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Seventeen McElroy Deutsch Attorneys Have Been Named to the 2022 New Jersey Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists
McElroy Deutsch today announced that seventeen of its attorneys have been named to the 2022 New Jersey Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists.  No more than five percent of the lawyers in New Jersey are selected by Super Lawyers.  Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made using a patented multiphase process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates and peer r
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Canadian Province of New Brunswick Unveils New Unclaimed Property Act
The new Unclaimed Property Act for the Canadian province of New Brunswick received proclamation on January 1, 2022, bringing it into effect.  The enactment means that New Brunswick joins three other provinces -- Alberta, British Columbia, and Quebec -- in having custodial unclaimed property laws sim
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Wisconsin Passes Revised Unclaimed Property Act
On November 5, 2021 Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers signed Wisconsin Act 87 into law, which adopts a version of the 2016 Uniform Unclaimed Property Act.  In a departure from some versions of the 2016 uniform act, the Wisconsin legislation keeps the old law's general 5 year dormancy period for unspecif
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North Dakota Passes Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act
On April 20, North Dakota enacted a version of the Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act (2016), effective as of July 1, 2021.  The new law does not overhaul the state's general three year dormancy period (and therefore should not dramatically disrupt fall reporting), but does provide useful clarit
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The Business Case For Taking Unclaimed Property Compliance Seriously
Early Attention May Improve the Bottom Line Posts emphasizing the need for companies to take unclaimed property laws seriously are increasingly common. Most of these articles, however, focus on the potential ills arising from lax unclaimed property law compliance. And justifiably so. The potential
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The Business Case For Taking Unclaimed Property Compliance Seriously
Posts emphasizing the need for companies to take unclaimed property laws seriously are increasingly common. Most of these articles, however, focus on the potential ills arising from lax unclaimed property law compliance. And justifiably so. The potential downsides are significant:  disruptive audits
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North Dakota Enacts Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act
On April 20, North Dakota became the most recent state to enact a version of the Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act (2016).  The new law, which takes effect on July 1 does not overhaul the state's general three year dormancy period, but does provide useful clarity on the reporting or remittance