Blog Posts
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act: Impacts on the Transportation Industry
April 1, 2020 By John F. Wilcox, Jr. and Benjamin J. Stringer On March 27, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which was almost immediately signed by President Trump, to help lessen the economic...
Federal Stimulus Package Update: Unemployment Assistance for Employers and Employees
March 26, 2020 By Anne E. Baggott On March 24, 2020, the U.S. Senate passed a $2 trillion stimulus package in response to the widespread economic impacts from COVID-19. If passed by the House of Representatives, which is expected within days, employers facing...
Be Careful What You Ask for – Especially in Arbitration
March 16, 2020 By Carol Z. Smith The only thing worse than telling your client that it lost the case is telling your client that it also has to pay the opposing party’s attorney’s fees. This is especially true when there was no contract or statute providing for an...
Tips for Employers Responding to Novel Coronavirus
March 5, 2020 By: Anne Baggott The outbreak of a novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19, the World Health Organization’s name for the virus’ associated respiratory disease, is presenting a multitude of challenges for employers. Businesses in many industries are...
Technicalities and Tautologies: Interpreting Construction Statutes in Kansas
February 17, 2020 By Lee Brumitt We’ve all heard it: “They got out on a technicality.” A recent case out of the Kansas Court of Appeals reminds us that what may look like a technicality is, in fact, a court properly applying the plain language of a statute, as enacted...
The Estate Tax Exclusion Has Increased Through 2025 – But You Must “Use It or Lose It”
January 27, 2020 By Vicki Wind Individuals with large estates should act now to take advantage of a 2017 law that reduces estate taxes upon death. Estate taxes are levied on the assets transferred at your death, but only if the value of your estate is above a...
How Estate Plans Fail. Wait, What?
January 2, 2020 By Joe Price The title of this piece may have caught you off guard. Why should an estate plan fail? Why doesn’t the estate planner foresee the issue and fix it before it becomes a problem? As it turns out, the reasons that estate plans fail can be...
Testifying in a Deposition? Read This Primer
December 23, 2019 By Kent Bevan You’ve been contacted by an attorney and asked to provide sworn testimony in a deposition regarding a slip-and-fall accident you witnessed earlier this year. You’ve heard the word “deposition” before, and you’ve seen YouTube videos of...
President Trump Changed His State of Residency – Should You?
December 16, 2019 By Joseph Price Jr. On October 31, we learned that President Trump had filed an affidavit of domicile with Palm Beach County, Florida to change his State of Residency from New York to Florida. This gives us an opening to answer three of the most...
DOL Issues Final Rule to Update Exclusions to Regular Rate
December 12, 2019 By Anne Baggott The U.S. Department of Labor announced a final rule today clarifying that certain benefits and other categories of pay do not need to be included in the regular rate of pay. Employers must properly calculate the regular rate of pay to...