Commentators are fundamentally limited to educated guesses regarding what a Trump presidency might mean for corporate regulation given that the president-elect has never held an elected office and appears to be nominating several cabinet officials without government experience. Based upon … […]
Laws, regulations, and procedures relating to real estate vary widely from country to country, state to state, and even county to county. In the United States, real estate law derives from ancient English principals, modified in different places by local needs … […]
Asbestos exposure almost always occurs at a place of work, and the laws dealing with asbestos exposure vary from United States state to state. In states where workers’ compensation remedies encompass asbestos-related injuries, employees are prohibited from bringing civil suit in … […]
In the United States, bankruptcy is governed by the federal court and rules, with certain property rights being determined by state law. The federal Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy Rules, engaged in a modernization project intended to simplify the language within … […]
“The 2014 ABA Legal Technology Survey found 39.4% of attorneys have generated legal business from blogging. For solo practitioners the number is 60%; for firms of 50-500 lawyers it’s 50%. Those are numbers too big to ignore. An attorney who … […]
Increased scrutiny of the oil and gas industry by the US Department of Labor (DOL) has led to investigations regarding compliance with complex regulations involving classification of workers and pay practices. As a result, some employers have paid large settlements … […]
Among its many provisions, the United States Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, signed into law last week, imposes a new audit regime on tax partnerships and certain limited liability companies. Under the new regime, unless a partnership is eligible to elect out … […]
Concierge medicine is a rapidly growing and evolving supplement to traditional medical care. A concierge physician charges a retainer that provides the patient with services not covered by insurance. The arrangement typically includes enhanced accessibility to the physician, among a … […]
The legislatures of virtually all states in the United States, and many non-U.S. jurisdictions, are considering the legality of recreational and medical use of cannabis. Whether or not you are personally interested in the issue, it may effect your workplace. The … […]
If you have a U.S. for-profit company which also pursues artistic, charitable, cultural, economic, educational, environmental, literary, medical, religious, scientific or technological interests benefiting a broader community than your stockholders, you may want to consider organizing as a B Corporation. … […]
