CA School District Borrows $100M, Will Pay Back $1B.
In a transaction that makes a pay day loan look frugal, a California School district borrowed $105 million over 40 years by selling "a bond so unusual that the State [...]
Williamson Act Threatened in Fresno County
The Williamson Act, a unique property tax provision which allows certain farmlands to have a tax assessed value even less than their proposition 13 assessed value, will be cut back, [...]
Gift Tax Appraisers–The Potential Bottleneck For Year End Gifts
Currently, federal law provides a lifetime gift tax exemption of $5.12 million, per person. If Congress takes no action, beginning 2013, the exemption will drop to just $1 million.Because of [...]
Medical Examinations for Applicants — Penske Takes It on the Chin
The Department of Fair Employment and Housing ("DFEH") has announced a $450,000 settlement with Penske Logistics on behalf of 13 delivery drivers. Penske took over delivery of the Fresno Bee when the [...]
Workplace Hotheads — Can They Be Sued?
The ABA Journal published an article about a news columnist in Alaska who responded to an inquiry by a law firm employee who wants to sue her boss. www.abajournal.com/news/article. The article [...]
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