Private Client Services 2017 Year-End Advisory

by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019

Major tax reform has been a hot topic lately as both the House of Representatives and the Senate have passed tax bills that propose significant changes to the current income and transfer tax systems. In this 2017 Year-End Advisory, we outline changes to the transfer...

Federal Bankruptcy Unavailable To Cannabis Companies per DOJ Directive

by S Z | Sep 15, 2019

The legal cannabis industry is expected to sustain high rates of growth in the coming years. But the industry faces legal and organizational challenges due to strict federal cannabis policies. A directive from the Director of the United States Trustees earlier this...

DOL Adopts Less Stringent Internship Test Under FLSA

by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019

On January 5, 2018, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced that it had adopted the primary beneficiary standard used by many courts for purposes of assessing whether interns qualify as employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) so as to be entitled to...

The Connecticut Supreme Court Recognizes a New Cause of Action for the Breach of a Health Care Provider’s Duty of Confidentiality

by S Z | Sep 15, 2019

As data breaches continue to make national headlines, the stakes keep rising. In its second decision in Byrne v. Avery Center for Obstetrics and Gynecology, P.C., the Connecticut Supreme Court recognized a new negligence cause of action for a health care...

Cuba Sanctions Changes – Trump Administration Restricts Travel and Transactions Involving Cuban Government, Modestly Expands Goods Exportable to Cuban Private Sector

by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019

On November 9, 2017, the U.S. Departments of Commerce, Treasury and State took steps to implement President Trump's June 2017 National Security Presidential Memorandum Strengthening the Policy of the United States Toward Cuba (Presidential Memo) (82 Fed. Reg....