In an effort to combat the continuing surge of COVID-19 in the United States, including the more contagious Delta variant, on September 9, 2021, President Joe Biden announced a series of aggressive vaccine mandates that will affect millions of workers and their...

Employers can require employees to become vaccinated with two important exceptions: serious medical conditions or religious reasons. Federal Equal Employment Opportunity (“EEO”) laws do not prevent an employer from requiring all employees physically entering the...

Best Lawyers in America has named 14 Sutin lawyers in Albuquerque and Santa Fe to its list for the 2022 edition, three of whom are recognized as “Lawyer of the Year” in their respective practice areas. Lawyers of the Year - Albuquerque Anne P. Browne – Banking and...

The Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") has issued further guidance on the employee retention credit, including guidance for employers who pay qualified wages after June 30, 2021, and before January 1, 2022, and additional guidance on miscellaneous issues that apply to...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) has issued a new order temporarily halting evictions in counties with heightened levels of community transmission in order to respond to recent, unexpected developments in the trajectory of the COVID-19 pandemic,...

The New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department will hold a hearing Tuesday, August 10, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. on additional proposed changes to the rules governing Gross Receipts Tax on services. The proposed changes are intended to provide additional guidance and...

Wade L. Jackson was voted the Best Corporate Attorney in the Albuquerque Journal 2021 Readers’ Choice Awards. For nearly 20 years, Wade's clients have relied on his legal acumen in the areas of real estate, business, tax, corporate, economic development, public...

Earlier today, the Taxation and Revenue Department updated a key publication providing guidance on Gross Receipts Taxes (“GRT”) with new information on destination sourcing rules that took effect on July 1. Department publication FYI-200 explains the new rules and...

Jesse D. Hale has been appointed to serve as Co-Chair of the ABA Health Law Section’s Membership Committee. He had most recently served two consecutive terms as one of the committee’s Vice Chairs. Hale is a lawyer in Sutin’s Albuquerque office, where his practice...