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This Week in Real Estate: Are People Moving Out of the Cities?

No one knows yet the long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on people’s desires to move out of the cities. Prior to the pandemic, we saw a trend in people moving into the cities. During the pandemic, it appeared, especially in areas with high numbers of COVID cases, like New York City, that people would…

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CDC UPDATES: When You Can Be Around Others After You Had or Likely Had COVID

In keeping up with the ever changing landscape of COVID-19, the CDC has updated their Guidance with respect to when an individual can be around others after they had or likely had COVID-19. The updated information provides more information for Employers to be aware of when dealing with employees with symptoms of COVID-19. Reinfection The…

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An Interview with Sarah Gibbons | Interviews from the Bright Side

Inspiring Views from the Bright SideSM An Interview with Sarah Gibbons Executive Director Family Support Line | Media, PA Connect with Sarah on LinkedIn Read the Q and A 1. What are the goods/services offered by your primary business? We provide hope and healing for child abuse victims, especially sexual abuse, while seeking to provide…

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An Interview with Randi Levin | Inspiring Views from the Bright Side

Inspiring Views from the Bright SideSM An Interview with Randi Levin Transitional Life Strategist & Reinvention Expert Randi Levin Coaching | NYC, NY Connect with Randi on LinkedIn Read the Q and A Watch the Interview 1. What are the goods/services offered by your primary business? I am a nationally recognized, virtual transitional life strategist…

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M&A Nuggets: Healthcare Related Businesses

The pace of overall M&A activity has slowed during the Covid-19 pandemic, but activity in certain sectors, particularly information technology and healthcare (and therefore, healthcare information technology), have maintained their pre-Covid-19 speed. With the dynamics of aging populations that need to be taken care of, development of the next generation of drugs to fight cancer…

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Remote Rundown: New Legislation for October 2020

This week on the Remote Rundown, we take a break from COVID-19 updates and talk about new legislation that will go into effect later this year. Russell Berger, Sarah Sawyer, and Jim Ries discuss the Bostock Supreme Court Ruling – which addresses and clarifies gender identity and orientation protections under Title VII; the Maryland Crown…

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An Interesting Twist in the Collection of Domestic Support Obligations in Bankruptcy

In bankruptcy, a “domestic support obligation” (DSO) is generally defined as a debt that is in the nature of “alimony, maintenance and support.”  DSOs are never dischargeable and are priority claims for distribution purposes.  However, the analysis does not end there.  Can the holder of a DSO claim continue to pursue all collection remedies when…

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Family Business Hacks: Crucial Conversations

Family Business Hacks: Crucial Conversations Communication is paramount to the success of any business. But as The Alternative Board president and coach Denise O’Neill points out, crucial conversations sometimes don’t happen in family businesses. Why? According to Offit Kurman attorney Mike Mercurio, “in a family business, those things can get extra-charged.” In this installment of Family…

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Viewpoint: Is This Mortgage Licensing Requirement Appropriate?

Regulators routinely check originators’ credit standing, a rarity for other professions As published in the Scottsman Guide State regulators for mortgage bankers and brokers continue to look to credit standing when determining whether originators have the necessary fitness to obtain or retain their licenses. It is time to reconsider whether a loan originator’s license should…

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Read & Share: COVID-19 Crisis Accelerates Shift to Online Retail

  E-commerce has been on a steady incline in its size and expanse for the past 20 years. More than 250 million Americans, according to Statista’s Digital Market Outlook, will make an online purchase this year. That might seem like a large number. But taking into account all commerce, just how big is e-commerce? According to…

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