Underfunded pension liabilities get needed attention The topic of Vermont’s overwhelming state employee and teachers’ pension burdens rears its head on occasion, but legislators quickly move on to challenges more easily addressed....
While week four of the Iowa General Assembly was extremely active with legislation being both introduced and acted upon, it will most likely not be remembered for that. Rather, it will be remembered as the week of the 2020 Iowa Caucuses....
On 21 July 2019, the remaining provisions of the EU Prospectus Regulation came into force. Since this date, prospectuses for offers of securities to the public or admission to a regulated market in the EU have been required to be drawn up and...
In Allegheny County, only two things are certain in life: death and property tax assessment appeals. Every year, County property owners have the opportunity to file an assessment appeal, and as always, an appeal may provide an opportunity for a...
The Act Relating to Guaranties (KRS 371.065) was enacted in 1990 to clarify the requirements for valid and enforceable guaranties in Kentucky. KRS 371.065 sets forth the requirements for valid enforceable guaranties in the Commonwealth of Kentucky:...
This second installment assesses options for moving forward to address emerging gaps and an evolving health care industry. Why? Because the substantial history behind the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act experience to date also...
The first year of Governor Gavin Newsom’s term produced many significant pieces of employment legislation in California, including most prominently one law limiting the use of independent contractors for most businesses and another aimed at outlawing...
As an ERISA attorney, I get asked to review new retirement plan tools and plan provider marketing tools. If the product is crap or a complete copy of what is already out there, I’m not going to recommend it....
With new guidance and model documents issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the mortgage industry is several steps closer to operating without LIBOR. The industry has been grappling with the eventual demise of LIBOR since 2017. The key body...
