New Virginia Labor Laws Including Stiff Penalties For Worker Misclassification Errors
New Virginia Labor Laws Including Stiff Penalties For Worker Misclassification Errors By David Brody & Dondershine, LLP April 2020 It has been a difficult period of time for America which has necessitated many changes. Some of the changes have been on the federal level. Our firm has written about two of the changes: the Families […]
Paycheck Protection Program Through Covered Loans
Paycheck Protection Program Through Covered Loans David, Brody & Dondershine, LLP On March 27, 2020, the Federal Government enacted the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) to address the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Paycheck Protection Program (“Program”) of the CARES Act allows businesses and others to obtain covered loans […]
Families First Coronavirus Response Act
Families First By Scott Dondershine March 2020 Workers, employers, and families are struggling with how to deal with the COVID-19 (“Coronavirus”) pandemic. On March 18, 2020, the Federal Government adopted the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“Act”). The first two sections of this Client Alert explain the two primary obligations of employers and the third […]
Cybersecurity Seminar Hosted by Scott Dondershine
Cyber Security Seminar Hosted by Scott Dondershine Scott Dondershine is hosting a cyber security seminar regarding threats to businesses. If you are interested in attending please click on the following link: https://www.veritycommercial.com/cyber-threats-to-your-business. The seminar is being held in DBD’s building in Reston at 2100 Reston Parkway, C Level Conference Room, on February 26, 2020 from 7:30 AM to 9:30 […]
What Happens When Children Fly the Coop?
What Happens When Children Fly the Coop? By Katherine A. David and Scott A. DondershineFebruary 2020 What happens when your child graduates from high school and flies the coop? Whether enrolled in college, working in a job, taking a gap year, or traveling, parents lose their legal rights to assist a child when the child […]
Important Change Made by the 2019 SECURE Act to RMD Rules
Important Change Made by the 2019 SECURE Act to RMD Rules By Scott A. Dondershine, CPA, Esq. December 2019 The holiday season has historically been a time of enhanced activity for business, tax and estate planning lawyers and this year is no exception. On January 2, 2013, for instance, President Obama signed into law the […]
SCOTUS’ Game-Changing Sales Tax Decision
SCOTUS’ Game-Changing Sales Tax Decision By Scott A. Dondershine, CPA, Esq. June 2018 A recent decision by the US Supreme Court (SCOTUS, for short) may cause on-line internet retailers to shorten the summer vacations of their accounting and finance staff. On June 21, 2018, SCOTUS, in a case that is a sure bet to make […]
New Deduction Applicable To Pass-Through Entities
New Deduction Applicable To Pass-Through Entities By Scott A. Dondershine, CPA, Esq. December 2017 The tax legislation that President Trump signed into law on Friday, December 22, 2017 contains a novel deduction that has broad implications for S corporations, partnerships and sole proprietorships (referred to in this Alert as “Pass-Through Entities“).1 Although the legislation covers a […]
The Defend Trade Secrets Act
ANOTHER REASON TO RETHINK CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENTS: THE DEFEND TRADE SECRETS ACT By Scott A. Dondershine November 2016 In our firm’s January 2016 Client Alert, “Prohibitions Against Pay Secrecy Policies,” we discussed the impact of President Obama’s Executive Order 13665 (“EO”) and a Final Rule issued by the Department of Labor expounding upon the EO. The EO requires […]
EEOC Attacking Employee Release Agreements and Upcoming Changes to FLSA
New Developments in Employment Law: Termination Agreements and Major Changes Coming Soon to the FLSA By Scott DondershineMay 2015 As you consider your summer plans, you may want to consider dusting off that old employee termination agreement and revising some of its language in light of important new developments. Sound like an exciting summer? Seriously, […]