Those who own one or more properties are wise to consider how to protect these assets. Proper financial planning requires the owner to look at more than just the immediate. There are many strategies and legal tools that can help you to plan to preserve your wealth...
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Are trusts the key to generational wealth?
Those who are savvy with their investments and building wealth likely know about trusts. These legal tools can serve as part of an estate plan to help meet any number of goals. Depending on how the estate owner drafts the trust it can be tailored to protect against...
What does the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act mean for employers?
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) was recently signed into law by President Biden. The PWFA’s purpose is, essentially, to ensure that pregnant women receive reasonable workplace accommodations when their ability to perform some job functions is limited by...
A primer on the Kentucky Living Will Directive Act, part 2
Previously, we began our overview of the Kentucky Living Will Directive Act, the primary law in the Commonwealth governing living wills, a type of advance directive. As we explained, a comprehensive estate plan includes not only careful planning for the disposition of...
A primer on the Kentucky Living Will Directive Act, part 1
We provide comprehensive estate-planning services to Kentuckians. Most understand that estate planning encompasses wills, trusts, powers of attorney, gifting, and related tax planning – and they are correct – but many forget a critical component of essential planning:...
Employers: Get legal advice and be smart about retaliation issues, part 2
In part 1 of this post, we provided an overview of prohibited employer retaliation against employees for their engagement in certain activities protected by state and federal employment laws. Illegal retaliation or reprisals occur when an employer takes materially...
Kentucky employers: Avoiding retaliation claims, part 1
A variety of state and federal laws protect employees from retaliation by their employers for speaking up about certain workplace issues or for exercising certain legal rights related to their employment. For instance, state and federal laws prohibit an employer from...