Pandemic Estate Planning
[vc_row content_placement=”middle”][vc_column offset=”vc_col-md-11 vc_col-xs-12″][vc_column_text] COVID-19 has created an environment of uncertainty, and we have just passed the one- year anniversary of our lives now involving various forms of lockdowns, restrictions, and mandates. This pandemic, which seemingly came out of nowhere and resulted in severe and immediate consequences in many cases, has made us all more […]
“Chapter V” Bankruptcy Filing for Small Business
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Small Business Reorganization Act (“SBRA”), signed into law in August of 2019, added a new type of bankruptcy to the longstanding slate of filing varieties: the Chapter V. A new subchapter to chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code (codified under §§ 1185-1195, inclusive), empowers small businesses to seek bankruptcy protection without many of the impediments associated with a traditional […]
Individual Bankruptcy Filings
[vc_row content_placement=”middle”][vc_column offset=”vc_col-md-11 vc_col-xs-12″][vc_column_text] Individual Bankruptcy Filings: Chapter 7 vs. Chapter 13 [2020-05-08 APD Rev.] Under the Bankruptcy Code, individual debtors have different options when seeking bankruptcy protections: chapter 7 and chapter 13. Chapter 7 is a liquidation bankruptcy which wipes out most of an individual filer’s unsecured debts, such as credit cards and medical bills. Generally, chapter 7 […]
Holiday Risk
[vc_row content_placement=”middle”][vc_column offset=”vc_col-md-11 vc_col-xs-12″][vc_column_text] Its Winter flu season, it’s the Christmas and New Year’s holiday season and, unfortunately, it is still COVID season. COVID seems to have altered everything. What we used to think of as normal simply isn’t any more. It simply is a time to be careful about safety and security for reasons […]
Employer COVID Liability Protections
[vc_row content_placement=”middle”][vc_column offset=”vc_col-md-11 vc_col-xs-12″][vc_column_text] COVID-19 Employer liability lawsuits commenced early after state quarantines began. Generally, the suits allege employers should be held responsible for an employee’s contracting COVID as a result of working or the working environment. Historically, Nevada Employers have been protected from these claims due to the enactment of Nevada’s Worker’s Compensation Act but that protection could be […]
Contracts and the Internet for Small Business
[vc_row content_placement=”middle”][vc_column offset=”vc_col-md-11 vc_col-xs-12″][vc_column_text] In this COVID environment, small business is at even greater risk than what we previously thought of as normal. Those days are becoming a distant memory. For those small businesses that have managed to survive the shutdowns and lockdowns and are trying to recover under the restrictions on capacity, spacing and […]
In the New World of COVID-19, Risks and Insurance Needs Should Be Reevaluated
[vc_row content_placement=”middle”][vc_column offset=”vc_col-md-11 vc_col-xs-12″][vc_column_text] As all of us continue through the pandemic with all of the social and business adjustments that have been made, we are distracted by what appears to be the “new normal” — the continuing shutdown of certain activities and limitations on others; children going to school or attending by Zoom; and, of course, the effort and desire to […]
NEVADA COVID-19 EMERGENCY SMALL BUSINESS RECOVERY GRANT PROGRAM
[vc_row content_placement=”middle”][vc_column offset=”vc_col-md-11 vc_col-xs-12″][vc_column_text] The Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) will have a new small business grant program to help with the impacts of COVID-19. Because the previous program, the Commercial Rental Assistance Grant (CRAG) program, was so restrictive only $8.5 million of the $20 million available was able to be awarded to applicants. […]
COVID-19 Employment and Financial Aid FAQs
[vc_row content_placement=”middle”][vc_column offset=”vc_col-md-11 vc_col-xs-12″][vc_column_text]Updated 04-13-2020 Are you required to go to work during the novel Coronavirus pandemic? Employee directives, rights, and obligations have presented moving targets during the outbreak. Nevada employers with fewer than 50 employees have more discretion in whether to offer paid or unpaid leave, and how to implement their specific policies. For employees who have contracted Coronavirus or […]
Dealing With Defamation in Nevada: Protecting your Business at All Costs
[vc_row content_placement=”middle”][vc_column offset=”vc_col-md-11 vc_col-xs-12″][vc_column_text]Updated on 5/20/2020 Dealing With Defamation In Nevada: Protecting Your Business At All Costs Reputation is the lifeblood of business. If your business is not trusted by the community it will fail, simple as that. Unfortunately, the world has an abundance of liars and those seeking to destroy the accomplishments and reputation of others. Perhaps nowhere is this more evident than in […]