Virtus Law COVID-19 Resources

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Firm Update

• A Letter from our Managing Partner Nathan Nelson https://www.virtuslaw.com/2020/03/23/march-23-2020-a-letter-from-our-managing-partner-nathan-nelson/

Virtus Law Articles

The CARES Act and Families First Act:

• Families First Coronavirus Response Act FAQ’s and Fall Update https://www.virtuslaw.com/2020/08/20/families-first-coronavirus-response-act-faqs-and-fall-update/
• The CARES Act and Your Retirement https://www.virtuslaw.com/2020/04/16/the-cares-act-and-your-retirement/
• 8 Things Business Owners Should Know About the CARES ACT and Families First Coronavirus Response Act https://www.virtuslaw.com/2020/04/10/8-things-business-owners-should-know-about-the-cares-act-and-families-first-coronavirus-response-act/
• Expansion of Unemployment Coverage under the CARES Act https://www.virtuslaw.com/2020/04/04/expansion-of-unemployment-coverage-under-the-cares-act/
• Covid-19 Bill Passed https://www.virtuslaw.com/2020/03/27/covid-19-bill-passed/
• Important Update: Families First Coronavirus Response Act https://www.virtuslaw.com/2020/03/26/important-update-families-first-coronavirus-response-act/

PPP Loan Program:

• Paycheck Protection Plan Flexibility Act Passed https://www.virtuslaw.com/2020/06/05/paycheck-protection-plan-flexibility-act-passed/
• Important Update Regarding the PPP Loan Program https://www.virtuslaw.com/2020/05/13/important-update-regarding-the-ppp-loan-program/
• SBA Issues More Guidance on the PPP Loan https://www.virtuslaw.com/2020/05/11/sba-issues-more-guidance-on-the-ppp-loan/
• Self-employed Individuals and the PPP Loan https://www.virtuslaw.com/2020/04/17/self-employed-individuals-and-the-ppp-loan/
• Paycheck Protection Program Loan Alert https://www.virtuslaw.com/2020/05/01/paycheck-protection-program-loan-alert/
• SBA Planning During Pandemic https://www.virtuslaw.com/2020/04/07/sba-planning-during-pandemic/
• Paycheck Protection Program https://www.virtuslaw.com/2020/04/03/paycheck-protection-program/

Covid-19 – Minnesota:

• New Restrictions on Social Gatherings, Restaurants, and Event Venues in Minnesota
  https://www.virtuslaw.com/2020/11/10/new-restrictions-on-social-gatherings-restaurants-and-event-venues-in-minnesota/
• Phase III of Reopening Announced in Minnesota https://www.virtuslaw.com/2020/06/13/phase-iii-of-reopening-announced-in-minnesota/
• Additional Minnesota Businesses to Reopen June 1, 2020 https://www.virtuslaw.com/2020/05/30/additional-minnesota-businesses-to-reopen-june-1-2020/
• Stay at Home Extended but More Businesses May Open https://www.virtuslaw.com/2020/05/19/stay-at-home-extended-but-more-businesses-may-open/
• Minnesota Governor Tim Walz Extends Stay at Home Order to May 18, 2020 https://www.virtuslaw.com/2020/05/02/minnesota-governor-tim-walz-extends-stay-at-home-order-to-may-18-2020/
• Minnesota Sends Certain Non-Critical Sector Employees Back to Work https://www.virtuslaw.com/2020/04/27/minnesota-sends-certain-non-critical-sector-employees-back-to-work/
• Alert: Impact of COVID-19 on Company Filings https://www.virtuslaw.com/2020/04/17/alert-impact-of-covid-19-on-company-filings/
• Minnesota Stay at Home Order Extended https://www.virtuslaw.com/2020/04/09/minnesota-stay-at-home-order-extended/
• Minnesota State at Home Order Starts March 27, 2020 at 11:59PM https://www.virtuslaw.com/2020/03/27/minnesota-state-at-home-order-starts-march-2 7-2020-at-1159pm/
• Virtus Law as a Critical Sector https://www.virtuslaw.com/2020/03/25/virtus-law-as-a-critical-sector/

Covid-19 – Texas:

• Texas Eases Virus Rules but Texas Bars Still Closed https://www.virtuslaw.com/2020/09/28/texas-eases-virus-rules-but-texas-bars-still-closed/
• Texas Enters Phase III of Reopeninghttps://www.virtuslaw.com/2020/06/13/texas-enters-phase-iii-of-reopening/
• Texas Enters Phase II of Reopening https://www.virtuslaw.com/2020/05/20/texas-enters-phase-ii-of-reopening/
• Texas Temporarily Allows For Appearance Before Notary Public Via Videoconference For Real-Estate Instruments https://www.virtuslaw.com/2020/04/30/texas-temporarily-allows-for-appearance-before-notary-public-via-videoconference-for-real-estate-instruments/
• Texas Temporarily Suspends Certain Statutes To Allow Videoconference Notarization https://www.virtuslaw.com/2020/04/11/texas-temporarily-suspends-certain-statutes-to-allow-videoconference-notarization/

