The Energy Law

JULY 2, 2020

On June 19, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) issued Notice 2020-50 which expands the categories of individuals eligible for coronavirus-related distributions (“CRDs”), loans, and loan repayment suspensions as well as resolves some of the issues that were concerning plan administrators and employers under the CARES Act.

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APRIL 20, 2020

In addition to the SBA’s Payment Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL), on April 9, 2020, the Federal Reserve announced that it was going to provide up to $2.3 insured depository institutions, U.S. Eligibility Eligible Lenders : Eligible Lenders are U.S. bank holding companies, and U.S.

E&A

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MARCH 8, 2021

Employee wages, salaries and commissions owed by an employer, $13,650 in 2020, that were earned within 180 days of a company filing for bankruptcy are given a higher priority in a bankruptcy proceeding ( fourth priority level ). A model COBRA election notice is available on the DOL website.

Casing

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FEBRUARY 9, 2021

13, 2020), the plaintiff was not in the danger zone when he witnesses a ship allision. The district court dismissed their case under Rule 12(b)(6). In re Oil Spill by Oil Rig “Deepwater Horizon” in Gulf of Mex., 20, 2010 , 452 F. 3d 455, 463 (E.D. at 461-63. On appeal, the Fifth Circuit affirmed. In SCF Waxler Marine LLC v.

Casing

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NOVEMBER 18, 2020

3d 550, a three-judge panel of the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal held on August 14, 2020, that seaman status under the Jones Act may apply to an injured welder on a jack-up oil rig adjacent to an inland pier. On October 30, 2020, the Court issued an order vacating the panel decision and setting the case for en banc review.

Casing

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OCTOBER 15, 2020

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (“BOEM”) and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (“BSEE”) recently issued a proposed rule on Risk Management, Financial Assurance and Loss Prevention (“Proposed Rule”), which was published in the Federal Register on October 16, 2020 and is now open for public comment.

Pipeline

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MARCH 8, 2021

Employee wages, salaries and commissions owed by an employer, $13,650 in 2020, that were earned within 180 days of a company filing for bankruptcy are given a higher priority in a bankruptcy proceeding ( fourth priority level ). A model COBRA election notice is available on the DOL website.

Casing

The Energy Law

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (“BOEM”) and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (“BSEE”) recently issued a proposed rule on Risk Management, Financial Assurance and Loss Prevention (“Proposed Rule”), which was published in the Federal Register on October 16, 2020 and is now open for public comment.

Pipeline

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MARCH 30, 2020

This article was updated on April 14, 2020. Status of Louisiana state courts As of March 30, 2020, the Louisiana Supreme Court has issued four orders in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. On April 1, the Court issued its eighth order, tolling the statutes of limitations for all civil cases from March 13 until June 1, 2020.

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The Energy Law

MAY 19, 2020

Updated August 31, 2020 On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, also known as the CARES Act, which established, in relevant part, the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), a loan program that offers eligible borrowers the potential for loan forgiveness.

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