New Laws Clamp Down On Employee Misclassifications by Frank Brunetti on 4/6/2012 New Laws Clamp Down On Employee Misclassifications By Frank L. Brunetti on April 6th, 2012 Employers may be paying closer attention to how they classify workers in light of new state statutes that are being adopted in...more
MSC Order List: March 21, 2012 by Warner Norcross & Judd - Appellate Practice... on 3/23/2012 The Michigan Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeals in Morgan v. General Motors and reinstated the decision of the Workers’ Compensation Appellate Commission, reasoning that the Commission was correct when it held that...more
DOL Issues Final Fee Disclosure Rule by Bryan Cave on 2/7/2012 Last week, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued a final rule on the disclosure requirements for a contract or arrangement for services to a covered plan to be deemed “reasonable” under Section...more
New Tax Guidance on Use of Annuities in Retirement Plans by Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP on 2/6/2012 On February 2, 2012, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Department of Treasury, together with the White House, released four pieces of guidance with the stated purpose of easing certain burdens on providing annuity...more
Supreme Court Of Canada To Hear Indalex Appeal by Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on 12/2/2011 The Supreme Court of Canada has granted leave to appeal the decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal in Re Indalex. In its April 2011 ruling, the Court of Appeal held that the entire amount an employer is required to...more
Turbervilles Private Client Newsletter - Winter 2011 by Turbervilles on 11/25/2011 Welcome to our Winter Newsletter. In this edition, we report on why people are starting to record their internet and computer passwords in their wills. A woman injured while having her hair coloured in a salon is...more
Legal Update - November 2011 by Trenam Kemker on 11/15/2011 In This Issue: - New IRS Program Offers Tax Relief from Misclassification of Workers - The New Florida Power of Attorney Act Excerpt from New IRS Program Offers Tax Relief from Misclassification of...more
Business Owners – Is Now the Time to Sell? by Ronald Adams on 9/20/2011 We are holding a Complimentary Business Succession Seminar on September 29th, 2011 at the Hilton Hotel in Mesa (U.S. 60 and Alma School Road) from 4:00 to 5:30 PM, to help business owners turn their dream of succession into...more
DOL Releases Interim Guidance on Electronic Disclosure to Participants of Fee and Expense Information by Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP on 9/20/2011 On September 13, 2011, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued Technical Release 2011-03, which provides interim guidance on the electronic disclosure of fee and expense information by participant-directed individual account...more
Succession: Is Keeping the Business in the Family Necessarily the Best Course? by Ronald Adams on 9/2/2011 Whether you should transfer ownership of the family business to your offspring may depend on your needs and the ability of your company, after the transfer, to support two families...more
Turbervilles Private Client Newsletter - Autumn 2011 by Turbervilles on 8/23/2011 Welcome to our autumn newsletter. In this edition, we are pleased to tell you about how Turbervilles has been awarded the Law Society’s prestigious Conveyancing Quality Mark, meaning that the high standards of our...more
Turbervilles Private Client Newsletter - Summer 2011 by Turbervilles on 7/20/2011 Welcome to our Summer Private Client Newsletter. In this edition, we see why divorcing couples must consider mediation before being allowed to go to court. There’s a warning from the Ombudsman that people should...more
Ten Planning Issues to Prepare a Business for Sale by Ronald Adams on 7/13/2011 The following ten planning issues will help prepare the business for sale and reduce unanticipated problems that may arise when a prospective buyer begins investigating the business for possible purchase. Regardless of...more
Business Owners – Is Now the Time to Sell? by Ronald Adams on 7/1/2011 As business revenues and values have declined over the past number of years, many owners delayed the possible departure from their business through retirement or sale, either waiting for things to get better, or as result of...more
Don't Hold Annuities In Trusts - Well, Maybe It's Okay by Charles (Chuck) Rubin on 6/27/2011 Section 72 of the Internal Revenue Code generally provides favorable deferral of income tax for qualified annuities. However, Code Section 72(u) disallows such favorable treatment when the annuity is owned by someone other...more