General Resources

• Summary of Joe Biden’s Planned Priorities https://www.virtuslaw.com/2020/11/09/summary-of-joe-bidens-planned-priorities/
• Important update: 2021 tax provision changes https://www.virtuslaw.com/2020/11/03/important-update-2021-tax-provision-changes/
• Estate Planning During Pandemic https://www.virtuslaw.com/2020/03/30/estate-planning-during-pandemic/

Minnesota Resources

1. Executive Order 20-97 (November 12, 2020 Extending the COVID-19 Peacetime Emergency Declared in Executive Order 20-01) https://mn.gov/governor/assets/EO 20-97 Final_tcm1055-453622.pdf
2. Executive Order 20-96 (November 10, 2020 Restricting Social Gatherings, Celebrations, and the Hours and Operations of Bars, Restaurants, and Venues to Prevent Further Spread of COVID-19) https://mn.gov/governor/assets/EO%2020-96%20Final_tcm1055-453621.pdf
3. Emergency Executive Order 20-81 (July 22, 2020 Mandating Face Coverings in all indoor businesses and public settings). https://www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/coronavirus/facecoverfaq.html
4. Emergency Executive Order 20-74 (June 5, 2020 Continuing to Safely Reopen Minnesota’s Economy and Ensure Safe Non Work Activities during the COVID-19 Peacetime Emergency) https://www.leg.state.mn.us/archive/execorders/20-74.pdf
5. Emergency Executive Order 20-63 (May 27, 2020 Continuing to Safely Reopen Minnesota’s Economy and Ensure Safe Non Work Activities during the COVID-19 Peacetime Emergency) https://www.leg.state.mn.us/archive/execorders/20-63.pdf
6. Emergency Executive Order 20-56 (May 13, 2020 Safely Reopening Minnesota’s Economy and Ensuring Safe Non-Work Activities during the COVID-19 Peacetime Emergency) https://www.leg.state.mn.us/archive/execorders/20-56.pdf
7. Critical Sector Guidance and Exemptions (May 5, 2020) https://mn.gov/deed/newscenter/covid/business-exemptions/
8. Emergency Executive Order 20-48 (April 30, 2020 Extending and Modifying Stay at Home Order, Continuing Temporary Closure of Bars, Restaurants, and Other Places of Public Accommodation, and Allowing Additional Workers in Certain Non Critical Sectors to Return to Safe Workplaces) https://www.leg.state.mn.us/archive/execorders/20-48.pdf
9. Emergency Executive Order 20-40 (April 23, 2020 Allowing Workers in Certain Non-Critical Sectors to Return to Safe Workplaces) https://www.leg.state.mn.us/archive/execorders/20-40.pdf
10. Emergency Executive Order 20-33 (April 8, 2020 Extending Stay at Home Order and Temporary Closure of Bars, Restaurants, and Other Places of Public Accommodation) https://www.leg.state.mn.us/archive/execorders/20-33.pdf
11. Emergency Executive Order 20-20 (March 25, 2020 Directing Minnesotans to Stay at Home) https://www.leg.state.mn.us/archive/execorders/20-20.pdf
12. List of Critical Sector exemptions https://mn.gov/deed/assets/critical-worker-definitions-ACC_tcm1045-425195.pdf
13. Additional Information for Minnesotans: https://mn.gov/deed/newscenter/covid/
14. Hennepin County, Minnesota Small Business Resources https://www.hennepin.us/economic-development/impacts/success-stories/Workforce-resources
15. Ramsey County, Minnesota Small Business Resources https://www.ci.ramsey.mn.us/752/COVID-19-Business-Resources
16. Minnesota Secretary of State:

The business services office is closed for most of the public. Filings can be done online and via mail. https://www.sos.state.mn.us/about-the-office/about-the-office/covid-19/

Business Services (Filing, liens, etc.) business.services@state.mn.us

UCC ucc.dept@state.mn.us

Notary notary.sos@state.mn.us

Minnesota Court Operations:

Minnesota District Courts will have at least one public service counter open.

Here is a link for the Covid-19 procedures. http://www.mncourts.gov/reopening

Additional court resources can be found here. http://www.mncourts.gov/Emergency.aspx

Texas Resources

1. Business Checklists and Guidance https://open.texas.gov/
2. Executive Order GA 29 related to the use of face coverings during the Covid-19 disaster https://gov.texas.gov/uploads/files/press/EO-GA-29-use-of-face-coverings-during-COVID-19-IMAGE-07-02-2020.pdf
3. Strike Force to Open Texas checklists (June 3, 2020) https://open.texas.gov/
4. Executive Order GA 23 Updated (May 26, 2020 Proclamation By The Governor of the State of Texas.) https://gov.texas.gov/uploads/files/press/DISASTER_Adding_Covered_Services_to_GA-23_No_2_COVID-19.pdf
5. Executive Order GA 23 (May 18, 2020 Relating to the expanded opening of Texas in response to the COVID-19 disaster.) https://gov.texas.gov/uploads/files/press/EO-GA23_phase_two_expanding_opening_COVID-19.pdf
6. Executive Order GA 18 (April 27, 2020 Relating to the expanded reopening of services as part of the safe, strategic plan to Open Texas in response to the COVID-19 disaster.) https://gov.texas.gov/uploads/files/press/EO-GA18_expanded_reopening_of_services_COVID-19.pdf
7. Executive Order GA 16 (April 17, 2020 Relating to the safe, strategic reopening of select services as the first step to Open Texas in response to tile COVID-19 disaster.) https://gov.texas.gov/uploads/files/press/EO-GA-16_Opening_Texas_COVID-19_FINAL_04-17-2020.pdf
8. Executive Order to Expand Openings of Certain Businesses and Activities (May 6, 2020)

