Two assistant circuit attorneys knew that a police officer beat a suspect and that a fellow assistant circuit attorney made a false charge to cover up the beating. The attorneys failed to report it and lied about their knowledge of it. More than a year of suspension is required when violations occur while being employed as a prosecutor.
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Under the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, the Internal Revenue Service notifies a State Department of taxpayers certified as owing a seriously delinquent tax debt, which is currently $52,000 and above. The law then requires a State Department to deny their passport application or renewal. A State Department may revoke a passport or limit a taxpayer’s ability to travel outside the U.S.
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Summertime activities, such as getting married, sending kids to summer day camp, and working part time, often affect the tax returns filed the following year. Newlyweds should report name and address changes to the Social Security Administration. The cost of summer day camp may count towards the child and dependent care credit. Taxpayers working part-time or during summertime should remember to file a return even though you may not earn enough to federal income tax.
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In 32 bankruptcy cases, Lawrence Willis was retained as bankruptcy counsel by various debtors. In connection with his legal representation, and prior to filing each case with the Court, Willis received an advanced expense retainer of $500 from each client. Despite receiving the $500 retainers, Willis caused the 32 cases to be filed without payment of the requisite filing fees. Instead, Willis filed motions requesting that his clients be permitted to pay the filing fees over time because they were unable to pay upfront. Willis admitted that none of his clients saw or signed the motions.
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Taxpayers who use their home for business may qualify for a home office deduction. It allows taxpayers that qualify to deduct certain home expenses on their tax return, which can reduce the amount of taxable income. The home office deduction is available to homeowners and renters.
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In the workplace, ownership and control of premises determines relation to work, which does not exclude events off the clock, and claimant was on her way to clock in. An employer’s slippery floor was not “a hazard or risk unrelated to the employment to which workers would have been equally exposed outside of and unrelated to the employment in normal non-employment life.” The slippery floor was not excluded from coverage.
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Laws allow denial of employment benefits for misconduct in the workplace, which includes knowing violation of employer policies and common standards of behavior. Gossip may be included, which the employer charged, and the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission found, but those findings do not stand on competent and substantial evidence. There was nothing presented that would have determined that supervisory figures in the workplace are a protected class.
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“An appellate court does not engage in a weight-of-the-evidence review in a criminal case,” only a review of whether the evidence was sufficient to convince a reasonable juror of defendant’s guilt. A finding of guilty was supported in the defendant’s associate’s testimony, who confessed to tricking the victim out of money.
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In an effort to pay off more than $114 million owed to senior lenders, the corporate parent of the Marie Callender’s and Perkins restaurant chains is closing stores and putting the operation up for sale in bankruptcy. Before filing for protection from creditors, it closed 11 Perkins and 21 Marie Callender’s restaurants. The bankruptcy timeline calls for bidding in September, with deals to close within 75 days of filing.
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The U.S. luxury department store chain, Barneys New York Inc., put itself up for sale after failing to find a buyer and filed for chapter 11 protection. Barneys secured $75 million in new financing to help keep the store operating while it steers through bankruptcy court. The retailer will close its stores in Chicago, Seattle, and Las Vegas, along with five smaller concept stores, and seven Barneys Warehouse locations.
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