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Read & Share: 15 Places You Can Tour Virtually
This content has been archived. It may no longer be relevant Have the feelings of cabin fever emerged due to COVID-19? While you may be on lockdown, this doesn’t mean you no longer have the world at your fingertips. Below are 15 places you can still (virtually) tour: The National Museum of Natural History The…
Federal Paid Leave Tax Credits for Religious Employees Affected by Coronavirus
Paid Leave requirements and tax credits under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the “Act”), as amended by the CARES Act, apply generally to private sector and not-for-profit employers, including religious organizations, that are under 500 employees, and to self-employed individuals. MInisterial workers employed by religious organizations generally are subject to self-employment tax on their…
How to Stop Unsolicited Marketing Calls and Make Money in the Process | Part Seven
A Guide to Starting a Self-Represented Lawsuit in New York Questions & Answers What if the pre-recorded message is an avatar? Companies these days frequently use computer-driven techniques though which they imitate a human respondent. On the call, a computer responds based on things you say. These software-driven telephone responses, known in the industry as…
Is A “Massey” Prenuptial Agreement Necessary?
The 2003 movie Intolerable Cruelty stars George Clooney and Catherine Zeta-Jones in a divorce comedy with some real-life issues that carry particular importance to couples contemplating marriage, and to these same couples if they later find themselves contemplating divorce. In Intolerable Cruelty, Miles Massey (George Clooney) is an exceptional divorce lawyer who specializes in saving…
Webinar: Impact of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act and the CARES Act on Business Owners
LIVE WEBINAR HELD: Friday, April 3, 20202:00 p.m. Join Sarah Sawyer, an employment attorney with Offit Kurman, as she explains the impact of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act and the CARES Act will have on business owners. She will also address the common challenges faced by employers during this crisis. Watch The Recording ABOUT…
CARES Act Empowers U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to Extend Deadlines During Pandemic
As a result of the enactment of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (the CARES Act), it will now be easier for patent and trademark owners facing deadlines during the current crisis to avoid loss of rights for not being able to comply with deadlines. In mid-March, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office…
In North Carolina – Is Your Business “Essential” or Not?
Practice Group: Business Law & Transactions Most of us know that to deal with the Coronavirus pandemic, governments have ordered certain businesses to close. Three or so weeks ago, few imagined that the world would be turned on its head. The global pandemic is a different kind of crisis. Businesses are struggling to determine what…
Montgomery County Business Relief Grants
The Montgomery County Council passed Bill 16-20 on March 31, 2020, providing two grant programs for Montgomery County businesses. The Public Health Emergency Grant Program provides funding up to $75,000 per business or nonprofit with a principal business location in the County and 100 or fewer full-time equivalent employees. The business must show that they…
CARES Act: Three Key Takeaways for the Future
On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act into law. This law is aimed at assisting Americans with the blow associated with the Coronavirus pandemic, coming shortly on the heels of the March 18, 2020 Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”), which similarly seeks to help employees…
Friday Factoid Quiz: Creativity in Isolation
People engaged in social distancing can make good use of their time by developing new ideas and creative works. To celebrate people who have made good use of their time during unfavorable situations, test your knowledge of these intellectual property accomplishments created during periods of isolation:
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