There has been much confusion and concern about the interplay between the COBRA continuation coverage rules and the new Health Insurance Marketplace established under the Affordable Care Act (the “Marketplace”). One important question has been how...
One of the threshold issues to consider in loan transactions is determining who is authorized to sign the loan documents on behalf of entity borrowers. This is important not only in cases where the entity is the borrower but also where the entity...
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently announced that it has proposed two new rules as part of its “continuing commitment to attract and retain highly skilled immigrants.” The two proposed rules include......
Concerns that minimum leverage and risk-based capital requirements required under section 171 of the Dodd-Frank Act would be applied to insurance companies have been addressed in S. 2270, sponsored by Susan Collins (R-ME), and H.R. 4510, sponsored by...
Raising capital for a start-up company can be nerve-wracking. Anyone who has ever bootstrapped a venture knows that looking for outside money lifts your endeavor an entirely new level. Many entrepreneurs have the urge to obtain money in any way...
For one brief, bright, shining moment in the history of mass human communication, everyone had the ability to talk to everyone else and no corporate gatekeeper was not in control. In that moment — after the mass media no longer decided whose message...
A number of class actions have recently been filed in federal district courts, predicated, in part, on alleged violations of the federal computer crime statute, the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, complaining of tracking software placed on iPhone...
Google’s self-driving cars are coming along quite well! Google’s software is divided into four categories: moving vehicles, pedestrians, cyclists and stationary things such as signs, curbs and parked cars. The new technology is able to read stop...
Vibram, maker of those funky FiveFingers running shoes, has reached a settlement in a suit over the shoes' supposed health benefits. The shoe manufacturer has agreed to shell out $3.75 million in settlement funds to be distributed to eligible class action members.
May 15 is a key deadline for many tax-exempt organizations. The Form 990 series returns are due on the 15th day of the 5th month after the end of the tax year. For most organizations that run on a calendar year, that deadline is May 15....
