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NJ Resident Owes NY Tax For Remote Work During COVID

By Paul Williams

A vice president of an investment fund with a New York office owes income tax to that state for days he worked from home in New Jersey during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, a New York administrative law judge determined.

NC Governor Defends Bar Closures During COVID

By Travis Bland

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper urged the state's highest court to overturn a decision finding he violated the constitutional right to make a living and the equal protection of bar owners with his COVID shutdown order, arguing the decision was reasonable given how the virus was spreading.

Entrepreneur Says Partners Stiffed Him On Testing Site Deal

By Matthew Santoni

A Pittsburgh entrepreneur says he had a deal with three Omaha, Nebraska-based businessmen to help them open COVID-19 testing labs in Ohio and Pennsylvania in the early days of the pandemic, but is still owed $2 million, according to a lawsuit filed Friday in Pennsylvania state court.

Fla. Tourism Co. Agrees To Settle PPP Qui Tam For $2.3M

By David Minsky

A Sunshine State tourism company has agreed to pay nearly $2.3 million to resolve qui tam lawsuit allegations that it improperly received loan forgiveness under the Paycheck Protection Program after falsely certifying it didn't have to register as a foreign agent, according to a U.S. Attorney's Office representative in Florida.

4th Circ. Won't Flip Fraud Convictions Over Unseen Jury

By Cara Salvatore

The Fourth Circuit has refused to overturn two men's investment-fraud convictions over complaints that COVID safety protocols made the jury invisible to the public, but vacated part of one sentence because probation conditions weren't adequately spelled out.

3rd Circ. Curious When Workplace Acts Become 'Concerted'

By Matthew Santoni

Third Circuit judges pressed the National Labor Relations Board on Thursday to specify what elevated a Pennsylvania plastic company employee's complaints about working during COVID-19 closures into protected, "concerted" activities, if there was little evidence that other employees joined him in his concerns.


Expert Analysis

Heading Off Officials' Errors When Awarded A Gov't Contract

Government contractors awarded state or local projects funded through federal programs should seek clarification of their compliance obligations, documenting everything, or risk having to defend themselves when they seek reimbursement months later, with only their word for support, says George Petel at Wiley.

Notable Q1 Updates In Insurance Class Actions

Mark Johnson and Mathew Drocton at BakerHostetler discuss notable insurance class action decisions from the first quarter of the year ranging from salvage vehicle titling to rate discrimination based on premium-setting software.

What To Know About Employee Retention Credit Disclosures

Employers that filed potentially erroneous employee retention credit claims should take certain steps to determine whether the IRS’ voluntary disclosure program is a good fit and, if so, prepare a strong application before the window closes on March 22, say attorneys at Dentons.

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