Monthly Archives: April 2016
PURCHASING OR SELLING A HOUSE IN CONNECTICUT – Part 2: Important Provisions in your Offer and Contract
PURCHASING OR SELLING A HOUSE IN CONNECTICUT – PART 2: IMPORTANT PROVISIONS IN YOUR OFFER AND CONTRACT Part 2 – Important Provisions in your Offer and Contract As explained in Part 1, an offer to purchase real estate is often made on a contract form, with much of the standard ‘boilerplate’ contract language already completed…. Read More »
SPLIT SUPREME COURT HANDS PUBLIC SECTOR LABOR UNIONS MAJOR VICTORY
SPLIT SUPREME COURT HANDS PUBLIC SECTOR LABOR UNIONS MAJOR VICTORY Public sector labor unions were handed a big win by the U.S. Supreme Court last month.Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association involved the issue of whether public sector unions could collect fees from workers who chose not to join the union and did not want to… Read More »
SHOULD I TRANSFER MY HOUSE TO MY KIDS?
SHOULD I TRANSFER MY HOUSE TO MY KIDS? This question, in its various forms, is a regular question amongst most elderly people. The question is short and straight forward. The preparation of the deed (Quitclaim Deed) is easy and fairly inexpensive. Not discussing the potential implications of such a simple transaction with an attorney prior… Read More »
SOCIAL MEDIA IN THE WORKPLACE
The advent of social media, such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, has blurred the sometimes tenuous line between employees’ professional and private lives. Employers are still trying to figure out how to deal with their employees’ use of social media, both when their social media posts mention or relate to their employment and when they… Read More »