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Maryland Phases-In Increased Exemptions for Estate Tax

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/05/14

Currently, in addition to any federal estate tax, Maryland imposes an estate tax on property that passes upon the death of an individual on the amount of the decedent’s taxable estate in excess of $1 million. The maximum rate of Maryland estate tax...

More Guidance on the Windsor Decision: Mid-Year Amendments to Safe Harbor Plans

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/05/14

The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) has issued Notice 2014-37 to provide guidance on amendments to reflect the outcome of United States v. Windsor, which invalidated Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act regarding the definition of marriage. The...

CFPB issues Snapshot of older consumers and mortgage debt

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/05/14

The CFPB’s Office for Older Americans released a report this month reviewing mortgage debt held by older consumers—individuals age 65 and older. The report found that older consumers are carrying more mortgage debt into retirement, and fewer older...

Federally Qualified Health Centers: Welcome to PPS

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/05/14

CMS recently finalized a new PPS for Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) services. The implementation of the PPS was mandated by the ACA. Medicare currently pays FQHCs an all-inclusive rate for the professional component of qualified primary...

Employment Background Checks: Tips Employers Should Know to Comply With Federal Laws

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/05/14

Many employers rely on background checks to screen job applicants and employees when making important personnel decisions, including hiring, retention, and promotion. In March, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Federal Trade...

Debevoise partner dies in apparent suicide jump

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/05/14

A Debevoise corporate partner died Friday evening after apparently jumping from the 22nd floor of his New York City apartment by Central Park. Stephen Hertz had a practice focusing primarily on mergers and acquisitions for private equity clients, according to his law firm bio.

Owe way more on your car than it's worth? A Chapter 13 bankruptcy might fix that.

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/05/14

If you, like many people, owe way more on your car than it's currently worth, then a Chapter 13 bankruptcy might be able to fix that for you. Should you file a Chapter 13 bankruptcy (the "payment plan" type of bankruptcy) for only that purpose?...

Scalia: Most law schools will have to cut tuition; cutting faculty would ‘be no huge disaster’

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/05/14

Justice Antonin Scalia doesn’t agree with proposals to cut law-school education from three to two years, but that doesn’t mean he opposes reform.

Liability for tossing a naked, willing porn star from a roof into a pool? Tom Goldstein thinks not

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/05/14

Here’s proof that Supreme Court litigators aren’t always mired in highfalutin constitutional cases.

Lateral associates are more likely to leave for performance reasons, study says

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/05/14

Laterally hired associates left their law firms for performance reasons last year more often than entry-level associates, a NALP Foundation study has found.

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