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Incentives, Bond, Medicaid, and Tax Legislation Move, While Anticipation Builds for Budget Agreement

Written By Whitney Campbell Christensen

During the last two weeks, General Assembly onlookers saw significant developments on several of the top policy issues of the 2015 Long Session, with signs late last week of emerging progress towards a budget agreement.
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Will We See Another Round of Legislative Patent Reform in 2015? If so, Trolls Beware!

Written By Ryan K. Simmons

Another round of proposed patent reform aimed at curbing the activities of non-practicing entities ("NPEs"- aka "patent trolls") is teed up in Congress for 2015.  Will this be the year Congress passes a bill aimed squ…

Real Estate Developers - Proper Planning is Key to Maximizing The After-Tax Return on a Development Project

Written By Lee C. Hodge

Before starting a new development project, residential and commercial real estate developers should focus on properly structuring the acquisition and development of the property to minimize taxes.  Proper planning on …

White Collars Turning Blue? The Possible Impact on Employers of the Department of Labor's Proposed Revisions to the Regulations Governing Overtime Pay for "White Collar" Workers

Written By Grant B. Osborne

The Department of Labor has proposed rules to dramatically limit the ability of employers to classify "white collar" employees as exempt from overtime pay requirements. Background The federal Fair Labor Standards Act ("F…

New Highway Law Includes Tax Provisions

On July 31, 2015, President Obama signed into law "The Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act" (the "Act").  The primary focus of the Act is to provide an extension of funding out of th…