Coronavirus (COVID-19) Task Force

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• Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights
• Casualty Litigation
• Commercial Litigation
• Construction
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• Employment and Labor
• Energy & Utilities
• Health Care
• Higher Education
• Hospitality and Retail
• Information Privacy and Security
• Insurance Law
• Internal Investigations & White Collar Defense
• Professional Liability
• Professional Licensure
• Regulatory and Administrative Agency Law
• Tax Controversy
• Workers' Compensation

• Legal Insights: DOL Issues Revised Regs on the FFCRA in Response to S.D.N.Y Decision 
• Legal Insights: New York Federal Court Strikes Down Four FFCRA Regulations
• Legal Insights: DOL to Begin Enforcement of FFCRA Paid Leave Obligations; Issues Additional FAQs
• Legal Insights: DOL Issues Much Anticipated Regs and IRS Issues Guidance on Families First Coronavirus Response Act
• Article: The Families First Coronavirus Response Act: What Employers Need to Know
• Legal Insights: DOL Issues Third Round of Guidance on Families First Coronavirus Response Act  
• Webinar: Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Insights for Employers 
• Webinar: Employment and Employment Tax Aspects of the FFCRA
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• Legal Insights: Employment Tax Aspects of the Coronavirus Response Act
• Webinar: Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Insights for Employers
• Legal Insights: President Signs Bill Requiring Employers to Provide Paid Leave to Employees Affected by the Coronavirus/COVID-19 >

• Law360 Article: Infection Control Rules For Nursing Homes Are Too Strict
• Healthcare Law Posts: Pennsylvania Department of Health Finalizes “Interim” COVID-19 Vaccination Plan
• Law360 Article: Prepare For CMS Scrutiny Of Nursing Home Infection Surveys
• Webinar Replay: CMS Mandates On-Site Focused Infection Control Surveys: Implications and Strategies (Video) Click here for a PDF of the Presentation (PDF)
• MedPage Today Article: Nursing Homes Shocked at 'Insanely Wrong' CMS Data on COVID-19
• Webinar Replay: PHCA Webinar: Truth or Fiction: COVID-19 Reporting in Pennsylvania (Video) Click here for a PDF of the presentation (PDF)
• Webinar Replay: Post & Schell Webinar: COVID 19 and Telehealth Guidance for Healthcare Providers (Video) Click here for a PDF of the presentation (PDF)
• Legal Insights: Understanding the New CDC/CMS COVID-19 Notification Requirements
• Legal Insights: SNF Surveys in the Time of COVID-19
• Law360 Article: A Blueprint for Allocating Scarce Health Resources in PA
• White Collar Posts: U.S. Attorney in Philadelphia Calls on Hospitals and Providers to Help Fight COVID-19-Related Fraud
• Law360 Article: COVID Telehealth Considerations For Providers In Pa. and NJ
• Legal Insights: COVID-19 Telehealth: What Providers Need to Know

• Legal Insights: EEOC Issues New Guidance for Managing COVID-19 Risks Consistent with the ADA
• Legal Insights: OSHA issues Guidance to Employers on COVID-19

