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CARES Act: Paycheck Protection Program Provides Small Businesses an Opportunity for Relief

By R. Thomas Avery / March 31, 2020 / Comments Off on CARES Act: Paycheck Protection Program Provides Small Businesses an Opportunity for Relief

DISCLAIMER:mPlease note this blog post relates to a different program than the “Emergency EIDL Grants” program (relating to 7(b) Economic Injury Disaster Loans) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”).[/su_box] The recently passed Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) has important provisions for small businesses under what is…

Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act: Payroll Tax Implications

By Laura E. Krebs Al-Shathir / March 30, 2020 / Comments Off on Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act: Payroll Tax Implications

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act includes two very important payroll tax provisions: an Employer Payroll Tax Delay and an Employee Retention Payroll Tax Credit. Employer Payroll Tax Deferral What it is: For the remainder of the year, employers may elect to defer the employer’s portion of social security taxes, effectively 6.2%…

From COVFEFE to COVID: The Knucklehead Trademark Saga Continues

By Michael A. Kahn / March 28, 2020 / Comments Off on From COVFEFE to COVID: The Knucklehead Trademark Saga Continues

Back in July of 2017, I posted a piece entitled “Trademark Tales: Covfefe® Really?” My focus was on the increasing trend in which opportunistic knuckleheads believe that they can lock down exclusive rights in a word or phrase that has suddenly gone viral—a belief contrary to basic principles of trademark law. The Story of COVFEFE…