Wins for Insights Industry in Final 2020 COVID-19 Relief and Funding Package: Census; PPP Forgivable Small Business Loans; and Payroll Tax Credit Howard Fienberg Government Affairs 12/23/2020 5:04:00 PM Presuming President Trump signs it into law, the omnibus package of coronavirus relief and Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21) appropriations includes important wins for the insights industry: (1) funding for the census; (2) the extension and expansion of forgivable loans for small businesses; and (3) the extension of the payroll retention tax credit. Read More
Michigan Approves New Laws Limiting COVID-19-Related Liability - H.B. 6030, H.B. 6031, H.B. 6032, H.B. 6101 Howard Fienberg Government Affairs 10/23/2020 2:56:00 PM Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D) signed four bills into law on October 22, 2020 - - H.B. 6030, H.B. 6031, H.B. 6032, H.B. 6101 -- to limit unwarranted COVID-19 exposure-related lawsuits against businesses and protect workers against workplace infection. The Insights Association supported the bills, which were locked together as a legislative package. Read More
New Louisiana Law S.B. 435 Provides COVID-19 Liability Protection to Insights Businesses as They Reopen Howard Fienberg Government Affairs 6/23/2020 3:07:00 PM A new law in Louisiana, backed by the Insights Association, provides people and businesses in the state basic protection from liability for exposure to COVID-19 during the “public health emergency” if following “applicable government standards and guidance.” Read More
Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act Signed Into Law Howard Fienberg Government Affairs 6/5/2020 3:14:00 PM President Trump signed the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act (H.R. 7010), legislation advocated by the Insights Association, into law on June 5, 2020. It improves the ability of small businesses to utilize the Small Business Administration (SBA)'s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans to offset the impact of the COVID-19 crisis. IA endorsed the Act (and its Senate counterpart) and urged Congress to pass it. Read More
President Trump Signs Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act into Law Howard Fienberg Government Affairs 4/20/2020 3:19:00 PM President Donald Trump signed the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (H.R. 226) into law on April 25, 2020, providing $484 billion in financial assistance and funding for various programs in response to the COVID-19 crisis, including the small business loan programs launched and expanded by the March 27th CARES Act. Read More