Month: July 2021
Late last week, the California Supreme Court ruled in Ferra v. Loews Hollywood Hotel, LLC that employers must pay meal and rest break premiums to nonexempt employees at the regular rate of pay. The regular rate of pay, used to calculate the overtime rate of pay, includes all nondiscretionary compensation. This decision marks an important change in…
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Cryptocurrency is cool these days. And since this Tax Blog aspires to be cool (with mixed results), allow me to examine the latest offering from the IRS regarding cryptocurrency. Under the heading of “better late than never,” in General Counsel Memorandum 202124008, published June 8, 2021 (the “Memo”) the IRS published guidance stating that pre-2018…
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We are happy to announce that 21 Boutin Jones attorneys have been recognized as 2021 Super Lawyers or Rising Stars—nearly half of the entire firm. The selection process is the result of detailed analysis of peer selection and independent research that starts when lawyers in each state are invited to nominate attorneys they have personally…
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Christy L. Grellas has joined Boutin Jones Inc. as an associate attorney. She received her J.D. from McGeorge School of Law, where she graduated in the top ten of her law school class, after having earned a B.S. in Marketing from the University of Utah. She is part of Boutin Jones’ real estate law group,…
Read MoreTax Attorney Matt Carlson Chairs the Income and Other Tax Committee of the Taxation Section of the California Lawyers Association, and he’ll be kicking off the annual Income Tax Seminar on July 15, 2021. There have been a lot of changes, and this seminar will tackle them. Lawyers can also earn 4 Hours of MCLE,…
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