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Within the last year, there has been a shift in the way some estate planning attorneys are drafting their trusts.  The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (ATRA), passed  in January 2013, enabled a husband and wife to...

Last month we were in the middle of a 16 day government shut down and a looming default on debt payments. The Treasury Department had said that the government would run out of cash to pay its bills on October 17, 2013 if the...

This week, I thought it would be important to help contractors avoid potential trouble when hiring new employees. With the passing of Assembly Bill 1794 (AB 1794), employee reporting laws have been strengthened in California....

A couple of recent cases have come down that I thought were worthy of note. The first case, Alexander v. Farmers Insurance Company, decided by the Second Appellate District in California, deals with whether a court can stay...

Expert consultants are chosen for a myriad of reasons, some good and some not.  Hopefully, the expert is selected because he or she has a proven track record, knows the subject matter, investigates in a thorough and...

Business and Professions Code Section 7068.1 specifically states that the person qualifying on behalf of an individual or firm shall be responsible for exercising that direct supervision and control of his or her...

In this blog post, I will focus on looking at the tax effects of the Affordable Care Act rather than ATRA 2012.  As most of you know, there are a tremendous amount of moving parts to the Affordable Care Act.  There are a...

I hear from many human resources professionals that the often stressful and unenjoyable task of administering corrective discipline, including terminations, falls to them.  It is counterproductive for a company’s HR staff...