By: Trenam’s Employment Law Team An employer faces many risks when it terminates an employee, including potential claims of discrimination. Having the employee sign a separation agreement that includes a release of claims in return for payment to which the employee would not otherwise be entitled is a good way to eliminate or…
By: Trenam’s Employment Law Team “Ban the Box” or “Fair-Chance Hiring” describes a recent movement that advocates removing the check box appearing on many job applications asking applicants whether they have criminal histories. Ban-the-box advocates say that inquiring into criminal histories reduces job prospects for ex-offenders and that banning the box will…
Trenam law firm is pleased to announce that Roberta Colton, a shareholder of the firm and member of its Executive Board, has been appointed to become a United States Bankruptcy Judge. She will serve as a federal bankruptcy judge in the Middle District of Florida, with a duty station in Orlando. “It is…
As seen in The Cramdown, Spring 2016. By: Amy Drushal The Eleventh Circuit created new precedent (unfavorable precedent from a creditor’s perspective) in Crawford v. LVNV Funding LLC, 758 F. 3d 1254 (11th Cir. 2014), when it held that filing a proof of claim on a time-barred debt violated the FDCPA. What the Eleventh Circuit declined to address in Crawford was…
February 25th, 2015 8:00 – 5:30 p.m. Patrick J. Poff ppoff@trenam.com Trenam Kemker Shareholder, Patrick Poff is Co-Chair of the ABA Forum on Construction Law’s 2015 “Sticks and Bricks” Program, which will be held in six cities around the country on February 27, 2015. The “Sticks and Bricks” program is a primer for construction lawyers on…
Trenam is pleased to announce that Blenda J. Santiago, joined the firm as a Florida Registered Paralegal and will work in the Real Estate and Lending Transactions group. Prior to joining the firm, Blenda worked as a paralegal at Gray-Robinson.
By Marla Bohlander and D. Michael O’Leary In order for a U.S. taxpayer to deduct contributions to charity on his or her federal income tax return (Form 1040), the taxpayer must comply with very specific rules set forth in the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) which are designed to ensure that the amount…
By Boyd E. Chapin, III The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) commonly known as “Obamacare” created new reporting obligations in 2015 requiring most employers to report certain information to the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) about each of its full-time employees, including whether it offered the employees and their dependents…
January 20th, 2016 Gary Teblum, Shareholder / Speaker gteblum@trenam.com Location: Stetson Tampa Law Center ∙ 1700 N. Tampa Street ∙ Tampa, FL 33602 Mr. Teblum will be teaching at Stetson’s “LAW 3297” class on January 20th. He will be covering documentation of the formation of LLCs.
Trenam president, Harold “Hal” Mullis, has been recognized as a member of the Tampa Bay Business Journal’s inaugural 2016 “Power 100” list. The elite list includes local people who have the greatest impact and influence on the Tampa Bay business community. To read the full article and see a complete…
