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If you use your debit card at a store or gas station where you don’t know the workers, there is added danger that your bank information could be swiped and the stolen information used by a thief to access your bank account using ATM machines to make unauthorized cash withdrawals from your bank account.  Banks investigate […]

Recently, a rising Grammy-winning artist’s hit single made the news rounds as it was found to be derivative of a prior work. While this copyright conflict case ended amicably, it doesn’t always play out this way. During the writing process for Sam Smith’s “Stay With Me,” the song’s similarities with Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne’s […]

In January, Massachusetts Lawmaker, Shawn Dooley proposed cutting estate taxes in the Bay State in an attempt to prevent elderly citizens from moving to other states. The Massachusetts Lawmaker revealed that if an estate is worth more than $1 million, the state levies taxes between 8 and 14 percent of that value, The Sun Chronicle […]

Environmental Attorney Terhune Adds Depth to Scarinci Hollenbeck’s Environmental & Land Use Practice Lyndhurst, NJ, February 25, 2015 – Scarinci Hollenbeck is pleased to announce that Environmental Attorney Todd W. Terhune has joined the firm as a partner in its Environmental & Land Use Group. He will also serve as Co-Chair of the firm’s Brownfields […]

The friendly skies are becoming more productive for business travelers. According to the latest tally, Internet access is available on approximately one-third of all domestic flights. When flying globally, Wi-Fi is available on nearly one-quarter of all flights. “Wi-Fi is one of the most sought-after new amenities fliers want to access on their flights, and […]

As we discussed in an earlier blog post, well known electronics retail chain RadioShack’s bankruptcy filing is coming to fruition. After reporting losses in each of the last 11 quarters and coming dangerously close to running out of cash, RadioShack was hoping to file for protection under Chapter 11 of the bankruptcy law as early as […]

Corporate tax policy should emphasize providing companies with proper incentives so they can focus on earning the highest pretax profits, instead of producing the greatest after-tax profits, Josh Barro recently wrote in The New York Times. Corporate hiring decisions Barro, a NYT correspondent and former senior fellow for the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, bemoaned the current […]

Players’ use of social media is watched like a hawk by just about everyone. Whether you’re still in college, competing to break into professional football or already playing in the NFL, each and every way that you interact with the online community will be broken down and analyzed as if your profile(s) contain the cure […]

Investors can benefit significantly from staying up to date on corporate tax reform developments, as existing policy may have a substantial impact on the stocks of different companies, financial expert Scott Cooley wrote in a recent Morningstar article. This point could be particularly helpful, as discussions involving corporate income tax reform have generated visibility in […]

President Barak Obama continues to roll out his cybersecurity agenda. On February 13, 2015 the President signed an Executive Order intended to promote information sharing regarding cyber threats impacting the private sector. The President signed the order at the White House Summit on Cybersecurity and Consumer Protection in Palo Alto, California. “There’s only one way […]

From unwelcome sexual propositions to sexually suggestive gestures, sexual harassment claims account for a significant percentage of workplace discrimination claims brought under New Jersey’s Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD). Following a recent ruling by the Supreme Court of New Jersey, these lawsuits will be a bit easier for employers to defend, specifically if they have anti-harassment […]

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently proposed new rules that require enhanced corporate disclosure of hedging policies for officers, directors, and employees. Mandated under Section 955 of the Dodd-Frank Act, the proposed rules would specifically require disclosure about whether directors, officers and other employees are permitted to hedging or offset any decrease in the […]