by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Jan 17, 2020
I previously named a trust for my children as the beneficiary of my retirement accounts. How does the SECURE Act affect my planning? A common estate planning technique for clients with substantial retirement plan assets is to name a trust as the beneficiary of...
by Kelsey Barcomb | Jan 15, 2020
Wiggin and Dana Partners Lawrence Peikes and Michael J. Kasdan co-authored an article titled, “Limitations and Best Practices for Using Non-Competition Agreements to Protect Company Trade Secrets”. This article was published in The National Law Review on...
by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Jan 13, 2020
On January 6, 2020, New York State’s salary history ban became effective. Under this new law, employers may not ask a job applicant, or anyone else, for any information concerning an applicant’s salary history. Moreover, salary history may not be used to...
by Kelsey Barcomb | Jan 10, 2020
Many individuals and businesses hold some amount of cryptocurrency. Since the first Bitcoin was “mined” in 2009, nearly 10% of Americans have invested in cryptocurrency according to a recent survey. And, along with the rise in prevalence of virtual currencies in...
by Kelsey Barcomb | Jan 9, 2020
On December 13, 2019, the National Security Division (NSD) of the Department of Justice (DOJ) “When requested and appropriate, de-confliction of witness interviews and other investigative steps that a company intends to take as part of its internal investigation with...
