In an 11-page memo released this afternoon, President Biden presented a multi-prong plan to combat the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. Among other things, the plan indicates that there will be new COVID-related requirements imposed on large private employers and also on health care employers, Continue Reading
Estate Planning Update – 08.17.21
Tax and Estate Planning for Cryptocurrency By: David Hunter & Nick Nester In the past year, the global market capitalization of cryptocurrency has grown exponentially, reaching a high of $2.56 trillion on May 11, 2021. Coinbase, the largest cryptocurrency exchange, has more than 68 million Continue Reading
Tax and Estate Planning for Cryptocurrency
In the past year, the global market capitalization of cryptocurrency has grown exponentially, reaching a high of $2.56 trillion on May 11, 2021. Coinbase, the largest cryptocurrency exchange, has more than 68 million verified users. By comparison, TD Ameritrade has 11 million accounts, Charles Continue Reading
SBA Discontinues Reliance on Loan Necessity Questionnaires
On July 29, 2021, the Department of the Treasury published updates to its Paycheck Protection Program FAQs. The updates come in response to the Small Business Administration's (SBA) decision to discontinue the use of its Loan Necessity Questionnaires (SBA Forms 3509 and 3510). In October Continue Reading
AGC’s Constructor Magazine Cites Tim Gibbons on Legal Trends in the Construction World
Constructor Magazine published "Construction Law: What's Trending," highlighting uprising issues from the legal perspective in the construction world. This article details how COVID-related issues, including the current lack of materials, have become a hot topic in the construction industry. Tim Continue Reading
HHS and Other Agencies Issue Interim Final Rule on Surprise Billing
Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Labor, Department of the Treasury, and the Office of Personnel Management issued an interim final rule with a comment period on the issues of patient surprise billing and high patient cost-sharing for health care Continue Reading
Colorado Privacy Act Passes With Nationwide Implications for Businesses
After California and Virginia, Colorado recently became the third state to pass a comprehensive consumer data privacy bill. Although this new Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) overlaps with the California and Virginia privacy laws, it differs from those laws in some respects. For example, it does not Continue Reading
Georgia Legislative Update — Telehealth and Other Health Care Developments
During the recently concluded 2021 legislative session, the Georgia General Assembly passed a number of health care-related bills that will affect providers across the state. Below is a summary of the updated Telehealth Act along with additional relevant legislation. Georgia Telehealth Act The Continue Reading
Condemnation Concerns — TN Property Owners Must Move Fast to Protect Rights
With state, local, and federal governments beginning a new emphasis on infrastructure growth and improvements, many individuals owning property along roadways, railways, and other infrastructure areas, may soon find themselves confronted with a governmental entity seeking to take possession of their Continue Reading
The Devil Is in the Details: Exercising Eminent Domain Powers in Tennessee
City and county attorneys and those representing other governmental entities within Tennessee may soon find themselves regularly exercising their eminent domain powers as infrastructure projects increase across the state and country. The ability to condemn private property for public use is an Continue Reading