Washington wine grape growers enjoy automatic super-priority lien status on wine grapes they sell to wine producers; however, this priority can be lost if growers fail to timely file wine producer lien statements. Charissa Johnston and Dustin Yeager explain how growers can avoid losing this priority.
The end of the year often means gift giving, and many families consider contributing to savings for a child's future college education as a gift. Ellen Jackson outlines the differences between Guaranteed Education Tuition Programs and 529 Plans.
Accelerating a defaulted loan seems almost automatic. There will be times when the statute of limitations may lead to a different decision. Tom Lerner explains that the Court of Appeals holds that the decision to accelerate must be explicitly stated. It is not enough to leave it to be inferred.
The Washington Department of Labor and Industries announced that piece rate workers who earn a nondiscretionary bonus are entitled to additional rest break pay. Sarah Wixson explains the impact of this policy and how employers should calculate rest break pay.
Proposed regulations under the Internal Revenue Code are designed to eliminate or significantly reduce the discounts that will be available when valuing interests in family-owned entities for gift, estate and generation-skipping transfer tax purposes. Katie Groblewski explains the implications.
Washington is one of only 10 community property states in the United States. Ellen Jackson shares the basics on community property law and how it pertains to estate planning.
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