Employers take note: The extended deadline of April 30, 2012 is approaching for compliance with a new National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) rule that applies to the vast majority of private-sector employers. To comply, employers should print the poster … [Read more...] about New NLRB Poster Requirement for Almost All Private-Sector Employers – Deadline is April 30, 2012
Archives for March 2012
Expanded (Retroactive) Powers for Health Care Representatives
As of January 1, 2012, the Health Care Representative you nominated in your Advance Directive has the power to consent to your physical health care, and the power to admit or retain you in a health care facility for mental health treatment. This is true … [Read more...] about Expanded (Retroactive) Powers for Health Care Representatives
Avoid Unpleasant Springtime Tax Surprises
This is the time of year when last year's taxes weigh heavily on the minds of many. For most of us, there is not much we can do at this point to change last year's tax picture, but it never hurts to consider how to manage affairs moving forward. The … [Read more...] about Avoid Unpleasant Springtime Tax Surprises
The Changing Dynamics in Short Sale Situations
A short sale is the sale of property for an amount less than what is owed to the lender whose loan is secured by that property. Because most promissory notes accelerate the balance of the loan upon sale of the collateral and because most purchasers would … [Read more...] about The Changing Dynamics in Short Sale Situations
Reaffirming Debts in Bankruptcy
Despite the drop in the number of Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy filings in 2011, the projections for 2012 are bleak. For creditors, that means continuing to navigate the rules in bankruptcy. Some debtors holding collateral will try and reaffirm … [Read more...] about Reaffirming Debts in Bankruptcy