On June 15, 2020, the Federal Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling on LGBTQ employee’s rights. In a Tampa Bay Business & Wealth article published on June 23, 2020, Alicia Koepke discusses the clarity this ruling provides employers across Florida, and the rest of the country, in regard to discrimination…
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The Small Business Administration (the “SBA”) last week issued a new Interim Final Rule on PPP loan forgiveness (the “Update Forgiveness IFR”) and provided two new Loan Forgiveness Applications. For the most part, these new publications implement the changes made by the PPP Flexibility Act (see Trenam Alerts: "What Will…
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Originally published in the July/August 2020 issue of The Florida Bar Journal. By: Alicia Koepke As a result of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, many businesses have been or will be forced to close operations or reduce or eliminate their workforce. In doing so, covered employers should carefully consider their…
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Trenam Law is pleased to announce that seventeen of the firm's attorneys have been named to Florida Trend’s Florida Legal Elite™ 2020. The list of publication’s honorees includes attorneys in private practice as well as top government and non-profit attorneys. To compile the Legal Elite list, actively practicing Florida attorneys…
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As the real estate market braces for the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, Rob Stern provided insight on how landlords and lenders may fair in a June 17, 2020 article by Tampa Bay Times. Governor DeSantis extended his April 2 moratorium on evictions twice, which means it will end…
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On June 11, 2020, the Small Business Administration (the “SBA”) issued a new Interim Final Rule (the “Update IFR”) that updates its original Interim Final Rule on the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loans to coordinate with the changes made by the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 (the “PPP…
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On June 3, 2020, the U.S. Senate passed the “Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act” (the “PPP Flexibility Act”), which previously had been passed by the House of Representatives on a vote of 417-1 on May 28. The President signed it into law on June 5, 2020. The PPP Flexibility Act…
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Five Attorneys Listed in Top Categories Trenam Law is pleased to announce that over half of the firm’s attorneys were recognized in the 2020 edition of Florida Super Lawyers. Five attorneys were recognized in the “Top Lists” including Lara R. Fernandez in “Top 100” state-wide for Bankruptcy: Business as well…
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For the June 2020 issue of The Bankruptcy Strategist from ALM's Law Journal Newsletters, Amy Drushal and Gerald Davis outlined the far-reaching economic impact of COVID-19 on the restaurant industry, especially as restaurants are already known to survive on tight margins. The short-term affect of the virus has already been…
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As the rise in retail sector bankruptcies in recent years has reached a fever pitch due to the economic impact of COVID-19, Stephanie Lieb discussed the outlook for these struggling retailers in a May 28, 2020 article in Tampa Bay Times on the future of local malls whose retail tenants…
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