped precipitously. New Yorkers who rely on the...Read MoreClient Alert: COVID-19 Estate Planning Update
With the COVID-19 pandemic currently ravaging New York State and the nation, there has never been a more critical time to review and update your estate planning documents. Yet, until now, the social distancing rules currently in place have made it very difficult, if not impossible, for clients to execute some of the most important estate planning documents (like wills) because applicable law...Read MoreCOVID-19 CLIENT ALERT – LANDLORD-TENANT ISSUES
While the Governor has mandated that banks provide homeowners with “forbearance” regarding their home mortgage payments if the homeowner is facing financial hardships due to the COVID-19 pandemic, to date there has not been any corresponding requirement that landlords provide “forbearance” to tenants with respect to their rent obligations. The rights available to tenants may well be...Read MoreClient Alert: FAQ: Commercial Real Estate Leasing, Lending, and Related Issues During the COVID-19 Health Crisis
My company is unable to use its rented space during the 100% in-person workforce reduction mandated by Gov. Cuomo. Are we still required to pay rent? Currently there is no law or Executive Order relieving residential or commercial tenants of their obligation to pay rent during the COVID-19 outbreak. Read MoreCOVID-19 CLIENT ALERT – Summary of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act
On March 27, President Trump signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, a stimulus package of unprecedented proportions intended to provide economic relief and assistance to American individuals and businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Read MoreClient Alert: Insurance, Construction & Deadlines
On March 29, 2020, Gov. Cuomo issued Executive Order 202.13 to provide further relief to individuals and small businesses coping with the COVID-9 pandemic health emergency, to clarify certain aspects of prior Executive Orders, and to temporarily modify certain existing laws. We provide highlights here of those portions of EO 202.13 that may be of particular interest to our clients. Read MoreClient Alert: COVID-19 and Public Bidding Procedures
COVID-19 has forced us to change the way municipalities go about public bidding. Here are three key points to consider. Read MoreClient Alert: I Tested Positive for COVID-19: When Can I Return To Work?
The New York State Department of Health (“DOH”) issued guidance that expressly sets forth the protocols for essential personnel to return to work after being exposed or infected with COVID-19. Read MoreCOVID-19 CLIENT ALERT
The COVID-19 pandemic is causing all New York businesses to face unprecedented uncertainties and challenges in a host of areas central to their operations. The landscape of state and federal laws being passed, and regulations and executive orders being issued, is changing almost daily. We are monitoring these changes in federal and state laws, and are continuing to provide guidance and advice...Read More