Non-Competes Amid COVID-19
Non-competition agreements or “covenants not to compete” are a form of restrictive covenant often found in employment agreements, including in New York and Connecticut. Generally, these provisions bar an employee from engaging in competition with an employer either...
Physician Self-Referral: A Primer on STARK rules
Among the frustrating realities for physicians, administrators, and others in the medical profession are never-ending compliance obligations. Regulations can be complex and dense, with compliance costly and time-consuming. The so-called “STARK” framework is...
Long-term Care Insurance
Our firm works routinely with clients on questions and issues related to long-term care insurance. You or a loved one may have purchased long-term care insurance coverage anticipating that it will be available should the need arise. Typically, long-term care policies...
Next Steps for New York Courts
Judge Lawrence Marks, the Chief Administrative Judge in the New York state court system, announced yesterday that starting this Monday, May 4th, litigants in matters pending in NY courts can file new motions and respond to pending motions and file other applications....
Update on Court Operations in State and Federal courts in New York and Connecticut
Since mid-March, state and federal courts throughout the U.S. have issued widely varying "general orders" and interim rules affecting all pending or anticipated litigation by restricting courts access, staying filing or other deadlines, and otherwise limiting...
Small Business Paycheck Protection Program Loans: What Prospective Borrowers Need to Know
Pursuant to the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES” Act), the US Small Business Administration was authorized to modify existing loan programs and establish a new loan program to support small businesses impacted by COVID-19. Congress...
COVID-19 Business Update: Virtual notarizations in Connecticut
Last week, Governor Lamont signed an Executive Order authorizing remote notarizations subject to a handful of (straightforward) conditions. Permitting this made sense even before COVID-19. Here are the conditions: a. The person seeking the notarial act ("Signatory")...
COVID-19 Insurance Coverage Update
Early this month, I previewed some basic coverage issues faced by insured businesses and their insurers in the context of COVID-19. As the pandemic has spread across the US and crippled innumerable businesses, business interruption coverage litigation has begun, and...
Make a Plan Now for Addressing Legal, Employment and Business Issues Related to COVID-19
Especially for those of us in New York, Connecticut, or a handful of other states, the legal, employment and business impacts of COVID-19 are already dramatic and near-ubiquitous. In the past few days, our firm has heard from businesses of all sizes facing dramatic...
Overview of LLC Operating Agreements
State laws impose differing requirements related to operating agreements for limited liability companies (“LLCs”). Some states, including Connecticut, do not require an operating agreement at all. Others including New York do require this. Generally...