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The Perils of Provider/Staff Romantic Relationships by Randall Sutton Saafeld Griggs PC At some time during your working life, you may have dated, or even married, someone you met at work. If you haven’t, then the odds are that you know someone who has. A survey estimated that 80 percent of all employees have either …
HITECH Update: New HHS Rule Expands Notification Requirements for Breach of Privacy by Wayne Kinkade and David Briggs Saafeld Griggs PC Let’s face it; your employees can do things that make you shake your head. Like leaving a practice laptop in a car overnight, which then gets stolen. Or, snooping into patient records to get …
On January 29th, Erich Paetsch and Shannon Martinez, lawyers in the Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy Practice Group, will make a presentation to the Oregon Banking Association Lending Committee entitled “What’s in a Name? Transitioning to Perfection Under The UCC.” The presentation will cover the 2013 changes to the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) and other hot topics in commercial lending.
Although the so-called “fiscal cliff” was averted, certain payroll tax changes took effect on January 1, 2013. Employers should be aware of the following changes to Social Security and Medicare tax withholdings for wages earned in this new year: 1. Social Security – In 2013, the Social Security wage base increased to $113,700. Furthermore, on December 31, …
We would like to wish our clients, friends, and colleagues a very happy holiday season. Best wishes for a peaceful and prosperous new year!
Buyer Beware of Hidden City Liens By Shannon Raye Martinez SAALFELD GRIGGS PC Imagine this scenario. A developer and a buyer enter into an agreement for the “short sale” of a newly constructed home (i.e., the property is selling for less than the total amount of debt upon the property). Prior to closing, the buyer …
Nontax Reasons For Estate Planning By Robert J. Saalfeld SAALFELD GRIGGS PC As the death tax exclusion increases, fewer individuals will be impacted by death tax. The death tax could even be repealed. Whether or not there is a death tax, estate planning is still important. The most effective planning results when you consider what …
Who Plays and Who Pays? Once you sign a contract, you are legally bound by it. You are presumed to have read the contract carefully and agreed with its terms, whether or not you have in fact done so. Therefore, be very careful to read every provision of every contract. Sometimes, you really don’t care …
What Should You Do With a Million Dollars (of Life Insurance)? By Jeffrey G. Moore Saalfeld Griggs PC Here is the short answer – get it out of your estate. Although life insurance plays a critical role in personal, financial, estate and business succession planning, it can cause estate planning issues if it is not …
What’s All the Buzz About? The Diary of an Estate Planner By Jeffrey G. Moore SAALFELD GRIGGS PC Two significant developments in the estate planning arena, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) regulations and the new Oregon Inheritance Tax, have created quite a buzz. However, the buzz has often fallen on deaf ears. …