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NCAA Takes Step Toward Allowing Student-Athletes to Earn Compensation Through Endorsements and Promotions

April 30, 2020By Curry Sexton and Greg Whiston

The NCAA Board of Governors announced Wednesday that it supports rule changes that would enable student-athletes to receive compensation for third-party endorsements, social media influencing, personal appearances, and other promotions that are both […]

Penalties for Paycheck Protection Program Related Fraud

By: John Fuchs, Bailie Schnackenberg, and Char Heins

April 29, 2020

Recent publicity regarding large business entities obtaining millions of dollars in Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loans has resulted in additional guidance from the Department of Treasury and the Small Business Administration […]

Additional Healthcare Provider Payments under the CARES Act

April 28, 2020

By Mark Opara and Emily Crane

On
March 27, 2020, President Trump signed the Coronavirus
Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) into law, allocating $100
billion in funding for eligible healthcare providers. Of this $100 billion, now
known as the CARES […]

Paycheck Protection Program: Loan Documents & New Guidance for Self-Employed Applicants

April 16, 2020By John Fuchs, Bailie Schnackenberg, and Char Heins

All Paycheck Protection (PPP) loan applicants should be aware that PPP loan documents vary by lender. Some lenders are including language in their promissory notes that appear to create joint […]

Provider Relief Payments

April 15, 2020By: Mark Opara, Bailie Schnackenberg, and Emily Crane

The recently enacted CARES Act provides much needed relief for providers in areas impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and providers struggling to keep their doors open due to healthy patients delaying […]

Employee Retention Tax Credit Under CARES Act & Payroll Tax Deferral

April 6, 2020By Mark Opara and Brandon Oldham

Employee Retention Tax Credit

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), enacted on March 27, 2020, offers employers an incentive to keep employees on their payroll, in the form of an […]

Paycheck Protection Program & Other Business Relief Under CARES Act

By: Bailie Schnackenberg,Char Heins and John FuchsUPDATED April 3, 2020

The recently enacted CARES Act provides much needed relief for small business and mid-sized businesses in the Kansas City area and across the nation through various lending programs, some of which […]

DOL Temporary Regulations Implementing FFCRA

By Mark Opara, John Vering, and Shannon JohnsonApril 2, 2020

On April 1, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued temporary regulations and guidance (124 pages) to help carry out the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). The temporary […]