As from assessment year 2014, dividend distributions made by Belgian companies that do not qualify as SMEs may trigger a new tax, dubbed the "fairness tax.” This new fiscal measure is a separate tax (5.15%) aimed at sanctioning Belgian companies...
Wrongful death means any death resulting from the negligence or intentional acts of another party, and this also applies to deaths resulting from personal injury suffered as a result of such acts. Alabama readers probably see media reports about such...
CMS Proposed Adoption of Updated Life Safety Code – Last week CMS published a proposed rule to amend the fire safety standards for certain Medicare facilities and to adopt the 2012 edition of the Life Safety Code. In a Fact Sheet summarizing the...
The California Court of Appeal recently held that where a developer hires a subcontractor to perform work in connection with a subdivision agreement with a public entity, the project may be considered a private work of improvement for purposes of...
Businesses submitting bids, responses to requests for qualifications, and proposals to state and local agencies must remember that generally their submissions are subject to disclosure under the Public Records Act (PRA). The PRA has limited...
Double-digit growth is predicted for the molecular diagnostic market in the next several years, driven in part by an increased demand for personalized medicine—medical decisions and therapeutic products tailored to address the precise needs of each...
Jacksonville, Florida officials have agreed to pay a paralyzed teen $3.5 million for his injuries, but have only been allowed to pay $200,000 of the settlement money. The teen was paralyzed after a large tree branch from a city-owned tree fell on him.
On April 7, 2014, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the numerical limit for the H-1B Cap has been met. The USCIS confirmed that it received 172,500 H-1B petitions in one week, exceeding the 65,000 maximum for...
