Three Steps to Consider if a Customer is Going Down the Tubes
Imagine this scenario – your business has a major, long-time customer. The customer has been paying on its invoices, but payments have been coming more and more slowly, and there is now a substantial balance due on the account. On top of all that, you just sent them a large shipment of custom widgets on […]
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Beauty Is In The Eye Of The Beholder – And In The Eye Of The Planning Board
Sometimes a planning or zoning board objects to a project based on how it looks. Aesthetic issues that come up in site plan, subdivision, or variance review may include the size and shape of a building, the materials used for a project, or even the color of a building or sign. The question often arises […]
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Should you have a Top Hat Plan?
A top hat plan is an unfunded non-qualified deferred compensation agreement for a select group of management or highly compensated employees.
Taxes, Taxes, Taxes…
It’s that time of year again – the April 15 deadline for filing income taxes is less than a month away. A number of us will be doing the annual scramble to consolidate the information needed to complete the forms/input the data and generate the return(s). And, of course, while last year’s return is a […]
Trusts and Wills: What if the document no longer fits the family situation?
A common complaint about the trust or will of a deceased ancestor is that the terms of the trust or will are not responsive to changed circumstances and events not contemplated at the time the instrument was signed. Trust beneficiaries may become disabled or improvident. Family members may develop conflicts. Tax laws may have radically […]
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Is your family taking advantage of the New York State Nursing Home Assessment Credit?
New York Public Health Law §2807-d(2)(b) imposes an assessment on New York residential health care facilities of six percent (6%) of the receipts of the residential health care facility. In most cases, the nursing homes pass on this assessment to the residents. This assessment is shown as a separate line item on the nursing home […]
Can I Recover My Attorney’s Fees?
Clients often ask whether they can collect attorney’s fees from their opponent if they win the case. They are often disappointed by the answer, which is “maybe – maybe not.”
The Economics of Purchasing a Home
It has often been stated that a home purchase is the largest and most important financial decision you will make in your lifetime. So now that you are faced with what could be your most monumental financial decision, what factors should you consider to make it a prudent one.
Health Care Risk Management: The Importance of Documentation
If you are a health care provider, one of the most important things you do is document. You document a patient’s history, complaints, findings on exam, and diagnoses. You keep a record of a patient’s current medications and allergies. You record the time spent with a patient and the directions or instructions given to the […]
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NLRB Sets Forth New Rule Regarding Employee Use of Company Email During Non-Working Time
In an important 3-2 decision on December 11, 2014, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) held in Purple Communications that, except in very limited circumstances, Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) requires employers to open their corporate email systems to union organizing by employees and to discussions among employees about the terms […]