Uncertainty Among Small Companies Plaguing Atlanta s Office Market
Roadie, a last-mile delivery platform, has had its headquarters in a 7K SF Buckhead office since 2014, but when its lease expired Friday, rather than renew or relocate, the company made the decision that commercial landlords have been dreading since the pandemic set in: It decided it doesn t need an office, at least for now.
Roadie CEO Marc Gorlin and the leadership team decided to keep the company s more than 100 employees working from home for the foreseeable future, a spokesperson confirmed to
Bisnow.
“We re going to wait until we know a little more about what our needs are going to be like, what the world is going to be like,” spokesperson Heather Hughes said. “The world just seems so fluid right now, so we won t be moving in anywhere new.”
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Anti-Defamation League 2021 honorees Justice Leah Ward Sears and Walter Jospin are celebrated for their long service to equal justice. (Courtesy of Walter Jospin, Leah Ward Sears)
ATLANTA A pair of Buckhead legal giants have been recognized by the Anti-Defamation League for their distinguished careers practicing law and using the law to make a difference in the community.
Justice Leah Ward Sears, the first woman to serve on the Georgia Supreme Court, was given the ADL 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award for a career dedicated to pursuing justice. Attorney Walter Jospin was the recipient of the Elbert P. Tuttle Award, given each year to a lawyer who best exemplifies the ADL mission to secure justice and fair treatment for all.
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As the global economy rapidly shifts and accelerates, the OECD has been focusing intently on developing and strengthening international tax rules in recent years. Back in February 2013, the OECD released a report addressing its concerns that existing international tax standards do not reflect an increasingly global economy, and more specifically, an ever-growing digital economy. The OECD is focused on answering two key questions that frequently come up: First, as multi-national enterprises (MNEs) make up a larger proportion of the global economy over time, and as more MNEs offer digital products and services to consumers worldwide, where is the value of these intangible assets created? Second, how should they be taxed?
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The Biden administration is set to begin reversing Trump era policies that limited California’s ability to set vehicles’ emissions standards at a more stringent level than required by the federal government. The Environmental Protection Agency is set to propose a waiver empowering California to mandate zero emission vehicles and to regular greenhouse gas emissions from tailpipes. Before being blocked by the Trump EPA, California’s requirement set a model for the nation and was expected to be followed by states representing more than one-third of the U.S. auto market. The transportation sector is now the largest single source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, and the Biden administration has promised aggressive action to combat climate change including more stringent auto emissions reduction requirements.
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Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Labor (the “DOL”) issued informal guidance outlining “best practices” for managing the cybersecurity risks facing employer-sponsored retirement plans. Although the DOL has previously stated generally that plan fiduciaries must ensure systems are in place to protect participant data, this guidance marks the first time the DOL has directly addressed cybersecurity in this context.
The most notable portion of the guidance for plan sponsors and fiduciaries are the DOL’s
Tips for Hiring a Service Provider with Strong Cybersecurity Practices. This guidance outlines both: (i) the questions plan fiduciaries should ask potential plan service providers about their cybersecurity practices; and (ii) the contract provisions related to cybersecurity that plan fiduciaries should include in their service provider agreements.