Acting boldly when others are meek can result in very effective estate tax planning. Â It seems counter-intuitive, but the recent halving of oil prices and a similar bloodletting in natural gas [...]
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Most employees, regardless of whether they are part of a union, are covered by the National Labor Relations Act. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently issued a string of decisions [...]
An employer found out the hard way that its sloppy handbook and HR procedures could put it on the hook for Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) benefits even though its employee didn’t qualify under [...]
For many organizations, we stress the proper training for sales and marketing personnel who oversee competitor, customer, distributor, and dealer relationships, in order to avoid any violation of [...]
Starting January 1, 2015, new rules apply to Powers of Attorney executed in Pennsylvania. The first major change is the requirement of two independent witnesses. The witnesses must be over 18 and [...]
You don’t know it now but in the very near future we are going to be working together and maybe for a very long time! That’s because you’re involved in a business transaction and you have [...]
The Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act has passed both the House and the Senate with bi-partisan support and is on its way to the President to become law. The Act will allow families [...]
Yesterday afternoon the Senate approved by a vote of 76 to 16, the Tax Increase Prevention Act (TIPA) (H.R. 5771) which retroactively reinstates over fifty expired tax provisions. Although not [...]
In July of 2014, the Internal Revenue Service issued Form 1023-EZ to allow charitable organizations seeking recognition of tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) an easier, online, three page [...]
Thanks to TV legal shows, most people know that any communications (phone conversations, e-mails, letters, etc.) you have with your lawyer are privileged from being disclosed to adverse parties [...]
