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Monthly Archives: January 2021
Twenty States Raise Minimum Wage at Start of New Year
Twenty states and dozens of localities increased their minimum wage, giving a financial boost to many frontline workers during the pandemic. New Mexico will see the largest jump, adding $1.50 to its hourly minimum and bringing it up to $10.50. … Continue reading
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Debt Collectors, Payday Lenders Collected over $500 Million in Federal Pandemic Relief
More than 1,800 Paycheck Protection Program loans last year went to debt collectors and high-interest lenders, according to the Washington Post. The aid to these firms amounted to more than $580 million. More than 170 of those recipients have been … Continue reading
Jackson County Court temporarily halts eviction writs and proceedings
The Jackson County Circuit Court has temporarily suspended eviction proceedings and service of eviction writs after placing two process deputies on leave for shooting a man while serving an eviction writ on Jan. 8. In a tight spot financially? Contact … Continue reading
N.R.A. Declares Bankruptcy and Seeks to Exit New York
Seeking an end-run around an investigation by the New York attorney general, the National Rifle Association said that it was declaring bankruptcy and would reincorporate in Texas. The group’s effort to circumvent New York’s legal jurisdiction raised immediate questions from … Continue reading
2020 Tax Tip – Mileage
The mileage rate for businesses for 2020 is being reduced from 58 cents per mile to 57.5 cents per mile. The medical mileage rate for individuals for 2020 is being reduced from 20 cents per mile to 17 cents per … Continue reading
2020 Tax Tip – Retirement Distributions
If you suffered an economic hardship due to COVID-19, you may be eligible to take a distribution from your retirement plan and avoid the ten percent (10%) penalty and spread the distribution over a three (3) year period. If you … Continue reading
2020 Tax Tip – Stimulus Payments
Before you file your 2020 tax return, be sure to include the information from your IRS Notice 1444. This document informs you how much you received in stimulus payments this past year. You should not file your tax return without … Continue reading
Macy’s to Close 45 Stores this Year
Department store operator Macy’s Inc. said yesterday that it would close about 45 stores this year as part of its three-year plan to lower store count in order to focus on its more productive outlets, Reuters reported. Even before the … Continue reading
Affirmative Defenses Waived
Exhaustion of administrative remedies does not relate to circuit court’s subject matter jurisdiction, and is not an element of any claim, so the failure to exhaust administrative remedies is an affirmative defense. Any defense must appear in a responsive pleading, … Continue reading
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Crash Was a Driving Accident, Not a Breakfast Accident
Statute bars compensation for injury resulting from “risk unrelated to the employment to which workers would have been equally exposed outside of and unrelated to the employment in normal nonemployment life.” Risk means activity. That exclusion, like all workers’ compensation … Continue reading