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		<title>Single Member LLCs – Now Only Half As Useful!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 01:34:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kemp Brinson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you use single member LLCs to separate your holdings for protection purposes, this is a groundbreaking development. The Florida Supreme Court just release an opinion in the case of  Olmstead v. FTC in which half the usefulness of single member LLC&#8217;s as an asset protection device has been extinguished.
Single member LLCs used to have two [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dept. of Labor Interprets FMLA to Apply to Same Sex Parents</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 01:08:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kemp Brinson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Labor has issued Administrator&#8217;s Interpretation No. 2010-3 which announces the Department&#8217;s position that Family and Medical Leave Act benefits available for parents of newborns and newly adopted children apply to same sex couples. (See also the accompanying press release.)
The Administrator&#8217;s Interpretation is not law, or even a regulation. It is a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Great Guide to the New Healthcare Law</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 15:58:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kemp Brinson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As part of a recent talk I gave on the effect of the new health care law on business, I scoured the internet for the holy grail: a comprehensive guide to the legislation that was not too simple, not too complicated, not too short, not too long&#8230;. the proverbial middle bowl of porridge: just right!
I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Business mistakes 101: picking the wrong partner</title>
		<link>http://www.polkbizlaw.com/?p=47</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2010 10:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kemp Brinson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many, perhaps most, business lawsuits arise not out of poor legal decisions, but out of poor business decisions. Time and time again I&#8217;ve seen clients make the same sorts of business mistakes that tend to result in very expensive lawsuits. This article is the first in what may become a series on business mistakes that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Six ways for your small business to improve collections</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 10:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kemp Brinson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Collections are a big problem these days. I am amazed at the number of sophisticated and well-established clients that make some very basic collections mistakes. For a small business, especially, successful collections can make the difference between prosperity and bankruptcy. There are several ways to improve your ability to collect and increase your chances of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DOL: Mortgage loan officers are non-exempt employees</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 02:23:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kemp Brinson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, the Department of Labor released an Administrator Interpretations Letter concluding that mortgage loan officers are non-exempt employees for the purposes of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Banks, mortgage brokers, and other lending institutions beware. You must make sure you track hours and pay overtime to mortgage loan officers. If you have someone you have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How will the new health care bill affect employers?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 02:45:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kemp Brinson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As time goes on, a lot more people will weigh in on this question. For now, the always excellent Connecticut Employment Law Blog has a great summary of what things may look like in a few years.
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