Publications

A Summary of Pullman & Comley Advisories on Coronavirus (COVID-19)

High Transfer Tax Exemptions and Low Interest Rates Create Numerous Estate Planning Opportunities

Federal Reserve Board Expands Main Street Lending Program to Provide Loans for Nonprofit Organizations

Rollover Deadline Extended for Required Minimum Distributions from Retirement Accounts Waived Under the CARES Act

Colleges as Courtrooms? How Administrators Can Adjust to New Title IX Regs

Governor Lamont Extends Eviction Moratorium and Provides Additional Relief to Tenants

New SEVP Rule Bars F-1 and M-1 Students from Online Programs in the U.S.

IRS Permits RMD Rollovers Until August 31, 2020

Suburban Hubs Offer Possible Solution to Office Re-openings

Family Court Judges To Hold Virtual (Video) Family Court Hearings Beginning June 24

Revised Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection Standards Require Municipal Police Departments to Immediately Amend Their Use of Force Policies

The Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act – A Happily Ever After?

Governor Lamont Orders Mandatory COVID-19 Testing of All Nursing Home and Assisted Living Agency Employees

How Commercial Landlords, Tenants Can Reach COVID-19 Compromises

Navigating Divorce and Child Custody Arrangements Without the Courts During COVID-19

One Size Doesn’t Fit All: New EEOC Guidance Cautions Employers to Take an Individualized Approach in Returning ‘At-Risk’ Employees to Work in the Wake of COVID-19

Broker Beware: As Volatile Market Customer Arbitrations Spike, Who is Looking Out for Your BrokerCheck® Reporting Record?

Nonstock Corporations Alert: Remote Membership Meetings Permitted

Connecticut’s Acting DPH Commissioner Walks Back One of Predecessor’s Final Orders

Main Street Lending Program:  Summary as of May 20, 2020

The COVID-19 Telehealth Boom Might be Here to Stay, but HIPAA Flexibility Might Not

The Latest: Executive Order 700 and the Rescheduling of Certain Local Elections and Appointments

Billing Clients: An Ethical and Best Practices Primer for Family Law Practitioners

All in on Al Fresco? What Municipalities Need to Consider as Connecticut Moves to Expand Outside Dining Under COVID-19 Executive Order 7MM

Paycheck Protection Program Frequently Asked Question 46: “How Will SBA Review Borrowers’ Required Good-Faith Certification Concerning the Necessity of Their Loan Request?”

Governor Lamont’s Executive Order 7JJ Permits Certain Municipal Non-Budgetary Actions Without In-Person Voting if the Actions are Deemed Essential

Paycheck Protection Program Loans Explained: Some Frequently Asked Questions

Federal Reserve Board Changes Some Loan Terms and Issues New Requirements for the Main Street Lending Program 

April 2020 – Inclusion Insights

My Business is Using Less Power Due to COVID-19; Why is My Electric Bill So High? Things You Can Do to Lower Your Bill

Telemedicine-Medicaid Billing and Compliance: Not Just a Matter of Picking Up the Phone

Bankruptcy Court Overrides SBA’s Prohibition Against Extending PPP Loans to Companies in Bankruptcy

More Money for Hospitals and Other COVID-19 Caregivers:  Federal Provider Relief Fund Replenished and Disbursement Begins

Connecticut Allows New Telehealth Capabilities and Further Expands Clinical Workforce in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic

Governor Lamont’s Executive Order 7CC Expands Application of a Municipality’s Ability to Authorize Actions Without In-Person Voting

Provisions Made for Divorce Without Court Appearance – Governor Lamont’s Executive Order No. 7CC

What Happens to My Family Law Case During the COVID-19 Crisis?

