Babette Bach and Rob Patten were featured in the February 2015 issue of Scene Magazine, which included an article on their shared commitment to land conservation and environmental protection. Click here to read the article and see a picture near their rustic cabin on the Myakka River.
Babette Bach Esq. will be a speaker at the Florida Health Care Assoc. District VI meeting.
Ms. Bach’s presentation will be on the “Unlicensed Practice of Law & Medicaid Planning”
LOCATION: Tidewell Hospice Building, 5955 Rand Boulevard, Sarasota FL. 34240.
DATE: Thursday, January 22nd, 2015.
TIME: 12pm.
For the recent Supreme Court ruling on Medicaid planning by non-lawyers (January 15, 2015),
please click this link: http://www.floridasupremecourt.org/decisions/2015/sc14-211.pdf
The Social Security Administration (SSA) announced the COLA for seniors, placing the increase at 1.7% for 2015. There’s not going to be any change in the Part B premium of $104.90 (for those unmarried seniors with incomes below $85,000). The SSI monthly benefit is $733. The Presumed Maximum Value is $264.33. The 2015 Florida Medicaid Income Cap is $2199. Attorney Babette B. Bach is a Board Certified Florida Elder Law attorney and an expert in public benefits. Call Bach & Jacobs, PA to schedule an appointment with Babette to review your eligibility for Medicaid and other public benefits.
Do you employ private-duty caregivers in your home? On January 1, 2015, a new Final Rule issued by the United States Department of Labor will take effect concerning domestic service workers under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and will extend minimum wage and overtime protection to such workers. Domestic employers are very vulnerable to employment-related mistakes and oversights that could carry significant financial and legal risks. The attorneys at Bach & Jacobs, P.A. work with clients to make them aware of payroll, tax, and labor law requirements, including insurance requirements, when they hire home help. Contact our office today to make an appointment with one of our elder law attorneys if you are employing or are considering employing private duty home health assistance.
