Employers’ Guide to the American Rescue Plan Act’s Impact on COBRA and FFCRA by: Mai Lan Isler, Esq. The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) became law on March 11, 2021, and impacts private employers, their employees, and their benefit plans. ARPA has the following impact on employers relating to the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation […]
It’s August, and that means it’s time to get ready to go back to school for many students. If your child recently graduated from high school and is heading to college in the next few weeks, besides assembling the essentials — such as clothing, toiletries, bedding and a laptop — consider having your child “pack” […]
By: Sarah Johnston If you’re going through a divorce, you probably feel a little overwhelmed by all the legal and financial items you must attend to before the marriage termination is final. These tasks can be difficult, but revising your estate plan doesn’t have to be. What the law says Divorce generally extinguishes your spouse’s […]
Capell & Howard, P.C., is proud to co-sponsor CompTrust AGC’s RiskCon 2020 on Thursday, August 27 in Irondale, Alabama. Offering both in-person and virtual attendance, this one-day mini-conference will target administrative, legal, and job-site risks facing those working within the construction industry. Attorney and Shareholder R. Brooke Lawson, III, a member of Capell & Howard’s construction law […]
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What is a Revive Alabama grant? Governor Kay Ivey recently announced the Revive Alabama grant program. This program will provide financial support to small businesses in Alabama experiencing the financial impact of COVID-19. To qualify for this grant, a small business must have no more than 19 full-time equivalent employees on payroll. A qualifying businesses may […]
By: Blake E. Brookshire, Esq. On June 17, 2020, Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed signed an executive order requiring that all individuals over the age of 2 years wear face coverings in masks in all public places, which goes into effect at 5:00PM on June 19, 2020. The order does set forth a caveat that […]
June 3, 2020 By: Courtney Williams The Senate passed the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Flexibility Act of 2020. (Click here for a summary of the House of Representatives version that was sent to the Senate.) The Senate, however, entered a letter in the Congressional Record clarifying that the Act does not authorize the SBA to […]
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This week the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) created a webpage for COVID-19 related guidance for both construction employers and employees. The OSHA website includes information on how to prevent the spread of coronavirus on job sites including: Using physical barriers (i.e., walls, doors, or plastic coverings) to separate workers […]
May 28, 2020 By: Courtney Williams. The House of Representatives passed the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Flexibility Act of 2020 by a vote of 417-1. The Act amends portions of the PPP and is intended to make it easier for employers to achieve forgiveness of their PPP loans in the following ways: Extends the maturity […]
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Some of the most effective estate-planning strategies involve setting up irrevocable trusts. For a trust to be deemed irrevocable, you’re effectively removing those assets from your taxable estate. This may be an especially pertinent question in light of the current economic downturn resulting from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. If you’re married and feel as though […]
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