Jim, Vice President of Acme Corporation, has decided it is time for a company policy on employee communications outside the workplace. Jim has seen too many news reports about employees’
Q: I recently called our company’s software vendor to cancel our license agreement, but was told that it does not allow us to simply cancel. In fact, our vendor claims
Cutting Edge i.e., State of the art, the highest level of development, as of a device, technique, or scientific field. Over time, estate and asset protection plans lose their Cutting
Published: New Hampshire Business Review What good can come out of a suffering economy, historically low interest rates and depressed asset values? An economic environment that is ripe with estate
Published by: New Hampshire Business Review Nancy is Human Resource Manager of a distributor of high end light fixtures. The business has a showroom where interior designers bring clients. There
Published in the Union Leader Q. How can I make sure my children and grandchildren continue to enjoy our lake front property after my spouse and I have passed away?
Published in the Union Leader Q. How can I make significant gifts to my adult children without paying gift tax? A.It is the season of giving and what better way
On September 21, 2011 the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) announced a program expected to allow businesses to resolve past worker classification issues with an eye towards limiting risk and uncertainty.
Assume you are a business owner. You purchased certain computer software last year which you hoped would improve productivity, but which you now realize your business no longer uses or
Published in Banker & Tradesmen, October 2011 The U.S. Bankruptcy Code provides lenders with powerful tools for protecting their rights in secured property. One such device is the Reaffirmation Agreement,
Published in Portsmouth Herald In February, the Securities and Exchange Commission brought enforcement action (SEC v. Krantz, Chasin & Nadelman) against three outside directors of DHB Industries, Inc., a publicly
This could happen to you. You are a month into a large renovation project for a homeowner when one of your long-time subcontractors breaks a water line causing significant property
October 2011By Colleen C. KarpinskyPublished in New Hampshire Business Review Jamie owns and operates a small New Hampshire business and currently employs 10 office workers. Should Jamie be concerned with
UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT RECOGNIZES CAT’S PAW THEORY OF LIABILITY IN EMPLOYMENT CASES: Does One Paw Know What the Other is Doing? On March 1, 2011 the United States Supreme
Co-authors Nadine Catalfimo and Charles DeGrandpre explore a new law that raises the bar for beneficiaries contesting the provisions of a will and trust with no-contest provisions. Click here for
Question: I run a customer service call center. My employees work 8 hour shifts with a half hour meal-break on each shift. Our employees are expected to be at their