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Update: SBA Creates New PPP Safe Harbor Rule, Extends Deadline to May 18

[Ed. Note: This article has been updated to address FAQ 47, published on May 13, which extends the original safe harbor deadline to May 18 for PPP borrowers to return their loans.  The deadline extension is …

"Do I Need to Return My PPP Loan?" SBA Extends Safe Harbor Deadline to May 18

Written By William S. Durr

[Ed. Note: The safe harbor deadline has been updated to reflect FAQ 47, published on May 13, which extends the original safe harbor deadline to May 18 for PPP borrowers to return their loans.  The deadline e…

What To Do First if You Are Involved in a Car Accident in North Carolina

Written By Lynwood P. Evans and Jeremy M. Wilson

As a result of "stay at home" orders and other social distancing guidelines to help stop the spread of COVID-19, fewer North Carolinians are driving.  In fact, recent news stories report that some car insurance compa…

Replacing the Clean Water Rule – Is the Dance Really Over?

Written By Amy P. Wang

On April 21, 2020, the United States Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") and Army Corps of Engineers ("Corps") completed step two of the two-step "repeal and replace" process ordered by President Trump in 2017 by publi…

North Carolina Extends Certain Real Property Development Approvals

Written By Samuel B. Franck and Kristin D. Mitcham

This week the General Assembly of North Carolina provided some relief to developers with active development approvals.  Pursuant to Senate Bill 704, signed into law on May 4, 2020 (the "Act"), the expiration of those…

Employers Ask, "How Do I Get My Workers Back to the Workplace?"

Written By X. Lightfoot and Will Oden

More than half of the states have started to lift restrictions to re-open businesses or have similar plans to re-open in the next few weeks.  This mass re-opening, coupled with the fact that some employees at home ar…