Category Archives: Government

CARES Act Small Business Loan

CARES Act Small Business Loan - COVID-19 Relief - OCCC

March 27, 2020; 2:50 PM  County Executive Steve Neuhaus directed the County Attorney’s office to immediately prepare a summary of the newly passed Federal legislation which provides assistance to business and share the same with the Chamber of Commerce.    Below is the County’s immediate summary. It is not intended as legal advice but rather a summary […]

$1,200 cash payments, help for businesses: Here’s what’s in the historic stimulus package for coronavirus

By Maureen Groppe / Ledyard King / USA TODAY WASHINGTON – The Senate approved a massive stimulus bill to help families and businesses hurt by the coronavirus epidemic on Wednesday. The bill now moves to the House, which is expected to vote on the measure Friday morning and then send it to President Donald Trump for his […]

Delivering on President Trump’s Promise, Secretary DeVos Suspends Federal Student Loan Payments, Waives Interest During National Emergency

WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced today that the office of Federal Student Aid is executing on President Donald J. Trump’s promise to provide student loan relief to tens of millions of borrowers during the COVID-19 national emergency. All borrowers with federally held student loans will automatically have their interest rates set […]

UPDATE !~ Determining Whether a Business Enterprise is Subject to A Workforce Reduction

GUIDANCE FOR DETERMINING WHETHER A BUSINESS ENTERPRISE IS SUBJECT TO A WORKFORCE REDUCTION UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER 202.6 (enacted to address the COVID-19 Outbreak) If your question is not answered below, please contact ESD at our website at: https://esd.ny.gov/covid-19-help Requests by businesses to be designated an essential function as described below, should only be made if they […]