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Most Caregivers Are Now Entitled to Minimum Wage and Overtime Pay
The federal government recently extended minimum wage and overtime protections to most home health care workers. If you are hiring a caregiver for yourself or an elderly loved one- you…
IRS Issues Long-Term Care Premium Deductibility Limits for 2019
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is increasing the amount taxpayers can deduct from their 2019 income as a result of buying long-term care insurance. Premiums for “qualified” long-term care insurance policies…
Evaluating Applications for Attorney’s Fees and Costs: What is “Reasonable?”
On March 7, 2013, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia issued a detailed legal opinion providing a roadmap for any attorney filing an application for…
Super Lawyers 2010
Nine ThompsonMcMullan attorneys selected for inclusion in the 2010 Viriginia Super Lawyers include; John Gibney for General Litigation, R. Shawn Majette for Elder Law, Christopher Malone for Business Litigation, C….
Price of Long-Term Care Insurance Policy Drops, At Least for 55-Year-Old Males
A healthy 55-year-old man can expect to pay $925 annually for $164,000 in current long-term care insurance benefits, according to the 2014 Long-Term Care Insurance Price Index, an annual report…
Can You Be Buried With Your Pet?
Pets are often regarded as a part of the family and increasingly their needs are accounted for in planning decisions. There is health insurance for pets- and most states- including…
Can You Visit Nursing Home Residents After They are Vaccinated?
COVID vaccines are starting to roll out to nursing homes across the country, signaling the beginning of the end of the pandemic. Once your loved one has had both doses…
Proposed Regulations Under SECURE Act: How Beneficiaries May be Impacted
The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (the “SECURE Act”) made significant changes to the required minimum distributions rules related to certain tax-deferred retirement accounts after…
Southeast Renewable Energy Summit
Director Cliona Mary Robb will be participating on a Virginia-specific panel during this year’s Southeast Renewable Energy Summit hosted in Charlotte, NC November 16-18. This annual networking summit brings together…
Social Security Beneficiaries Will Receive a 2 Percent Increase in 2018
In 2018- Social Security recipients will get their largest cost of living increase in benefits since 2012- but the additional income will likely be largely eaten up by higher Medicare…