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DOL Issues Final Rule On Independent Contractors

January 7, 2021

New Rule Identifies Core Factors To Determine Worker Classification On January 6, 2021, the Department of Labor (DOL) entered a Final Rule and revised its interruption of independent contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) clarifying the standard, … →

Posted in Labor and Employment, Transportation

COVID-19 Deal Impacts

December 29, 2020

In light of COVID-19, buying and selling a business now looks a little different. While, earlier in 2020, we saw the number of deals plummet as mergers and acquisitions nearly ground to a halt, we have seen a resurgence of … →

Posted in Corporate, COVID-19 Updates, Legal Watch

CDC Guidance On Distribution Of COVID-19 Vaccines

December 7, 2020

ACIP Recommendations Prioritize Health Care Personnel And Long-Term Care Residents The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has addressed and adopted recommendations by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for the allocation of the COVID-19 vaccine in strategic … →

Posted in Labor and Employment, Legal Watch

Craft Distillers, Brewers, and Wineries Hoping to Drink in Tax Relief

December 3, 2020

Craft Beverage Act is a “Bipartisan Priority” January 1, 2021, is an important day for craft distillers, brewers, wineries, meaderies, and cideries. Without legislative intervention, these artisans face a significant hike in federal excise tax at the end of an … →

Posted in Corporate, Regulatory

5 Tips — Protecting The Photographer’s Copyrights Online

November 23, 2020

Photographer shooting photos in the woods

Photographers are especially vulnerable to theft of their work. Unfortunately, artists of all types have their work wrongfully copied and used without their consent on a regular basis, and in this age of the Internet and Instagram, photographers can be … →

Posted in Intellectual Property, Legal Watch

Expanding Business Overseas

November 21, 2020

What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You When Entering Foreign Markets As the U.S. economy becomes increasingly global, small and mid-sized businesses are looking to foreign markets more and more often to expand their markets. According to the most recent … →

Posted in International Business, Legal Watch

Governor Insists Now is the Time to “Mask Up, PA”

November 19, 2020

Latest COVID-19 Orders In PA Raise Questions For Business Owners, Colleges And Universities With the countdown to Turkey Day at just over one week, the governor has issued new restrictions and requirements following record-breaking daily numbers of COVID-19 cases that … →

Posted in COVID-19 Updates, Education, Labor and Employment, Legal Watch

Why You Are Not Too Young, Poor, Or Healthy For Estate Planning

November 12, 2020

5 Reasons To Create An Estate Plan — Regardless Of Your Age, Health, or Wealth You’re not too ____ for an estate plan. Fill in the blank. Many young people, including young professionals and young families, believe that they are too … →

Posted in Estates and Trusts, Legal Watch

The Lynch Law Group Comments On Proposed Rule Regarding Independent Contractor Status

October 27, 2020

On behalf of the Firm’s clients, as well as the transportation and motor carrier industry in general, Attorneys Frank Botta and Todd Pappasergi submitted a comment to the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor (the “Department”) … →

Posted in Labor and Employment, Legal Watch, Transportation

Charles Hadad Will Instruct National Webinar on Estate Planning

October 22, 2020

Charles Hadad Will Instruct HalfMoon Education Estate Planning Webinar Charles Hadad will teach fundamentals of estate planning, retirement asset planning, and business succession planning strategies as part of a continuing education program for attorneys, accountants, and financial planners offered by … →

Posted in Continuing Legal Education Seminars, Estates and Trusts, Events