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Divorcing couples may be a bit in the dark about how to deal with joint tax returns, and a little knowledge can go a long way. That certainly was the case with Jason Alan Bruce and his ex-wife: Miscommunication over filing a joint federal tax return for their final year......

The 2014/2015 Federal Budget (Budget) has introduced a number of important reductions, incentives and clarifications impacting employer initiatives, employee remuneration and benefits and the legal framework in which employment related disputes are...

It’s hard to imagine now, but from 1964 to 1986, “sexual harassment” as it is known today did not exist. That all changed when the Supreme Court issued its landmark decision in Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson. It was that case which for the first...

The 2014 Colorado legislative session adjourned on May 7, 2014. The legislature tweaked several pre-existing employment laws but steered away from major changes to the employment relationship in Colorado. Below is a summary of the new labor and...

We lawyers are always telling people to document their files. “If it’s not in writing, it didn’t happen,” we advise. That’s still true, but let’s stop writing everything down for just a minute, and ask ourselves if people are losing all interest in...

The Department of Homeland Security has proposed to provide work authorization benefits to spouses of H-1B visa holders. If this proposal is put into effect it will allow dependents to apply for an EAD, or an Employment Authorization Document....

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed three nominees to federal judgeships, including a former prosecutor who will be the first Native American woman to serve as a federal judge. A member of the Hopi tribe, Diane Humetewa was approved in a 96-0 vote.

The America Invents Act (AIA) created a number of changes in how we obtain and enforce patents. But perhaps more substantially it changed the way that individuals can challenge the validity of patents. The AIA created a number of post grant...

Phillip Kite of Harneys looks at the subject of injunctions generally with a particular emphasis on recent case law on freezing orders - The British Virgin Islands is an idyllic collection of islands in the Caribbean. More importantly for...

As part of President Obama’s regulatory lookback initiative, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule last week (the “Rule”) that overhauled numerous staffing regulations affecting hospitals and clinics, extended...

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