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COVID-19: Force Majeure Considerations
All businesses should assess how the COVID-19 pandemic affects their contractual obligations and whether force majeure provisions apply.
COVID-19: SBA Loan Summary
The following offers a summary of loans businesses may be able to take advantage of due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Employer Obligations
On March 18, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“Act”) which will provide some relief to certain American workers and employers in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. There are two sections of the Act which require covered employers to provide eligible employees with paid leave for reasons related to the pandemic: the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act and the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act.
Opportunity for Estate Review During Pandemic
Knox Law is committed to serving our clients during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our attorneys and staff are working remotely and are available by phone and/or email to help with any questions your clients may have regarding their estate plans.
SECURE Act of 2019: Changes Effective January 1, 2020
Although more guidance will be forthcoming from the IRS and DOL on the SECURE Act provisions, employers should be aware that some changes impact 401(k) and 403(b) plans as early as January 1, 2020.
Opportunity Zones: 3 Waves of Investment
Though Opportunity Zones are being leveraged to garner millions of dollars of investment for Erie, critics of the Incentive claim that, as a whole, Opportunity Zones have only added to the capital stack of deals that would have been made regardless of the Tax Incentive—and they’re not completely wrong.
Opportunity Zones: The Role of Government
The Opportunity Zones Federal Tax Incentive is best utilized when all community partners work together to achieve its success. Although the initiative is not a governmentprogram, this does not mean that government is a silent bystander.
Opportunity Zones: The Erie Model
By enticing investors with tax free growth, Opportunity Zones work to give low-income communities a “shot in the arm” and a chance at making a deal that may not otherwise be possible, possible. In short, Opportunity Zones present opportunity.
Cybertheft and Retirement Plan Assets
If news headlines about cyber-attacks and data breaches have not yet frightened you to examine and bolster the security measures protecting your retirement plan assets, what kind of an epiphany are you waiting for?
Agent and Broker Mergers and Acquisitions
Mergers and acquisitions among insurance agencies and brokers in the United States and Canada continue to occur at record levels.
IRS Expands Self-Correction Program
On April 19, 2019 the IRS issued Revenue Procedure 2019-19, which updates the comprehensive system of correction programs for sponsors of retirement plans.
Pennsylvania Breach of Personal Information Notification Obligations
In addition to various Federal requirements such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) that impose obligations on entities to disclose the occurrence of data breaches involving personal information, Pennsylvania law imposes breach notification requirements.
Landowners, Legacies and Legalities
What Forest Landowners Need to Know About Estate Planning and Forest Preservation from a Legal Perspective
Facebook, the Right-to-Know Law, and the First Amendment: What Public Entities and Officials Need to Know
What public officials post on Facebook may now be considered to be public records.
BREAKING NEWS: DOL's New "White Collar" Overtime Rule is Placed on Hold
Yesterday (November 22, 2016), a federal judge in Texas granted an emergency motion for preliminary injunction blocking, at least temporarily, the implementation of the Department of Labor’s new rule which amended certain regulations to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and was to take effect on December 1, 2016.
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