Category: Client Alerts
BREAKING NEWS ALERT: Overtime Rules Delayed
Yesterday a federal judge granted a nationwide injunction stopping the implementation of the new overtime rules proposed by the Department of Labor. The rules, had they taken effect, would have significantly raised the minimum salary required to qualify for an overtime exemption. The rules were to become effective on December […]
Is your company’s cybersecurity at risk?
There is no greater threat to American businesses today than insufficient cybersecurity. The threat includes, among other things, the risk that a company’s records, record-keeping system, or other digital information will be held hostage and unretrievable by ransomware; the risk that personally identifiable information (PII) of customers or employees will […]
Does My Association Require a Reserve Study?
How much is an association required to put into reserves and are they required to get a reserve study? What are condominiums are statutorily required to do regarding reserves? Defining and Explaining Reserve Accounts Condominium associations must have reserve accounts for painting, paving, the roof, and any other item that has […]
Committee Meeting Guidelines for Community Associations
For Associations that have active involvement from their owners, it’s usually a good idea for the board to delegate the fact-finding and non-policy decisions (i.e. getting bids, taking surveys, planning social events, etc.) to committees. However, committees have to follow much of the same meeting notice and participation requirements as […]
New Rule Imposes Reporting Requirements
On March 24, 2016, the Department of Labor (DOL) adopted a new interpretation of the persuader rule under the Labor Management Reporting Disclosure Act of 1959 (LMRDA), which is a statute that imposes reporting requirements on employers and consultants (which includes attorneys) where the consultant is retained to persuade employees […]