Dear Clients and Friends,
Below please find the thirteenth edition of Stearns Weaver Miller's COVID-19 Legal Compass, highlighting government updates, alerts on critical topics, and resources to help you navigate and adapt to this rapidly changing environment.
All actions described below have been ordered or updated between June 12, 2020 and June 21, 2020. We have done our best to include significant, timely information, although new orders and actions are being introduced continuously.
View a comprehensive listing of the government actions pertaining to COVID-19 that we have collected to date.
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RECENT FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ACTIONS
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Loan Forgiveness Guidance and Application Updated
: The SBA has updated the loan forgiveness application and guidance for small businesses that received Payment Protection Program ("PPP") loans. The revised application and new EZ application reflect the changes made by the Paycheck Protection Flexibility Act of 2020, which became law on June 5. The SBA also issued rules for calculating payroll costs and owner compensation in relation to PPP loan forgiveness under the new 24-week covered period.
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CDC Continues to Provide Guidance
: As re-opening continues, the CDC, and in certain cases the Occupational Safety and Health Administration ("OSHA"), provided guidance for specific professions, including veterinarians, dental and healthcare providers, meat and poultry processors, and nursing homes. The CDC also provided suggestions for youth and summer camps. In addition to these more specific documents, the CDC provided information for Health Departments regarding contact tracing with confirmed cases. All of the latest CDC guidance is available at their
website.
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OSHA Issues Guidance
: OSHA issued
guidance to assist employers and workers in safely returning to work and reopening businesses deemed by local authorities as "non-essential" during the pandemic. OSHA notes that the guidelines may supplement state- or locality-specific information and re-opening requirements.
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RECENT STATE OF FLORIDA GOVERNMENT ACTIONS
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Updated Election Procedures: Governor DeSantis issues procedures, recommendations, and requirements focused on ensuring the coming Primary and General elections can be completed safely and timely. Click for more.
View an easy-to-read matrix of the Florida government agency orders that we have collected to date. Highlighted actions are new (June 12-21) since last issue.
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FLORIDA COVID-19 MAPS
Our in-house
Geographic Information System (GIS) team has created state-of-the-art, proprietary work products using data from the Florida Department of Health website. These high-definition maps are extremely detailed, searchable, and are created to help easily visualize Florida's progress in regards to the pandemic.
- Florida COVID-19 Cases as of June 22, by Zip Code. Click for map.
- Change in Number of Cases from June 11 to June 18, by Zip Code. Click for map.
- Change in Number of Hospitalizations from June 11 to June 18, by County. Click for map.
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RECENT COUNTY AND CITY GOVERNMENT ACTIONS
Our
comprehensive listing
includes the latest updates on the actions of 59 local governments throughout the state of Florida, as well as permitting information and a virtual meetings database. Grouped by region and with an easy-to-navigate table of contents, the listing is filled with links to each government's orders, organized by date.
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ARE TRENDING TOWARDS MANDATORY FACIAL COVERINGS
In acknowledging the recent uptick in positive COVID-19 cases, many local governments are now requiring the use of facial coverings while in public spaces, unless an exemption exists. While the southeast Florida region has required facial coverings since April, other local governments are now mandating facial coverings, such as Orange County and the City of Tampa. Additionally, other local governments have scheduled meetings to consider facial covering mandates, such as Leon and Hillsborough Counties. The mandatory facial covering trend will likely continue throughout the upcoming weeks.
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