In recent weeks, the National Labor Relations Board has issued several labor-friendly decisions, quickly checking off key items on General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo's agenda. On November 30, 2022, the General Counsel released...more
A topic that doesn’t get a whole lot of attention from tax professionals is “Currently Not Collectible” (“CNC”) status, which is a status that your account with the IRS may obtain when you cannot currently afford to pay the...more
In divorce and paternity cases, one parent is often ordered to pay child support to the other. While child support formulas can vary by state, child support calculations typically involve the court look at varying factors....more
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Civil Division has published new Guidance on how it will evaluate the assertions of parties who claim they are unable to pay judgments or penalties in False Claims Act (FCA) and other...more
As many corporate practitioners know from experience, U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) lawyers and federal prosecutors often factor a company’s inability to pay into corporate civil and criminal resolutions with the...more
The Situation: Companies facing the twin prospects of a significant Department of Justice ("DOJ") settlement and financial distress have historically had little insight into how the DOJ evaluates an assertion by a company...more
Today, October 2, is the first Friday in October so I begin my annual month of Friday HorrorFest Film highlights. The great thing about this blog post series is that I get to re-watch these great old horror films. While I...more
The US Department of Justice’s Civil Division on September 4 issued detailed internal guidance on how the Division should evaluate and handle inability-to-pay claims by entities. Acting Assistant Attorney General Ethan P....more
What Day is it? Is it Tuesday? No, It's Sunday. How was I able to solve this conundrum? A question many of us have asked ourselves when all structure seems to have gone out of our lives in the last few weeks, so we...more