Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital What’s Next? With last week’s passage of the CARES Act, the third COVID-19 response bill, the focus is shifting to how the legislation will be implemented, and how soon the Administration will begin distributing the hundreds of billions of dollars appropriated in the bill. Discussions about the possibility […]
By Charles M. Russman / Mar 28, 2020 Congress has passed the CARES Act to help combat the impacts of COVID-19. Below is an initial summary of key employee benefits provisions. More details will be coming but we want to make you aware of these provisions and options as soon as possible. Retirement Plan Benefits COVID-19 Related Withdrawals […]
By Robert Tomilson / Mar 27, 2020 In times of crisis, individuals and corporations rightly turn to their insurance policies in the expectation of alleviating current and future loss. When doing so, they discover, for the first time, the policies’ exclusions, named perils, deductibles, self-insured retentions, specific and aggregate limits (and sub-limits) of coverage. On March 23, 2020, […]
By Joann Needleman, Ann E. Lemmo / Mar 19, 2020 The collections and servicing industry and call centers are being hit hard as a result of COVID-19. Agencies and businesses are scrambling to supply their staff with the hardware and software to work remotely while shifting the number of workers to comply with the Centers for Disease Control and […]
By Charles M. Russman / Mar 18, 2020 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) announced it will use its discretion to not impose penalties for good faith use of telehealth during the COVID-19 epidemic. HIPAA is still in effect, but this announcement is welcome news for employers, individuals and health care providers during what the […]
By Mark R. Ludwikowski, R. Kevin Williams, William C. Sjoberg, Courtney G. Taylor / Mar 19, 2020 A new U.S. antidumping (“AD”) and countervailing duty (“CVD”) case was filed on March 18, 2020, by the Briggs & Stratton Corporation against imports of certain vertical shaft engines between 99cc and 225cc, and parts thereof from China. The subject engines are gasoline-powered, spark-ignition, […]
By Christine M. Green, Chris L. Harris, Kenneth S. Wear / Mar 19, 2020 This newsletter was updated March 19 to reflect new information released by the IRS. The IRS has now released IRS Notice 2020-17 which clarifies some issues concerning the 90-day extension discussed in our previous alert COVID-19 Leads to 90-Day Extension to Pay Taxes. Taxpayers will have until July […]
Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital House and Senate Are In Session. Both the House and Senate cancelled their planned recess this week and are instead staying in Washington to continue working on Congress’ response to the coronavirus. Today, the House is expected to address some technical corrections related to the Families First Coronavirus […]
IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce William D. Howard of Howard Law Group. William has joined IR as our exclusive Commercial Arbitration Member in US-Michigan. William D. Howard is the hard-hitting head honcho of the firm’s complex litigation team. With over 30 years of an active litigation […]
Richard Chapman, Of Counsel at Clark Hill and member of Mindy Chapman & Associates, LLC, recently presented “Enhancing the Bottom Line-Employing a Diverse and Inclusive Workforce to Make a Net Difference” to industry leaders at the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s (ELFA) Annual Convention in Washington, D.C. Clark Hill is an active ELFA member. Chapman’s […]
Attorney Steve Hoch’s article “Application of the Clean Water Act to Groundwater Is Anathema to the Water Industry: An Unfolding Tale,” was published on October 4 in the American Water Works Association’s JournalAWWA, and an article on the same topic was also featured in the Los Angeles Daily Journal. Hoch explained how the amendments to the Clean Water Act […]
A U.S. attorney must represent foreign based individuals or entities applying for or maintaining a U.S. trademark. The requirement extends to all applicants, registrants, or parties to a trademark proceeding not domiciled in the United States or its territories. According to the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) website the new requirement is intended […]
