By T.J. Budge The Director of the Idaho Department of Water Resources recently issued an Order Designating the Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer Ground Water Management Area (“ESPA GWMA”) on November 2, 2016. The Director said his objective in forming the ESPA GWMA is to “bring all of the water users…
In second marriages, when one or both spouses have children from a previous marriage, it is common for husband or wife to draft their estate planning documents in a way to ensure that their children from the previous marriage will inherit. One way to accomplish this desire is to devise…
By Fred J. Lewis In October of 2006 the Claimant, Thomas C. Millard, fell 25’ on to a cement pad and injured his back, left leg, neck and shoulder. As a result of the accident the Claimant also suffered a serious brain injury. As a part of his treatment the…
By Lane V. Erickson, Attorney There is a difference between an employee and an independent contractor under both federal and state law. Under applicable laws, an employee qualifies for protection and is guaranteed a certain minimum wage and possibly overtime pay. On the other hand, an independent contractor does not…
By Lane V. Erickson, Attorney The federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) sets minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and youth employment standards for employment subject to its provisions. Unless exempt, covered employees must be paid at least the minimum wage and not less than one and one-half times their regular…
The Idaho State Police (ISP) reports that a two-vehicle crash occurred Thursday, November 10, 2016 on westbound I-84 at milepost 56 near Broadway Avenue. A 24 year-old man, Matthew Martin from Ontario, Oregon was traveling in the westbound lane in a 2016 Toyota Corolla when he lost control of his…
By Lane V. Erickson, Attorney The estate planning blogs that we have posted on our website mainly talk about the importance and reasons why you should complete your own personal estate planning. I do have a number of clients who have their estate planning done. When this occurs, many of…
By Lane V. Erickson, Attorney For nearly two decades I have been practicing estate planning law by providing estate planning advice and creating estate planning documents for my clients. These documents often and usually include a Last Will and Testament. The purpose of this post is to describe several of…
By Lane V. Erickson, Attorney While the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) specifies minimum wage, overtime hours and child labor laws, it leaves to each of the individual states the responsibility of creating and enforcing the laws associated with basic wage and hour compliance. In other words, states are left…
By Lane V. Erickson, Attorney Whenever I am working with my estate planning clients I have the opportunity to help them appreciate and understand everything that getting their estate planning done can accomplish. In particular, I am able to point out to them that getting their estate planning done is…