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Brady R. McShane authored an article in the Colorado Real Estate Journal titled “Green Roof Initiative: Compare the Green Roof Initiative with the new proposal.” The article discusses Denver’s Green Roof Review Task Force and its proposed changes to the Initiative. Passed by voters in the November 2017 election, the Green Roof Initiative aimed to decrease building energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, and the urban heat island effect, but has been criticized as an impractical, “one-size-fits-all approach.” To…
GT is pleased to have achieved a win on behalf of our client Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. In May 2018, a U.S. Federal District Court Judge from the Central District of California granted Teva’s motion to dismiss in its entirety without leave to amend. In April 2017, Plaintiffs commenced an action in California’s Riverside County Superior Court against Teva related to the anti-depressant drug Lexapro and its generic equivalent.  That original case was removed to…
On June 28, 2018, Massachusetts Governor Baker signed into law “An Act Relative to Minimum Wage, Paid Family Medical Leave, and the Sales Tax Holiday.” The new law will gradually increase the minimum wage over the next five years; phase-out premium Sunday pay for retail employees; and create a paid family and medical leave program for Massachusetts employees. Continue Reading.…
Although the sales tax collection obligation of online retailers was the focus of last month’s momentous U.S. Supreme Court case South Dakota v. Wayfair, it will also impact state corporate and income tax obligations. Companies may now be exposed to state income tax as a result of the Wayfair case and should examine their activities in the states and may wish to consider entering into a voluntary disclosure agreement with these states. Continue Reading.…
On June 21, the U.S. Supreme Court decided South Dakota v. Wayfair, allowing states to tax online sales even if the retailer does not have a physical presence in the state. This decision, abandoning a 26 year-old precedent (based on a case heard 25 years before that) has shaken the retail industry. This case will create new challenges for online retailers, and is being welcomed by their brick and mortar competitors. The focus of…
On June 21, the U.S. Supreme Court decided South Dakota v. Wayfair, allowing states to tax online sales even if the retailer does not have a physical presence in the state. This decision, abandoning a 26 year-old precedent (based on a case heard 25 years before that) has shaken the retail industry. This case will create new challenges for online retailers, and is being welcomed by their brick and mortar competitors. The focus of…