The CARES Act and the Expansion of Charitable Contribution Deductions for Individuals and Corporations

Speaker at Zoning Commission Hearing Enjoys Same Free Speech Protections as if at Trial Before a Court

Executive Order 7W Extends Tax Relief Programs to Quasi-Municipal Corporations and Revises Tax Relief Time Periods

Update On Connecticut Property Tax Relief Measures Amid COVID-19 Public Health Crisis

Federal Reserve Board Releases Details About Its Previously Announced Main Street Lending Program 

Governor Lamont’s Executive Order 7X dated 04-10-2020 Addresses Evictions and Real Estate Proceedings During COVID-19 Crisis

Co-parenting During the Pandemic: Here’s What Parents Need to Know

The CARES Act Provides Some Financial Relief for Health Care Providers

April 3, 2020 Act Provides Massachusetts Municipalities Option to Offer Property Tax Relief During COVID-19 Public Health Crisis  

Executive Order Limiting Liability for Connecticut Providers Responding to COVID-19 Grants Protections for Health Care Professionals and Hospitals Grappling With Pandemic

Governor Lamont’s Executive Order 7S Contains Critical Information Relating to Collection of Property Taxes

EPA Announces Policy of Enforcement Discretion for Compliance with Pollution Control Requirements Affected by COVID-19 Outbreak

Connecticut Governor Lamont Issues Executive Order 7S Providing for Property Tax Relief

What Landlords, Tenants, and Lenders All Want from SNDAs

Update on Executive Orders on Remote Notarization

Landlords and Tenants Under Stress: Negotiated Resolutions May Offer Relief

Negative Online Reviews: Pause and Think Before You Respond

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Announces New Temporary Enforcement Policy During COVID-19 Outbreak

Economic Relief is on its Way Following COVID-19 Damage

Company How To: Maintaining Environmental Enforcement Compliance

PURA Issues Shut-Off Moratorium for Connecticut's Residential and Commercial Customers

Order 7I

CARES Act Coronavirus-Related Distributions:  What Are They and Are They Mandatory?

CARES Act Expands Participant Loan Provisions and Waives RMD for 2020 and Waives RMD for 2020

The Impact of the Coronavirus Shutdown on Alimony and Child Support Orders

Summary of Terms for SBA Loans in Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES” Act)

CARES Act Expands Debt Limitations to Allow More Businesses to Qualify for Relief Under the Small Business Reorganization Act

Public Sector Collective Bargaining in the Time of COVID-19

401(k) Plan Mid-Year Reduction or Suspension of Safe Harbor Contributions:  What Can Employers Do?

An Overview of the Connecticut Department of Economic Community Development's (DECD) Small Business Express Recovery Bridge Loan Program

Connecticut Rules Committee Suspends Time Requirements Concerning Custody and Visitation for Minor Children

Lawyer Obligations in the Time of COVID-19

Massachusetts Appellate Tax Board and Supreme Judicial Court Updates in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

Rules Committee Changes to Practice Book Deadlines

Governor Lamont Suspends Statutes of Limitations in Connecticut in Executive Order 7G

Potential New Restrictions on Siting Green Energy Projects

Summary of Extensions of Time to File Connecticut Tax Returns and Pay Taxes

Connecticut's Governor Issues Executive Order Addressing Property Tax Deadlines and Procedures

Governor Lamont’s Executive Order No. 7I Offers Local Budget and Deadline Clarification Amidst COVID-19

DECD Guidance on Connecticut Governor's Executive Order 7H

Does the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Allow Reliance On Your Contract’s Force Majeure Provision?  The Language Matters

The Effect of a Government-Ordered Shutdown on Contractual Performance

Connecticut Further Expands Coverage of Telehealth Services During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

IRS Extends Individual Tax Filing Deadline to July 15, 2020

UPDATE: What Will the "Families First Coronavirus Response Act" Mean for Employers?

Steps Landlords and Property Owners Can Take to Respond to Challenges of COVID-19

When Bankruptcy Can Save a Property from a Connecticut Mortgage Foreclosure: Timing is Everything

Novel Coronavirus Hastens the Expansion of Remote Care in Connecticut

Federal Income Tax Payment Date Extended

SBA Offers Disaster Relief Loans in Face of COVID-19

Connecticut Public Act 19-40: New Annual Report Filing Requirements

New Small Business Reorganization Act Makes It Easier For Small Businesses To Reorganize

Federal Family and Medical Leave Act and COVID-19

2020 Environmental Legislative Update No. 3, "Social Distancing" Edition

COVID-19: Key Issues and Responses for Employers

Is Connecticut Prepared for the Coronavirus (COVID-19)?

