A recent Family and Medical Leave Act case decided by the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals offers some clarity on one of the most challenging aspects of administering FMLA, the dreaded intermittent leave. Intermittent leave is when an employee takes leave on an intermittent basis or a reduced schedule when…
Applicable Federal Rates for April 2017
The Internal Revenue Code prescribes minimum imputed interest rates and time-value-of-money factors applicable to certain loan transactions and estate planning techniques. These rates are tied formulaically to market interest rates. The Internal Revenue Service updates these rates monthly. These are commonly applicable rates in effect for April 2017: Short Term…
Can Your Website Expose You to Copyright Infringement Liability? Make Sure Your DMCA Protection Is Up-To-Date
Does your website allow users to post content in any way (whether it be through a message board or even a simple comment or review), or do you link to other websites from yours? If so, you may be subject to liability for copyright infringement if the posted or linked…
How to Sell Raw Land or Air Rights to a Real Estate Developer and Receive Back Finished Condominiums Tax-Free
When a landowner sells to a condominium developer, both the landowner and the developer have motivations favoring the developer “paying“ the landowner with finished condominium units instead of cash. Such a transaction reduces the developer’s up-front cash investment while sometimes enabling the developer to use all the land as collateral…
When survey after survey of America’s workforce confirms that a large majority of employees admit to taking data from their current or former employers without permission, safeguards to protect proprietary and confidential information, including trade secrets, become a priority. The loss of corporate data can be devastating. When a former…