Business Law

Craig Albers and Cameron Downer Promoted to Shareholders

FGKS Law Announces Craig Albers and Cameron Downer as Shareholders FGKS Law is happy to announce that Craig T. Albers and Cameron C. Downer have become shareholders with the firm effective January 1, 2023. Craig’s areas of concentration include estate planning, real estate, business transactions, and tax matters, while Cameron’s areas of concentration include civil [...]

Employee Retention and Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plans

Employee Retention: The Role of Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plans Many employers are struggling with employee hiring and retention.  When it comes to employee retention, competition is fierce, and a good portion of the workforce are employees that are willing to move jobs, often for far less in wage increases or benefit advantages than in past [...]

Mechanics’ Liens: A Valuable Tool to Protect Your Right to be Paid

Engineer and contractor shake hands over blueprint
Mechanics’ Liens: A Valuable Tool to Protect Your Right to be Paid Mechanics’ liens are statutory creations designed to protect contractors, subcontractors, laborers, and suppliers that have not been paid for work performed or materials supplied on a construction project. A mechanics’ lien provides these parties with the ability to acquire a security interest in [...]

Holiday Parties: Legal Issues to Consider to Stay off Santa’s Naughty List

Legal Implications of Throwing Office Holiday Parties The office holiday party: just the phrase alone can conjure up nightmarish (and possibly amusing) stories of colleagues who let just a little too loose for their own good and left an impression on their coworkers for years to come. While end-of-the-year holiday parties can be a great [...]

Client Alert: Vaccine Mandate Suspended

OSHA Suspends Implementation of Vaccine Mandate As most employers are keenly aware by now, the Coronavirus Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS), which applies to employers with more than 100 employees, was released by OSHA on November 5. On November 12, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals (a federal appeals court that governs Louisiana, Texas, and Mississippi) [...]

Client Alert: Vaccine Mandate

Vaccine Mandate Update On September 9, 2021, President Biden announced as part of his COVID-19 Action Plan that he would be directing the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) to issue an emergency rule requiring all businesses with over 100 employees to mandate that their workforce either be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or submit to [...]

Proposed Limits to 1031 Exchanges

President Biden's Tax Proposal Includes Limits to Section 1031 Exchanges In the recently issued Fiscal Year 2022 Budget and Treasury Green Book, President Biden outlined details for a proposed limitation to Internal Revenue Code Section 1031 exchanges, also commonly referred to as “like-kind” exchanges. In the proposal, 1031 exchanges would be limited to deferring taxable [...]

Biden’s 1st Quarter Review

A Review of Impactful Employment Law Changes the Biden Administration has made after One Quarter in Office The Biden administration has wasted no time making significant changes to the employment law landscape that will impact employers. Perhaps most significant is the American Rescue Plan Act (“ARPA”), which was signed into law on March 11, 2021, [...]