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Kristie Rearick

Kristie Rearick

Kristie Rearick is the magazines and publications editor at The Legal Intelligencer. She handles contributed content for the newspaper. Contact her krearick@alm.com.

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November 08, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Terminating Employees With Workers' Compensation Claims

Employers must tread carefully to avoid allegations of retaliation or wrongful termination, which can easily lead to additional legal challenges. Understanding the interplay between workers' compensation laws and employment law is critical.

By Brittany Atkinson and Robert J. Baker

8 minute read

November 08, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

What Every Employment Attorney Needs to Know About Section 409A

While seasoned employment attorneys are experienced in drafting various legal documents, navigating the specific requirements of Section 409A can be challenging and the consequences of noncompliance can be severe. This article provides a helpful refresher to ensure you're drafting your documents with the intricacies of 409A requirements in mind.

By Karen E. Toth

6 minute read

November 08, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Electronic Travel Authorization for Visa-Exempt Travelers to the US, UK and Europe

Starting on Jan. 8, 2025, individuals traveling to the U.K., including U.S. citizens, will need to apply for the electronic travel authorization (ETA) to visit or transit through the United Kingdom (assuming they don't need a U.K. visitor visa).

By Natalia Gouz

6 minute read

November 07, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Act 135 Conservator Appointment for Vacant Property Upheld by Superior Court

In a recent opinion written by Pennsylvania Superior Court Judge Anne E. Lazarus in Oceanview Property Management & Recovery Services v. Baker, Lazarus held that the trial court did not err in the appointment of a conservator different from the one preferred by the plaintiff that initiated the Act 135 in the first place.

By Alan Nochumson and Alex Hamilton

7 minute read

November 07, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Civil RICO's Expanding Reach: From Foreign Schemes to Lost Employment

Some recent cases, such as Yegiazaryan v. Smagin and Medical Marijuana v. Horn, show that the courts are grappling with the statute's injury requirement and might expand the sense of hope for plaintiffs.

By Edward T. Kang

7 minute read

November 07, 2024 | Daily Business Review

Doom Spending Compromises Healthy Financial Futures

I'm seeing more and more doom and gloom in my bankruptcy practice. And I don't mean the usual, often overwhelming, stress of being financially underwater. The doom I'm referring to is the cause of financial problems.

By Chad Van Horn

4 minute read

November 07, 2024 | Daily Business Review

Tradition vs. Technology: Original Paper Wills Are Still Required

When it comes to estate planning documents such as wills and trusts, despite the widespread adoption of digital platforms in various other industries, an original signed will is still absolutely required.

By Melissa A. Rodriguez and Mark. A. Romance

6 minute read

November 06, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Why Now Might Be a Great Time to Sue the Government

While many of the court's opinions will have major implications for Americans, it is the court's crackdown on the power of government regulators that may have the most profound effect of all.

By Ilana Eisenstein, Peter Karanjia, Samantha Chafetz and Ben Fabens-Lassen 

7 minute read

November 06, 2024 | Daily Business Review

You're a Newly Barred Attorney … Now What?

You've made it through the tortuous maze of law school and the bar exam. Now, you get to deal with real adult scaries: networking. For those like me who suffer a debilitating case of impostor syndrome, walking into a room full of attorneys or logging into a Zoom meeting can cause heart palpitations. Unfortunately, that is 90% of our job.

By Stephanie Rodriguez

6 minute read

November 06, 2024 | Daily Business Review

Fla.'s Statute of Limitations and Statutes of Repose in Med Mal Cases: It's Not Over Until It's Over

The second part of that provision comes into play when grounds for malpractice may not be immediately apparent to the patient. One example of this would be a patient who undergoes surgery and foreign object is left behind, but the patient does not learn of the retained object until a year after surgery.

By Carlos Fabano

6 minute read