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The American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (the "Stimulus Bill") was signed into law on February 17th.The Stimulus Bill includes major changes to the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act ("COBRA") that will immediately impact employers who are subject to COBRA.
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Law Publications
Scolaro, Richard S., "Charitable Gifts Bring Tax Benefits Under the Pension Reform Act of 2006" for the December 22, 2006 issue of the Central New York Business Journal.
King, John S., "Estate Planning for Closely Held Business Owners" for the June 3, 2005 edition of the Central New York Business Journal.
Fetter, Jeffrey M. and Alan S. Burstein, "Prenuptial and Postnuptial Agreements in Business and Estate Planning" for the NYSBA publication, One on One, Vol. 25, No. 2 (Winter 2004)
Knoll, Andrew M., "The Stark Reality of Being a Hospitalist: Who Knew Taking Care of Patients Would Be a Self-Referral?," 8 The Hospitalist (Nov/Dec 2004)
Beckman, Marc S., "Reassignment - Congress Giveth and CMS Attempts to Taketh Away" Onondaga County Medical Society Bulletin, vol. 68, issue 3 (September 2004)
Knoll, Andrew M., "The Reawakening of Complementary and Alternative Medicine at the Turn of the Twenty-First Century: Filling the Void in Conventional Biomedicine." The Journal of Contemporary Health Law and Policy (2004)
Andrew M. Knoll, "Practicing Procedures on the Newly Deceased: A Legal Perspective," 8 The Hospitalist (March/April 2004)
Jaffe, Chaim J., "Director and Officer Insurance" Small-Biz Growth, vol. 5, issue 2 (Febrary 2003)
Defio, Daniel N., "Is My Independent Contractor REALLY an Employee?" Small-Biz Growth, vol. 5, issue 1(January 2003)
Christiansen, Carol A., "401(k) Safe Harbor Plans" Small-Biz Growth, vol. 4, issue 12 (December 2002)
Appler, John R., "Computer Policies, Privacy and Protection" Small-Biz Growth, vol. 4, issue 11(November 2002)
Beckman, Marc S., "Better Watch Your ERISA-FIDUCIARY DUTIES" Small-Biz Growth, vol. 4, issue 10 (October 2002)
Scrimale, Richard E., "New York State Tax Amnesty: Your "Get Out of Tax Trouble Free" Card" Small-Biz Growth, vol. 4, issue 9 (September 2002)
Jaffe, Chaim J., "Confidentiality Agreements" Small-Biz Growth, vol. 4, issue 8 (August 2002)
Defio, Daniel N., "The Death Tax: A Plague on Small Business?" Small-Biz Growth, vol. 4, issue 7 (July 2002)
Christiansen, Carol A., "New Bond Requirements for Small Plans" Small-Biz Growth, vol. 4, issue 6 (June 2002)
Beckman, Marc S., "Time To Revisit Your Qualified Retirement Plans" Small-Biz Growth, vol. 4, issue 5 (May 2002)
Appler, John R., "Empire Zones: Tax-Free Advantage" Small-Biz Growth, vol. 4, issue 4 (April 2002)
Scrimale, Richard E., "Reverse Like-Kind Exchanges: New Flexibility" Small-Biz Growth, vol. 4, issue 3 (March 2002)
Jaffe, Chaim J., "Covenants Not to Compete" Small-Biz Growth, vol. 4, issue 1 (January 2002)
Defio, Daniel N., "Funding Your Child's Education" Small-Biz Growth, vol. 3, issue 12 (December 2001)
Christiansen, Carol A., "Year-End Deadline for Retirement Plans" Small-Biz Growth, vol. 3, issue 11 (November 2001)
Scrimale, Richard E., "Organization of the Professional Practice -- Entity Structuring -- Tax and Non-Tax Planning: Sole Proprietor, Partnership, PLLC, LLP, S Corporation, C Corporation" NYSBA One on One, vol. 22, no. 2 (Fall 2001)
Beckman, Marc S., "Who Are You Calling a 'Business Associate'?" Small-Biz Growth, vol. 3, issue 8 (September 2001)
Scolaro, Richard S. "Coupling Insurance-Funded Buy-Sell Agreements with a Partnership: A Preferred Approach," Journal of Financial Service Professionals, vol. 55 no. 5 (September 2001): 39-41.
McGough, Stewart M. and Kevin Donovan. "Of Employee Plans and Plan Termination: Who Vests?" Journal of Pension Benefits, vol. 6, no. 1 (Autumn 1998): 8-11.
Fetter, Jeffrey M. "Business Succession Planning: Passing on to the Next Generation," International Association of Financial Planners - Fourteenth Annual Symposium.
Fetter, Jeffrey M. "Formation and Maintenance of the Close Corporation and Limited Liability Company," New York State Bar Association.
Fetter, Jeffrey M. "Choice of Operating Entity - Liability, Tax, Succession and Business Issues," New York State Bar Association.
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