COVID-19 Resource Center

As the threat of COVID-19 continues to impact businesses across the country, it is imperative to have an advocate by your side, offering guidance and legal perspective on a range of complicated business matters.

Saiber stands ready to support you as advocates, counselors and business advisors.  During these uncertain times, we continue to stand steadfastly behind our firm’s motto: Lawyers for Business, Counselors for Life.®  In that regard, we have developed a multidisciplinary team to help address the myriad of issues brought on by this global pandemic.  We are prepared to assist you in:

• Labor and employment law matters
  
  
• Contract disputes, including force majeure
  
  
• Real estate and leasing issues
  
  
• Business litigation
  
  
• Business counseling and transactions
  
  
• Insurance coverage disputes
  
  
• Bankruptcy
  
  
• Estate planning
  
  
• Banking & financial services
  
  

Related COVID-19 Articles and Publications

Latest COVID-19 Alerts

• District of New Jersey Enacts New Restrictions on Courthouse Access in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic (Business Litigation - September 16, 2021)
  
  
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Issues Updated Guidance on COVID-19 Vaccination Policies (Employment & Labor Law - June 23, 2021)
  
  
• Governor Andrew Cuomo Signs into Law the HERO Act (Employment & Labor Law - May 27, 2021)

Employment & Labor Law

• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Issues Updated Guidance on COVID-19 Vaccination Policies (Employment & Labor Law - June 23, 2021)
  
  
• Governor Andrew Cuomo Signs into Law the HERO Act (Employment & Labor Law - May 27, 2021)
  
  
• COVID-19 Vaccine Eligibility is Expanding after New Jersey Issues Employer Guidance Regarding Mandatory Vaccination (Employment & Labor Law - April 14, 2021)
  
  
• Updated Guidance from New York Department of Labor on Benefits for Multiple Quarantines under the NY COVID-19 Leave Law (Employment & Labor Law - March 2, 2021)
  
  
• The Impact of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 on COVID-19 Leave (Employment & Labor Law - January 11, 2021)
  
  
• EEOC Provides New Guidance on COVID-19 Vaccinations (Employment & Labor Law - December 23, 2020)
  
  
• Should Employers Mandate a COVID-19 Vaccination? (Employment & Labor Law - October 29, 2020)
  
  
• Governor Murphy Signs Executive Order Outlining COVID-19 Protocols for the Workplace (Employment & Labor Law - October 29, 2020)
  
  
• Jennine DiSomma to Participate in Webinar on EEOC and the Covid-19 Pandemic (Employment & Labor Law - September 30, 2020)
  
  
• Department of Labor Recently Updated its Regulations to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (Employment & Labor Law - September 29, 2020)
  
  
• Department of Labor Provides New Guidance and Resources on Compliance with Federal Laws Amidst On-Going COVID-19 Pandemic (Employment & Labor Law - August 3, 2020)
  
  
• Restarting Your Business as New Jersey Embarks on the Road Back from COVID-19 (Business Counseling, Employment & Labor Law, Real Estate Law - July 2, 2020)
  
  
• Employee Monitoring and COVID-19 Travel Advisories (Employment & Labor Law - June 26, 2020)
  
  
• Employers Must Update Employee Handbooks due to COVID-19 (Employment & Labor Law - May 20, 2020)
  
  
• COVID-19 Update: Managing Employees Working Remotely (Employment & Labor Law/Business Counseling - May 11, 2020)
  
  
• Complying with Expanded Family and Medical Leave Laws in New Jersey (Employment & Labor Law - April 22, 2020)
  
  
• First Come-First Served! Paycheck Protection Program Launches Today! (Business Counseling/Employment & Labor Law - April 3, 2020)
  
  
• COVID-19 Update: What You Need to Know About the New DOL Notice (Employment & Labor Law - March 26, 2020)
  
  
• COVID-19 Update:  Employers with Fewer than 500 Employees Subject to New Paid Leave Obligation (Employment & Labor Law - March 23, 2020, Updated on March 26th)
  
  
• NY COVID-19 Leave Available to all Employees Now (Employment & Labor Law - March 25, 2020)
  
  
• Coronavirus has Reached the Tri-State Area (Employment & Labor Law - March 5, 2020)

Business Counseling

• Restarting Your Business as New Jersey Embarks on the Road Back from COVID-19 (Business Counseling, Employment & Labor Law, Real Estate Law - July 2, 2020)
  
  
• Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act Signed Into Law (Business Counseling - June 12, 2020)
  
  
• COVID-19 Update: Paycheck Protection Program Forgiveness Application is Now Available (Business Counseling - May 18, 2020)
  
  
• Federal Reserve Announces “Main Street Lending Program” (Business Counseling - April 13, 2020)
  
