Insights
By: Elizabeth M. Roberson
on July 8, 2020
On Wednesday, July 8, 2020, the United States Supreme Court released its opinion in Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru, (“OLG”), which may affect employers that are churches or other religious organizations. In its 7-2 decision, the…
By: Nicholas D. Strom
on July 5, 2020
On June 30, 2020, Indiana Governor Holcomb issued Executive Order 20-33, extending his March 6th Executive Order (Executive Order 20-02). Of special importance for lenders, Executive Order 20-33 extended the prohibition on residential property…
By: Brett J. Ashton and
on June 30, 2020
On June 29, 2020, the United States Supreme Court ruled on Seila Law v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.1 The Court held that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (“CFPB”) leadership by a single director removable only for “inefficiency,…
By: Robert A. Greising and Corben A. Lee
on June 30, 2020
Last night, the United States Senate passed legislation by unanimous consent to extend the deadline for borrowers to apply for funds under the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) from June 30, 2020, until August 8, 2020. The legislation will need to…
By: Kendall A. Schnurpel and Sharon B. Hearn
on June 29, 2020
The Tax Cut and Jobs Act of 2017 (“TCJA”) added Section 4960 to the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”), which imposes a new 21% excise tax on compensation paid by certain tax-exempt organizations and related parties (the “Excise Tax”). In December…
By: Alexander E. Porter
on June 28, 2020
In an effort to ease loss mitigation efforts for servicers and assist struggling consumers, The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) issued two No-Action Letter (“NAL”) Templates on May 22, 2020.[1] NALs are issued by the CFPB in response…
By: Robert A. Greising and Corben A. Lee
on June 24, 2020
Did you really need those PPP funds? Did you spend 75% of your PPP funds on payroll costs, or wait, is that standard 60%? Did you lay off all of your employees and are hurrying to hire them back? What if they won’t come back? Do you need a few more…
June 24, 2020
Senate Enrolled Act No. 340, which goes into effect July 1, 2020, will now require that any document to be recorded in Indiana have both a notarized signature of grantor and a notarized signature of a witness. Currently, Indiana Code §32-21-2-3…
By: Alexander E. Porter
on June 23, 2020
Almost immediately after governors issued stay-at-home orders and the President declared a National Emergency to combat COVID-19, attention turned to the force majeure clauses often found in commercial leases and insurance policies. Now, some three…
By: Robert J. Goode
on June 22, 2020
Choosing and Protecting a Trademark
1. What is a trademark?
A trademark can be “any word, name, symbol, or device” (alone or in combination) used to identify and differentiate goods or services from competitors and to indicate the source…
June 21, 2020
Assessment expected to conclude before end of year
INDIANAPOLIS – Today, Mayor Joe Hogsett announced further details regarding the independent review of the public safety response to protests in late May and early June 2020. The review will look at…
By: Robert A. Greising and Corben A. Lee
on June 18, 2020
Late in the evening on Tuesday, June 16, 2020, the SBA published a revised Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness Application (“Application”) and the Paycheck Protection Program EZ Loan Forgiveness Application (“EZ Application”) and…
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