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A critical and growing issue facing gig economy platforms and other similar business models is the failure of existing laws to reflect the realities of a modern, adapting workforce.
Since 1937, the Tax Injunction Act (28 USC 1341) has significantly limited taxpayers' access to federal courts to hear state tax matters. In this week's episode, Matt Hunsaker provides an overview of the Act and avenues still available to taxpayers to get into federal court....
On January 14, 2021, President-elect Joe Biden released his $1.9 trillion emergency stimulus plan, designed primarily to guide the country through the next medical and economic stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. The American Rescue Plan (“ARP”) also includes non-COVID-19 related proposals, such as
The increase in loan and lease defaults in the wake of COVID-19 has brought to the forefront numerous legal defenses by borrowers and tenants, such as force majeure, impossibility, and frustration of purpose.
With Democrats having slight majorities in the House and Senate and Joe Biden in the White House, the Congressional Review Act (CRA) becomes an available tool to potentially vacate certain regulations that the outgoing Trump administration recently promulgated.
Since March 2020, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses have been forced, by local, state, and federal orders, and/or economic circumstances, to alter, reduce, or cease operations.