  
• First Come-First Served! Paycheck Protection Program Launches Today! (Business Counseling/Employment & Labor Law - April 3, 2020)
  
  
• Federal and State Grant and Loan Programs Available to New Jersey Small Businesses (Business Counseling - April 2, 2020)
  
  
• COVID-19's Potential Impact on Contractual Obligations (Business Counseling/Business Litigation - March 24, 2020)
  
  
• Business Resources Regarding COVID-19 Hardships (Business Counseling/Business Litigation - March 19, 2020)

Business Litigation

• District of New Jersey Enacts New Restrictions on Courthouse Access in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic (Business Litigation - September 16, 2021)
  
  
• District of New Jersey Extends Standing Orders Responding to COVID Crisis for Several More Months (Business Litigation - March 15, 2021)
  
  
• District of New Jersey Extends Standing Orders Responding to COVID Crisis into 2021(Business Litigation - December 29, 2020)
  
  
• District of New Jersey Suspends All In-Person Judicial Proceedings (Business Litigation - November 25, 2020)
  
  
• District of New Jersey Further Addresses COVID-19 Emergency (Business Litigation - May 26, 2020)
  
  
• Governor Murphy Signs Bill Into Law Allowing Remote Notarization of Documents in Light of COVID-19 (Business Litigation - April 20, 2020)
  
  
• District of New Jersey Addresses May 2020 Filing and Discovery Deadlines and Extends Previous Orders in Response to COVID-19 Emergency (Business Litigation - April 17, 2020)
  
  
• DNJ and Third Circuit Close Courthouses in Response to COVID-19; DNJ Announces Remote Hearing Guidelines (Business Litigation - March 26, 2020)
  
  
• District of New Jersey Addresses Upcoming Filing and Discovery Deadlines in Light of COVID-19 Emergency (Business Litigation - March 25, 2020)
  
  
• COVID-19's Potential Impact on Contractual Obligations (Business Counseling/Business Litigation - March 24, 2020)
  
  
• District of New Jersey Addresses Exigent Circumstances Due to COVID-19 (Business Litigation/Intellectual Property - March 20, 2020)
  
  
• Business Resources Regarding COVID-19 Hardships (Business Counseling/Business Litigation - March 19, 2020)

Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights

• Changes in Bankruptcy Law Included in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights - March 27, 2020)
  
  
• Strategies for Businesses to Mitigate the Expected Financial Fallout from COVID-19 (Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights/Business Counseling - March 27, 2020)

Intellectual Property

• Branding School Face Masks in the Time of Covid (Intellectual Property - September 21, 2020)
  
  
• Trademark Office Further Extends Certain Filing Deadlines in Response to COVID-19 Crisis (Intellectual Property - May 1, 2020)
  
  
• Trademark Office Extends Certain Filing Deadlines in Response to COVID-19 Crisis (Intellectual Property Law - April 1, 2020)
  
  
• COVID-19 Crisis Leads to Temporary Changes to Trademark Registration Practice, Possibly with More to Come (Intellectual Property Law - March 31, 2020)
  
  
• District of New Jersey Addresses Exigent Circumstances Due to COVID-19 (Business Litigation/Intellectual Property - March 20, 2020)

Estate Planning & Administration

• COVID-19 Update: Estate Planning Checklist for Uncertain Times (Estate Planning & Administration - April 30, 2020)
  
  
• COVID-19 Highlights the Need for Advanced Directives (Estate Planning & Administration/Elder Law - March 22, 2020)

Real Estate & Land Use

• New Jersey Permit Extension Act 2020 Enacted (Real Estate & Land Use, Environmental Law - July 28, 2020)
  
  
• Restarting Your Business as New Jersey Embarks on the Road Back from COVID-19 (Business Counseling, Employment & Labor Law, Real Estate Law - July 2, 2020)
  
  
• DCA Releases Guidance On How to Process Land Use Applications and Conduct Land Use Hearings During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Land Use, Zoning & Planning/Real Estate Transactions - April 15, 2020)
  
  
• Governor Murphy Enacts 90-Day Grace Period for Mortgage Relief for Borrowers Economically Impacted by Covid-19 (Real Estate Law - April 6, 2020)

Insurance & Reinsurance

• Lawsuit Seeking Business Interruption and Civil Authority Coverage for Coronavirus Losses Calls on Court to Disregard Virus Exclusion Based on Pending Legislation (Insurance & Reinsurance - April 9, 2020)

Environmental

• New Jersey Permit Extension Act 2020 Enacted (Real Estate & Land Use, Environmental Law - July 28, 2020)
  
  
• EPA Issues Temporary Guidance on Enforcement of Environmental Laws (Environmental Law - March 30, 2020)

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