April 14, 2020
Dear MNLGA Members:
This e-mail is distributed to key contacts; please feel free to share with others in your office.
Attention new members: I send new updates every day and really do not repeat a lot of the same information. Chelsea has added to the
MNLGA’s COVID-19 resources page
the COVID-19 based member alerts since we began issuing them on March 16
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. Please review them if you are hunting for older information.
New changes to the CARES Act and PPP treatment of the Payroll Tax Deferral Option – updates since April 10
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- If you receive a loan under the PPP, upon receiving a decision from your lender that your PPP loan is forgiven, you are no longer eligible to defer deposit and payment of Employer Social Security tax payments after that date. IRS FAQ dealing with this subject,
linked here.
If you have questions regarding your company, it is advised that you contact your payroll processing company or accountant.
As mentioned early last week, my peer group, NLAE, compiled a U.S/Canada map on which
COVID-19 mandates may be found by state/province
. Each state/province, will have whether or not the “Big 4” – Nursery, Greenhouse, Garden Centers, Landscape – are “open,” “closed,” or “restricted” and then links to the authoritative documentation are provided.
Access that map here
.
I noted the University of MD Ag Law Initiative Risk Management blog sometime last week or so. This is a reminder of that blog as there is some very good content dealing with COVID-19 issues. You can sign up to receive an e-mail when there are new posts and filter out what and when to read from there.
Link here
. You can also search old postings; try a search by month to get the most relevant COVID-19 reports.
Below are just a few things to note:
Webinars
:
Upcoming:
NLAE –
I know I should but….
Jim Paluch and Scott Wentworth
Garden Center Magazine - Virtual Spring Trials – 2020 California Spring Trials Virtual Conference
Pre-recorded:
AmericanHort –
No Contact Sales: A Discussion with Garden Center Retailers
AmericanHort – Updates to the SBA Paycheck Protection Program Application Process
NLAE – Choose to Grow Forward panel
Remember to utilize the COVID-19 resources page on the
MNLGA website
. It includes resources to help connect with consumers, explanations and access to state and federal recovery, employment, and relief efforts, and more.
Please keep me in the loop and let me know how the MNLGA can help you.
Vanessa A. Finney
Executive Director, MNLGA
410-823-8684
