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Why January Is Known As Divorce Month
Originally posted 1/22/2020, content updated 1/3/2024. It’s a new year—a time to shed old habits, leave behind sources of unhappiness, and embrace new experiences. This means different things to different people. Many resolve to lose weight. Others choose to give up smoking or eat healthier or travel more. But for some of us, starting the…
OK at Work: Intermittent FMLA Leave
On this week’s OK at Work, Sarah Sawyer and Russell Berger discuss the challenges associated with helping employees to realize the full benefit of parental leave. A key strategy is the discretionary use of at least some intermittent leave. Listen to learn more!
Going Paperless: An Organizer’s Dream; An Estate Administrator’s Nightmare
Originally posted on 4/19/19, no content changes Here is a sad, but true, story: The parents of a 35-year-old man who suddenly passed away retained a law firm to administer their son’s estate. The law firm asked the parents for a copy of their son’s Will, his income tax return, his bank and brokerage statements,…
Eastern District of Pennsylvania Rules in Favor of Las Margaritas in Wage and Hour Dispute with the DOL
Las Margaritas, a Mexican restaurant with three locations in the Philadelphia area, recently prevailed in a multimillion-dollar dispute with the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”). Offit Kurman attorneys Neil A. Morris, April Rancier, and Gabriel V. Celii represented the Restaurant throughout the litigation.
Trial Lawyers Beware: Federal Discovery Deadlines are Actually 30 to 40 Days Earlier
Originally posted on 5/3/2020, content updated 12/29/2023 In federal court we know the courts tend to limit discovery periods to shorter times than state courts, usually 90 to 120 days with some even shorter, i.e. the “rocket dockets.” A case in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania instructs that we must pay much closer attention to the progress…
New Law Regarding Non-Union Member Union Dues: Fair Share Payments, Gone!
Originally posted on 7/6/2018, content updated on 12/29/2023 On June 27, 2018, the United States Supreme Court, in Janus v. AFSCME, Council 31, 2018 US LEXIS 4028 ( 2018) decided that non-union member employees in the public sector could no longer be required to contribute an “agency fee” to the representative union. The Court specifically held…
The Corporate Transparency Act and FinCEN Reporting
As you may already know, the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) goes into effect on January 1, 2024. Under the CTA, many privately held companies will be required to file beneficial ownership information (“BOI”) reports online with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the U.S. Treasury (FinCEN). For more information, see an overview linked here. We…
The Estate Administration Checklist
Originally posted on 10/11/18, content updated on 12/27/23 Everyone prepares lists – grocery lists, to-do lists and the lists that most spouses dread – the “honey do” list. But, the one list that no one seems to make is the Estate Administration List. The “Estate Administration Checklist” sets forth the steps that need to…
Happy Holidays from OK at Work!
This week, OK at Work creators Sarah Sawyer and Russell Berger would like to wish everyone a happy holiday and a happy New Year!
Wealth with Wisdom: Leaving Educational Legacies in Your Estate Plan
As estate planning attorneys, we guide our clients in distributing their wealth to the next generation efficiently. However, Guy Fieri and Shaquille O’Neal recently made headlines by stating that their children need to earn two degrees to inherit from them. There is a trend articulated in the headlines, namely that tying inheritances to education goals,…
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