SBA’s New WOSB / EDWOSB Certification Requirement and 8(a) Economic Disadvantage Criteria Revisions
I-15 – Turning the Table: An Interview with the Podcast Host on Protected Employee Activity
As we enter 2025, it’s important to stay informed about the current federal estate and gift tax laws, including annual exclusion limits and significant changes anticipated by the end of this year. Annual Exclusion Amount- ...more
Our corporate team outline the latest developments within the corporate and finance market in Bermuda including Bermuda’s Corporate Income Tax Act 2023, Cyber risk management and The Bermuda Monetary Authority's enhancements...more
Like Peas in a Pod? What do private, not-for-profit colleges and hospitals have in common? There are quite a few items that come immediately to mind: •They may qualify for exemption from federal income tax. •Tax-exempt...more
We continue our series exploring the lack of uniformity – and sometimes lack of guidance – that makes it challenging to interpret state Blue Sky laws. Today’s example addresses the exclusion from the use of the municipal...more
Employers monitoring proposed changes to Cal/OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) in recent weeks likely have whiplash from trying to keep up with the back-and-forth slew of developments. However, it appears we are close...more
After a rollercoaster meeting Thursday where it originally voted down the proposed revisions, Cal/OSHA’s Standards Board eventually adopted proposed revisions to the Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) that will establish...more
After months of calls for modification to Cal/OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS), California is about to adopt significant changes to the standard in light of the changing nature of the COVID-19 pandemic and the...more
Washington’s Supreme Court disrupted the state’s agricultural industry on November 5, 2020, when it held that the agricultural overtime exemption at RCW 49.46.130(2)(g) violated the state’s constitution as applied to dairy...more
As a result of the Federal Reserve Bank's recent stimulus and interest rate decreases in response to the coronavirus, intra-family loans can be used to transfer wealth to future generations with no gift tax consequences as...more
A Summary of Published Appellate Opinions Under the California Environmental Quality Act - The year 2019 saw several trailblazing opinions, indicating that courts continue to grapple with some of CEQA’s core policies. The...more
On 13 May 2019 China's State Council Tariff Commission announced a tariff exclusion process in which importers of certain U.S. goods subject to retaliatory tariffs can apply for exclusions from Chinese tariffs on a...more
Country-Specific “Exemptions” - Last week Seyfarth Shaw published an alert concerning the 25% global tariff on imported steel articles, which commenced at midnight on March 23, 2018, and which would have applied to the...more
Increasingly, we receive questions from prospective investors in covered bonds on whether an investment is prohibited or limited under the Volcker Rule, which was adopted by the various agencies under section 619 of the...more
The National Futures Association (the “NFA”) issued Notice I-14-06 providing guidance to its members regarding their Bylaw 1101 obligation to determine the CFTC registration and NFA membership status of persons with whom they...more
The National Futures Association (NFA) issued guidance on the annual affirmation requirement for persons operating under an exemption or exclusion from commodity pool operator (CPO) or commodity trading advisor (CTA)...more
In This Issue: Commonwealth Court Denies Manufacturing Exclusion to Service Provider; PA Telecom Gross Receipts Litigation Finally Moving; Philadelphia Property Owners Take Notice! Reassessment Appeal Deadline...more