The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) is always the subject of litigation. The United States Supreme Court recently ruled that the government debt exception, which was added to the statute in 2015, was unconstitutional. Can the Court's recent ruling be interpreted to mean the entirety of the ...
Podcast: When Should Presidential Appointees Lawyer Up?
You've worked in the trenches of the private or public sector, and now you've been granted the golden ticket, a job in the Biden Administration. Congratulations, your work has paid off, but you could find yourself opposite a subpoena in your future. What do you need to know in case of an ...
Podcast: When Is Form 1099-C Required of Lenders?
When debt is forgiven, as much of the funding lent through the CARES Act’s PPP may be, a lender may be required to file IRS Form 1099-C with the IRS and to furnish a copy to the borrower. As a lender, do I need to file the 1099-C when I forgive a PPP loan, or when we finalize a restructuring or ...
Podcast: Vaccines in the time of COVID
In the time of Coronavirus with many municipalities implementing restrictions on business and individual activity, employers are anxious to return to normal operations with staff onsite as soon as possible. With vaccines becoming available, employers may be wondering, can I require my employees to ...
Podcast: Straddle-Year Tax Debts in Bankruptcy: Does the King Get Paid First?
The Internal Revenue Service is often a significant creditor in a bankruptcy proceeding, frequently taking priority over other creditors. In this episode, Tax attorney Douglas Charnas (Washington, DC) and Financial Services attorney Sarah Edwards (New Orleans) discuss the case of Affirmative ...
Podcast: What Does UCRERA Mean For Creditors?
Nine states, including Florida, have passed the Uniform Commercial Real Estate Receivership Act, what's called the UCRERA. Members of our Business and Real Estate practice groups Manuel Farach (Fort Lauderdale) and Marshall Grodner (Baton Rouge) discuss what this means for creditors, especially in a ...
Podcast: Personal Jurisdiction Part 3 – Oral Arguments in the Ford Cases
The U.S. Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments on two potentially groundbreaking personal jurisdiction cases known as “the Ford cases.” In this third episode from our series on Personal Jurisdiction, Rasch Brown, Gary Hebert, and Brian LeCompte (New Orleans) discuss their take on what they ...
Podcast: Political and Controversial Activity in the Workplace
Almost all the states have regulations with regard to protections for voting and political activity. They range, though, in the protections that they give. And there are certain ones that have specific protections with regard to speech. Election season is in full swing and the climate is ...
Podcast: A Leadership Perspective on Firm Diversity and Inclusion Efforts
Diverse people have different mindsets and thought processes and bring different talents to solve a problem. And we're in the business of solving problems for our clients. Diversity and inclusion have been trending topics in the legal world for many years. The recent focus on social justice has ...
Podcast: Covid on the Job: Construction Sites and Employment Law
Construction has been deemed an essential industry during this pandemic, but what do employers do when the Coronavirus hits their job site? In this episode of More with McGlinchey, Mag Bickford and Zelma Frederick chat about the interesting intersection of employment law ...