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COVID-19 “CARES Act” bipartisan stimulus package being finalized in Congress will help small businesses

March 26, 2020

In the early morning on March 25, 2020, the White House and Senate finally reached an agreement on a $2 trillion package to respond to the current economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Though a deal has been struck on the key points of the Bill, many details are still being finalized. However, a few…

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Immigration and Related Matters

March 26, 2020

USCIS has suspended its operations until at least April 1st – including premium processing of all I-129 and I-140 petitions. Scheduled appointments and interviews are postponed and notice from USCIS should be received confirming postponement. Similarly, the U.S. State Department (DOS) has suspended immigrant and nonimmigrant visa application appointments at all consular posts. DOS has…

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Business Considerations – the Mecklenburg County ‘Stay at Home’ Order

March 26, 2020

Effective Thursday, March 26th at 8:00 am, non-essential businesses located in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina must discontinue operations, with the exception of work that can be completed remotely at employees’ residences. The Stay at Home Order will remain in effect for twenty-one days, or until April 16th. What businesses are exempt from this order? What…

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Banking and electronic transfers

March 25, 2020

What is an Electronic Money Transfer? An electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) is when money is transferred electronically from one bank account to another bank account. This term applies when both the sending and receiving accounts are within the same financial institution and when the transfer is made between accounts held in multiple institutions. An electronic…

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Business Considerations – the Mecklenburg County ‘Stay at Home’ Order

March 25, 2020

Effective Thursday, March 26th at 8:00 am, non-essential businesses located in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina must discontinue operations, with the exception of work that can be completed remotely at employees’ residences. The Stay at Home Order will remain in effect for twenty-one days, or until April 16th. Which businesses are exempt from this order? Which…

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Innovation and Science in Germany in light of CoVID

March 24, 2020

 Coronavirus: anger in Germany at report Trump seeking exclusive vaccine dealMPs and ministers criticize display of ‘self-interest’ and accuse US president of electioneering German ministers have reacted angrily following reports US President Donald Trump offered a German medical company “large sums of money” for exclusive rights to a Covid-19 vaccine. “Germany is not for sale,”…

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COVID-19 and the Force Majeure

March 24, 2020

The current pandemic brought on by the COVID-19 virus has impacted supply chains; the ability to move around freely; and in some cases has shut down manufacturing entirely. Government actions including declaring states of emergency, closing borders and shelter in place orders may be the types of events that often fall within the parameters of Force…

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REMINDER – Annual Reports must be filed!

March 23, 2020

In addition to our updates on new legislation and regulations coming out, we wanted to remind you that Annual Report filing requirements are still in effect for each of the states. The filing deadline for Georgia is April 1, 2020 and North Carolina is April 15, 2020. Delaware’s deadline for corporations was March 15, 2020 however if you missed that deadline, it is…

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Quarantine Law

March 23, 2020

Lawsuits challenging COVID-19 quarantines and restrictions on public gatherings may be doomed to failure. Experts who spoke with Bloomberg Law and the New York Times said the government has broad powers to handle a public health crisis. Lawsuits are unlikely to be successful unless they are challenging “a truly egregious practice,” according to James Hodge,…

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USCIS accepting reproduced signatures now

March 21, 2020

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced on Friday March 20, 2020 that, due to the ongoing COVID-19 National Emergency announced by President Trump on March 13, 2020, they will accept all benefit forms and documents with reproduced original signatures. This includes the Form I-129, Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker, for submissions dated March 21, 2020, and…

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