2020 Environmental Legislative Update No. 2: “Be Careful What You Wish For” - The End of the Transfer Act?

Moving in the Right Direction: ABA Loosens Some Advertising Rules

Risk Managers' Alert: Ethical Obligations for Firms and Departing Lawyers

Recent SEC Guidance Raises Antifraud Liability Concerns for Issuers Making Statements to Investors

Health Law From the Courts: Review of 2019 Connecticut Case Law

2020 Environmental Legislative Update No. 1, "Stream of Consciousness" Edition

SECURE Act Modifies Retirement Plan Distribution Rules

Connecticut Governor Issues Executive Orders to Establish Statewide Healthcare Cost Growth and Quality Benchmarks

The Case for Public and Academic Shared Libraries in Connecticut

New Retirement Distribution Rules Begin in 2020: Planning Considerations and Opportunities

2019 Connecticut Chapter of American Bar Association Property Tax Deskbook and Eminent Domain Compendium Revaluations are on Their Way

Connecticut DEEP Intends to Reissue Stormwater General Permit with New Requirements for Solar Facilities – Public Information Session to be Held January 8, 2020

When Lawyers Depart Their Law Firms:  ABA Reminds Departing Lawyers and Their Law Firms of Their Ethical Obligations

Massachusetts Property Tax Alert: What To Do If You Disagree With Your Assessment

IRS Announces Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) Limits for 2020 Applicable to Retirement Plans

First Circuit Holds that Parents' Payment of Tuition for an Adult Child Can Be Avoided as a Fraudulent Transfer

Best Practices for Municipal Retirement Plans

Lee D. Hoffman Profiled as One of The George Washington University Law School's Outstanding Alumni of the Past 50 Years 

“THAT'S NOT FAIR!” How Soto v. Bushmaster Changed the Interpretation of the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act to Permit Claims by Parties Whom the Defendant Has Never Met 

Connecticut Business Owners Cautioned Regarding Certificates of Existence

United States Supreme Court Denies Cert. in Remington Arms Co. LLC v. Soto

Fall 2019 Municipal Revaluations Underway in Connecticut

The Dangers of Resolving Client Conflicts by 'Dropping the Hot Potato'

Website Scraping for Data Analytics Gets a "Like" in 9th Circuit hiQ v. LinkedIn case

Connecticut Moves to Protect Business Owners and Investors

Connecticut Colleges and Universities Should Develop Opioid Antagonist Policies Now So They Can Be Approved and in Place By January 2020 Deadline

Connecticut DEEP seeks to Overhaul Remediation Standards: Background Concentration Edition

Waiver Of Penalties And Interest In Connection With 2018 Pass-Through Entity Tax

Appellate Court Notes:  Week of August 26, 2019

A Superior Court Judge Applies Soto v. Bushmaster Firearms International, LLC, 331 Conn. 53, 202 A.3d 262 (2019), to Conclude that the Absence of a Commercial Relationship did not Preclude a CUTPA Claim

Connecticut DEEP Seeks to Overhaul Remediation Standards – Expansion of LEP Approval Authority, Part II: Groundwater Contamination

Connecticut DEEP Seeks to Overhaul Remediation Standards – Expansion of LEP Approval Authority, Part I: Soil Contamination

Connecticut DEEP seeks to Overhaul Remediation Standards – Groundwater VOC Volatilization Criteria and Transition Provisions

August 2019 – Inclusion Insights

Appellate Court Notes: Week of August 5, 2019

Appellate Court Notes:  Week of August 5, 2019

Developments from the 2019 Session of the Connecticut General Assembly: New Laws Affecting the Schools (and Public Employers)

