Crowdfunding, or crowd-sourced fundraising, allows small businesses and artists without access to traditional bank loans or wealthy private investors to raise money for projects through a large network of contributors who each make a relatively small...
One key provision of Article 4A of the Uniform Commercial Code, which deals with reasonable security measures for banks, needs to be dropped, contends attorney Dan Mitchell, who represented PATCO Construction in a high-profile account takeover...
HAMP, the federally authorized Home Affordable Modification Program, was instituted by the Obama Administration in June 2012 to help struggling homeowners restructure the repayment terms on their outstanding mortgage debt. Unfortunately, although the...
The California Legislature passed and Governor Brown approved the following new statutes impacting California employment law that shortly take effect in 2014.... By: Fenwick & West LLP
Court orders requiring the state of California to deal with the problem of prison overcrowding have forced Governor Jerry Brown to be proactive about raising taxes and moving prisoners to county prisons and privately held prisons across the United...
Lost among much of the other news of recent weeks, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has taken steps that will likely complicate the management of organizations that choose to do business with the federal government. These...
The holidays can be a hectic time for any family. There is stress related to throwing the perfect party, associating with that challenging family member, and buying your child the perfect gift. Divorcing parents may experience, in addition,...
With increasing frequency, parties to charters and other maritime contracts are including so-called Designated Entity Clauses or “OFAC” provisions. These clauses have the aim of complying with sanction programs such those administered by the U.S....
The Ontario Labour Relations Board has held that it has no authority to order the Ontario Ministry of Labour to conduct an investigation into an employee’s safety-reprisal complaint, nor could the OLRB base its decision on the results of any such...
First mortgage lenders acquiring title to collateral consisting of condominium units or homes in a homeowners community are afforded protection against assessment liability under both the Florida Condominium Act (Chapter 718 of Florida Statutes) and...
