COVID-19 Resources
COVID-19 Useful Links
While we all continue to track the developments concerning COVID-19, Murphy Austin stands ready to provide exceptional, uninterrupted legal services during these uncertain and challenging times.
Murphy Austin realizes that our clients' first priority is the well-being of their employees and families. Please find below useful links to information to help navigate business issues presented by COVID-19.
Federal CARES Act
Overview
- Small Business Owner’s Guide to CARES Act (PDF with FAQs), U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship
- Coronavirus Relief Options, U.S. Small Business Administration
Paycheck Protection Program
- Overview (PDF), Lender Info (Fact Sheet PDF), Borrower Info (Fact Sheet PDF), Loan Application Form, (PDF), U.S. Treasury Department
- Paycheck Protection Program, U.S. Small Business Administration Guidance & Loan Resources
- SBA Funding Programs, U.S. Small Business Administration
- FAQs for Borrowers and Lenders (PDF), U.S. Small Business Administration, April 7, 2020
- Business FAQs: Paycheck Protection Program (PDF), U.S. Small Business Association
Economic Injury Disaster Loan Assistance Program
- Guide to SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loans, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
- Emergency Loans Small Business Guide and Checklist (PDF), U.S. Chamber of Commerce
- Disaster Loans for California Small Businesses (Listing by CA Counties), U.S. Small Business Administration
Employee Retention Tax Credit
- Guide to the Employee Retention Tax Credit, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, April 1, 2020
Families First Coronavirus Response Act
Emergency Sick Leave/Emergency Family Leave
- Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Questions and Answers, U.S. Department of Labor
- FFCRA Poster (PDF), U.S. Department of Labor
- Fact Sheet: FFCRA Employer Paid Leave Requirements, U.S. Department of Labor
- Final Regulations, Federal Register
Required Documentation
- IRS Guidance (see Question 44), Internal Revenue Service
- Required FFCRA Documentation, Recordkeeping, HRWatchdog presented by Cal Chamber, April 3, 2020
Real Estate
Landlord & Tenant Issues
- Form for Tenant Protection Program Residential Tenant Delay of Rent Payment – COVID 19 (PDF), City of Sacramento Community Development
- Form for Commercial Tenant Delay of Rent Payment – COVID 19 (PDF), City of Sacramento Community Development
- Frequently Asked Questions: Challenges with Rent Collection Related to COVID-19 Pandemic (PDF), California Apartment Association
Lender & Borrower Issues
- Governor Newsom announces mortgage relief that will benefit small landlords, California Apartment Association, March 29, 2020
Exchanges and Qualified Opportunity Zones
- IRS Notice 2020-23, (PDF update to previous notices and regulations regarding additional relief for taxpayers affected by COVID-19, which in addition to postponing dates for certain federal tax returns and federal tax payments, also extends some (but not all) deadlines relating to 1031 exchanges and investments in Qualified Opportunity Zones, Internal Revenue Service
Construction
Employment
Federal Guidance
- Coronavirus Resources, U.S. Department of Labor
- COVID-19 and the American Workplaces, U.S. Department of Labor
- Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19 (PDF), U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
- What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
State Guidance
- Executive Order to Provide Expanded Access to Child Care for Essential Workers, Office of Governor Gavin Newsom, April 4, 2020
- One-Stop Website for Donations/Sales of Essential Medical Supplies, Office of Governor Gavin Newsom, April 4, 2020
- Governor’s Essential Business/Stay Home Directive and FAQs, Office of Governor Gavin Newsom, April 4, 2020
- California Launches One-Stop COVID-19 Website, ca.gov, State of California
- Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers, (PDF) covid19.ca.gov State of California
- CDPH News Releases 2020, CA Department of Public Health
- Information about filing for paid family leave, state disability insurance or unemployment insurance. California Employment Development Department (EDD)
- Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) – FAQs on laws enforced by the California Labor Commissioner’s Office California Labor Commissioner’s Office
- DFEH Employment Information on COVID-19 (PDF), CA Department of Fair Employment and Housing
- Benefits for Workers Impacted by COVID-19, CA Labor and Workforce Development Agency
- Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) Resources for Employers and Workers, CA Labor and Workforce Development Agency
- Cal/OSHA Guidance on Requirements to Protect Workers from Coronavirus, Cal/OSHA
Local Guidance
- Local Health and Stay-at-Home Order Pages, CalChamber
- San Francisco Paid Sick Leave and the Coronavirus, City and County of San Francisco
- Office of Labor Standards Enforcement Guidance, City and County of San Francisco
Other Guidance
- Employers' COVID-19-Related Frequently Asked Questions, HRCalifornia Extra, April 9, 2020
General Business
Licensing
- DMV Extends All Expiring Driver Licenses, State of California Department of Motor Vehicles
Taxation
- Coronavirus Tax Relief and Economic Impact Payments, Internal Revenue Service
- Coronavirus Special Tax Relief and Assistance Updates, CA Franchise Tax Board
Insurance & Risk Mitigation
- Information about COVID-19 and Insurance, CA Dept. of Insurance
- Avoid Coronavirus Scams, Federal Trade Commission
- Disaster Distress Helpline, U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
Court Access Issues
- California Courts Website, California Courts
- Find Your Court - Superior Court Current Operations by County, California Courts