By Leonard Sciolla, LLP | Published September 19, 2019 | Posted in news, Uncategorized | Comments Off on REAL ID & Philadelphia Marriage Certificates
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REAL ID & Philadelphia Marriage Certificates
Beginning next fall, all Pennsylvania residents are required to hold a REAL ID in order to fly domestically or enter government facilities. The process of securing a REAL ID is much more complicated than that of a driver’s license because REAL ID applicants are required to present four different types of legal documentation to PennDOT. Read More
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Kidde Recalls 40 Million Fire Extinguishers
Kidde, the well-known manufacturer of fire safety products, has announced a recall of over 40 million fire extinguishers. According to Kidde’s recall page, 134 models of plastic handle extinguishers manufactured between 1973 and 2017, as well as eight models of push-button Pindicator extinguishers made between 1995 and 2017, are the devices in question. It has Read More
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Real Estate Law
From transactions to litigation, real estate matters can be some of the most stressful and costly endeavors in which individuals or businesses engage. Even a “standard” real estate transaction can be confusing to review. Having an experienced real estate attorney looking out for your best interests can relieve that stress and protect you from great Read More
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Tax Relief
Tax relief and IRS settlement advertisements insinuate that you can settle your tax debt for “pennies on the dollar.” While this may be true in some cases, those advertisements do not set reasonable expectations for most clients. The IRS has a process called an “Offer-In-Compromise” (OIC) that allows them to collect what they determine to Read More
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Annual LGBTQ Workplace Survey Findings
In a recent study by Glassdoor, 53% percent of LGBTQ Americans have experienced or witnessed anti-LGBTQ comments at work. Anti-LGBTQ comments can vary from phrases like “that’s so gay” to “I don’t support same-sex marriage.” The survey also showed that 43% of LGBTQ employees admit to not being fully out at work while almost half Read More
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Professional Licensing and Discipline
Are your bar exam studies being disrupted by stress that, even if you do pass the exam, you may be denied admission on character and fitness grounds? Or perhaps you’re already practicing, but you’ve received notice that charges of unethical conduct have been brought against you? At Leonard Sciolla, we know that your professional license Read More
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THE SECURE ACT AND ITS PROBABLE EFFECTS
On May 23, 2019, the House of Representatives passed the Setting Every Community Up For Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act 417-3, with 12 abstentions. This bill represents the largest change in retirement savings since the 2006 Pension Protection Act. The Senate previously had a companion bill, the Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act, but is now expected Read More
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A Sparkling Dilemma
In 2017, House Bill 542 was passed allowing the legal statewide sale of certain fireworks to citizens. However, the Bill is in direct conflict with the Philadelphia Fire Code which strictly prohibits people from actually using them within City limits unless you have a permit. The two laws were in conflict last Fourth of July as well. Read More
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Estate Planning
We spend many years going to school and then pursuing a job, a family, or both. Hopefully, the student loan debt is satisfied and we begin to accumulate property. It may be a house, a rental property, a vacation property, furniture, jewelry or motor vehicles. Even if you do not have all of those items Read More
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Legislative Update
Two months ago, the Supreme Court of the United States decided to assess whether current federal law prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity (read more about that here). That issue is now also being considered on a local level. Pennsylvania Representative Dan Frankel and State Senator Larry Farnese recently introduced two bills Read More
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