Student-Athletes as Employees? NLRB General Counsel Issues Memo Ahead of NIL Hearing Ahead of the House Subcommittee on Consumer Protection & Commerce’s hearing regarding federal name, image and likeness (NIL) rights for college athletes, the National Labor...
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My PPP Loan Forgiveness Was Denied. How Do I Appeal?
In its first two months of operation, the Small Business Administration’s PPP Loan Forgiveness Portal accepted at least one million applications for PPP loan forgiveness made by small businesses, accounting for $17 billion of relief. Overall, the agency has made...
Biden’s Tax Focus Moves From 1031 to New Issues Affecting Real Estate
In July, we wrote about how President Biden’s Green Book had proposed limitations on IRS Section 1031 Exchanges. That focus may have changed recently. It is anyone’s guess which policies from President Biden’s new tax plan will survive Congress, but on September 13,...
Sixth Circuit Court Unanimously Strikes Down Covid Business Interruption Claim
The federal Sixth Circuit (which covers Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky and Tennessee) recently tackled a pressing question to many businesses throughout the country – what does the uncommon language of their business interruption insurance cover as it relates to the...
KJK Esports Partner Scott Norcross Featured In South Florida Business Journal Article on Destination Sport Miami
Exclusive: Esports will be key part of $150M multisports complex project coming to South Florida By Brian Bandell – Senior Reporter, South Florida Business Journal Sep 22, 2021, 1:37pm EDT A law firm is spearheading the esports component of Destination Sport, a $150...
What’s an Automatic Stay and Why Does It Matter in Bankruptcy and Divorce?
SERIES: Bankruptcy and Distressed Property in a Domestic Relations Matter Part 1- How Bankruptcy Affects Distressed Property in Divorce or Dissolution: The Basics YOU ARE HERE: Part 2- What is an Automatic Stay and How Does it Affect Divorce? Part 3- How Chapter 7...
States Respond to President Biden’s Vaccine Mandate
In response to President Biden’s recent vaccine mandate, at least one state has filed a lawsuit and attorneys general in 24 states, including Ohio, have come out in opposition and threatened legal action. Arizona Attorney General Sues Biden Administration Over...
E-commerce Crime Rings: From Drug Store Thieves To Crime Moguls
In previous decades, a haul of hundreds of bottles of shampoo, bags of cough drops, cold medicine, and dental floss may have constituted a fairly unattractive prize for a would-be thief. Today, with the rise of e-commerce platforms such as Amazon and Ebay, a new style...
Client Alert: Phone Update Needed To Patch Dangerous iPhone Exploit
(Video above from Reuters) A dangerous iPhone exploit has recently been discovered that allows an attacker to take control over any iPhone without the end user clicking on anything – simply by receiving a certain type of text message. Apple quickly released a security...
Democrats Release Tax Plan Proposal to Support Spending Package
Leading Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday released proposed tax-increase legislation that rolled back several of President Biden’s key initiatives, but continued to call for higher tax rates on corporations, highly compensated business owners...