The Countdown Begins for Lifetime Income Disclosures
The SECURE Act of 2019 made three statutory changes to ERISA regarding lifetime income benefit payments from defined contribution plans (e.g., 401(k), 403(b), profit sharing,…
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US DOJ Criminal Chief Announces 57 “Main Justice” PPP Cases
At a September 10 press conference, Acting Assistant Attorney General Brian Rabbitt announced that the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) Criminal Division has reached 57 criminal…
SBA Issues New Rules For Appeals of Disputed PPP Audits
PPP loans under the CARES Act are being audited by the SBA. All PPP loans over $2 million will be audited, and many more under…
COBRA Litigation – 2020’s Latest Gift
The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (“COBRA”) became law on April 7, 1986. For most of its nearly 35-year history, litigation involving COBRA has been…
Relief For Employees With Approved Employment Authorization
COVID-19 has affected nearly all areas of immigration, including the speed at which the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) is able to produce…
SBA Issues New PPP Rules for Owner-Employees and Related Party Rents
The Small Business Administration (“SBA”) recently issued a new interim final rule clarifying whether paycheck protection program (“PPP”) loan proceeds may be used for certain…
More FINRA Cyber-Security Warnings
On August 20, FINRA warned member firms about a rash of imposter websites, using registered representative’s names, pictures, CRD numbers and other information to gull…
FINRA Warns of Fake FINNRA
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) has issued a special alert to its member firms, alerting them to an imposter website: www.finnra.org (containing an extra…
District of Kansas Holds a Device that Dials from Stored Customer Database is Not an ATDS
On April 13, 2020, the District Court of Kansas in Hampton v. Barclays Bank Delaware, No. 18-4071-DDC-ADM, 2020 WL 4698476 (D. Kan. Aug. 13, 2020),…
Employee Payroll Tax Deferral—What Could Go Wrong?
In March, Congress passed the Coronavirus, Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) to aid businesses and individuals. One CARES Act relief provision offered…