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<i>Online Extra</i>The Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014 Extends Tax Breaks and Provides Tax Benefits for Disabled Individuals
On Dec. 19, 2014, the President signed into law the long-awaited year-end tax package, the Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014 ('TIPA'). This law extended to the end of 2014 many but not all of the individual, business, and energy provisions that expired at the end of 2013.
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A case in which there were no consequential damages for taking of temporary easement.
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Note from Your Editor
As our world continues to "dance as fast as it can," legal marketers around the globe continue to struggle with educating their lawyers in the ways of the "new normal."
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Legal Sector Jobs Hold Steady in November
The number of jobs in the legal sector remained flat in November compared with the previous month, even as the total number of jobs in the U.S. increased by 321,000, according to seasonally adjusted preliminary data released last month by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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<b><i>Leadership</i></b>: Hidden Business Development Opportunities
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