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Can I Hold a Debtor’s Bank Account Hostage?

Written By Lance P. Martin

For creditors dealing with debtors in the shadow of bankruptcy, a common scenario repeats itself.  The creditor repossesses collateral, attaches an account, or sets off a bank account, and then the debtor files a ban…

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U.S. Court of Appeals Puts Brakes on OSHA COVID-19 "Emergency Temporary Standard"

Written By S. McKinley Gray, III and Grant B. Osborne

It's a case of "Get Ready, Get Set … Wait!" On Saturday, November 6, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, in response to a lawsuit filed last Friday by various plaintiffs including the Attorney General …

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OSHA Issues Long-Awaited COVID-19 "Emergency Temporary Standard"

Written By S. McKinley Gray, III and Grant B. Osborne

Good (and Not So Good) Things Come to Those Who Wait Yesterday, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration ("OSHA") of the U.S. Department of Labor ("DOL"), at long last, issued an "Interim final rule" regarding th…

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Talking Shop: State of the Construction Industry

Written By Evan M. Musselwhite and Luke C. Tompkins

This article is part of a series summarizing key topics discussed at Ward and Smith's 2021 Construction Conversations Webinar. Recently, Hank Harris, Ward and Smith Business Consulting Director of Consulting, deliver…

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A Paradigm Shift in Consumer Collections: How the CFPB's Final Rule is Certain to Affect Creditors and Debt Collectors

Written By Thomas C. Wolff

The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) is a dense federal statute that governs debt collection.  If you have read some of my previous articles on the topic, you will recall that this set of laws, in conjuncti…

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Do a Double Take: Unraveling OSHA’s New Emergency Temporary Standard

Written By X. Lightfoot

This is article is part of a series summarizing key topics discussed at Ward and Smith's Fall Employment Law Update Webinar. Several Ward and Smith attorneys delivered their take on what the new Emergency Tempor…

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