On Thursday, April 16, the American Booksellers Association hosted a government relief webinar for booksellers, “Government Relief and Wage Requirements: What You Need to Know.” The webinar was recorded and is now available on the Education Resources page on BookWeb.org [5].

In the webinar, Tom Jardim [6] and Scott Salmon [7], experts in employment and labor law from the law firm Jardim, Meisner & Susser, P.C [8]., walked booksellers through the federal government relief and wage requirements recently passed in response to COVID-19.

Jardim and Salmon covered the relief for small businesses in the CARES Act [9], such as the Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program, the Paycheck Protection Program, increased unemployment benefits, and tax/tax credit information. Additionally, the webinar covered wage and hour requirements in part implemented by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act [10].

Jardim is a partner at Jardim, Meisner & Susser, P.C., where he specializes in civil litigation, employment and labor law, and governmental representation. Salmon is Counsel at Jardim, Meisner & Susser, P.C., and specializes in civil litigation, employment and labor law, and governmental representation.

Booksellers can visit the Education Resources page [5] on BookWeb.org to view a recording of the webinar.

For more information on government relief and labor requirements, visit ABA’s:

• How to Spend Your Paycheck Protection Program Loan [11]
• How to Proceed with COVID-19 Financial Assistance [12]
• CARES Act for Members [9]
• Families First Coronavirus Response Act for Members [10]

If you have any questions, please contact ABA’s Advocacy Team at [email protected] [13].