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Christmas in July? UPDATE to ‘Tis the Season: A Gifting Opportunity
In November, 2020, Lasher Estate Planning attorney, Gurneet Takhar, published the original post “‘Tis the Season: A Gifting Opportunity.” This is an update. If you are in the holiday spirit this season, you may wish to make gifts using the 2021 annual federal gift tax exclusion amount. To qualify for this exclusion for the year
Privacy in the Workplace: Employee Dress or Appearance Policies
(This blog is the third installment in a multi-part series regarding privacy in the workplace.) Employee dress codes and policies can be an important way to ensure that employees properly represent the company’s image and do not offend customers or the general public. Dress codes may also promote safety in the workplace (for example, no
To Travel or Not to Travel –– What Co-Parents Need to Think About Before Vacation this Summer
It’s been a long, hard year, but things are now starting to open up again, which has many people thinking about that first post-vaccine vacation. However, there are a few things to consider in planning a safe vacation. Even if everyone in your family has been vaccinated, make sure to discuss your travel plans with
TOP TEN TIPS FOR A POSITIVE OUTCOME IN YOUR DIVORCE
Success is not a single achievement, it is a series of continued improvements. When going through a divorce, you may want to turn your fate over to your attorney and courts and hope for the best. However, you play a unique role in the outcome and must be an active thinker and smart participant. What
22 LHSE Attorneys Selected to 2021 Washington Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists
Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson is pleased to announce that 22 of our attorneys were selected to the 2021 Washington Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists. In addition, two of our Super Lawyers – Linda Kelley Ebberson and Lisa A. Sharpe – were included in both the Top 100 Washington Super Lawyers and the Top
In re M.A.S.C.: A Framework for Assessing Whether to Terminate Parental Rights of an “Intellectually Disabled” Parent
The decision to sever a child’s relations with his or her natural parent is not to be taken lightly. It has been said that “[a]n order terminating parental rights deprives children of their right to financial support, their right to companionship and guidance, their right of inheritance, and their right to Social Security benefits in
Alimony/Spousal Maintenance in Washington State
Other states have alimony, but in Washington State, we call spousal support or alimony “spousal maintenance.” Here is a quick overview of spousal maintenance in Washington State so that you can be prepared for that first meeting with your divorce attorney. What is it? Spousal maintenance is a monthly payment by one spouse to another
Top Tips for Divorcing Parents From a Child of Divorce (Who is Also a Divorce Attorney)
Several weekends ago, I celebrated a belated Mother’s Day and birthday with my extended family. One of the pictures taken reflects four generations of our family: my mother on one side and my father on the other. That may not seem noteworthy, but they have been divorced for 41 years. If you were to look
EMPLOYMENT LAW ALERT: THE NEW HEALTH EMERGENCY LABOR STANDARDS ACT
On May 11, 2021, Governor Inslee signed into law the Health Emergency Labor Standards Act. The Act revises the state’s workers’ compensation and industrial health and safety statutes to provide new protections for high risk and frontline workers during any public health emergency, including the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. As a result, the additional protections under
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”) Accountable Plan
This Client Alert is a courtesy of the law firm of Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson PLLC to inform you of a potential tax trap that may affect your company and your employees if your Company reimburses employees for business related expenses. Please review the summary below as the tax consequences can be substantial. Historically