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Franchises Now Focus on Health Care Reform's Practical Effect
Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has given a green light to implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“ACA”), franchisors and franchisees are assessing how the law will affect their businesses. A requirement to offer insurance coverage to all full-time employees beginning in 2014 is the biggest concern, but employment attorneys say that franchises also must be prepared to meet new reporting rules that will be in effect sooner.
Years of litigation about ACA created uncertainty about what would be required, and that had led to delays in developing solutions by the business community and state insurance exchanges. In that sense, the Court's decision might be a positive development. “It alleviates an incredible amount of anxiety ' that had left the system in a total state of uncertainty,” said Stephen Weiner, who chairs the health law practice at Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. “Fundamentally, for people in the field who are not political ideologues, it's a relief to be able to move forward understanding what the ground rules will be.”
Law Firms are Reducing Redundant Real Estate by Bringing Support Services Back to the Office
A trend analysis of the benefits and challenges of bringing back administrative, word processing and billing services to law offices.
Bankruptcy Sales: Finding a Diamond In the Rough
There is no efficient market for the sale of bankruptcy assets. Inefficient markets yield a transactional drag, potentially dampening the ability of debtors and trustees to maximize value for creditors. This article identifies ways in which investors may more easily discover bankruptcy asset sales.
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Risks of “Baseball Arbitration” in Resolving Real Estate Disputes
“Baseball arbitration” refers to the process used in Major League Baseball in which if an eligible player's representative and the club ownership cannot reach a compensation agreement through negotiation, each party enters a final submission and during a formal hearing each side — player and management — presents its case and then the designated panel of arbitrators chooses one of the salary bids with no other result being allowed. This method has become increasingly popular even beyond the sport of baseball.
Disconnect Between In-House and Outside Counsel
'Disconnect Between In-House and Outside Counsel is a continuation of the discussion of client expectations and the disconnect that often occurs. And although the outside attorneys should be pursuing how inside-counsel actually think, inside counsel should make an effort to impart this information without waiting to be asked.