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On April 7, 2021, the KBA and its President, Tom Kerrick held a combination in-person/virtual town hall meeting at the J. David Rosenberg College of Law. The purpose of the town hall was to introduce the KBA to the law students. A town hall meeting has been held at all three Kentucky law schools this spring. Pictured below are John…

On November 20, 2020, the Kentucky Supreme Court entered Administrative Order 2020-72 which address the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and access to Kentucky courts. Under the order, all trials, both criminal and civil, are postponed until at least February 1, 2021. In addition, the Court has held that all grand jury proceedings will be conducted remotely until further order. Residential and…

Today, the Supreme Court of Kentucky issued Administrative Order 2020-16 adopting heightened social-distancing measures for the Kentucky judicial system in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The order replaces in its entirety the previous Administrative Order 2020-13, dated March 26, 2020. The new order provides for the following measures to be implemented through May 1, 2020: 1. All participants to judicial…

The Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Stability Act (“CARES Act”) was enacted by Congress and signed into law by the President last week. The CARES Act amends the existing Small Business Administration (“SBA”) 7(a) Loan program on a temporary basis to provide immediate relief to small businesses and their employees. Small businesses, with less than 500 employees, may use the…

Today, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) announced its first round of published guidance to provide information to employees and employers about how each will be able to take advantage of the protections and relief offered by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) when it takes effect on April 1, 2020. The guidance – provided…

At Kerrick Bachert, we are dedicated to protecting the health and safety of all of our employees, clients, and community members during this unprecedented time. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and pursuant to the Governor’s directives to combat this virus, our physical office is closed to the public, but our firm is open and fully functioning as we have…

Functioning critical infrastructure is imperative during the response to the COVID-19 emergency for both public health and safety as well as community well-being. Certain critical infrastructure industries have a special responsibility in these times to continue operations. Therefore, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has developed an initial list of “Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers” to help State and local…

The Small Business Administration has announced Economic Injury Disaster loans up to $2 million for small businesses impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. The loan can be used to cover payroll, inventory and pay debt or other expenses. More information can be accessed at www.SBA.gov/coronavirus.