Insights

Are you knowingly employing an illegal alien? The new Department of Homeland Security (DHS) rules provide that even if you are not knowingly employing an illegal alien, you may be found to have constructive knowledge that you are employing an illegal alien. However, the rules provide a new safe harbor procedure…

On July 1, 2007, the Florida Trust Code took effect. While this was an important event here in our office, there’s a good chance that this is the first time you have heard about it. The Florida Trust Code was not front-page news and was probably not something that you…

In June the Florida Legislature approved legislation intended to provide property tax relief to Florida taxpayers. Senate Joint Resolution No. 4-B proposed amendments to the Florida Constitution, which the voters of Florida will be asked to approve at an election on January 29, 2008, if an appellate court overturns a…

Florida has come a long way in defining the rights of individuals to set forth their health care wishes in the event that they are not able to make their wishes known. The state has developed significant separate documents concerning health care. Health Care Advance Directives A Health Care Advance…

The letter from the Social Security Administration arrives and, on its face, it looks innocent enough. When you read its contents, however, your first reaction may be one of alarm. The Social Security Administration has determined that the names of several of your employees and the social security numbers they…