The Latest on the Ability of Employers to Mandate Vaccinations
Mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policies by private employers are here, and more are coming.
Revisiting Qualified Charitable Distributions After Secure Act
Question: Can I still make qualified charitable distributions from my IRA after the recent legislative changes?
Attorneys Beware: Zoom Depositions Are Likely Inadmissible
You get a notice of deposition via email. The notice provides that the deposition will be taken remotely through a Zoom videoconference.
The day of the deposition arrives and as your witness is testifying, you notice the red blinking light in the upper left corner of the screen designating that the deposition is being recorded.
Utilizing the Potentially Disappearing 2021 Estate Tax Exemption
Question: Given the possibility that the Federal estate tax exemption will decrease, should I make gifts now before the law changes?
Protecting Business Assets From Creditors Without Undue Tax Costs
Question: My company sponsors a 401(k) plan to which many of our highly paid employees are unable to contribute as much as they would like. What alternatives are available to avoid or minimize this problem?
M&A Transactions Involving PPP Loans: A Path Forward
Paycheck Protection Program loans, commonly referred to as PPP loans, have been a godsend for millions of small businesses and their employees. As originally envisioned, the purpose of the PPP loans was to provide low interest, forgivable loans to small businesses that have been adversely affected by the Covid-19 Pandemic to cover payroll and other expenses including interest, rent and utilities.
Can Employers Require Workers to Get the COVID-19 Vaccine as a Condition of Employment?
Those who remain skeptical about the COVID-19 vaccine or are refusing to get inoculated against the virus will soon discover that, in most cases, their employer can require vaccination as a condition of continued employment.
Spousal Rollovers of Retirement Assets Upon Death
Question: My husband died leaving me as the sole beneficiary of his individual retirement account. Should I roll over these funds to my own IRA to defer income taxes?
Purchasing Life Insurance Through Premium Financing
Question: I want to purchase life insurance but do not want to liquidate my personal portfolio of securities to pay the premiums. Any suggestions for how I can accomplish this?
Young Cutco Knives Sales Rep Slices Liability in Thirds
A sales rep legal column that doesn’t speak of terminations or commissions? That doesn’t mention succession planning or tax issues? Not even a state sales rep statute?
What’s left to discuss?
Well, there’s Walter Blockmon III. Or more precisely, the late Walter Blockmon III.