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OFP Covid-19 Articles OFP’s COVID Response Team is ready to assist clients, businesses and individuals as the world adjusts to the disruptive effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our attorneys are prepared to help you find creative solutions that help you weather these unprecedented times. Response Team Lead Attorney: Bruce Blanchard Direct Dial: Employment issues (Examples: temporary salary reductions, furloughs…
As the coronavirus shifts the way the world works, businesses should take this break in normal operating procedure to re-evaluate their finances. If your business is struggling, OFP recommends the following financial triage: Save as much cash as possible. There are many more options both prior to and after declaring bankruptcy when there is cash on hand and the business…
Businesses and individuals now will have until July 15 to file and pay their taxes. This means that you have an additional three months to plan and prepare your returns without having to incur penalties or interest on up to $1 million in tax owed. Businesses will have the same time period to pay amounts due on up to $10…
On March 18, 2020, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act was signed into law and will become effective not later than 15 days later, April 1, 2020(FN1). There are some differences between what was ultimately passed and what was summarized in our early article from March 16, 2020. In particular, the Act still provides two weeks (80 hours) of paid…
Construction and many other contractors who cannot telework may be receiving stop-work orders or facing other unique challenges on their government contracts in the face of COVID-19. Impacts may be exacerbated for personnel working in the field who may not be receiving guidance from the government due to unavailability of their Contracting Officers (CO) or Contracting Officer Representatives (COR). There…
On Sat., March 14, 2020, the House passed a supplemental appropriations bill, H.R. 6201, providing for various economic measures to respond to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. The Senate is expected to vote on the Bill as early as Monday night, and President Trump has expressed his support for the measures. If passed by the Senate and signed into law, the…
By now, you’ve undoubtedly received several communications regarding the various safety precautions and proactive measures being employed by organizations across myriad industries in light of the COVID-19 outbreak. We at Odin Feldman Pittleman also are working diligently to ensure that our attorneys, staff, and clients remain healthy. Our building management has taken additional steps to ensure the cleanliness of common…
RESTON—Feb. 11, 2020—Odin, Feldman & Pittleman, P.C., today announced that Thomas J. Sawyer has joined the firm as a shareholder in its Labor & Employment practice group. Sawyer, who leaves Womble Bond Dickinson, brings more than 30 years of extensive experience in a broad spectrum of employment matters, including wage and hour, discrimination and employee termination. “We’re excited to welcome Tom…
Each year, the Business Women’s Giving Circle (BWGC) of the Community Foundation for Northern Virginia awards grants to local non-profit organizations that provide instruction and enrichment in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) to girls and young women in Northern Virginia. OFP Shareholder Catherine Schott Murray serves as the BWGC’s chairperson for 2020, and we asked her to share key…
Effective Jan. 1, employers in Virginia will be required to provide workers with a written, detailed pay stub on each regular pay date. Under the amended Virginia code § 40.1-29, on each regular pay date, employees must receive a pay stub in print or digital format that includes the employer’s name and address, the number of hours worked in the pay…