The Paley Rothman Blog
Paley Rothman shares this library of resources with clients and friends of the firm to help them stay ahead of legal and business developments and trends. Here, you will find helpful tips and tools written by our attorneys. The information in the blogs and articles is not a substitute for legal advice and should not be relied on as such. Should you have any questions or want legal advice, please contact the attorney who wrote the blog or article.
July 26, 2010
By
Paula Calimafde on July 26, 2010
The federal estate tax system is in a state of chaos. Despite some discussion among lawmakers in the past year, there has been no progress or change to report. The outlook for a good resolution is somewhere between bleak (some believe the best possible result will be having the 2009 estate tax law reinstated for two years only) to murky (a compromise may be in the works which will provide a permanent solution) More details on these and other possible outcomes below.
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July 1, 2010
By
James Hammerschmidt on July 1, 2010
Privacy issues have become a prevailing part of society today, from Google to Facebook to cameras that are everywhere and seem to monitor a person’s every move. Some consider it Orwellian, while others regard the explosion of social media as a form of free-spirited expression. It’s paradoxical to some degree. Yet for employers, less concerned with personal practices than professional policies, it can be downright confusing. The question confounding business owners is: can I or can’t I check an employee’s text messages or email account without getting in trouble?
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June 7, 2010
Restrictive covenants have always been a useful and legitimate means of protecting businesses in various professions from unfair competition, especially from departing employees or management who’ve had access and introduction to clients, patients or customers. Such restrictions are especially important for healthcare providers whose personal connections with patients form the basis for a continued relationship.
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May 6, 2010
By
Jeffrey Kolender on May 6, 2010
As most people know by now, the federal estate tax was repealed as of January 1, 2010. This actually was part of the much acclaimed “death tax” repeal enacted in 2001, but most tax experts never thought the repeal would make its way into law. They said the deficit is too great, the budget has to be balanced, tax revenues are needed to pay for TARP, etc. Congress had tried on several occasions to pass some sort of compromise bill, yet it never happened. What a surprise; politics got in the way of effective governing. Yet that’s a topic for another day.
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March 16, 2010
By
Hope Eastman on March 16, 2010
Recent legislation prohibits mandatory arbitration of employment disputes for defense contractors. The new law may well reflect a trend destined to spread to other businesses.
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