• Legal Insights: Pittsburgh City Council Approves COVID-19-Related Paid Sick Leave
• Cheddar News Wrap: Interview with Andrea Kirshenbaum Regarding Employer Vaccination Programs
• Legal Insights: New Jersey to Require COVID-19 Precautions in all Public and Private Places of Employment Beginning November 5, 2020 (November 9, 2020)
• HR Executive: What HR needs to know now about COVID-19 vaccine policy (November 9, 2020)
• NEW - Law360: COVID-19 Is Changing Enviro Due Diligence For Real Estate (November 2, 2020)
• WPS Webinar: COVID-19: Vaccination Protocols and Regulatory & Legal Considerations for Employers. Click here for a PDF copy of the presentation. Click here for a replay of the webinar.
• White Collar Posts: Understanding and Protecting the Defendant’s Right to Confront Witnesses in the COVID-19 Era
• Legal Intelligencer Article: Avoiding Wage and Hour Woes During the Pandemic
• White Collar Posts: FinCEN Releases Second Advisory on COVID-19 Illicit Activity, Including New Red Flags for Common Consumer Fraud Scams
• Pittsburgh Post Gazette Article: When Home is the New Office, Employer Liabilities Remain
• White Collar Posts: FinCEN Releases First Advisory on COVID-19 Illicit Activity, Including New Red Flags for Potential COVID-19 Fraud and Scams
• Legal Insights: Re-Opened for Litigation: Examining Potential for COVID-19 Third Party Exposure Claims Against Businesses and How to Mitigate and Defend Them
• Legal Insights: Pennsylvania Construction Industry Reopening Date Now May 1, 2020
• Legal Insights: Post & Schell's Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Forgiveness Tool
• Webinar: Loan Funding & Forgiveness 101 - Recording and Resources - Brown & Brown of Pennsylvania Webinar
• Legal Insights: Pennsylvania Amends its Unemployment Law in Response to COVID-19
• Legal Insights: Property Management and Safety-Related Services in PA During the COVID-19 Response
• Webinar: CARES Act Opportunities: Webinar for Associated Pennsylvania Constructors (APC)
• Legal Insights: Online Fitness in the COVID-19 Era: How to "C.U.R.E." Online Waivers and Protect Your Business from Liability
• Legal Insights: Conducting Environmental Compliance Activities During the COVID-19 Crisis
• Legal Insights: COVID-19: Considerations and Support for Property Owners
• Legal Insights: Coronavirus/COVID-19, Construction Contracts, and Legal Next Steps

• Insurance Law Posts: PA Insurance Commissioner: Businesses That Violate COVID-19 Orders May Impact Insurance Coverage
• Legal Insights: Caution Urged with the PA WC Bureau's New EDI Recommendations for COVID-19 Claims
• Legal Insights: Workers' Compensation Injuries, Employees Working from Home, and the COVID-19 Shutdown
• Legal Insights: Reminder for Claims Handlers During COVID-19 Pandemic: Compliance with PA Regulations to Timely Respond to Insureds is Critical
• Legal Insights: Workers' Compensation Rights/ Obligations in Light of the Forced Government Shutdown Due to COVID-19

• Law360 Article: How Employment Tax Rules Are Changing During Pandemic
• Tax Controversy Posts: Employment Taxes During the COVID-19 Pandemic

White House

• Guidelines: Opening Up America Again
   

Federal Court Decisions

• U.S. District Court of the Western District of Pennsylvania Rules Wolf Administration's COVID-19 Related Gathering Restrictions Unconstitutional (Opinion PDF) (Declaratory Judgment Order PDF)

Federal Legislation

• Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and. Economic Security Act (CARES) (Enrolled Bill)
• Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) (Public Law)

Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)

• Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness Application (PDF)
   

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

• Discontinuation of Isolation for Persons with COVID -19 Not in Healthcare Settings
• Criteria for Return to Work for Healthcare Personnel with SARS-CoV-2 Infection (Interim Guidance)
• Discontinuation of Transmission-Based Precautions and Disposition of Patients with COVID-19 in Healthcare Settings (Interim Guidance)
   

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

• UPDATED - COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for Health Care Providers (PDF)
• CMS Dear Clinician Letter (PDF) (4/6/20)
• List of Blanket Waivers (PDF) UPDATED (4/3/20)
• CMS Coronavirus Partner Virtual Toolkit (3/17/20)
   

For Health Care Facilities:

• Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention Concerning Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Home Health Agencies (HHAs) and Religious Nonmedical Healthcare Institutions (RNHCIs)(Revised 4/23/20)
• Memo “Upcoming Requirements for Notification of Confirmed COVID-19 (or COVID-19 Persons under Investigation) Among Residents and Staff in Nursing Homes” (4/19/20)
• Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in Hospitals, Psychiatric Hospitals, and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs): FAQs, Considerations for Patient Triage, Placement, Limits to Visitation and Availability of 1135 waivers (4/8/20)
• Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in Outpatient Settings: FAQs and Considerations (4/8/20)
• Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IIDs) and Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (PRTFs) (4/8/20)
• Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) Requirements and Implications Related to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) UPDATED (4/8/20)
• Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention Concerning Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Dialysis Facilities  UPDATED (4/8/20)
• COVID-19 Long-Term Care Facility Guidance (PDF) (4/3/20)
   

For Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) Organizations:

• Frequently Asked Questions from the PACE Community (PDF) (4/9/20)
• Guidance for PACE Organizations Regarding Infection Control and Prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (PDF) (3/17/20)
   

Survey and Certification Guidance:

