Tonkon Torp is committed to protecting the health, safety, and well-being of our employees, clients, families, and community. We are continually monitoring the impact of COVID-19 on our business community and will be providing clients with relevant updates as they develop.

The well-being of our clients and their business is of paramount importance to us, as is that of our friends and community. We wish everyone the best during this challenging time. Please do not hesitate to contact Kurt Ruttum or the attorney with whom you normally consult if you have any questions, or if you need any assistance or guidance.

Business Law

• Is Selling a Viable Option with an Unresolved PPP Loan on the Books?

• The Impact of PPP Loans, One Year Later

• PPP Round 2: Nonprofit Eligibility, Application Deadline, and Tax Impacts

• Business Transition Planning in a Pandemic

• COVID-19 Hangover: Should You Go Ahead with Plans for a Transaction in 2021?

• PPP Round 2: Who Is Eligible, What Expenses Can Be Paid, And What Is the Tax Treatment?

• New Round of PPP Loans and Tax Breaks in Year End Stimulus Package

• Was My PPP Loan Necessary (In Hindsight)? SBA Seeks Additional Information from PPP Borrowers with Loans of $2 Million or More

• Recorded Webinar: To Sell or Not To Sell: M&A Prospects in Late 2020 and Beyond October 15, 2020

• SBA Issues New Guidance Regarding Changes of Ownership for PPP Borrowers

• Learning Pods as a Pandemic-Era Education Choice – Where to Start

• Recorded Webinar: PPP Update: EZ Forgiveness Application and New Guidance June 30, 2020

• PPP Loan Updates: EZ Forgiveness Application, Updated Guidance, and More

• Recorded Webinar: PPP Loan Forgiveness: Now, Later, or Never? June 16, 2020

• Recorded Webinar: How to Best Serve on a Nonprofit Board During a Pandemic June 10, 2020

• PPP Update: Passage of Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act

• Market Conditions in Oregon and Washington Evidencing Uncertainty for PPP Loan Certification

• Recorded Webinar: PPP Loan Forgiveness: What Do We Do Now? May 22, 2020

• SBA Allows Some Borrowers to Increase PPP Loan Amounts, but You Must Act Fast!

• Was My PPP Loan "Necessary"? Updated SBA Guidance on Loan Certification

• Podcast: The CEO Playbook – Navigating the COVID-19 Response

• 4 Ways PPP Loan Forgiveness Can Be Reduced

• 5 Practical Tips for Maximizing Forgiveness of Your PPP Loan

• PPP Loan Certification Guidance – Should I Give the Money Back?

• Recorded Webinar: Managing Investment Adviser Compliance in the Global Pandemic May 6, 2020

• Earn-OUCH: Post-M&A Transaction Earn-Outs in Light of COVID-19

• Recorded Webinar: Investor Perspectives on Raising Capital in Uncertain Times May 5, 2020

• FAQ: COVID-19 Impact & Financial Resources for Businesses

• Recorded Webinar: Preparing to Thrive in the Recovery: Cash Flow, PPP Loans, and Alternative Capital April 23, 2020

• Main Street Lending Program for Small to Mid-Sized Businesses

• Supplemental FAQ for SBA Loans under the CARES Act - Paycheck Protection Program

• The CARES Act Provides Small Businesses Additional Bankruptcy Relief

• COVID-19 Crisis Renews Interest in e-Notarization

• FAQ for SBA Loans for Businesses under the CARES Act

• Is COVID-19 Force Majeure in a Commercial Contract?

• Will Financial Impacts from COVID-19 Pandemic Suffice to Breach a Contract Under a Force Majeure Clause?

• Contractual Obligations and the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Absence of a Force Majeure Clause

• Biden Administration Lifts COVID-19 Travel Bans, Adds Vaccine Requirement

• Travel from India to the U.S. Restricted Starting May 4

• Biden Administration Executive Orders Impact International Travel

• Negative COVID-19 Test or Recovery Documentation Required of All U.S. Inbound Air Travelers

• DOL Publishes Regulation Impacting Prevailing Wages

• Trump Proclamation Suspends Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Visa Applicants

• Trump Proclamation Suspends Entry of Immigrant Visa Applicants Into U.S. for 60 Days

• The Impact of COVID-19 on Business Immigration

• Court Decision Favors Businesses Claiming Insurance Coverage for COVID-Related Losses

• Podcast: Insurance Coverage for COVID-19 Claims

• Business Interruption Insurance and COVID-19: Tender Your Claim

• Will Business Interruption Insurance Cover Coronavirus-Related Disruptions?

