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The New Jersey Senate recently advanced legislation that aims to address the state’s aging stormwater systems, which are designed to prevent runoff from causing pollution and flooding. The bill, Senate Bill No. 1073, would authorize municipalities and counties to establish stormwater utilities, which could then assess fees on property owners.

Various Agreements Among Business Owners Can Cover A Number of Important Issues Shareholder Agreements, Buy-Sell Agreements, Partnership and Operating Agreements (collectively, “Agreements”) are frequently-used terms to describe agreements among business owners.  Hopefully, the Agreement, whatever its title, covers issues such as contributions of property and services, management, voting, dispute resolution, and ownership transition.  One of […]

In Information Letter 2018-0009, the IRS has implied that actions taken in Dec. 2017 by the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, which ordered NJ municipalities to accept payments for 2018 property taxes in the calendar year 2017, will not result in those payments generating 2017 federal income tax deductions.

Advocates for adult-use are hopeful that two recently introduced bills will help reignite momentum for legal cannabis in New Jersey.

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision that class-action waivers in workplace agreements are lawful is not the end of the story. Next term, the justices will address a related issue that could also impact millions of employment agreements. The issue in Lamps Plus, Inc. v. Varela is whether arbitration clauses that are silent about class arbitration can be interpreted to allow it.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced a global cyber sting operation that netted 74 arrests. The crackdown specifically targeted Business Email Compromise (BEC) scams, which pose a growing threat to businesses of all sizes. A BEC is when a hacker gains access to a corporate email account and spoofs the owner's identity to defraud the company or its employees, customers, or partners of money, etc.

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt announced the agency's plans to take steps in regulating the levels of PFAS in drinking water, which are also known as PFCs.

Numerous States Have Adopted Their Own Virtual Currency Laws or are Currently Considering Legislative Proposals One of the roadblocks holding back the growth of virtual currency is the lack of uniform regulations. As the Bitcoin and Ether blockchain-based currencies have now gained legitimacy, and other “virtual currencies” are seeking to gain legitimacy, states are creating […]

New Jersey is stepping up its cyber enforcement. The Office of the Attorney General recently announced the creation of a new unit, the Data Privacy & Cybersecurity (DPC) Section, which is tasked with protecting the online privacy of New Jersey residents.

With the eSports industry poised to explode, players and teams need to seriously consider protecting their “brands.” Gamer IDs and team names can both be valuable intellectual property (IP) assets that should be safeguarded via trademark registration.

Unlike a traditional corporation, S corporations are pass-through entities, meaning that they elect to pass corporate income, losses, deductions, and credits through to their shareholders for federal tax purposes. The primary benefit of S-corps, which get their name from Subchapter S of the Internal Revenue Code, is the ability to avoid double taxation on corporate income.

Scarinci Hollenbeck Counsel, Roshan D. Shah, Has Been Named Among Leaders in Law by NJBiz Lyndhurst, NJ – June 26, 2018 – Scarinci Hollenbeck is proud to congratulate Roshan D. Shah, Counsel in the firm’s Litigation practice, for having been recognized among the “Leaders in Law” by NJ Biz. In its second iteration of the Vanguard Series, […]