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Latest Edition of the Compass Newsletter

Summer 2005

IRS Relaxes "Use It or Lose It" Rule for Cafeteria Plans

New Deferred Compensation Rules: The Law of Unintended Consequences

New "Automatic Rollover" Rule for Qualified Plans

MEASURE 37? - MAKE THAT "MEASURE 36 - ½ "

Avoiding Age Discrimination Claims

Previous Articles by Type of Law

Business Law

Three Benefits of Corporate Minutes
(Fall 1999)

Practical Use of LLC’s
(Spring 2000)

Converting a Partnership to an LLC or an LLP (Fall 2000)

When to be an "S" Corporation
(Fall 2001)

Preferences in Bankruptcy - The Second "Whammy"
(Fall 2002)

Buying and Selling a Business by Deborah Lush (Fall 2004)

Employment Law

Protecting At Will Employment in Policy Manuals (Fall 1999)

Effective Technology Policy
(Spring 2000)

When is a Volunteer or Intern Really an Employee?(Fall 2000)

Employers Must Use Caution When Implementing Noncompetition Agreements (Spring 2001)

Timely Final Paychecks are Still Important After Legislative Changes (Spring 2002)

Military Leave and Reinstatement Rights for Employees(Summer 2003)

Estate Planning

How Often Should You Review Your Estate Plan? (Fall 2000)

Making the Most of Your Charitable Giving
(Fall 2001)

Tax Relief Act of 2001(September 2001)

Gifts to Minors(Spring 2002)

Ted Williams' Legacy - A Family Feud
(Fall 2002)

What the Feds Giveth the State Taketh Away by Barbara Jo Smith (Fall 2004)

Retirement Plans and Employee Benefits

Using Safe Harbor 401(k) Plans (Fall 2000)

Choose The Retirement Plan That Fits Your Business (Fall 2002)

Tax Relief From An Unlikely Source
(Spring 2001)

Health Savings Accounts Hit the Marketplace by David Roth (Fall 2004)

Real Property

Purchasing Property - Survey Considerations (Spring 2000)

The Electronic Signature - A Trap To The Unwary in Real Estate (Fall 2001)

Tax Law

The Tax Practitioner - Client Privilege: What You Say May Hurt You (Fall 1999)

Tax Relief From an Unlikely Source
(Spring 2001)

Making The Most of Your Charitable Giving (Fall 2001)

General

Alternative Dispute Resolution - Making it Work For You (Spring 2002)

Membership on a Homeowners' Association Board: Trap For the Unwary (Fall 2002)

"Funny" Things Happen on The Way To the Forum: Arbitration of Employment Claims by Eric Yandell (Fall 2004)

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