I had the pleasure this last weekend of presenting at the 2016 TSC & LAM Conference at Vanderbilt University. My topics included Conservatorship, Guardianship, Special Needs Trusts, and the upcoming unveiling of ABLE Act accounts, set to take place hopefully over the next few months. For a PDF copy of […]
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Reprinted with permission of the Special Needs Alliance – www.specialneedsalliance.org. The Voice is the e-mail newsletter of The Special Needs Alliance. This installment was written by Martha Brown, a Special Needs Alliance member in St. Louis, Missouri. Martha limits her practice to elder law and special needs law. A Fellow […]
The Department of Labor has proposed a new rule (DOL Proposed Rule) that would change the way overtime is paid to salaried employees. It addresses those employees that are exempt from overtime pay under the “white collar” exemption such as professional and administrative employees. Currently, in order for those employees […]
The Tennessee Secretary of State warns of a familiar scam. I had a client that just received a very similar request to fill out the form for the annual report and to pay $150. If you receive a form that is to be returned to an address other than the […]
This installment of the Voice was written by Robert B. Fleming. Robert is a partner in Fleming & Curti, PLC, a Tucson law firm focusing on special needs planning, trust administration, guardianship/conservatorship and estate planning. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, and also […]
Luke D. Bottorff was featured in the Nashville Business Journal’s People On The Move section. Luke D. Bottorff BOTTORFF LAW [email protected] 615.852.8272
Outside of my primary practice area of small business and entrepreneur law, I also handle conservatorships and other estate planning for families with special needs. One of the most important steps in the planning is to consider a conservatorship once the child with special needs turns 18. The conservatorship gives […]
Many of you may have seen the Nashville Business Journal’s article on the Tennessee Supreme Court ordering a new court to be created. It will be set up to handle complex business litigation. The cases, according to the Order from the Supreme Court, must have at least $50,000 in damages […]
February 16, 2015: With winter weather, including ice and snow, covering most of Middle Tennessee this morning, it is a good time to remind companies of the importance of a weather policy for your company. Remember, communication is key. It can be very frustrating for employees, customers, and clients to […]
An employment question that often comes up for small businesses is the classification of the people working for them. Many companies improperly classify employees as independent contractors, and this leads to problems with tax law, unemployment insurance, and other labor issues. The Tennessee Department of Labor has published the following […]