When starting a new company, it is important to consider how you are going to run the company. It’s best to plan ahead and write down in an agreement how the following issues will be addressed. Owners- You need to list the owners, their contact information and how...
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Pregnancy Disability Leave (PDL)
Your Rights with Pregnancy Disability Leave Pregnancy Disability Leave (PDL) is a provision of the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) that allows employees to take up to four months of protected time off because of pregnancy-related medical conditions. PDL is an...
Attorney Reisman Takes On Workplace Harassment Lawsuit
Reisman Takes On Workplace Harassment Lawsuit In an ongoing case, Attorneys Daniel and Erin Reisman are representing a man in a workplace harassment and discrimination lawsuit. Our client, who is a black man, claims to have found a dummy of his likeness hanging from a...
Key Parenting Plan Laws and Issues in Florida
If you’re going through a divorce in Florida and you have children, one of your top concerns is likely their current and future well being. Among other issues is the need to determine child time-sharing arrangements. "Time sharing" is the terminology used in Florida...
Internet Reacts to Florida Divorce Selfie
Two Florida residents celebrated the finalization of their divorce in a nontraditional way — with a “selfie.” Keith Hinston and Michelle Knight decided to get a divorce after three years of marriage. They took a photo of themselves and posted it on the social media...
Report: Florida Is Most Expensive State for Divorce
A recent study by Credit.com has determined that Florida is the costliest state in the nation when it comes to filing for divorce. According to the report, the average Floridian pays more than $400 just to start the proceedings, compared to just $52 in Mississippi,...
Florida Supreme Court Could Take on Gay Marriage Issue
An appeals court in Florida has requested the state Supreme Court to take on the issue of gay marriage after passing on the opportunity to rule on the issue. The case involves two women who were married in Massachusetts in 2010. They would now like to seek a divorce...
Part II – Family Law & Bankruptcy
This is an update from the blog entry I created in October of 2013, last year. In it, I described that a property settlement in a divorce is dischargeable in a chapter 13, but not in a chapter 7. The purpose of this blog entry is to highlight the problems that can...
Initial Steps In Filing For Bankruptcy
Filing for bankruptcy is a highly effective way for people to resolve their debt problems. Reports of high-profile bankruptcies are common. For example, the privately held maker of plastic bottles Constar International Holdings, LLC recently filed for Chapter 11...
Alimony Reform May Be Back On Florida’s Legislative Agenda
It has been reported that alimony reform may be back on the legislative agenda for 2014. In 2013, both the Florida House and Senate passed a bill reforming alimony law, but the legislation was vetoed by Governor Rick Scott. So, what is alimony? Alimony in Florida...