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Please Click HerePosted on December 14, 2009 by Ruder Ware Alumni
Governor James Doyle recently signed Senate Bill 259, which created 2009 Wisconsin Act 80 (the Act) and greatly increased exemption levels for property that individuals can retain from execution or seizure by judgment creditors or a bankruptcy trustee. The bill passed with little visible opposition from bank or other financial institution lobbying groups. The exemption […]
Posted on December 7, 2009 by Mark J. Bradley
Last week, by a vote of 225 to 200, a permanent extension of the 2009 federal estate tax law was passed – by the House of Representatives. We want to caution our clients that what was passed is NOT the end of the story – but only the beginning of the end of the story. […]
Posted on December 4, 2009 by Steven P. Lipowski
The recently decided case of In re Bose Corporation provided much needed clarity and relief to trademark owners regarding fraud in the filing, prosecuting and maintaining of federal trademark registrations. In this case, decided in August 2009, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed a decision by the U.S. Trademark Trial […]
Posted on December 3, 2009 by Mary Ellen Schill
Yesterday the Employee Benefits Security Administration posted a new question and answer on its ARRA COBRA subsidy website, which could bring a big lump of coal to some holiday stockings. As you may remember, the COBRA premium subsidy is available to involuntarily terminated individuals: 1) whose termination occurred during the period from September 1, 2008 […]
Posted on December 3, 2009 by Mary Ellen Schill
The Internal Revenue Service has announced the optional standard mileage rates for computing the deductible cost of operating an automobile for business, medical, and moving expenses for 2010. Effective January 1, 2010, the optional standard mileage rates will be 50 cents per mile for business transportation, and 16.5 cents per mile for travel relating to […]
Posted on December 1, 2009 by Ruder Ware Alumni
Mom (or Dad) has become more than a little forgetful. Dad (or Mom) is deceased (or is mentally incompetent). Mom has some medical conditions, but she still lives in the home in which you grew up. She is on Social Security. She has some savings, some stocks, some insurance, and the family cottage up north. […]
Posted on November 4, 2009 by Derek L. Prestin
On October 30, 2009, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced that it was postponing until June 1, 2010, its enforcement of the “Red Flags Rule” (the “Rule”), which may be found at 16 C.F.R. 681. Previously, enforcement of the Rule was scheduled to begin on November 1, 2009. Under the Rule, certain businesses and organizations […]
Posted on October 29, 2009 by Ruder Ware Alumni
On October 28, 2009, President Obama signed the Fiscal Year 2010 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 2647) into law. H.R. 2647 expands the leave rights of employees for certain family members in the armed forces under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Military Exigency Leave Expansion Currently, the federal FMLA provides an […]
Posted on October 16, 2009 by Mary Ellen Schill
The Internal Revenue Service has announced the cost-of-living adjustments for the various qualified retirement plan limits. Note that all of the limits shown below are unchanged from 2009, because the relevant cost-of-living index for 2009 is less than the cost-of-living index for 2008, the basis for the cost of living increases. Qualified Plan Limit Cost-of-Living […]
Posted on August 6, 2009 by Derek L. Prestin
On July 29, 2009, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it was postponing until November 1, 2009 its enforcement of the “Red Flags Rule” (the “Rule”), which may be found at 16 C.F.R. 681. Originally, enforcement of the Rule was scheduled to begin on August 1, 2009. Under the Rule, certain businesses and organizations are […]