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Before, during and after the NFL Draft, teams are wheeling and dealing to get the players that they want. In the words of my colleague Andy Ross, teams become a “league of Pinocchios” this time of year. While media pundits often try to guess who will end up on what team by the end of […]

NYC Employers: Does Your Sick Leave Policy Comply With the New Law? On April 1, 2014, the New York City Earned Sick Time Act took effect for businesses conducting operations in the five boroughs of New York City: Number of Employees  Amount of Sick Leave per Calendar Year Paid or Unpaid Sick Leave Rate of […]

What Does the Independent Contractor Test “ABC Test” determine? At the request of the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals, the New Jersey Supreme Court decided an important employment law issue that significantly impacts New Jersey businesses and workers. In Hargrove v. Sleepy’s, LLC, the state’s highest court found that the Independent Contractor Test or […]

New for 2015: Revised Rules for Using Electronic Devices in New Jersey Courts In December, the Supreme Court of New Jersey announced new rules for the use of electronic devices in the state’s courtrooms. They take effect on February 2, 2015. The guidelines, which were last revised in 2003, are intended to reflect changes in […]

SOTU Preview: President Obama Will announce Cybersecurity and Data Privacy initiatives With the support of the business community, President Barack Obama recently announced plans for a uniform data breach notification standard. Obama’s national federal standard was just one of several cybersecurity and data privacy initiatives the President has previewed in advance of his January 20 […]

As the ball drops to mark the new year, North Carolina will lower corporate taxes for 2015. Beginning in 2015, North Carolina’s lower corporate taxes will have a 5 percent difference from the current rate of 6 percent as a result of a tax overhaul passed in 2013, according to Triangle Business Journal. The bill […]

As the curtain opens slowly Detroit’s bankruptcy fees are revealed… City officials disclosed Dec. 30 that Detroit paid out approximately $170.2 million in bankruptcy fees and expenses to lawyers and restructuring consultants during its landmark bankruptcy case. When the state’s reimbursement of $5.29 million is considered, the total fees paid from the city’s general fund […]

Microsoft is being audited by the IRS and they demand leaders testify The IRS is suing a number of former and current executives of Microsoft in a bid to force them to testify in an investigation into the company’s corporate tax practices. According to The Seattle Times, at issue is whether the company is following […]

Now that the amendments to the wage theft prevention act are law, how will this affect New York employers? New York employers can cross one administrative “to-do” off their lists for 2015. With very little time to spare, New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed into law amendments to the Wage Theft Prevention Act on […]

Should Your Annual Report To Shareholders Do More? Most publicly traded companies use annual reports to disclose key business information to their shareholders. The reports typically include a letter to shareholders, along with financial data, operations information, new product or service plans, subsidiary activities, and research and development undertakings. Reporting companies are required to post […]

Determining A Partner’s Interest In a Partnership One might think that determining a partner’s interest in a partnership is easy and that strict rules provide absolute certainty. This is not the case. The rights conferred by states under partnership, limited partnership or limited liability company law do not define a partner’s interest for federal tax […]

Following a highly-publicized Sony hack in which a vast number of internal documents were stolen, a legal representative for Sony, David Boies, has been sending several strongly worded letters. The recipients include various media outlets, random Twitter users and recently, Twitter itself threatening legal action should they link to, publish or otherwise use the stolen documents. […]