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Does Insurance Cover Your COVID-Related Business Losses? Businesses were devastated by government closures during the pandemic. Now, they are fighting to get their losses reimbursed by insurance.

Is a non-competition agreement binding even after one of the parties dies? The Alabama Supreme Court says, "yes."

Your Non-Compete May Be Binding - Even After Death The Alabama Supreme Court ruled that a non-competition agreement was binding even after the death of the party who was supposed to refrain from competition.

Here's my latest blog post discussing the need to pay employees for voluntary training.

You May Be Required to Pay Employees for Voluntary Training Employers who provide after-hours training for employees my be required to pay employees for their time, even if the training is voluntary.

Here's my new blog on the President's payroll tax deferral memorandum.

Should You Defer Your Employees' Payroll Taxes? President Trump has authorized employers to defer payroll taxes for employees. But, just because you CAN defer taxes does not mean you SHOULD.

Here's my blog post discussing DOL's new guidance on documenting unscheduled telework.

DOL: Employers Should Use Reasonable Diligence & Document Telework The DOL's Field Assistance Bulletin 2020-5 provides guidance to employers on using reasonable diligence to document and pay for unscheduled telework.