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COVID-19: News and Resources Main Page
We know this is a highly unsettled and uncertain time. We are all grasping for clarity and comfort as we self-quarantine and check in (virtually) on loved ones and colleagues. Know that our remote-first team is fully operational and here to support our clients in whatever way we can. We will be regularly compiling relevant …
COVID-19: Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness
Last updated: October 14, 2020. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act addresses economic impacts of, and otherwise responds to, the COVID-19 outbreak. The rescue plan includes the Payroll Protection Program (PPP), a loan program for small businesses to keep workers paid and employed. Read more about the program itself here. In this …
COVID-19: Emergency Paid Sick Leave and Emergency Family and Medical Leave
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act requires certain employers to provide their employees with paid sick leave or expanded family and medical leave for specified reasons related to COVID-19. The Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division administers and enforces the new law’s paid leave requirements. These provisions will apply from the effective date through December …
COVID-19: Presentation on Adaptations, Relief Programs, and Resources for Small and Medium Businesses, Nonprofits, and Freelancers
Jason and Francisca presented to the Boulder County Bar Association on COVID-19 Programs and Resources for Small and Medium Businesses, Nonprofits, and Freelancers. In this presentation, they discussed the most important relief granted to small-and medium-sized businesses, nonprofits, and freelancers by the Coronavirus, Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and the Families First Coronavirus …
COVID-19: Paycheck Protection Program Loan
Last updated: August 13, 2020. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (also known as the “CARES Act”) was enacted on March 27, 2020. A key program, the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), is a loan designed to enable small and medium-sized businesses to keep workers paid and employed. The Department of Treasury and the …
Independent Contractor Agreements in Colorado
Most (if not all) of our clients enter into an independent contractor relationship at some point in their existence. The reasons vary: start-ups do not know whether they will be successful in the long term and therefore do not want to commit to an employment relationship; established clients need help for a brief period or …
Mission Protection for Traditional Companies – Blog 2, Voting Trusts and Agreements
In our previous blog about mission protection for traditional companies, we discussed how golden shares, a type of share with special voting- or other rights, could be used as a tool to preserve an entity’s social mission. In this blog, we discuss voting trusts and voting agreements as another mission-anchoring mechanism for a tradition entity …
Mission Protection for Traditional Companies – Blog 1, Golden Shares
Mission-driven for-profit entrepreneurs often face the tough task of deciding how to balance mission protection with growth. In this blog series, we will explore how traditional corporate entities can anchor their mission in the corporate DNA. In the initial three posts, we will discuss mission-anchoring strategies including: golden or veto share; voting trusts or voting …
Mission Protection Mechanisms for For-Profit Entities
Mission protection for socially driven businesses can be structured in numerous ways and formats: by tweaking the existing framework of a traditional for-profit corporate form; by combining two corporate structures and form a hybrid entity; and lastly, by choosing a new or alternative entity type, such as a public benefit corporation or public benefit cooperative, …
