Author: Dorron Blumberg

The SBA and U.S. Treasury posted a joint statement on Monday with new information on the PPP to clarify confusion on the Act that was passed just days before.  Never a dull week in payroll.

 

There was uncertainty in the language used in the PPP Flexibility Act whether any of the loan would be forgiven if less than 60% was spent on payroll.  They have clarified that it will be a sliding scale if you use "less than 60 percent of the loan amount for payroll costs during the forgiveness covered period, the borrower will continue to be eligible for partial loan forgiveness, subject to at least 60 percent of the loan forgiveness amount having been used for payroll costs." 
 

 

June 10, 2020 – Lee Health is in urgent need of convalescent plasma donations to help refill supply levels. As a registered participating site in Mayo Clinic’s COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma Study, it is vital that Lee Health’s supply remains stocked to continue to make progress in the fight against the coronavirus. 
 

June 10, 2020 – Paul X. Benedetto, MD has been named Chairman of Dermatology at Cleveland Clinic Weston. He will be based at both the Weston and Parkland locations. 

 

Dr. Benedetto specializes in skin cancers and dermatologic surgery. He has published numerous scholarly articles on topics ranging from an atypical spindle cell neoplasm, to polyotia to benign subcutaneous tumors. His area of specialization is Mohs surgery and reconstruction after skin cancer removal.
 

 

 

June 10, 2020 – Florida Blue, the state’s leading health insurer, announced today additional actions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic:

 

For Commercial Fully Insured Employer Group Health Plans:

•One-Month Reduction in Premium: Fully insured employer group customers will be provided a 15% reduction in premium costs to be applied to the billing statement issued in June for their July invoices.    

•Extension of Waiting Period Waiver through Sept. 30: Employees of fully insured employer group who have been furloughed, had hours reduced or lost employment will have the re-enrollment waiting period waived upon returning as full-time employees.

•Lower-Cost Group Plan Option: Fully insured employer group customers that do not already offer the maximum number of health plans allowed will have the option to add a lower-cost Florida Blue health plan to their current offering. This will give employers more coverage options, and their employees can then choose whether to move into this new plan or stay in their current plan. 
 

June 10, 2020 – Sons and daughters who miss their father or father figure can join others as they fill their hearts with memories, music and inspiration at a VITAS Healthcare-sponsored “Honoring Our Fathers” event via Zoom on Friday, June 19, two days before Father’s Day.

 

Facilitated by bereavement specialists from VITAS, the virtual event will feature special tributes to fathers, a musical guest artist, an Emmy Award-winning speaker, and a chance for participants to celebrate the memories and influence of their fathers and father figures.