22 May, 2020 Rent Cuts and COVID-19 By Fred Gawronski Rent is just one of the costs most businesses face. During the best of times, rent can can be approximately 8% of sales at restaurants. ...
22 May, 2020 Changes We Are Making Are Long Overdue By Leah Ranke Much of what we are implementing to survive this pandemic was long overdue, say many experts, and will remain with us as terrific...
19 May, 2020 New York State Court System Begins Accepting New Case Filings in Select Upstate Counties By Colligan Law On May 18, 2020, the New York State Court system resumed limited in-person court operations in the 23 counties making up the Finger...
15 May, 2020 PPP Loans: How to increase your loan for partners and seasonal employers By Fred Gawronski The Small Business Administration ("SBA") issued a "new interim final rule" (yes, you read that correctly) on May 13th allowing lenders...
15 May, 2020 New Eviction Restrictions Put in Place Until August 30 But Not All Will Qualify By Colligan Law On March 20, Governor Cuomo issued an initial executive order mandating a 90-day moratorium on evictions. Executive Order No. 202.28,...
14 May, 2020 NYS Mandates Safety Plans For Reopening Businesses By Alexander Vilardo The New York State Department of Health (DOH) recently announced that, upon reopening, businesses must have written safety plans...
14 May, 2020 Crowdfunding in a Pandemic By Margot Knab The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) recently announced that it will ease its crowdfunding regulations in light of the impact...
13 May, 2020 NY Pause to NY Open. Now What? By Fred Gawronski Check out the story from Madison Elliot, reporter for Spectrum News. As NY transitions from pause to open, business owners are being...
13 May, 2020 The Race to Own a Vaccine, Drug Treatment: Could You Patent the Sun? By Leah Ranke There is a race for a COVID-19 cure, and a race to patent it. A U.S. Patent offers a long period of exclusivity. When a drug company owns...
12 May, 2020 Will Construction Industry Build a Path to Reopening? By John Moscati While many of of us have been working from home or not working at all, one sector of the local workforce that has continued to work, at...
12 May, 2020 Force Majeure Clauses: Contractual Performance Amidst a Pandemic By Erick Kraemer The following video is a presentation on Force Majeure and contractual performance in the current climate. It includes tips on effective...
12 May, 2020 COVID 19 Reopening By David Colligan John has an interesting insight about how prepared the construction industry will be for the NYS Phase I reopening.
12 May, 2020 Priority management. Not time. By Matthew Pelkey Before we started living in the upside down of COVID, I had the pleasure of being a guest on VidWheel's smarter business video podcast....
11 May, 2020 Could an Employee's refusal to return from lay-off or furlough torpedo loan forgiveness? By Erick Kraemer The short answer is no. Many companies were forced to lay off employees before these PPP loans were available to cover payroll. If the...
11 May, 2020 NYS Announces "New York Forward" Reopening Plan By Alexander Vilardo New York State recently announced its "New York Forward" plan through which it will reopen. Once again, Colligan Law has summarized the...
11 May, 2020 Small Business Bankruptcy Just Got Easier By Fred Gawronski Chapter 11 bankruptcy filings for small and closely held businesses has generally been a lengthy and sometimes costly process. Recent...