WILLIAMSON COUNTY FACE MASK ORDER AND JURY TRIAL POSTPONEMENT On Monday, July 6, 2020, Williamson County Mayor, Rogers Anderson, issued an executive order requiring all Williamson County residents to wear a face mask in public in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Mayor Anderson’s order also requires businesses and facilities to post signage informing […]
BAN ON EVICTIONS LIFTED/TN STATE OF EMERGENCY EXTENDED
TN BAN ON EVICTIONS LIFTED/STATE OF EMERGENCY EXTENDED/SUSPENSION OF IN-PERSON COURT PROCEEDINGS EASED On May 26, 2020, the Tennessee Supreme Court released an Order extending Tennessee’s state of emergency and modifying the prior suspension of in-person court proceedings in all state and local courts. Some main points of the Court’s new order are: Ban on […]
Nashville Tennessee and Florida Update on Reopening
REOPENING NASHVILLE – PHASE ONE – AND A FLORIDA UPDATE NASHVILLE On Thursday, May 21, 2020, Mayor Cooper announced that starting Monday, May 25, 2020, phase two of Nashville’s four-part reopening plan will begin. Phase two allows for the reopening of businesses such as gyms, hair, and nail salons at 50% capacity. Business at salons […]
Salons Open in Tennessee
REOPENING OF SALONS Governor Lee has announced that “close-contact services” in the 89 counties (excluding Davidson, Hamilton, Knox, Madison, Shelby, and Sullivan counties) will be allowed to reopen on Wednesday, May 6, 2020. Governor Lee’s Executive Order 30 defines close-contact services as barber shops, salons (hair, nail, waxing, threading, and tanning), spas, tattoo parlors, and […]
You Can Go Back to the Gym – Execute Order 30
RETURNING TO WORK SAFELY DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC On Tuesday, April 28, 2020, Governor Lee signed Executive Order No. 30. That Order opened more businesses but still limits many personal care (close contact) businesses and entertainment venues from opening. The Order applies to the 89 counties without a locally operated health department (all counties except […]
WHEN DOES YOUR SALON OR GYM OPEN?!? THAT’S WHAT YOU REALLY WANT TO KNOW
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE PLANS TO REOPEN TENNESSEE (AND FLORIDA TOO FOR OUR KHA FLORIDA CLIENTS) Reopening the State of Tennessee Governor Lee has begun to release information about the plans to reopen the state of Tennessee. Tennessee’s new reopening guidelines apply to 89 counties, excluding Shelby, Madison, Davidson, Hamilton, Knox and […]
TENNESSEE MANDATES STAYING AT HOME NOW
STAYING AT HOME IS NO LONGER AN OPTION – IT IS A REQUIREMENT Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed Executive Order 23 requiring you to stay home unless you are carrying out “essential activities.” You may only leave your home for essential activities such as purchasing food, obtaining medical care, to go to work at an […]
Small Business Relief COVAD-19
On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES”) was passed. The CARES Act is an unprecedented stimulus package that releases over three hundred thirty billion dollars of federal funding to help maintain and boost the economy by supporting American businesses. For small businesses in particular, this historic stimulus package includes […]
The New Coronavirus Law – Read Now
EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES NEED TO KNOW THE NEW LAW On Wednesday, March 18, 2020, the Emergency Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the “Act”), was signed into law by President Trump. The emergency paid sick leave provisions of the Act apply to private employers with fewer than 500 employees. These employers are required to provide […]
Car Wreck Cases
HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE TO REACH A RESOLUTION OF MY PERSONAL INJURY CLAIM? Clients who have recently been in a car accident often ask the same question – how long will my personal injury case take to settle? Unfortunately, it is almost impossible to know exactly how long a client’s claim will take because […]