CT DEEP Provides Additional Guidance on Stormwater Requirements for the Construction of Solar Projects

Summer 2019 Property Tax and Valuation Topics

Give Up the Pretext: Reducing the TCPA Risk of Faxed Research Invitations Based on the Latest Court Cases

Connecticut DEEP seeks to Overhaul Remediation Standards– Widespread Polluted Fill

Connecticut DEEP seeks to Overhaul Remediation Standards–Pesticide Remediation

"Elevated Property Values in Florida" Published in

"The Tenant’s Assessment Appeal," Published in REFA-CT 2019 Winter Newsletter

Law Firm Risk Managers Alert: The Client Engagement Letter and the Dangers Of the “Accidental” Client

Common Sense, a Camel, and Further Discussion: Connecticut Amends the Transfer Act

“20 By '20”: Commissioner Dykes Announces DEEP’s New “20 By '20” Initiative at the 2019 CBIA Energy and Environment Conference… And Solicits the Public’s Input

2019 Connecticut Environmental Legislative Update, “Beaujolais Nouveau” Edition

Spring 2019 Property Tax and Valuation Topics

2019 Connecticut Environmental Legislative Update No. 12

2019 Connecticut Environmental Legislative Update No. 11

Connecticut’s DEEP Issues Draft Program Rules for New Statewide Shared Clean Energy Facility Program

Chance to recognize condemnation value rule lost

2019 Connecticut Environmental Legislative Update No. 10

Groundbreaking News - Spring 2019

Connecticut Supreme Court vastly expands the scope of the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act (“CUTPA”)

Edition 2019 Property Tax and Valuation Topics

February 2019: Inclusion Insights

2019 Connecticut Environmental Legislative Update No. 9

2019 Connecticut Environmental Legislative Update No. 7

2018 Round-Up: Key Connecticut Court Decisions Impacting Health Care Providers

2019 Connecticut Environmental Legislative Update No. 6

2019 Connecticut Environmental Legislative Update No. 8

2019 Connecticut Environmental Legislative Update No. 5

2019 Connecticut Environmental Legislative Update No. 4

2019 Connecticut Environmental Legislative Update No. 3

2019 Connecticut Environmental Legislative Update No. 2

2019 Connecticut Environmental Legislative Update No. 1

Lamont Energy Policy Committee Recommends “Green New Deal”

Opportunity Zone Benefits and Incentives for Developers, Promoters and Potential Investors

Connecticut LLC Entities: Beware of Tax Scam in Mail

Another Bankruptcy Court Weighs in on the Tuition Clawback Controversy

Are Notice and Comment Rule Making Required Before the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Can Adopt Policies Determining How It Will Compute a Component of a Hospital’s Disproportionate Share Reimbursement?

New Massachusetts Non-Compete Law and its Impact on Connecticut Employers

Client Consent to Future Conflicts Will Not Apply Where Disclosure is Inadequate

IRS Announces Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) Limits for 2019 Applicable to Retirement Plans

Fall 2018 Property Tax and Valuation Topics

Out From under the Brick—A Long Road to a “New” Antitrust Remedy for Connecticut Consumers

Fall 2018 Municipal Revaluations in Connecticut

California Supreme Court Refuses to Enforce Law Firm Advance Conflict Waiver

Continuing Disclosure Rules Amended by SEC

Connecticut Public Utility Authority Approves Grandfathering of Net Metering After Feed-In Tariff Approval and Encourages Year 8 LREC/ZREC

Phase I Environmental Assessment Process(es) in Connecticut: Managing a State-Specific Approach to Achieve Transactional Objectives

Groundbreaking News - Fall 2018

Increase in U.S. Trustee Fees Takes a Heavy Toll on Midsized Debtors

Understanding Connecticut's Freedom of Information Act, Fifth Edition by Mark J. Sommaruga

Inclusion Insights: September 2018

Second Circuit Ruling Rejects Involuntary Bankruptcy Cases When Used for Debt Collection

Future Connecticut Estate Tax Still Unclear after Two New Public Acts