New Hampshire COVID-19 Relief Grants Agriculture Grant Program
CLIENT ALERT By: Mark W. Dell’Orfano May 28, 2020 The New Hampshire Governor’s Office for Emergency Relief and Recovery recently announced the allocation of $10 million in emergency funding from the CARES Act Coronavirus Relief Fund to support New Hampshire farms with COVID-19 related expenses and lost revenues from March 1, 2020, to December 30, […]
N.H. Attorney General Concludes Employers Will Not Be Liable to Employees for Workers’ Compensation Benefits If Employers Follow Published Guidelines
CLIENT ALERT By: J.P. Harris May 26, 2020 The Governor’s Economic Re-Opening Task Force asked the Attorney General to examine an employer’s liability to an employee who contracts COVID-19 on the job. The Attorney General reached two key conclusions. First, the existing workers’ compensation system, RSA 281-A, precludes employees from suing their employers for personal […]
New Hampshire Nonprofit Emergency Relief and Recovery Fund Announced
CLIENT ALERT By: Madeline Hutchings May 22, 2020 On May 15, 2020, Governor Chris Sununu announced an array of new funding commitments for industries affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. Sixty million dollars of the funds committed are dedicated to a nonprofit relief fund. The New Hampshire Nonprofit Emergency Relief and Recovery Fund is a grant […]
COVID-19 Emergency Healthcare System Relief Fund
CLIENT ALERT By: Andrew Eills May 20, 2020 Governor’s Emergency order # 44 increases total EHSRF to $100 million On March 19, 2020, Governor Sununu issued Emergency Order #9, creating the COVID-19 Emergency Healthcare System Relief Fund (EHSRF). Emergency Order #9 initially authorized the disbursement of up to $50,000,000 in loans or grants specifically for […]
New Hampshire Main Street Relief Fund – Important May 29, 2020 Prequalification Deadline For Eligible Businesses
CLIENT ALERT By: Paul Durham May 20, 2020 New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu recently announced the allocation of $595 million in CARES Act funding to several programs intended to provide relief to New Hampshire industries affected by the COVID-19 health crisis. $400 million of that total allocation has been initially allocated to the Main Street […]
Application for PPP Loan Forgiveness Released
CLIENT ALERT By: Colleen Lyons May 18, 2020 On Friday, May 15th, the United States Small Business Administration (“SBA”) and the Treasury Department released an initial draft of SBA Form 3508, Paycheck Protection Program, Loan Forgiveness Application (the “Forgiveness Application”) https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/136/3245-0407-SBA-Form-3508-PPP-Forgiveness-Application.pdf. This is the form that must be completed by each PPP loan borrower and […]
Will Your Commercial General Liability Insurance Policy Cover COVID-19 Claims?
CLIENT ALERT By J.P. Harris and Michael Lambert May 15, 2020 As the economy reopens and patrons return to shop at retail stores, go to hair salons and enjoy meals at restaurants, many business owners are justifiably concerned about exposure to lawsuits from patrons claiming that they have contracted COVID-19 at their place of business. […]
Reopening the Workforce: Unemployment Issues Abound
CLIENT ALERT By: Brian J. Bouchard May 15, 2020 Businesses in New Hampshire are starting to reopen and employers are starting to call back furloughed or temporarily laid off employees. Some employees, however, have been reluctant to return to work, preferring instead to remain on unemployment. Employers confronted with this situation have options. Unemployment benefits have […]
PPP Safe Harbor Deadline for Return of Funds Extended to May 18
CLIENT ALERT By: Christopher Candon May 14, 2020 The PPP safe harbor deadline has been the subject of posts in recent days: Treasury Department and SBA Issues Further Guidance in Advance of Safe Harbor Deadline PPP Safe Harbor for Return of Funds Set to Expire on May 14 With additional guidance from the SBA and […]
Treasury Department and SBA Issues Further Guidance in Advance of Safe Harbor Deadline
CLIENT ALERT By: Christopher Candon May 13, 2020 This alert provides an update and additional information related to the recent post: PPP Safe Harbor for Return of Funds Set to Expire on May 14 As outlined in the prior post, the SBA established a May 14, 2020 safe harbor deadline for borrowers to return PPP […]
