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Please Click HerePosted on March 18, 2020 by Sara J. Ackermann and Mary Ellen Schill
At about 7:30 p.m. on March 18, President Trump signed a bill into law containing two significant leave provisions that affect nearly every small to mid-sized employer in the country. This law, entitled the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, or H.R. 6201, includes the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act and the Emergency Family and Medical […]
Posted on March 17, 2020 by Amy E. Ebeling
The government has not extended the deadline for federal tax return filing, but Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, speaking at a coronavirus news conference earlier today, said the government is extending the due date by 90 days for federal income tax payments for individuals and businesses. Individuals can defer up to $1 million in federal income […]
Posted on March 17, 2020 by Sara J. Ackermann and Mary Ellen Schill
Last night, March 16, the House amended versions of a COVID-19 Coronavirus bill we reported on yesterday. Again, this alert will focus only on the two provisions regarding paid leave for employees. The Senate is expected to review the bill and if President Trump signs it, these provisions will be effective in no later than […]
Posted on March 16, 2020 by Sara J. Ackermann and Mary Ellen Schill
Late Friday, the House passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) which provides COVID-19 relief to Americans in several areas. This alert will focus only on the two provisions regarding paid leave for employees. The Senate is expected to review the bill this week and President Trump has indicated he will sign it. If […]
Posted on March 16, 2020 by Steven P. Lipowski
Under a long-standing law in Wisconsin, those parties holding easements will need to re-record their easement rights periodically or their ability to enforce those easements will be lost. Even easements that are “perpetual” by their written terms will expire if they are not re-recorded within the prescribed statutory period. The Wisconsin Court of Appeals has […]
Posted on March 14, 2020 by Sara J. Ackermann
On March 12, 2019, our Department of Health Services issued a “Recommendations on Domestic and International Travel” memo. In that memo the DHS specifically recommends that individuals who return to WI from states with “sustained community transmission” should be under self-quarantine for 14- days. Attached is a copy of this memo. Currently those states are […]
Posted on March 12, 2020 by Sara J. Ackermann
In a followup to yesterday’s e-alert about the COVID-19 virus, please note the CDC has updated its travel advisory as follows: All travelers should avoid nonessential travel to China, Iran, Western, Northern and Central Europe (see CDC website for map), and South Korea (Level 3 Travel Health Notice); Older travelers and those who have chronic […]
Posted on March 11, 2020 by Sara J. Ackermann and Mary Ellen Schill
Should you ban nonessential business travel? Can you prevent an employee from taking that cruise? What if an employee refuses to go home when she is sick? Here are some answers to those questions and more! What should employers do right now? On March 10, Jay Butler, Deputy Director of the Centers for Disease Control […]
Posted on February 27, 2020 by Jessica A. Merkel
When people ask me what they can do to make things easier for their loved ones if something happens to them, the first question I ask is if they have power of attorney documents in place. A good financial power of attorney (“POA”) is one of the most important estate planning documents you can have. […]
Posted on February 21, 2020 by Christopher M. Seelen
There are many legal rules covering farms – rules that producers might not be aware of. A farm building may not be covered by standard insurance. Farm buildings are exempt from the state building code. And many standard insurance policies exclude coverage for buildings not built to a certain code. Consider the example of a […]