• Prioritization of Survey Activities (3/23/20)
   

Telehealth:

• Long-Term Care Nursing Homes Telehealth and Telemedicine Toolkit (PDF) (3/27/20)
• End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Provider Telehealth and Telemedicine Toolkit (PDF) (3/20/20)
• Medicare Telehealth Frequently Asked Questions (3/17/20)
• Medicare Telehealth Frequently Asked Questions (3/17/20)
• Medicaid Telehealth Guidance (3/17/20)
• FAQs on Availability and Usage of Telehealth Services through Private Health Insurance Coverage in Response to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (PDF) (3/26/20)
   

Department of Health and Human Services

• HHS: CARES Act Provider Relief Fund Frequently Asked Questions (PDF)
• OIG Strategic Plan: Oversight of COVID-19 Response and Recovery
• FAQs–Application of OIG's Administrative Enforcement Authorities to Arrangements Directly Connected to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency (4/24/2020)
• CARES Act Provider Relief Fund Information
• CARES Act Provider Relief Fund, Terms and Conditions
• OIG Policy Statement on COVID-19 Federal Anti-Kickback Enforcement April 3, 2020
   

Department of Labor

• Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Questions and Answers
• DOL Poster: Quick Tip: How much paid leave can employees take? (PDF)
• COVID-19 Guidance for Essential Businesses: Guidance (PDF)
• COVID-19 Guidance for Essential Businesses: FAQs (PDF)
• Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020— Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) Program Operating, Financial, and Reporting Instructions
• Federal Register, Friday, April 10, 2020, Rules and Regulations: Paid Leave Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act; Correction
• Paid Leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
• Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Questions and Answers
• Temporary Rule: Paid Leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
• COVID-19 and the Fair Labor Standards Act Questions and Answers
• COVID-19 and the Family and Medical Leave Act Questions and Answers
• Families First Coronavirus Response Act Notice – Frequently Asked Questions
• Temporary Non-Enforcement Period Applicable to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA)
• US. Department of Labor: Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) Employee Paid Leave Rights Poster (PDF)
• Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) Employer Paid Leave Rights Poster (PDF)
• Employee Rights: Paid Sick Leave and Expanded Family and Medical Leave under The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) Poster (PDF)
   

U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

• FAQs on Diagnostic Testing for SARS-CoV-2

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

• What You Should Know About the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and COVID-19
• Pandemic Preparedness in the Workplace and the Americans With Disabilities Act

Internal Revenue Service

• Frequently Asked Questions about Taxation of Provider Relief Payments
• FAQs: Employee Retention Credit under the CARES Act
• COVID-19-Related Tax Credits for Required Paid Leave Provided by Small and Midsize Businesses FAQs
• Effective Date for Employment Tax Credits Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
• Relief from Penalty for Failure to Deposit Employment Taxes: Part III – Administrative, Procedural, and Miscellaneous
• Relief for Taxpayers Affected by Ongoing Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic: Part III - Administrative, Procedural, and Miscellaneous
   

National Healthcare Safety Network

• NHSN Long Term Care Facilities modules 
   

Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA)

• Enforcement Guidance for Recording Cases of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
• Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19 (PDF)
• Interim Enforcement Response Plan for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
• COVID-19 Overview
   

