The Paycheck Protection Program has been commonly heralded as the foremost source of financial relief for businesses during COVID-19. However, the Employee Retention Credit or “ERC,” is a lesser-known replacement or supplement for PPP that has remained largely unleveraged by
O'Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong & Laing S.C. Covid-19 Resources
The O'Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong & Laing S.C. Covid-19 Resources blog focuses on legal issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly as they affect businesses and employers. It covers topics such as employment law developments, government relief programs like the Employee Retention Credit, workplace safety regulations including OSHA mandates, and tax and estate planning strategies during economic uncertainty. The blog also addresses litigation and compliance challenges arising from pandemic-related government orders and public health measures. It is published by the law firm O'Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong & Laing S.C., which serves clients primarily in Wisconsin with a broad range of legal services.
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Tax & Wealth Advisor Alert: Estate and Tax Planning During Market Tumult
The worldwide equity market tumult is creating some unique and unprecedented challenges. However, plunging asset values are presenting some rare opportunities in wealth planning that are often only seen once in a generation. Below are some strategies you may wish…
Attorney Joseph Gumina Recently Quoted in the Milwaukee Business Journal
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Attorney Joseph Gumina was recently quoted in the Milwaukee Business Journal published on January 14, 2022, in an article titled “Employers relieved that SCOTUS ruling nixes potential for costly employee COVID-19 tests: Attorneys.” The article outlines the Supreme Court’s recent…
Employment LawScene Alert: U.S. Supreme Court Issues Stay of OSHA’s Vaccination-or-Test Rule
On January 13, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a split decision (found here) staying the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Vaccination-or-Test Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) that would require employers with 100 or more employees…
Employment LawScene Alert: U.S. Supreme Court Halts OSHA’s Vaccination-or-Test Emergency Temporary Standard
The U.S. Supreme Court just issued a decision blocking the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Emergency Temporary Standard that would require employers with 100 or more employees to impose either a mandatory vaccination policy or, alternatively, mandate that unvaccinated workers…
U.S. Supreme Court to Hold Special Session on January 7, 2022 to Review Federal Vaccine Mandates
On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an order (found here) that it would hold a special session to hear arguments on OSHA’s vaccine-or-test rule that mandates employers with 100 or more employees require its employees to be fully…
Employment LawScene Alert: Sixth Circuit Lifts Stay of OSHA’s Vaccination Mandate–OSHA Follows by Announcing Enforcement Policy
On Friday, December 17, 2021, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit lifted the stay of OSHA’s emergency temporary standard (ETS) mandating COVID-19 vaccinations in the workplace or, alternatively, requiring unvaccinated employees to submit…
Employment LawScene Alert: Sixth Circuit Selected to Hear Challenges to OSHA’s COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate
On Tuesday, November 16, 2021, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation held a lottery-style drawing to select which of the 12 federal circuit court of appeals where petitions for review are currently pending as to which circuit will hear…
Employment LawScene Alert: Fifth Circuit Issues Strong Rebuke of OSHA’s Authority to Mandate Vaccinations in the Workplace–OSHA Suspends Efforts
On Friday, November 12, 2021, the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a 22-page decision (linked here) continuing its November 6th order that stayed the implementation and enforcement of OSHA’s emergency temporary standard mandating COVID-19…
Attorneys Austin Malinowski and Grant Killoran Published in the Wisconsin Lawyer
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Austin Malinowski and Grant Killoran authored an article in the June, 2021 edition of the Wisconsin Lawyer magazine, entitled “The Legal Treatment of Vaccine Injury Claim.” Their article analyzes how claims for vaccine injury, including claims related to the newly-developed…