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On Wednesday, Dec. 16, the EEOC released new guidance for employers regarding how the legal requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) will impact administration of the COVID-19 vaccine. That guidance, which came in the form of frequently asked questions, recognizes the complex legal questions that arise with administering a COVID-19 vaccine in an employment context.

The Business and Commercial Services office of the Arkansas Secretary of State (AR SOS) will be closed beginning at noon on December 30, 2020 and will not reopen until January 4, 2021. Any company wishing to dissolve before the end of the year must do so prior to noon on December 30, 2020.

Some good news to end 2020: Our annual Friday Cares Holiday Donation Drive raised more then $5,500 to help feed those struggling with hunger in Arkansas. We also collected non-perishable food items that, along with the money raised, was sent to the Arkansas Foodbank, The Salvation Army of Northwest Arkansas and the Junior Auxiliary of Saline County.

Friday, Eldredge & Clark, LLP is proud to announce Mid-South Super Lawyers named 50 attorneys to their annual listing of top lawyers in Arkansas including eight named as “Top 50: 2020 Arkansas Super Lawyers” and 14 ranked as “Rising Stars.”

On Friday, December 4, the CDC issued new guidance for dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. That guidance recognizes the high levels of community transmission in recent weeks and the need to adopt more stringent measures to slow the spread of the disease.

On Wednesday, the CDC issued revised guidance announcing that the required time for quarantine after exposure to COVID-19 may be reduced from 14 days to 7 or 10 days. The CDC still recommends a quarantine period of 14 days when possible. But the CDC also recognizes that the burden and economic hardship of the 14-day quarantine may reduce compliance.

As a component of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief & Economic Security Act, the Federal Reserve established the Main Street Lending Program to provide up to $600 billion in financing to businesses and nonprofit organizations negatively impacted by the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.