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Join us as Cosgrave partner Shane Swilley co-presents at a webinar on Tuesday, June 7, at 10 a.m. PT regarding the DOL’s new overtime rules.  SIGN UP HERE   The ALFA International Webinar Series: Exempt Today – Gone Tomorrow.  What Every Employer Needs to Know about Compliance with the New Overtime Rules. TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 2016 […]

On March 2, 2016, Oregon Governor Kate Brown signed legislation that will raise the minimum wage across the state through a first-of it-kind three-tiered system based on where the employer is located.  The first increase is scheduled to take effect on July 1, 2016, with annual increases thereafter.  The following chart illustrates the scheduled increases: […]

In order to get the best value from lawyers practicing in the areas of business, tax, real estate and estate planning law, you should use them wisely. Because much of what we earn is measured by an hourly rate, the more efficiently a matter is handled, the more valuable our services. We are organized and we will […]

In 2014, Congress passed the Achieving Better Life Experience (“ABLE”) Act which authorizes the use of 529A accounts – or “ABLE accounts” – as an alternative/supplement to Special Needs Trusts.  The ABLE Act allows individuals to establish ABLE accounts similar to the college savings accounts you may recognize as “529 Accounts”. The ABLE accounts were […]

If you are a member of a partnership or LLC taxed as a partnership, you should take note of recent changes to the partnership audit rules. Last winter, Congress passed the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (the “BBA”) which repealed the partnership audit and litigation rules under the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of […]

Our last post talked about the changes that the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (the “BBA”) made to the partnership audit rules.  As we mentioned, these rules affect all partnerships, including LLCs taxed as partnerships.  Luckily, Congress did include some relief for certain partnerships from the new rules. How can you opt out? A partnership […]

Dear Loyal Subscribers and Beverage Entrepreneurs: We have been operating the Cosgrave Beverage Blog in this space since August 2012. We have had a lot of fun writing about the ins and outs of the intersection between our vibrant beverage community and Oregon law. And the good news is that we will continue to blog […]

Cosgrave’s Beverage Law Practice Group announces the launch of the Craft Beverage Industry Group (C-BIG), whose founding members comprise respected industry professionals in the growing craft beverage segment. The mission of the group is two-fold: serve up quality educational events and bridge connections among members in this complex market. C-BIG members are advisers and advocates […]

We are always on the look-out for new projects and developments in the Oregon beer community. Oregon Public House, the non-profit so-called “pub with a social backbone,” opened its doors 22 months ago and, since then, has partnered with over 50 charitable organizations by donating 100% of their net profits. They began a Kickstarter campaign […]

You’re a home or commercial brewer, passionate about beer and resolved to work for yourself and start your own brewery. You and your business partner(s) understand that most businesses fail in the first year because of poor planning and lack of cash flow. So you’ve performed your due diligence by preparing a robust feasibility analysis […]