Serving all of Massachusetts and Connecticut Concentrating in Business and Estate Law
Serving all of Massachusetts and Connecticut Concentrating in Business and Estate Law
“Rather than disposing of stock in a closely held business (by sale or corporate reorganization) at retirement the retiree may decide to transfer all or a portion of the stock by gifts to various family members.” Streng & Davis, Tax Planning for Retirement 7.05[1] (Thomson Reuters Tax and Accounting 2018). Three important objectives can be … Continue reading Estate Planning: Lifetime Gifts of Closely Held Business Stock to Family Members
The Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) prohibits covered employers from discriminating against qualified individuals on the basis of disability in regard to job application procedures, the hiring, advancement, or discharge of employees, employee compensation, job training, and other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment. 42 U.S.C. ยง 12112(a). This prohibition against discrimination can apply to … Continue reading Disability Discrimination in Employment: Health Care Employer Could Condition Employment on Health Screening and Vaccination
When an arbitration agreement is in effect, who decides whether an employment dispute, or any dispute for that matter, is arbitrable? The Supreme Court recently released a pair of decisions that address this issue under the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), Henry Schein, Inc. v. Archer & White Sales, Inc.,_ S. Ct._, 202 L. Ed. 2d … Continue reading Employment: Arbitration – ‘Gateway Issues’
An employer may proceed with its unfair competition suit asserting contract and tort claims against a former employee and the employee’s current employer, a federal district court sitting in Pennsylvania has held. The employer adequately stated claims of common law breach of fiduciary duty and unfair competition against the employee, and of aiding and abetting … Continue reading Employment: Age Discrimination – Breach of Fiduciary Duty and Unfair Competition
