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04.09.2021
As described in our previous alert, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (the ARPA), provides a full subsidy for COBRA premiums for certain qualified beneficiaries entitled to COBRA continuation coverage from April 1, 2021, through September 30, 2021. The...
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04.08.2021
The 2021 General Assembly session adjourned sine die (Latin for adjourning with no appointed day for resumption) on February 8th.
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04.08.2021
Intellectual property infringement damages awards have been on the rise, with several recent patent damages awards in the billions of dollars. On the latest episode of Trending Now - An IP Podcast, Tom Bergert, Clint Brannon and Craig Mytelka discuss recent...
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04.06.2021
On March 31, 2021, President Biden unveiled his American Jobs Plan (the “Plan”), proposing to spend about one percent of U.S. Gross Domestic Product per year over eight years in infrastructure repairs and enhancements, manufacturing research and development,...
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04.01.2021
On the latest episode of Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion, host Brydon DeWitt is joined by Laura Windsor, chair of Williams Mullen’s Labor, Employment and Immigration Practice who shares her insight on three employment initiatives we are closely...
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03.29.2021
As firearms industry participants well know, gun sales continue to break records. Last year alone, nearly 40 million National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) checks were performed. To put this surge into perspective, 2020 saw an increase of...
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03.29.2021
Employers using pre-approved plan documents for their defined contribution retirement plans, such as 401(k) plans, should carefully review restated adoption agreements and basic plan documents that may be issued by their document provider.
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03.25.2021
Intellectual property infringement damages awards have been on the rise, with several recent patent damages awards in the billions of dollars. On the latest episode of Trending Now - An IP Podcast, Tom Bergert, Clint Brannon and Craig Mytelka discuss recent...
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03.24.2021
On March 1, 2021, the Virginia General Assembly approved legislation creating the Virginia Opportunity Tax Credit Program (Program), a new state low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) that contributes an amount to a qualified project that is equal to the...
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03.16.2021
On Thursday March 11, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (the “Act”) into law.
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03.16.2021
There’s been a non-stop bombardment of recent export amendments involving China and other “countries of concern” within the last six months. The main driver behind these has been the U.S. Government’s concern about the Chinese national strategy of “military-...
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03.15.2021
Do gun manufacturers really have blanket immunity from lawsuits? No, not even close.
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03.15.2021
Arguably, the Social Cost of Carbon (SCC) is one of our society’s most important numbers. The SCC is used in all climate decisions and will now be considered in all significant governmental decisions and federal actions. How this number will be recalculated...
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03.15.2021
Recent legislation and just proposed regulatory amendments present a new opportunity, but also potential concerns, for implementing climate change resiliency measures on properties subject to Virginia’s Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act (Bay Act).
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03.15.2021
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (the ARPA), signed into law by President Biden on March 11, 2021, includes provisions affecting employee benefit plan sponsors.