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 

• Order of the Governor of Pennsylvania Directing Limited-time Mitigation(PDF)
• Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Directing Limited-Time Targeted Mitigation (PDF)
• Gov. Wolf, Sec. Levine Amend Guidelines On Safe Gathering Limits.
  • Amendment to the Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Directing Mitigation Measures (PDF)
  • Amendment to the Order of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Directing Targeted Mitigation Measures (PDF)
  • Targeted Mitigation Order - Frequently Asked Questions (PDF)
• PA DOH FAQ on COVID-19 and Treatment Drugs (PDF)
• PA Department of Health: Targeted Mitigation Order - Frequently Asked Questions
• Order of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Directing Targeted Mitigation Measures (PDF)
• PA Department of Health: Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Requiring Universal Face Coverings (PDF)
• PA Department of Human Services: Medical Assistance (MA) Beneficiaries may not be Charged for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Used in Connection with Medical or Dental Services (PDF)
• PA Department of Education: Preliminary Guidance: Phased Reopening of Schools
• PA Department of Health: UPDATE: Risk Assessment and Work Restrictions for Healthcare Personnel with Potential Exposure to COVID-19 (PDF)
• PA Department of Health: ADVISORY: Test-based Strategies for Preventing Transmission of the Virus that Causes COVID-19 in Skilled Nursing Facilities (PDF)
• PA Department of Health: HAN: Universal Testing of COVID-19 for Nursing Homes (PDF)
• PA Department of Health: Alert: Preparing Water Systems Prior to Reopening Buildings (PDF)
• PA Governor Wolf's Order Amending Stay at Home Through June 1, 2020 (PDF)
• Amendment to the Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health to Stay at Home (PDF)
• PA Governor Tom Wolf's "Yellow Phase" Order (PDF)
• PA Department of Health's "Yellow Phase" Order (PDF)
• Frequently asked questions related to the Governor's Executive Order mandating closures for COVID-19 mitigation (PDF)
• PA Governor Tom Wolf's Executive Order to Enhance Protections for Health Care Professionals (PDF)
• PA Department of Health HAN – 504 – 05-04-UPD  (discontinuation of isolation for persons with COVID-19 not in healthcare settings) (PDF)
• PA Department of Health HAN – 501 – 05-01- UPDATE: Return to Work for Healthcare Personnel with Confirmed or Suspected COVID-19 (PDF)
• PA Governor Tom Wolf's Guidance for Businesses Permitted to Operate During the COVID-19 Disaster Emergency to Ensure the Safety and Health of Employees and the Public
• PA Department of Health HAN – 502 – 05-01-ADV ADVISORY: Discontinuation of transmission-based Precautions for Patients with COVID-19 (PDF)
• PA Governor Tom Wolf Vetos Telehealth Bill and Issues Guidance for Cross-Agency Telehealth
  • Veto Message
  • Cross-agency Telehealth Guidance
• PA DOH Secretary Levine issues new guidance to allow the resumption of elective surgeries April 27, 2020:
  • Guidance on Ambulatory Surgical Facilities'' Responses to COVID-19 (PDF)
  • Guidance on Hospitals' Responses to COVID-19 (PDF)
• Guidance for Businesses in the Construction Industry Permitted to Operate During the COVID-19 Disaster Emergency (PDF)

• Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Directing Public Health Safety Measures for Businesses Permitted to Maintain In-person Operations (PDF)

• Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Directing Building Safety Measures (PDF)

• PA Department of Health: HEALTH CARE ALERT: Return to Work for Healthcare Personnel with Confirmed or Suspected COVID-19 - April 21, 2020 (PDF)
• Pennsylvania Opens Construction, PLCB Wine & Spirit Sales, and Online Car Sales
  On April 20, 2020, by Orders of the Governor and Secretary of Health, Pennsylvania conditionally opened construction as of 5/8/20 and online car sales and PLCB curbside wine and spirit sales immediately (4/20/20). Click here to view
  For construction, opening on May 8, 2020, is conditioned upon compliance with two sets of health, safety & welfare guidelines. Click here to view. 
  -Revised spreadsheet of the businesses that may be open (revised to reflect 4/20/20 orders)
  -FAQ’s (revised to reflect 4/20/20 orders)
• PA Department of Health - Staffing Resources for Nursing Care Facilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Frequently Asked Questions (PDF)
• Plan for Pennsylvania: Commonwealth's Plan for COVID-19-Related Relief, Reopening, and Recovery
• PA Department of Health – UPDATE: Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Patients with Known or Patients Under Investigation for 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID19) in a Healthcare Setting 
• Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Directing Public Health Safety Measures for Businesses Permitted to Maintain In-Person Operations April 15, 2020 (PDF)
• Pennsylvania Department of Health: Interim Pennsylvania Crisis Standards of Care for Pandemic Guidelines April 10, 2020 Version 2 (PDF)
• Secretary of the Department of Education: Order Closing Pennsylvania Schools for the Remainder of the School Year
• Pennsylvania Department of Health: Guidance on Homemade Masks
• Pennsylvania Office of Unemployment Compensation: COVID-19 Guidance & Resources
   

City of Philadelphia

• City of Philadelphia Department of Public Health: Emergency Order Concerning Operation of Long-Term Care Facilities and Activities of Residents to Prevent the Spread of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
   

Pennsylvania Bar Association

• Pennsylvania Bar Association Ethics Opinion: Attorneys Working Remotely