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Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Offers Flexibilty and Advantageous Tax Treatment Retain Key Employees The non‐qualified deferred compensation arrangement (“NQDC”) offers advantageous tax treatment that can assist employers in attracting and retaining talented employees.  Under an NQDC, the payment of a portion of an employee’s compensation is deferred until a later tax‐year (or years) than the current tax‐year in which the […]

Employee Handbooks Employers often forego one of the most simple, effective and cheapest measures in protecting themselves from future costly litigation, creating an employee handbook or manual. An employee handbook allows employers to clearly and precisely communicate their policies and procedures to employees in a uniform manner. This helps protect an employer from costly litigation, such as discrimination lawsuits […]

Estate Planning for Pet Owners One of the most important considerations in making an estate plan is to provide for the welfare and security of your loved ones after your death. This is especially true when providing for young children and those individuals with special needs who, absent representation, do not have the independent capacity to provide for themselves or assert […]

Protecting Your Children’s Inheritance in the Event of Divorce While your child eagerly plans their future with his/her fiancé, you do not desire to ruin the romance or upset her significant other by focusing on the possibility of divorce and the economic consequences it may have. However, in today’s society nearly fifty (50%) percent of first marriages end […]

An Employer’s Requirement to Offer Health Coverage On March 30, 2010, President Obama signed into law H.R. 4872, the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Reconciliation Act, P.L. 111-152), thus completing a massive overhaul of the U.S. health care system affecting nearly all taxpayers, many employers, and many elements of the health care industry. The Reconciliation […]

Safeguards an Employer Must Take in the Internet Investigation of Employees and Prospective Employees Social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace give employers access to non-tradional information on employees and job applicants. In fact, a January 2009 survey compiled by CareerBuilder.com showed that 45% of employers have searched for the social networking sites of job applicants […]

Pozzuolo Rodden Trial Team Wins $4.1 Million Binding Award for Former CEO Wrongfully Fired by Publicly Traded Company In an effort to educate our business clients on the proper procedure to dismiss a senior employee, we have republished the opinion of the three-member arbitration panel who awarded this $4.1 million award after an 18 day […]

Tax Changes Affecting Individuals in the Health Reform Legislation On March 30, 2010, President Obama signed into law H.R. 4872, the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Reconciliation Act, RL. 111-152), thus completing a massive overhaul of the U.S. health care system affecting nearly all taxpayers, many employers, and many elements of the health care industry. […]

2010 Federal Estate Tax and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax The first quarter of 2010 is over, the DOW is closing in on $11,000, a healthcare bill has been passed providing 32 million uninsured Americans health insurance, yet we are still awaiting the necessary remedies to the federal estate tax system. Since the inception of the Economic Growth and Tax […]

Protection of Your Business’ Name and Logo How a Trademark Protects Your Business’ Reputation and Good Will What is a trademark? When your business creates or uses a distinctive name or logo, what can you do to ensure others will not use it for their own benefit or even worse to the detriment of your business? Congress […]

Estate Tax Alert – 2010 Estate Tax Repeal Beginning January 1, 2010 there was the temporary repeal of the federal estate tax and generation skipping tax for one year.  There is much uncertainty as to what will happen with the estate and gift taxes by the end of this year.  The alternatives are as follows:  1) the 2010 estate tax repeal […]

The Anatomy of Negotiating Better Bank Loans How to Maximize Your Company’s Bargaining Power The negotiation of a better bank loan is generally done in two parts.  The first part is for the borrower to determine the type and terms of loan desired.  The second part is to take the necessary steps to maximize the borrower’s bargaining power […]