By M. Sean Purcell, Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
Oct 15, 2020
FCPA Guide (Second Edition) Issued In July 2020, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission, released A Resource Guide to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Second Edition (the “Guide”). The Guide contains a detailed compilation of information and analysis regarding the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act…
By Meagan Lemley, Legal Intern
Sep 28, 2020
Data is current as of September 23, 2020 This article is an updated version of a prior JVC article: Can My Retail Store Reopen Yet? As the coronavirus pandemic presses onward for the foreseeable future, states have taken further steps in reopening their economies and adjusting to the ‘new normal.’…
By Miya Owens, Associate Counsel
Sep 2, 2020
If your business received a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan from the Small Business Administration (SBA), you should be keeping up-to-date with the agency’s guidance on these loans and working to ensure compliance with the relevant rules. The SBA recently released new answers to frequently asked questions on PPP loan…
By Randi Padilla, Legal Intern
Jun 18, 2020
Data is current as of June 17, 2020 As the country begins to recover from the novel coronavirus, many states have taken first steps in reopening their economies. After months of closures due to the coronavirus pandemic, jewelry retailers may be asking “can we reopen?” Below, we have outlined the…
By Jamie Cutler, Legal Intern
Jun 18, 2020
As stores reopen around the country, guidelines are set to prevent and reduce the transmission of COVID-19 and should be followed by everyone in our industry to ensure the safest workplace conditions possible. You should be familiar with these guidelines formed by federal agencies including the Center for Disease Control…
By Jewelers Security Alliance
May 19, 2020
*While JVC does not promote the re-opening of in-person retail businesses, we are committed to providing the jewelry industry with valuable guidance on an array of topics. Security Advice from Jewelers’ Security Alliance Regarding Store Re-Openings Following Covid-19 Closure April 29, 2020 While there are a few new security issues…
By Sara E. Yood, Esq., Senior Counsel
May 8, 2020
Although it was plagued with issues and money seemed scarce, some small businesses in the jewelry industry were able to secure loans from the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) through their banks. If your business was one of the lucky ones to obtain a loan, you now have to make decisions…
By Tom McCorkmick, JVC's Sponsor Partner at the law firm of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
May 7, 2020
For nearly all retailers, reopening during a global pandemic is an unprecedented event. The concerns and unknown risks about how to conduct business during this “new normal” are many. This is especially true in the jewelry industry because so much of the purchase experience is customer interaction, combined with the…
By Sara E. Yood, Senior Counsel
Apr 2, 2020
To help businesses affected by COVID-19, the Small Business Administration (SBA) is making two types of loans available to eligible small businesses. The first type of loan was authorized by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act that was recently signed into law and is known as the…
By Miya Owens, Associate Counsel
Mar 30, 2020
With the rise of the COVID-19 pandemic has come a rise in cyber-attacks and scams by criminals looking to profit from the turmoil. From phishing email and text scams to fraudulent banking and shipping scams (which you can read about on the Federal Trade Commission’s website here), criminals are going…