• Recorded Webinar: A Pandemic Primer for Cannabis Businesses – Unique Challenges for a Unique Industry April 28, 2020

• Will Oregon’s Cannabis Industry Go Up in Smoke Due to COVID-19 Fallout?

• Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate Halted Nationwide

• PDF: OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard Novemberr 10, 2021

• OSHA Extends Biden Vaccine Mandate Deadline for Federal Contractors and Subcontractors 

• New Employer Requirements Under OSHA COVID-19 Rule

• Recorded Webinar: Oregon Healthcare Vaccine Mandates September 14, 2021

• PDF: Oregon Healthcare Vaccine Mandates September 14, 2021

• PDF: Oregon Healthcare Vaccine Mandates September 14, 2021

• Breaking: Vaccine Mandate for Private Employers Forthcoming

• Mandatory Vaccination Coming Soon for Oregon Healthcare Workers

• Recorded Webinar: Telecommuting and Flexible Work Schedules June 9, 2021

• Recorded Webinar: Mandatory Vaccination Policies June 9, 2021

• Recorded Webinar: OSHA Updates June 9, 2021

• Recorded Webinar: Reopening Strategies & Considerations June 9, 2021

• Top Five Bills Impacting Oregon Employers

• Those Mask Rules Just Keep Changing

• Oregon Employers: Masks Still Required at Places of Employment

• Update on Proposed Oregon Legislation – What Employers Need to Know

• What Employers Need to Know About the American Rescue Plan Act

• What the 2021 Oregon Legislature Has in Store for Employment Law

• A Far-Flung Workforce is the Post-COVID New Normal

• An Employer's Dilemma: To Mandate (or Not) the COVID-19 Vaccine?

• EEOC Issues Guidance on Employer-Mandated Vaccines

• Oregon OSHA Temporary Rule for Exceptional Risk Workplaces

• Oregon OSHA Finalizes Temporary Workplace Safety Rules for COVID-19

• Recorded Webinar: Oregon OSHA's New COVID-19 Rule: What It Means For Your Business November 10, 2020

• PDF: Oregon OSHA's New COVID-19 Rule: What It Means For Your Business November 10, 2020

• Oregon OSHA Set to Finalize Temporary Workplace Safety Rules for COVID-19

• FFCRA Update: DOL Revises Rules In Response to Court Ruling

• FFCRA Update: Court Strikes Four Employer-Friendly Rules

• Oregon OSHA Releases Proposed Temporary Workplace Safety Rules for COVID-19

• Recorded Webinar: Preparing to Reopen - How to Handle a COVID-19 Diagnosis in the Workplace July 30, 2020

• PDF: Preparing to Reopen - How to Handle a COVID-19 Diagnosis in the Workplace July 30, 2020

• Recorded Webinar: Preparing to Reopen - How to Enforce New Pandemic Workplace Policies July 23, 2020

• PDF: Preparing to Reopen - How to Enforce New Pandemic Workplace Policies July 23, 2020

• Recorded Webinar: Preparing to Reopen - Employer Obligations and Unemployment Benefits July 9, 2020

• PDF: Preparing to Reopen - Employer Obligations and Unemployment Benefits July 9, 2020

• Recorded Webinar: Preparing to Reopen - Top Questions for Reopening: Masks, Health Checks, and Contact Tracing June 25, 2020

• PDF: Preparing to Reopen - Top Questions for Reopening: Masks, Health Checks, and Contact Tracing June 25, 2020

• Recorded Webinar: Preparing to Reopen - Legal Considerations for Employers Related to Protests, Racial Injustice, and Political Speech June 18, 2020

• Recorded Webinar: Preparing to Reopen - Is Telecommuting the New Normal? May 28, 2020

• PDF: Preparing to Reopen - Is Telecommuting the New Normal? May 28, 2020

• Reopening the Pacific Northwest: A Checklist for Employers

• Recorded Webinar: Preparing to Reopen - ADA Considerations Related to the Pandemic May 21, 2020

• PDF: Preparing to Reopen - ADA Considerations Related to the Pandemic May 21, 2020

