Publications

On March 20, 2020, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) provided employers some flexibility in complying with Form I-9 requirements related to Form I-9.  As the pandemic continues, DHS has extended this policy multiple times, most recently through December 31, 2020. As a reminder, DHS has deferred the physical presence […]

When President-Elect Biden takes office on January 20, many in the banking industry are hoping that he is met with a divided Congress and a Senate under Republican control. The general wisdom behind such thinking is that a divided Congress is unlikely to pass any significant legislation impacting financial services,  […]

Cloud Benefits and Costs An annual study by IBM and Ponemon Institute (the “Study”) reviews and reports the average costs associated with data breaches and how different technologies, industries, or preventative measures affect the average.  The Study reports averages based on a “per-record” basis.  A “record” can be any data […]

On election day this November, Californians passed the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”), also known as CCPA 2.0, as a ballot initiative.  We previously provided a high-level overview of the CPRA, here, but now that the initiative passed, it is time for a deeper dive into this new round of […]

Last Friday, we published an article summarizing Revenue Ruling 2020-27, which prevented taxpayers from taking a deduction for expenses paid using Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) funds in the year incurred if, “at the end of such taxable year, the taxpayer reasonably expects to receive forgiveness of the covered loan on […]