by Jeremy Rickson | Sep 1, 2014 | Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, News
IRS Bans Pre-Tax Reimbursement of Individual Health Insurance Premiums Due to skyrocketing cost of group health insurance, many employers have opted to drop group coverage altogether and instead reimburse their employees for all or part of their individual health...
by Jeremy Rickson | Sep 1, 2014 | Employment Law, News
By Jennifer Paul Late summer means harvest time, but it also can mean unwanted visits from the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”). In 2012, the DOL found several Marion County farms in violation of wage and other labor violations. Rather than simply...
by Jeremy Rickson | Sep 1, 2014 | Estate Planning & Probate, News
By Estate Planning Practice Group “I want to make things simple for my family.” This is one of the goals I hear most frequently when a person begins the estate planning process. Implementing the correct legal documents is critical in achieving this goal,...
by Jeremy Rickson | Sep 1, 2014 | News, Real Property & Land Use
By Alan Sorem During the 19th and early 20th centuries, miners would carry caged canaries with them into the mines. The canary’s rapid breathing, small size, and high metabolism would cause the bird to suffer the effects of methane, carbon monoxide, and other harmful...
by Jeremy Rickson | Sep 1, 2014 | Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, News
Helping Fiduciaries Sleep Well at Night By Christine Moehl Managing a company’s retirement plan is a challenging job, too often delegated to one or two employees within the company who may have neither the time nor the skills for the task. These employees are...
by Jeremy Rickson | Aug 22, 2014 | Company, Lawyers, News
Ten partners of the law firm of Saalfeld Griggs took the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge today in order to help raise local awareness for this disease. They did so in support of clients and friends who have been diagnosed with ALS, or passed away from ALS, and to support...
