I don’t know about you, but with all this extra time I have lying awake at 3 am after waking from a vivid dream about whether I included the attachment on that last email, did I lock the back door, is my conference call at 10 or 11…I have had a little time to think […]
When you think about creating an initial estate plan, you likely focus entirely on the need to create a roadmap for the distribution of your estate assets in the event of your death. While that certainly will always remain an important estate planning goal, you will undoubtedly include additional goals into your estate plan over […]
On Monday the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) secured approval from the New York Public Service Commission (PSC) to solicit bids for offshore wind procurement for up to 2.5GW of new capacity. The approval was issued sooner than anticipated, a mere three days after the proceeding’s comment period. PSC’s 4-1 vote […]
The Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Emergency Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) funds were replenished on Friday, April 24, 2020, after President Trump signed the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act. The Act provides more than $300 billion in additional funds for the PPP and EIDL. Recap Previously, we […]
With credit to Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley, who wrote the song Pure Imagination for the eternally popular 1971 movie classic Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, we invite you to take a glimpse inside our world now that we are working from home. One of us fled Syracuse for Lake George, and spends his […]
The coronavirus relief bill includes a direct payment to most Americans, which may have Supplemental Security Income (“SSI”) and Medicaid recipients wondering how the payment will affect their continuing eligibility for these crucial benefits. Because the payment is not income, it should not count against an SSI or Medicaid recipient’s eligibility. As detailed in prior […]
Steps To Forgiveness Previously, we reported that on Thursday, April 16, 2020, the $349 billion that funded the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) were depleted. More than 1.6 million applications were approved for an amount of almost $339 billion, with an average loan amount of $239,152. California, […]
When asked when raising prices crosses the line into illegal price gouging, NYS Attorney General Letitia James opined, invoking Justice Potter Stewart’s (in)famous Jacobellis v. Ohio opinion, “there’s no definitive answer to that question, but you know it when you see it.” Most states have price gouging laws on the books in one form or […]
Today we have an extra special guest author, Jacqueline Wladis, who is sheltering at home with her parents, Mark and Diane Wladis, and brothers Harrison, Andrew and Tyler. Jackie normally makes her home in Manhattan, where she works for Conde Nast. We’re super big fans and we think you will be too. – JG Alexa…play […]
On Thursday, April 16, 2020, the $349 billion that the CARES Act allocated to the Small Business Administration was depleted. The following message, “[t]he SBA is currently unable to accept new applications for the Paycheck Protection Program based on available appropriations funding. Similarly, we are unable to enroll new PPP lenders at this time,” was […]