• Recorded Webinar: Managing Thorny COVID-19 Leave Issues May 14, 2020

• PDF: Managing Thorny COVID-19 Leave Issues May 14, 2020

• New DOL Guidance on Joint Employers, Summer School Closures, and Domestic Workers

• Governor Releases Phase One Reopening Guidance for Oregon Employers

• Recorded Webinar: Legal Considerations for Reopening Businesses May 7, 2020

• PDF: Legal Considerations for Reopening Businesses May 7, 2020

• Further DOL Guidance on Interaction Between EPSL, EFMLA, and Employer-Provided Leave

• DOL Issues Corrections to FFCRA Regulations

• OSHA Issues Guidance on COVID-19 Recordkeeping, Work-Relatedness Determinations

• Recorded Webinar: FAQs for Employers in the COVID-19 Reality April 10, 2020

• DOL Releases Fourth Round of Q&A Guidance

• DOL Announces Temporary Rules for FFCRA

• How to Manage Layoffs During COVID-19

• DOL Releases Third Round of FFCRA Guidance, Covering Details on Exemptions, Leave Lengths, and More

• Second Round of DOL Guidance Clarifies Intermittent Leave, Furloughs, and Other Crucial Questions about FFCRA

• Poster, New Effective Date, and Other FFCRA Guidance Released from the Department of Labor

• Department of Labor Releases Poster Summarizing Employee Rights under Families First Coronavirus Response Act

• Families First Coronavirus Response Act: What Employers Need to Know

• Oregon Employers: Remember Your Employee Leave Obligations as COVID-19 Spreads - Update

• Banks Sue Over Oregon’s Foreclosure Moratorium

• Force Majeure Clause Hitz the Spot for Restaurant Tenant

• Coronavirus Changed the World: Have You Adapted Your Negotiation Tactics?

• HB 2009 Extends the Residential Foreclosure Moratorium, but Title Companies Are Concerned

• How the COVID-19 Pandemic Has Altered Commercial Leasing Forever

• Residential Eviction Moratorium Update

• Rent Assistance Lottery for Oregon Commercial Tenants Opens March 8

• Update on Portland’s Housing Market – Condominiums and Single-Family Homes

• 2021 Oregon Legislative Forecast Is Hazy with a High Chance of Storms

• Oregon Legislature Extends Residential Eviction Moratorium, Creates Landlord Compensation Fund

• Multnomah County “Freezes” Eviction Proceedings Through 2020

• Oregon Establishes Fund to Help Homeowners Pay Their Mortgages

• Residential Eviction Extension Proposal Includes Landlord Relief

• Oregon Eviction Ban Extended for Residential But Not Commercial Tenants

• Oregon Foreclosure Moratorium Extended Until December 31, 2020

• Real Estate Adapts to the New COVID Normal

• Oregon Adopts Temporary E-Notarization Law

• Portland's Residential Real Estate Market Responds Surprisingly to COVID-19

• New Law Prohibits Foreclosures in Oregon Until September 30, 2020

• Oregon Legislature Extends Eviction Moratorium to September 30

• COVID-19 Creates Short-Term Liquidity Problems in Commercial Real Estate

• Recorded Webinar: Commercial Real Estate and Coronavirus – What to Do Now, What to Do Next April 22, 2020

• COVID-19 Relief for 1031 Exchanges: Deadlines Moved to July 15, 2020

• Commercial Real Estate in the Age of Coronavirus

• Coronavirus and Commercial Evictions: Oregon’s New Moratorium

• Commercial Real Estate and the Coronavirus Stimulus Bill

• In this Time of Coronavirus, What about our Water?

• Evictions in the Age of COVID-19

• Building in the Time of COVID-19

• Mortgage Rates Drop as the Coronavirus Epidemic Grows

• PPP Round 2: Who Is Eligible, What Expenses Can Be Paid, And What Is the Tax Treatment?

• Uncertain Thankfulness: A Tax Deduction Denied & PPP Loan Forgiveness

• Treasury Releases Guidance on Temporary Deferral of Employee Payroll Taxes

• What Does the Trump Order on Tax Deferrals Mean for Employers?

• To Be or Not to Be a Deductible – That is the Current PPP Question

• IRS Guidance for Employers on Refundable Credits for Covering Qualified Employee Leave

• Four Points to Keep in Mind About the New July 15 Tax Deadline

• Employers to Receive Special Tax Treatment for Qualified Disaster Relief Payments

• Treasury Relaxes Tax Payment Deadline