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Creative Uses for Cross-Tested Retirement Plans
Creative Uses for Cross-Tested Retirement Plans By Randall W. Cook SAALFELD GRIGGS PC As we have reported in past issues of “Business Briefs,” cross-tested retirement plans are a unique form of profit sharing plan that allow employers to allocate considerably higher...
Employers Face New Liability for Skipping Rest Breaks
Employers Face New Liability for Skipping Rest Breaks By Randall P. Sutton Saalfeld Griggs PC Give me a break! That’s what both employees and employers will be saying in light of a recent decision by the Oregon Court of Appeals that encourages employees to sue for...
Cash Balance Plans: The Best of Two Retirement Plan Worlds
Cash Balance Plans: The Best of Two Retirement Plan Worlds Have you, like many other Americans, seen a substantial decrease in your retirement savings? Are you nearing retirement with less retirement savings than you expected? Would you like to contribute larger...
Are You Playing Audit Roulette with Your 401(k) Plan?
Are You Playing Audit Roulette with Your 401(k) Plan? The prospect of an audit by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) or the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) strikes fear into the heart of most employers who sponsor qualified retirement plans. When an auditor finds...
Are You Secure? Perfection and Its Consequences Under Revised Article Nine
Are You Secure? Perfection and Its Consequences Under Revised Article Nine By Erich M. Paetsch Saalfeld Griggs PC On July 1, 2001 Oregon enacted into law Revised Article Nine of the Uniform Commercial Code. Revised Article Nine, like its predecessor, governs the...
Appearance Policies – Is Making Up Hard to Do?
Appearance Policies - Is Making Up Hard to Do? By Randall P. Sutton Saalfeld Griggs PC Under the employment discrimination laws, men and women are not supposed to be treated differently. But men and women are different. This can make for some uneasy legal maneuvering,...
Requiring Flu Shots: How Far Can I Go To Protect Patients?
Requiring Flu Shots: How Far Can I Go To Protect Patients? By David Briggs SAALFELD GRIGGS PC Many practices remember 2009’s H1N1 “swine” flu outbreak. Nationally, it was the turning point for many employers, as many began requiring employees to receive annual flu...
Now What?: Life After HIPAA’s September 23 Deadline
Now What?: Life After HIPAA's September 23 Deadline By David Briggs and Wayne Kinkade SAALFELD GRIGGS PC If you’re like most medical practices, you’re tired of hearing about HIPAA, HITECH, and the Omnibus Rule. Most practices now have an updated business associate...
Best Practices in an Economic Downturn (Part II): Your Customer Filed Bankruptcy, What Now?
Best Practices in an Economic Downturn (Part II): Your Customer Filed Bankruptcy, What Now? By Saalfeld Griggs PC In today’s troubled economy, many business owners either have or will receive notice that a customer has filed bankruptcy. The question that invariably...
Small Claims Court: A Cost-Effective Alternative to Circuit Court and Collections
Small Claims Court: A Cost-Effective Alternative to Circuit Court and Collections By Saalfeld Griggs PC In tough economic times, more businesses experience the inability of some customers to pay their obligations. Circuit court is the typical forum for a lawsuit, and...