Jun 5, 2013 | Business & Corporate, Immigration Law, Labor & Employment
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has updated Form I-9 which is used for verifying employment eligibility authorization of new hires. Currently, employers should be using the updated form as the grace period is over, and employers can face fines...
May 6, 2013 | Business & Corporate
Recently we reported a scam involving a mailing to business owners indicating that they were required to file “annual minutes” with the Florida Department of State or pay a fee to “complete their articles of incorporation.” The opportunists are back at it and there is...
Apr 18, 2013 | Business & Corporate, Health Care Law
After several years, Federal regulators recently passed the final rules implementing changes to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), initially outlined in the 2009 Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH)....
Apr 15, 2013 | Business & Corporate, Business Litigation, Labor & Employment
The Seventh Circuit federal appellate court recently issued an opinion where it imposed successor liability under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) upon an asset purchaser. In that case, the successor company purchased the assets of the predecessor at auction. The...
Jan 29, 2013 | Business & Corporate, Business Litigation
As most of us likely remember, when the Exxon Valdez ran aground in Prince William Sound, Alaska, environmental, economic and societal tragedy struck that pristine community. Fast forward to April 20, 2010 and the BP Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion in the Gulf of...
Dec 12, 2012 | Business & Corporate
Are you properly maintaining your business entity? Corporate entities are required to file annual reports with the Department of State. In addition, business entities are required to maintain business records, such as records of annual meetings or annual written...