There are two ways a bankruptcy case can end: through discharge or dismissal. But while the terms "dismissal" and "discharge" may sound very similar, their meanings are actually worlds apart. So, what's the difference between a bankruptcy dismissal and a discharge?......
Researchers have uncovered a jaw-dropping (and deeply disturbing) database containing 2 million stolen login credentials -- both usernames and passwords -- associated with Facebook, Twitter, Google, Yahoo, LinkedIn, and other online services.
In Washington state, approximately one in six marriages in the past year were same-sex marriages, according to new numbers released by the state's Department of Health.
The United States Tax Court recently issued its opinion in Crescent Holdings, LLC v. Commissioner, 141 T.C. No. 15 (12/2/13), a ruling regarding allocations of income attributable to an unvested partnership interest. The Court held that the...
Traditionally, unions seeking to organize an employer’s workforce will petition the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the Board) for a secret ballot election in which a company’s employees make their wishes known. Some unions, dissatisfied with...
As we previously reported, in D.R. Horton, the NLRB held that a mandatory arbitration agreement that waives employees’ rights to participate in class or collective actions is unlawful under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). As recently as...
As 2013 comes to an end, we have been considering a number of workplace issues that employers might face at the end of the year and the beginning of the holiday season. Part five of our year-end holiday series reviews the employment tax implications...
Ending years of uncertainty and division among district courts, the Ninth Circuit recently ruled that a trademark plaintiff must establish a likelihood of irreparable harm to obtain a preliminary injunction in a trademark case. In Herb Reed...
