COVID-19 Update June 8, 2020

Stop filling out your PPP loan forgiveness application. Everything has changed for the PPP forgiveness with the new law, including a new application for forgiveness coming soon. The big news from the SBA today is that the forgiveness percentage is still available if you don’t reach 60% of your PPP loan on Payroll costs. The…

COVID-19 Update June 5, 2020

President Trump has signed into law HR 7010 giving employers more flexibility when using Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funds and applying for loan forgiveness. As of Friday, June 5, 2020, this legislation does not address tax-deductibility of expenses paid witha forgiven PPP loan. Here are a few more questions we hope will be answered in…

COVID-19 Update June 4, 2020

As I mentioned yesterday, the situation in the Senate was very fluid. About an hour after I sent my email, the Senate reversed course and approved the bill from the House for the PPP forgiveness relief. Also, below are a couple of articles that explain the new options with the latest legislation. This has been…

COVID-19 Update June 3, 2020

You might not be aware of the potentially detrimental details included in HR7010 (the House bill that passed last week). First, they reduced the PPP loan expenditures dedicated to payroll from a minimum of 75% down to 60%. That sounds good on the outset, but currently, if you don’t hit the 75%, your forgiveness decreases…

The HCCL Announces Workforce Heroes Program

For Immediate Release Contact: Mayra Pineda   Workforce Heroes Program Placing the COVID-19 Impacted Community Back into Jobs New Orleans, Louisiana: The Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Louisiana and Delta Administrative Services are pleased to announce they have partnered to launch “Workforce Heroes,” an initiative to recognize and support the community impacted by Covid-19 by…

COVID-19 Update June 2, 2020

As of now, there is no word from the Senate on the House proposed changes to the PPP Loan forgiveness Senate Majority Leader McConnell, however, indicated that a vote would be coming very soon. If the Senate does make changes, the bill will need to go back to the House for approval. Assuming the House…

COVID-19 Update June 1, 2020

Governor Edwards has announced today that Louisiana is moving to Phase II on Friday, June 5. In the same press conference, Mayor Cantrell issued a statement that New Orleans will remain a little while longer in Phase I until they can confirm that the Memorial Day Holiday is not going to cause another spike in…