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This post has been updated as of March 19 with the latest information available. Updates are noted in bold red text throughout.  Given the ongoing concerns about the COVID-19 coronavirus (“COVID-19”) epidemic, employers in all fields want some practical guidance on how to address this situation. Regardless of field, employers…

Relief for American taxpayers amid the COVID-19 outbreak came in two forms on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. First, IRS action to postpone the April 15 income tax payment deadline. Second, Congress enacted the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201), which provides for a refundable payroll tax credit for small…

On March 11, 2020, just two days before the end of the 2020 Florida Legislative Regular Session, the Legislature passed two bills which have special significance given the escalation of fear related to COVID-19 or Coronavirus disease. House Bill (“HB”) 389 expands the practice of pharmacists by allowing them to…

“All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” – George Orwell, Animal Farm As far as intellectual property attorneys are concerned, when George Orwell wrote the infamous quote above, he may as well have been talking about trademarks. As with the animals in Animal Farm, not…

Earlier this week, the President signed the “Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act” (the “SECURE Act” or the “Act”), a measure affecting retirement benefits that was passed by the House and Senate last week. The Act notably increases the age for beginning required minimum distributions (“RMD”) to 72…