https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/governor-abbott-issues-executive-order-to-expand-openings-of-certain-businesses-and-activities

Dallas County Information:

• Dallas, Texas Covid-19 Information https://www.dallascounty.org/covid-19/
• Dallas, Texas Covid-19 Information for Small Businesses http://dallasecodev.org/562/COVID-19-Info-for-Small-Businesses

Austin (Travis County) Information:

• Austin, Texas Covid-19 Information https://www.austintexas.gov/covid19
• Austin, Texas Assistance for Small Businesses https://www.austintexas.gov/news/city-austin-launches-emergency-assistance-loan-program-small-businesses-impacted-covid-19
• Travis County Covid-19 Information https://www.traviscountytx.gov/news/2020/1945-novel-coronavirus-covid-19-information

Houston (Harris County) Information:

• Houston, Texas Covid-19 Information

http://www.co.houston.tx.us/

• Houston, Texas Resources for Small Businesses https://www.houstontx.gov/obo/covid19-resources-small-businesses.html
• Harris County Covid-19 Information https://publichealth.harriscountytx.gov/Resources/2019-Novel-Coronavirus

San Antonio (Bexar County) Information:

• San Antonio – Covid-19 https://covid19.sanantonio.gov/Home
• San Antonio Resources for Small Businesses https://covid19.sanantonio.gov/Assistance/Small-Business/Resource-Partners-for- Small-Business
• Bexar County Covid-19 Information https://www.bexar.org/3234/COVID-19

Fort Worth (Tarrant County) Information:

• Tarrant County Covid-19 Information https://www.tarrantcounty.com/en/public-health/disease-control—prevention/coronaviruas.html

Texas Secretary of State:

Due to Covid-19 precautions, the James E. Rudder Building is closed. The Secretary   of State online business services are available for business and public filings here:

SOSDirect https://www.sos.state.tx.us/corp/sosda/index.shtml

SOSUpload https://direct.sos.state.tx.us/lef/index.aspx

Additional information can be found here. https://www.sos.state.tx.us/

Texas Court Operations:

Many counties are either rescheduling or holding hearings via zoom or other platforms.  Consult each county’s website and/or court administrator for specific guidance.

• Dallas County and District Courts https://www.dallascounty.org/government/courts/
• Tarrant County https://www.tarrantcounty.com/en/courts.html
• Travis County https://www.traviscountytx.gov/courts
• Bexar County https://www.bexar.org/1055/County-Courts
• Harris County http://www.ccl.hctx.net/
• Northern District of TX (fed) http://www.txnd.uscourts.gov/
• Southern District of TX (fed) https://www.txs.uscourts.gov/
• Eastern District of TX (fed) http://www.txed.uscourts.gov/
• Western District of TX (fed) https://www.txwd.uscourts.gov/

Lending Resources

PPP Loan Program:

• FAQ’s https://www.sba.gov/document/support–faq-lenders-borrowers
• Covid-19 Small Business Guidance & Loan Resources https://www.sba.gov/page/coronavirus-covid-19-small-business-guidance-loan-resources
• Covid-19 relief facts https://www.sba.gov/sites/default/files/resourcefiles/PPPandEIDLQuestionsChartUpdated042120.pdf
• Resources for Minnesota Small Businesses Impacted by Covid-19 https://www.sba.gov/content/resources-minnesota-small-businesses-impacted-covid-19
• Minnesota Lenders Participating in PPP https://www.sba.gov/sites/default/files/articles/PPP_Lender_List_May_8_2020.pdf
• Texas Lenders Participating in PPP https://gov.texas.gov/uploads/files/business/TX_Lenders_participating_in_PPP.pdf
• Dallas/Fort Worth Covid-19 Resources for Small Businesses https://www.sba.gov/offices/district/tx/dallas-fort-worth/resources

Other Resources for Small Business Owners:

• Enhanced debt relief https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/loans/coronavirus-relief- options/sba-debt-relief
• SBA traditional lending options https://www.sba.gov/partners/lenders/7a-loan- program/types-7a-loans
• SBA local and nationwide assistance https://www.sba.gov/local-assistance

EIDL Programs:

• Covid-19 Relief Facts https://www.sba.gov/sites/default/files/resource_files/PPP_and_EIDL_Questions_Chart_Updated_042120.pdf
• Additional resources https://esd.ny.gov/sba-economic-injury-disaster-loan-eidl-program