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President Trump Signs Second Coronavirus Relief Bill, Includes New Funding and Updates to PPP

The U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate passed, and the President has signed, the Coronavirus Response & Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act. The agreement comes after weeks of negotiations and two funding extensions to keep Congress open until a bill was passed with a $1.4 trillion government-wide funding plan. The $900 billion coronavirus relief portion includes another round of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funding, extended unemployment benefits, and direct payments…

Smart law: The new wave and surf-by lawsuits

The Americans with Disabilities Act provides the basic legal requirement that employers must not discriminate against individuals who are qualified for a job, with or without a reasonable accommodation. If your company website accepts orders, posts goods or services for sale, permits customer reviews and testimonials, takes reservations, provides addresses and directions to business locations, accepts job applications, includes FAQs, has email or chat features or has any other online…
Smart Strategies LGBT discrimination laws

Smart strategies: Are LGBT employees protected from discrimination?

Employers should closely monitor the shifting landscape under federal, state and local laws prohibiting discrimination, especially as they pertain to LGBT employees. FEDERAL LAW Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex and national origin. Title VII applies to employers with 15 or more employees, including federal, state and local governments. Under Title VII, an employer may not discriminate with regard to…
employment law

Smart strategies: An employment law outlook for 2019

Some issues on the minds of lawmakers could affect your business. With the midterm elections over, we can now sit back and evaluate – at least with a bit more clarity – what 2019 will hold for employers. Employers will need to pay attention to several issues that are likely to be addressed at both the federal and state levels. Minimum Wage Although Congress has avoided raising the federal minimum…
legal tech

The argument for innovation: Cloud-based services disrupt the legal industry, creating greater efficiencies

Chris Brown is part startup attorney and part entrepreneur. His firm, Venture Legal, works with various small businesses and startup companies in the Kansas City metro area. To say that Brown values the technology would be an understatement—rather, he sees it as a lifeline in which his firm operates. “When I started my law firm, I made a very intentional decision to make it more of a business and less…
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