The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act, signed into law on December 20, 2019, contains some of the most significant changes to retirement planning in over 16 years for employees, employers who sponsor plans and plan administrators. … Read more→
Background checks are a critical screening tool for employers. However, it is imperative that companies conduct them, and take action in response to them, in a lawful manner. As illustrated through many recently filed lawsuits, this issue appears to have… Read more→
It is critical for companies to consider the harm that they could suffer by an unexpected employee departure. The good news is that companies can take a number of steps to minimize the exposure and risks associated with losing a… Read more→
Maintaining strong data security practices and emphasizing employee awareness of cyber threats is an essential part of doing business today even for small businesses.
This whitepaper contains a detailed breakdown of best practices and factors to be aware of when handling sales transactions for your business online. Legal notices, terms and conditions and privacy policies will be covered in this whitepaper written on the… Read more→
First, a little bit of background: The Fair Labor Standards Act sets the minimum wage, overtime, recordkeeping and youth employment standards for American workers. These standards are enforced by the Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division. While most cases… Read more→
I met Jonathan Michael of Burke, Warren, MacKay & Serritella, P.C. in 2014 when he opened a Lighthouse Forum meeting with a talk about estate planning and ownership transition. At the time of the meeting I had day-to-day responsibility of… Read more→
Jonathan Michael of Burke, Warren, MacKay & Serritella sat down with next generation leaders of our community to address some important questions that you should be asking. You don’t know what you don’t know and the more you can find… Read more→
Jeff listened as I told him the details of my story, and he asked questions until we were both comfortable and knew that he fully understood my situation. I was confident that Jeff would lay out a plan to bring… Read more→
For many years, it has been fairly common for partners of partnerships to guarantee partnership debt in an effort to increase the adjusted tax basis of their partnership interests. Enhancing tax basis has many valuable tax benefits to the guaranteeing partner… Read more→
