C2 Resources

On May 18th, OSHA sent out its first COVID-19 related citation and possible fine to a nursing home in Georgia.  Six of their nursing home employees were hospitalized as early as April 19th as a result of COVID-19, which was contracted while at work.  The...

As of May 29, 2020, the District of Columbia began Phase One of reopening following COVID-19 closures. All jurisdictions in Maryland began on June 1, 2020.  A few of the strict guidelines for some of the affected businesses are listed below, along with...

The U.S. Senate passed by voice vote on June 3, 2020, the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Flexibility Act of 2020 (H.R. 7010). The bill had already been approved by the House of Representatives with near unanimity on May 28, 2020. The President signed...

On June 1, 2020, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer lifted the shelter-in-place order for Michigan due to COVID-19.  She is now permitting certain businesses to reopen and operate.  They are subject to specific workplace safety requirements and a specific...

Mandatory for employees of essential retail businesses Effective Friday, May 29th, Virginians age ten (10) and older must wear cloth face coverings in public, and employees of essential retail businesses must wear face coverings when working in...

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued an alert providing steps that employers may follow to implement social distancing in the workplace; helping to protect their workers from exposure to the...

Per a Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) memorandum released May 14, 2020, the Department of Labor (DOL), in coordination with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Treasury Department, issued new rules extending key deadlines for health,...

On May 7, 2020, Maryland joined states such as Connecticut, Louisiana, New Jersey, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin, to enact an elective pass-through entity tax to circumvent the $10,000 state and local tax (SALT) cap. While the IRS rendered other state and local...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced the following on May 20, 2020, applicable for the tax year 2021:The annual maximum has increased for the Individual and Family Health Savings Accounts (HSA).The HSA Individual level contribution limit will be...

One of the most confusing aspects of the COVID-19 outbreak has been the emphasis on “contact tracing.” In essence, contact tracing involves identifying those people with whom an infected person has recently come in contact to determine those individuals...