The Families First Coronavirus Response Act:  What Businesses Need to Know

On March 18, 2020, Congress passed the FAMILIES FIRST CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE ACT (“FFCRA”) addressing the COVID-19...

While Congress and the Internal Revenue Service are considering various forms of tax relief in connection with the COVID-19 virus, the situation remains fluid.  To date, the only concrete action...

Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux L.L.C. has been ranked in the 2020 U.S. News - Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms" list nationally in 1 practice area and regionally in 19...

New Orleans, LA -- Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux LLC is pleased to announce that the firm has been ranked in the 2019 U.S. News - Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms"...

In March, 2018 the Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal rendered a decision critical to how oil producers in Louisiana calculate and pay severance taxes. The taxpayer, Mantle Oil & Gas LLC, sold...

Are you planning to start a new business? Or is your business planning to launch a new product or service? If the answer to either of these questions is “yes,” then filing an application now to...

The new Tax Cuts and Jobs Act “TCJA” has raised numerous questions for employers, ranging from how to adjust employee withholding to how to take advantage of the new pass-through deduction. The...

On January 8, 2018, the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an en banc decision “to adopt a simpler, more straightforward test” to determine “whether a contract for performance of...

PART II of Effective Estate Planning for Married Couples

A non-compete agreement is an agreement between an employee and the employer in which the employee agrees not to work for a competitor for a specific period immediately after leaving the current...