By Lane V. Erickson, Attorney The world has become a much smaller place. It’s now very common for an individual to own real estate not only where they live but also in other states. If you own land, regardless of what state it is in, there are several things that…
By Lane V. Erickson, Attorney In a perfect world an employer would never have to terminate any employee. All employees would work hard, be profitable and be worth keeping as an employee. However, the reality is quite different. There are often employees that are poor workers, or whose personalities are…
By Lane V. Erickson, Attorney Several times a week our firm will get phone calls asking whether we have the will for a certain individual who recently passed away. Talking with other estate planning attorneys, this is not unique. It seems all too common that even after going to the…
By Joseph Ballstaedt Every potential lawsuit has a “statute of limitations”—a time period in which the lawsuit can be filed in a court. If it is not filed within this time, the lawsuit expires and is forever barred. For example, in Idaho, if you are injured in a car accident,…
By Fred J. Lewis Idaho Code Section 72-102(18)(b) defines an industrial accident as follows: “Accident” means an unexpected, undesigned, and unlooked for mishap, or untoward event, connected with the industry in which it occurs, and which can be reasonably located as to time when and place where it occurred, causing…
With Idaho’s population growth and the increased traffic demands being placed on our roadways, construction zones are everywhere! The Idaho Transportation Department’s (“ITD”) research over the past several years indicates that 4 out of 5 construction zone accidents involve drivers or passengers, not construction crew workers like most of us…
By Nathan R. Palmer A divorcing party generally seeks to protect her/his separate property from the opposing party. While property characterized as community property is generally divided equally, separate property will be left with the owner of the property. So what is separate property? Separate property in Idaho is all…
By Nathan R. Palmer Family members and loved ones of Idaho residents who die owning less than $100,000 in assets may not need to probate their loved ones estate. No advanced planning is required. The deceased individual’s assets may be obtained by presenting an affidavit to institutions holding the assets.…
By Lane V. Erickson, Attorney COMPENSABLE TIME Under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), an employer must pay an employee for all hours that are legitimately worked. However, sometimes there is a dispute about whether certain activities are work and therefore whether the time spent doing these activities is…
By Lane V. Erickson, Attorney There are really only two types of evictions that exist in Idaho. The first type of eviction is called a “for cause” eviction and the second is called “without cause.” An eviction “for cause” simply means a landlord is evicting a tenant because the tenant…