IRS Memorandum a Reminder to Employers to Avoid a Tax Disaster by Keeping Copies of Signed Plan Documents

In a recent Chief Counsel General Advice Memorandum (“Memo”), the IRS provides a helpful reminder that basic recordkeeping and organization techniques can avoid significant tax liability for employers and employees in the context of qualified retirement plans (e.g., a 401(k), 403(b), or pension plan). In the Memo, the author explains that employers that sponsor qualified retirement …

Three Ways to Make Text Messages Useful in Custody Cases

You have hundreds of text messages between you and the other parent. You hand them all over to your lawyer, expecting the lawyer to be ecstatic that you can show every cancellation of parenting time, refusal to take the child to the doctor when sick, and general uncooperativeness. Yet, after pouring through them the attorney …

Predictions for Gaming and Hospitality Trends in 2020

The dawn of a new year always brings an opportunity to engage in speculation about significant events for the next year.  At this time, the Gaming and Hospitality Group will do the same. SPORTS WAGERING EXPANSION CONTINUES In the wake of the demise of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA), more than a …