With college expenses going through the roof, divorcing parties are finding it harder to pay for them in the current economy. Statutory and case law throughout the nation should be reviewed to try to solve particular problems because this issue is going to be heavily litigated.
The year 2010 was another challenging one for the legal services community nationwide, though there have been some signs of stabilization.
The Second Circuit recently held that pharmaceutical sales reps do not fall under any of the exemptions to overtime payment requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA"). The court's decision significantly impacts the classification of pharmaceutical sales reps in the industry.
The new government in the UK has announced its intention to abolish the UK default retirement age of 65, effective as of October 2011, and is currently consulting about the impact that this will have on UK employers.
Recent events have shown that the previously unlikely scenario of a landlord default followed by a lender takeover is not only possible but is no longer a rarity.
On Sept. 15, 2010, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) published new final regulations in the Federal Register under Title II and Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), on accessibility for state and local governmental entities and places of public accommodation.
There is heightened scrutiny and a new regulatory regime around pay-to-play issues and public pension fund investments throughout the country.
Speed, smart speed, still wins in competition. Unfortunately, I find too many company executives are not heeding this reality when it comes to the changes in financial accounting for leases.
Questions of discoverability in litigation of social media interactions are constantly evolving. A look at a recent, disturbing case.
A recent Sixth Circuit opinion may rebuke implicitly a controversial holding of the Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel in 2008, holding that the lien-stripping effect of a sale pursuant to ' 363(f)of the Bankruptcy Code could be unwound on appeal.
