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Can Employers Offer Incentives to Participate in Wellness Programs?
Ask any employment law attorney this question, and you’re bound to receive the answer dreaded by clients everywhere… it depends. Over the past several decades, more and more employers have implemented employee health promotion and disease prevention programs, commonly...
February 4 ICBSD Call, Cannabis: What We Know About Banking A Budding Industry
The Independent Community Bankers of South Dakota (ICBSD) is teaming up with Preferred Partner Davenport Evans Law Firm to bring you a complimentary, conference call on Cannabis and Banking, powered by Davenport Evans Law Firm. The presentation, entitled, Cannabis:...
OCC Proposes New Rule Concerning Permissible National Bank Premises
January 4, 2021, the OCC issued a proposed rule which amends its regulations on ownership of real property by national banks and federal savings associations. The proposed rule, which will be codified as 12 C.F.R. 7.1024, replaces a prior rule on permissible national...
COVID Vaccines at Work
With COVID-19 vaccinations being distributed and administered around the country, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently issued guidance to employers as they consider implementing vaccine-related policies in the workplace. Becoming familiar with...
2021 Estate Gift Tax Exclusions
The lifetime estate exclusion amount (also sometimes called the estate tax exemption amount, the applicable exclusion amount, or the unified credit amount) has been increased for inflation beginning January 1, 2021. Applicable Exclusion Amount Under the 2010 Tax...
Davenport Evans Announces New Partner Joel Rische
Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith, LLP is pleased to announce that Joel R. Rische has become a partner in the firm. Joel R. Rische, is a member of the firm’s litigation section, having joined the firm in 2015. Joel’s focus is on commercial litigation in both state...
Louis and Dorothy Hurwitz: Honoring the Past, Planning for the Future with the SFACF
The following article is shared courtesy of the Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation, as published in their Winter 2020 Newsletter. Louis Hurwitz was a founding partner of Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith, LLP. As parents, Louis and Dorothy Hurwitz passed on...
FFCRA Leave Expires December 31, 2020
On Sunday, December 27, 2020, President Trump signed COVID-19 relief legislation providing government funding and a long-anticipated coronavirus relief package. The wide-sweeping legislation contains the answer to the question employers have been asking for weeks—do...
Davenport Evans Sponsors Christmas Families Through Presentation Sisters Caminando Juntos Ministry
The lawyers and staff at Davenport Evans Law Firm have a tradition of sponsoring families in need each holiday season. This year, we sponsored two "Christmas Families" with the help of the Presentation Sisters and their ministry, Caminando Juntos. Caminando Juntos...
Preparing to Bank Hemp and Marijuana in South Dakota
Hemp production has been legalized under both Federal and South Dakota law, and to the surprise of many, South Dakota voters recently approved a constitutional amendment legalizing marijuana. Bankers are already experiencing deposit-opening and loan requests from...