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Which Businesses are “Essential” or “Critical” under the South Carolina Executive Orders?

April 8, 2020

Beginning last week on Wednesday, April 1st, in South Carolina non-essential businesses, venues, facilities, and services were ordered to be closed to non-employees and the public. In the latest Executive Orders issued on April 3rd & 6th, South Carolina Governor McMaster has further defined which businesses must be closed. The latest “Home or Work Order” (No. 2020-21),…

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Do you qualify for unemployment benefits?

April 8, 2020

Best regards und viele Grüße aus Charlotte Reinhard von Hennigs www.bridgehouse.law

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E-2 visa and unemployment benefits eligibility

April 7, 2020

Many of our clients have employees with E-visa working here in the US. Due to the coronavirus outbreak, some of these employees may have been laid off. Their question may be: “Can I apply for unemployment benefits? If I apply for unemployment benefits, will the government determine that I am likely to become a public…

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FoX News – Corona and the 1st Amendment

April 7, 2020

FoX News – Corona and the 1st Amendment What is SLAPP? (Strategic lawsuit against public participation )  The statute allows you to file a special motion to strike a complaint filed against you based on an “act in furtherance of [your] right of petition or free speech under the United States or California Constitution in…

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Foreign Ownership and PPP Can you apply for PPP(Payroll protection program?

April 6, 2020

Foreign Ownership and PPPCan you apply for PPP(Payroll protection program? Paycheck Protection ProgramAn SBA loan that helps businesses keep their workforce employed during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. The Paycheck Protection Program is a loan designed to provide a direct incentive for small businesses to keep their workers on the payroll. SBA will forgive loans if…

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SBA loans – Can my PPP loan be forgiven in whole or in part?

April 6, 2020

After the Small Business Administration (SBA) applications under the CARES Act for the Paycheck Protection Program are now possible and many banks have opened their portals and applications are pouring in, the next question is: can the loan be forgiven? photo mysynergy.com   The quick answer is: Yes. We suggest that you open a new bank…

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SBA “Payroll Protection Plan”

April 3, 2020

Last night, April 2 around 9 PM the Small Business Administration (SBA) released 31 pages of the so called “Interim Final Rules” regarding the applicability, availability and processing of the “Payroll Protection Program” (PPP). Is the PPP “first-come, first-served?” Yes. However, we were told by some banks that the rules came in too late to…

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Do you know what P.P.P stands for ?

April 3, 2020

Do you know what PPP stands for? On Friday, March 27, 2020, the President signed the CARES Act into law. The bill provides for $2.2 trillion in emergency aid to ease the financial impact of the COVID-19 crisis, including $349 billion for new, partially forgivable small business loans to cover, among other things, certain payroll…

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Social distance

April 2, 2020

   Social distancing, or physical distancing, is a set of non-pharmaceutical interventions or measures taken to prevent the spread of a contagious disease by maintaining a physical distance between people and reducing the number of times people come into close contact with each other Read more https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_… Best regards und viele Grüße aus Charlotte Reinhard…

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Update on ESTA

April 1, 2020

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, travelers who entered the U.S. under the Visa Waiver Program (or “ESTA”) may find themselves in a difficult set of circumstances: should an ESTA traveler depart the U.S. at the end of the 90-day authorized stay with all the obvious risks of doing so, or should the ESTA…

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