Year: 2021
You need an estate plan, now
Readers of our blog likely know the importance of estate planning. After all, if we cannot avoid death and taxes, at least, we should plan for it. Right? However, according to study after study, most Americans are still not estate planning. At Kaiser Legal Solutions,...
Is offshore banking illegal?
Although offshore banking may have gained a bad reputation from the entertainment industry and because of stories in the news media, there is nothing illegal per se with the concept of offshore banking. As the name implies, offshore banking just means that a person...
Tips to help confront sexual harassment in the workplace
Sexual harassment is prohibited in the workplace and employers can help prevent it from taking place by following some tips designed to reduce and eliminate sexual harassment in the workplace. To help prevent sexual harassment from occurring in their businesses,...
A medical practice will need a compliant collections system
Like any other business, a medical practice has to make sure that it gets timely and fair payment for the services it provides. After all, despite its being a critical service, providing medical care is not at all cheap. Likewise, physicians and their support team are...
Avoiding liability for adverse employment decisions
Making employment decisions is an important part of running your practice. That’s why you may be tempted to make swift decisions that better position your business for success. However, moving too quickly when it comes to taking adverse employment actions can lead to...
Your business needs a plan
Texas business owners, or those who hope to start a business in Texas, have usually gone through great lengths to make sure their business is successful. There is a lot of work in creating and maintaining a business and the day-to-day work can be overwhelming. But one...
Creating a non-competition agreement
Physician business owners in Texas are busy people. Not only do they administer medical care to their patients, but they also run a successful business. If one of their physician employees needs to be terminated, a business owner may need to come up with a...
What happens if I die without leaving a will?
Perhaps the best way to explain why everyone in Texas should prepare a will is to talk about what happens when someone dies without one. In this post, we will give an introduction to that topic and show how leaving a will can avoid many problems. But first, we need a...
Forming a professional association for doctors in Texas
Medicine is different from other professions in many ways. That said, going into practice as a doctor is in some ways the same as opening any other kind of business. Do it right and you set up a practice that will take care of your patients and earn you a living with...
Long-term care planning and the rising costs of nursing home care
During the estate planning process, long-term care planning has to be part of the process. This is because many of us will need this, whether it is because we make it to late in life or due to some accident or disability. Plus, the costs can bust even the most...