BW INSIGHTS

Iowa Dental Board Issues New FAQ to Clarify Guidance for Dental Practice Re-Openings

By Jonathan Napier | 05.11.2020
With many dental offices reopening or preparing to reopen for elective procedures this week, the Iowa Dental Board (the Board) has issued a second FAQ to address questions received in response to the “Guidelines for the Safe Transition Back to Practice” issued last week. The original FAQ is also still available for reference. The FAQs address... Read More

Business Considerations for Those Impacted by COVID-19

By William Brown | 05.05.2020
While businesses have patiently awaited the lifting of closure orders associated with the pandemic, the uncertainty of business recovery looms as state and local governments begin easing closure restrictions. What will business look like in the post-closure world? How long will it take for business to recover? These are amongst the most pressing... Read More

COVID-19 As We Enter May: What Should Employers Be Thinking About?

By Danielle Smid | 05.04.2020
While legal considerations will vary by business priorities, practicalities, and industry, we have seen several recurring topics on employers’ minds as we begin a new month in this coronavirus pandemic. Below, I’ve outlined a quick list of topics to make sure your company is on top of: Leave requirements under Families First Coronavirus Response... Read More

PPP Portal Opens to Small Lenders Only for 8 Hours

By BrownWinick | 04.29.2020
On Wednesday, April 29, the U.S. Treasury and Small Business Administration (“SBA”) announced that for eight hours, big banks will be prevented from accessing the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) portal. During this time, small lenders will have exclusive access to submitting applications for PPP loans. A lender with under $1 billion in assets... Read More

Paycheck Protection Program Resumes Monday, April 27th

By Amy Johnson | 04.24.2020
If you have not already taken advantage of it, the SBA will be accepting PPP applications starting Monday morning. We recommend reaching out to your banker right away to get the ball rolling as the new appropriation will be given on a first-come first-served basis. Let us know what we can do to be of assistance – we have already helped numerous... Read More

Making a big change to your business? We can help.

By BrownWinick | 04.21.2020
COVID-19 has drastically altered market demands and in response, some companies are temporarily changing their business models to manufacture products that are desperately needed. We have ethanol plants manufacturing hand sanitizer, clothing companies making surgical gowns, and plastic molding companies making face shields. One hurdle to making... Read More

COVID-19 Update: New Proclamation Restricting Northeast Iowa Activities

By Matthew McKinney | 04.16.2020
Today, Governor Reynolds announced additional restrictions in Northeast Iowa due to the heightened risk of COVID-19. Risk is based upon several factors, measured across 6 different geographic regions (as we’ve outlined before and depicted on the attached map), and ranked on a scale of 1 - 10 (10 being highest risk). Today, region 6 (northeast... Read More

Negotiating M&A Deal Terms During the COVID-19 Outbreak

By BrownWinick | 04.13.2020
If you are in the process of negotiating the purchase or sale of a company’s assets, a large ownership stake in a company or some other merger or acquisition (“M&A”) transaction for a business, consider if and how COVID-19 could impact the terms of your deal, including those listed below. 1 - Purchase Price: Before signing up a deal, the parties... Read More

UPDATE - Do Health Care Providers Have Legal Immunity When Treating COVID-19 Patients?

By Drew Larson | 04.10.2020
I previously wrote a blog discussing the lack of legal immunity for health care providers treating COVID-19 patients (read here). However, since then, Governor Kim Reynolds, in coordination with the Iowa Department of Public Health (“IDPH”), issued the Personal Protective Equipment (“PPE”) Shortage Order due to PPE limitations. This Order does... Read More

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