In October 2013, California enacted several new laws that provide California workers, who are seeking to change their personal information, engage in whistleblower activity, or exercise their workplace rights, with expanded protections against...
There’s more to buying a condominium than finding the right unit in the right location. Many first-time condo purchasers do not really understand what condo living entails and how this may affect their lifestyle....
Many, if not all, restaurants have extremely valuable employees, and it is often important to find a way to compensate these employees in such a way as to make sure they stick around long-term. But what is the best way to compensate those invaluable...
On January 10, a federal judge denied a debt settlement company’s motion to dismiss a CFPB enforcement action pending in the Central District of California, in which the company challenged the constitutionality of the CFPB’s powers. Consumer Fin....
The D.C. Circuit has issued a decision gutting FCC rules that prevented companies like Comcast and Verizon from blocking access to, or charging extra fees to companies like Amazon, Apple and Netflix that seek to distribute content to customers via...
On January 17, Treasury and the IRS published new temporary and proposed regulations under Section 7874 of the Internal Revenue Code that expand the reach of the so-called “public offering rule” of Section 7874(c)(2)(B) to cover private placements...
When large semitrucks whiz by, the brief slipstream of air that accompanies their passage can create a moment of tension for any driver. But imagine an even scarier situation: as the truck passes you, its tires detach and come hurling towards your...
Recently the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals approved the limitations that a trial court placed on an employee’s testimony about how his co-workers were victimized by a “pattern or practice” of age discrimination. The worker was permitted to testify...
Arnold & Porter is the latest BigLaw firm to open an office in the hot Houston legal market. At the helm is Thad Demaris, who formerly served as managing partner of the Hogan Lovells office in Houston, the Houston Business Journal reports.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“ACA”), viewed by many as the largest overhaul of health care in the United States to date, has brought about a time of great change. The health care industry has never been more complex, and concerns...
