Rogers & Tartaro on Main Street
Blog URL http://www.rtonmainstreet.com
Located Ridgefield, Connecticut USA
Tags blawg, legal, Ridgefield, Connecticut, business, smalltown
Insights on legal and business issues of interest in Ridgefield, CT and beyond.
Latest Blog Posts
- Costly Comments: The $6 Million Verdict on Nov 18, 2009 in Trials
A recent verdict in Pennsylvania awarded plaintiffs $6.2 million for age discrimination. This was before attorneys’ fees and possible enhancements. The New Jersey Employment Blog summed up the key “take-away” for employers exceedin...
- Ridgefield Chamber Event: Economist Seminar on Nov 12, 2009 in Chamber Employment Law Managing Nick Perna Ridgefield
As I’ve said before, I am not an economist but occasionally play one on this blog (though I’m always conscious of my amateur status in the field). Imagine my pleasure, therefore, of attending the informal “seminar” conducted b...
- Keeping Current: Law Practice and Business Management on Nov 11, 2009 in Business Law Managing Practice Managment a down economy in management practice processes small
A healthy business requires appropriate and effective attention to the process of staying in business. A law practice is no exception. Keeping up with developments in the law is a “given,” but with respect to our business processes, we...
- Gift Tax Exclusion Remains $13,000 in 2010 on Nov 5, 2009 in
The Tax, Trusts and Estates Law Monitor recently reported that the Gift Tax Exclusion Amount, indexed to the cost of living, will remain $13,000 in 2010. As explained by TTELM: “The annual exclusion permits a taxpayer to gift $13,000 annually t...
- Seminar on Advanced Directives and Estate Planning on Nov 5, 2009 in Firm News
Last week my partner Angelo Tartaro and I conducted an informal seminar for members of the Deborah Circle of the Jesse Lee Memorial Church in Ridgefield. We covered advanced directives (Do Not Resuscitate Orders, Living Wills, Health Care Proxies, D...
- Ridgefield Playhouse Concert: Keb' Mo' on Nov 5, 2009 in Kristina Playhouse Ridgefield Train
Our blog’s mission statement permits us to go off-topic occasionally for various and sundry purposes, including recognition of the cultural assets of the communities in which we practice and live. There was a great concert last night by blues a...
- "Textual Harassment" Case Raises Privacy Issues on Nov 4, 2009 in Electronic Communications Protection Act Stored Communications Act employee e-mail texting in the workplace textual harassment
In a previous post, we cautioned that employees should never use company-owned computer equipment for any personal communication, specifically e-mail messages, that they wish to remain confidential. Now it’s going a step further. According...
