On Jan. 30, 2009, President Obama signed Executive Order No. 13496, which requires Federal contractors to post notice of its employees' rights to organize and engage in union activities under the National Labor Relations Act. Here is what you have to know.
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The dishonored act of bribery is a basis for doing business in many places, and continually forces those who operate in the international marketplace to choose between risking the loss of business opportunities and engaging in activity that can easily come under the scrutiny of governmental authorities.
The long-running BALCO steroid investigation that led to the indictment of Major League Baseball star Barry Bonds has resulted in a potentially landmark decision about how government agents apply for and execute search warrants for electronically stored information (ESI).
Not since 1987, when the Supreme Court issued its bombshell decision in McNally v. United States, has the honest-services mail fraud doctrine received as much attention as in recent months. When the dust settles, it is possible that one of prosecutors' favorite weapons will have been sharply restricted or taken away.
Recent rulings of importance to your practice.
The first part of this article discussed four factors that a landlord should consider when negotiating rent deferral for a struggling tenant: verifying financial distress, lender requirements, short-term relief, and landlord acceleration rights. The conclusion herein addresses the remaining four points.
This article addresses some of the legal issues that a landowner needs to consider when negotiating a cell tower lease or license with a telecommunications company for the installation of equipment on its rooftop.
Commercial leases often contain gross-up provisions relating to the calculation of the tenant's share of operating costs and realty taxes. There are also gross-up provisions relating to the calculation of the tenant's rentable area. What are gross-up provisions? Why are they necessary, and are they fair? What are the issues associated with gross-ups that landlords and tenants need to consider? This article addresses these and other issues.
