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Philadelphia City Council Focuses on Employee Rights with Fair Workweek Bill

February 7, 2019

City of Philadelphia, Compliance, Employment

Over the last four years City Council has introduced legislation aimed at protecting the rights of employees in the city of Philadelphia with varying levels of success.  City Council is, once again, pressing forward with…More

Takeaways from Philadelphia’s participation in the Amazon HQ Competition

December 5, 2018

Commentary

Although Amazon’s new HQ2 is going elsewhere (Northern Virginia and Queens), Philadelphia leaders are analyzing the outcome of the decision so that they may learn from it. Let’s start with some of the positives: 10…More

Gain Deferral through Qualified Opportunity Zones Funds

November 27, 2018

Business, Compliance, Tax

Last month, the Treasury Department issued proposed regulations clarifying the potential tax benefits to taxpayers who invest in Qualified Opportunity Zones (QOZ) through a Qualified Opportunity Fund (QOF). Introduced by the 2017 Tax Cuts and…More

City of Philadelphia Issues Draft Report – “Housing for Equity: An Action Plan for Philadelphia

October 31, 2018

Government

The City of Philadelphia just issued an ambitious, comprehensive first draft report – “Housing for Equity: An Action Plan for Philadelphia”. This plan is not intended to address only affordable housing. Rather, as Mayor Kenney…More

Understanding How A Memorandum of Lease Can Protect the Rights of Parties Involved in the Leasing of a Property

October 24, 2018

Real Estate

Kleinbard’s real estate attorneys are occasionally involved in the negotiations for a Memorandum of Lease to be filed in the county where the property is located.  The terms of the lease and the location of…More