by hirst | Jun 20, 2018 | Community, Featured, Legal Updates
Billie Addleman will present “Why, How and When It’s time to Have Difficult Conversations with Members of Your Board” along with Craig Showalter, President/CEO of the Wyoming Community Foundation. The presentation will be part of the two day Wyoming Nonprofit...
by hirst | Jun 18, 2018 | Employment Law, Featured, Legal Updates
Last summer, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) reinstated its practice of issuing opinion letters – official statements of DOL policy – to employers and employees regarding application of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA). ...
by hirst | Mar 29, 2018 | Employment Law, Featured, Legal Updates
As the days get longer and the summer season beckons, many employers are preparing their summer internship programs. An internship is a great opportunity for a college student or budding professional to gain hands-on experience, and at the same time provides an...
by hirst | Mar 21, 2018 | Estate Planning, Featured, Legal Updates
“POLST” stands for “Provider Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment Program.” (Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 35-22-501 et seq.). POLST is not an acronym commonly known among households, attorneys, or medical providers, even though it became effective three years ago and may act as...
by hirst | Feb 16, 2018 | Estate Planning, Featured, Legal Updates
As you recall, charitable trusts allow a donor to set aside assets for one or more charities. Two different types of charitable “split interest” or “mixed” trusts exist: (1) charitable remainder trusts (“CRTs”); and (2) charitable lead trusts (“CLTs”). We reviewed the...
by hirst | Jan 31, 2018 | Estate Planning, Featured, Legal Updates
No one likes to envision the scenario in which they have children and then do not have the joy, pride, and pleasure of raising them. No one cares for your own children like you do. Planning and preparing, for what is hopefully a very remote and unlikely event, helps...
