The "Employment Tax National Research Project" will review and audit the employment tax practices of 6,000 randomly selected businesses across the country from 2010 to 2012. Any business selected for this audit should expect an intense and detailed examination into their tax records, compliance, and reporting practices.
The requirements placed on corporate America as a result of increasingly labyrinthine consumer protection laws have created significant new potential liabilities, often in the form of statutorily mandated damages.
Highlights of the latest intellectual property news from around the country.
This article explores strategy considerations for the use of parallel patent re-examination proceedings as a tool in patent litigation.
The Chinese government has a labyrinth of laws, administrative directions and rules designed to thwart bribery and corruption. Such regulations have heretofore not been enforced with the appropriate rigor. Now, things are changing.
One of the most vexing economic issues in fashion and apparel licensing deals is the task of allocating the long-term value of a branded product launch.
The Obama Administration is rapidly fulfilling its pledge to leap into cloud computing with both feet. Here are the pros and cons.
Prior to launching Apps on smartphone devices, it is advisable that brand owners pause — even if momentarily — to consider the new trademark and related legal issues that this new medium presents.
Lawyers watching a sexual harassment case that tested the limits of acceptable workplace behavior will not get to hear what the full Eleventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals thinks of the matter.
A look at some legislation of interest to corporate lawyers that went into effect during the last quarter, including amendments to Delaware's corporation, LLC and LP laws. Also, three recent decisions dealing with the inspection of books and records.
