Client Alert – New Jersey Governor Signs Additional Coronavirus/COVID-19 Emergency Related Bills Aimed at Public Employees and Public Contracts

November 12, 2020 in COVID-19 Alerts by walsh.law

On October 30, 2020 and November 9, 2020, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed several bills into law relating to the Coronavirus/COVID-19 crises. The newly-enacted laws permit modification to contracts between non-profit organizations and State agencies for the failure to perform due to the COVID-19,...

The Devil Is Not In The Details: NJ Supreme Court Rules Arbitration Agreements Are Enforceable Even Where an Arbitral Forum or Procedure Is Not Spelled Out

September 18, 2020 in Client Alerts, Employment Law by walsh.law

By: Gerhard W. Buehning On September 11, 2020, the New Jersey Supreme Court issued a 6-0 decision in Flanzman v. Jenny Craig, Inc., compelling arbitration under an agreement which did not set forth a process for choosing an arbitrator or designating an organization to conduct the...

Updated Client Alert – The Paycheck Protection Program Loan Program Extended and Loan Data Released

July 15, 2020 in Client Alerts, COVID-19 Alerts, Employment Law, Finance Law by walsh.law

This memorandum updates our previously published Client Alerts concerning relief for small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic (available here and available here).  On June 3, 2020, the Senate approved the House-passed Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 (the “Act”),[i] which the President signed...

Updated Client Alert – The Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement and Loan Forgiveness

May 21, 2020 in Client Alerts, COVID-19 Alerts, Employment Law, Finance Law by walsh.law

This memorandum updates our previously published Client Alert concerning relief for small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic (available here).  The Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (the “Enhancement Act”)[i] is a second round of emergency economic stimulus funding that became law on...

Client Alert – New Jersey Governor Signs Executive Order Permitting the Resumption of Non-Essential Construction

May 14, 2020 in Client Alerts, COVID-19 Alerts by walsh.law

This memorandum updates our previously published Client Alert concerning guidance for construction companies relating to the COVID-19 pandemic (available here).  On May 12, 2020, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed Executive Order No. 142 (2020), permitting the resumption of non-essential construction effective 6:00 a.m. on...