Monthly Archives: May 2020
SBA Debt Relief for Small Businesses During COVID-19
If you’re the owner of a small business, you may be struggling to figure out any way to stay afloat during the coronavirus pandemic. Between navigating through potential loans and the Payment Protection Program, the government is certainly trying to do its best to assistant people just like you. However, if you haven’t already… Read More »
COVID-19: 6 Liability Risks a Business is Facing After Reopening
As businesses across the nation are seeking protections from coronavirus-related liability, companies are facing a number of legal, regulatory, and liability risks after reopening in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. While businesses barely survived the government-mandated shutdowns, a possible wave of coronavirus-related lawsuits could discourage them from reopening to avoid liability risks. Social… Read More »
10 Tips to Protect Employees’ Health
As businesses prepare to reopen throughout South Florida, recent studies of anxiety among employees returning to work have also been reported. According to a recent survey conducted by Miami’s NBC 6, two out of three workers are uncomfortable returning to their jobs right now. Health experts say that’s understandable, but what can employers due… Read More »
Considerations for Reopening Your Business During Florida’s Phase One Order
With phase one of reopening Florida underway following Gov. Ron DeSantis’s executive order signed on April 29, 2020, businesses that were shut down for two months during the COVID-19 pandemic are slowly starting to reopen. However, business owners need to understand that reopening a business in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic is not… Read More »
What Not to Do When You Reopen Your Business
Small business owners have been left without any clear guidance from local or state governments on how to go about reopening their businesses after coronavirus-induced stay-at-home orders are lifted. And without anything but vague advice from the Federal Government, business owners are left to figure out how to keep workers safe on their own…. Read More »
Reopening Business After COVID-19: Managing Higher-Risk Employees
A day after Florida’s phase one order went into effect, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued guidance for employers on managing employees who are at higher risk for severe illness from COVID-19. The EEOC addressed reasonable accommodation for higher-risk employees amid the coronavirus pandemic. The guidance is of particular importance for employers whose workers… Read More »
Four Tips for Negotiating a Commercial Lease Restructuring
The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting virtually every community in our region. To control the transmission of the respiratory disease, state and local officials have restricted many non essential activities. Unfortunately, this has caused serious financial distress to many businesses in South Florida. As a consequence, some companies find themselves stuck in a commercial lease… Read More »
Four Tips for Bringing a Business Interruption Claim in Florida
As of April 28th, the Florida Department of Health reports that 33,193 COVID-19 cases have already been confirmed in the state. Unfortunately, the outbreak is still expected to last for several more weeks, maybe longer. At this point, many businesses have been restricted (or even closed) for multiple weeks. If your company has been… Read More »
Florida Restaurant Agrees to Pay $180,000 to Settle a Workplace Retaliation Claim
On April 27th, 2020, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that Whataburger, the national fast food company, has agreed to pay $180,000 and adopt new human resources policies in order to settle a workplace retaliation claim. Whataburger was facing a lawsuit from a former manager who alleges retaliation after she complained about discriminatory… Read More »
Reopening Business Amid Coronavirus: Can an Employee Refuse to Return to Work?
As many states move to reopen businesses amid the coronavirus pandemic, employees are concerned about potential exposure to COVID-19 in the workplace. In light of this, employers who are reopening their business amid the coronavirus crisis are wondering, “Can an employee refuse to return to work when the stay-at-home order is lifted or eased?”… Read More »
