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EEOC and DHS Issue Updated Guidance For Employers to Address COVID-19
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has created a great deal of uncertainty in the workplace, forcing many employers to search for ways to protect their staff while struggling to stay in business. Fortunately, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has...
Business Interruption Insurance and COVID-19
"Business interruption" insurance is a type of insurance coverage common in commercial insurance policies. Typically, the insurer agrees to compensate the insured for a loss of income resulting from an interruption of business operations caused by events defined in...
Modifying Loans During COVID-19
Over the course of the past week, we have learned that many banks are being asked to consider loan modifications, payment deferrals, and other similar accommodations to borrowers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Many banks are apparently considering payment waivers...
Families First Coronavirus Response Act Explained
This article by Davenport Evans lawyer Kalen K. Biord offers a brief explanation of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. For more information, view the "Act" via the Congress.gov Families First Coronavirus Response Act webpage or contact Kalen K. Biord at...
Small Business Help for COVID-19
The federal government is taking action to reduce the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on small businesses. While the information and guidance is fluid and changes almost hourly, Davenport Evans lawyer Brendan W. Reilly has prepared the following non-exclusive list of...
New SD Law HB 1113 Allows Shareholders to Meet Remotely
On March 5, 2020, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem signed HB 1113 into law, which aims to “provide for remote participation in a shareholders’ meeting.” The new statute, SDCL § 47-1A-709, will be effective July 1, 2020, Davenport Evans lawyer Michael J. Srstka...
The 2020 Legislative Session- A Lawyer’s Perspective for Banks
The 2020 Legislative session added some specific legislative acts which may be of interest to those reading this article and receiving the Davenport Evans Banking e-News (to sign up, click on the button below.) Most of the legislation takes effect July 1, 2020,...
2020 Davenport Evans Banking Seminar Canceled
Protecting our clients is our mission. Consistent with that mission and the guidance issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on March 15, we believe it is in the best interests of our registrants to cancel the Davenport Evans Banking Seminar scheduled...
KELOLAND Announces Remarkable Women Winner
Remarkable Women of KELOLAND, presented by Davenport Evans Law Firm, is pleased to announce the 2020 winner, Shari Kastein! Click here to hear Shari's story. She will travel to New York City to attend The Mel Robbins Show. Shari Kastein is among more than 100 women...
KELOLAND Announces Remarkable Women Finalist Patricia Tille
From Police Officer to PhD Our fourth and final Remarkable Woman nominee is Patricia Tille. “I was born and raised in Sioux Falls and I was a female police officer back in the early days when there weren’t a lot of us and then decided I was going to go to college,”...
Accepting Applications for Eight $2,500 Davenport Evans Scholarships
Over the last 30+ years, Davenport Evans scholarships have benefited over 250 high school seniors through the Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation. The scholarships are designated for use at institutions of higher learning in the state of South Dakota. “The firm...
KELOLAND Announces Remarkable Women Finalist Rachel Hangman
A Tradition of Service Our third Remarkable Woman nominee, Rachel Hangman, has many titles to her name, from Sergeant 1st Class, to coach, to mother, all of which inspires her to help younger generations. “I was on my way up to SDSU my sophomore year of college and...