With the 6th Circuit's removal of the 5th Circuit's stay on OSHA's vaccine mandate, employers with more than 100 employees must act quickly to create and implement policies and procedures implementing the mandate.
Read MoreEvery tenancy in common owner group eventually will experience change as the owners’ life stages and objectives change, or the property is passed to the next generation. Therefore, every group that owns property as tenants in common should have a Tenancy in Common Agreement.
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Read MoreThe United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently stayed application of OSHA's vaccine, testing, and mask mandate for private employers having more than 100 employees. However, the future for those mandates remains uncertain.
Read MoreIRR can be an excellent way to compare dissimiliar investments. However, since an accurate IRR can be calculated only after an investment has been sold, IRR forecasts aren't a guarantee of financial performance.
Read MoreThe Biden Administration is mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for many private-sector employees. When employees object to vaccination on religious grounds, employers must determine whether the employee's objection is based upon religion, rather than on political, social, or personal preferences. This article discusses the EEOC’s latest guidance on employer responses to requests for religious accommodations from vaccine mandates.
Read MoreIn Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid, the U.S. Supreme Court held that California's law requiring agricultural land owners to permit union organizers onto their land for up to 360 hours per year is unconstitutional. This labor law case may support similar claims that the CDC eviction moratorium was not just beyond the CDC's statutory authority but also was unconstitutional. Although the CDC eviction moratorium is over, Cedar Point serves as a cautionary tale for states and local governments wanted to impose similar moratoriums.
Read MoreMany people are concerned about a flood of evictions in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court order that ended the CDC eviction moratorium. While some evictions are likely to happen, on the eve of that order, the Department of Treasury relaxed requirements to qualify for Emergency Rental Assistance, which should help some landlords and tenants who can't pay rent. And it's likely that state and local governments will react with their own eviction moratoriums to prevent an eviction crisis in their communities.
Read MoreEquity crowdfunding has become more popular due to recent increases in the annual fundraising limit in Regulation CF. However, due to other limitations in Regulation CF, Rule 506(c) usually is a better option for a real estate sponsor who wants to advertise its securities offering.
Read MoreEmployers can require COVID-19 vaccinations for most employees as a condition to remaining employed. Employees whose employment is terminated because they refused to get vaccinated usually will not be eligible for unemployment benefits.
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