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U.S. News Best Lawyers® named Sutin, Thayer & Browne a top firm in 16 areas of law in Albuquerque and Santa Fe. Six of these ranked practices achieved Tier 1 status, indicating the firm is considered to be the best in the city in these practice areas. According...
Of the four categories for lawyers in this year's Albuquerque Journal Readers' Choice Awards, two listings were topped by Sutin lawyers. For the third year in a row, Charles J. Piechota was voted the #1 Corporate Attorney. Chuck is a current member of the Sutin Board...
The New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department has issued new guidance regarding grocery deliveries’ being subject to gross receipts taxes. Under state law, food for home consumption is deductible from gross receipts if it is sold at a retail food store. The...
As schools around the nation begin a new school year, the U. S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (“WHD”) recently updated its Family First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) Questions and Answers in anticipation of questions parents may have. Under FFCRA’s...
In response to the president’s executive order on payroll tax deferral for employees, the IRS has released its initial notice regarding implementation. The following day, the U. S. Chamber of Commerce sent its members a guidance document, including a short summary...
Albuquerque lawyers Eduardo A. Duffy (Securities/Capital Markets Law) and Deborah E. Mann (Health Care Law) have been recognized as ‘Lawyer of the Year’ in their practice areas from Best Lawyers in America. Best Lawyers also selected 15 Sutin lawyers in Albuquerque...
The New Mexico Environment Department (“NMED”) has issued a temporary emergency rule requiring employers to report positive COVID-19 results to the NMED Occupational Health and Safety Bureau within four hours of being notified of the infection. The Department has...
A New York Federal District Court has struck down some provisions of the Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) Rule (29 CFR Part 826 et seq) (the “Rule”) implementing the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”), including the work availability requirement, the...
For New Mexican employers, it is important to note that effective August 6, 2020, Executive Order 2020-056, issued by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham prohibits employees from qualifying for EPLSA paid leave if the employee is forced to quarantine upon returning to New...
