Firm Insights

What Does the Executive Order Regarding Immigration Mean for Your Business? Amidst the political debate surrounding President Barack Obama’s executive order regarding immigration, many have overlooked how the new policies will impact U.S. businesses. In fact, there are several measures intended to help U.S. businesses hire and retain highly skilled workers and attract foreign entrepreneurs. Below […]

The Internal Revenue Code is complex The fact that various internal revenue code sections are enacted into law does not necessarily mean that every nuance has been explored in crafting language. Often times, the collateral consequences of a new statute upon other areas of the internal revenue code is not considered. All too often the […]

Often times employees will get paid for time spent at security checkpoints… Not anymore Businesses need not compensate employees for time spent at security checkpoints at the end of their shifts, according to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Integrity Staffing Solutions, Inc. v. Busk. The class-action suit before the Court claimed that Integrity Staffing […]

New Jersey may soon join the growing list of states that have crafted legislation to specifically address the business model adopted by companies like Uber and Lyft. The Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee recently advanced a bill that would impose a number of new legal requirements on ride-sharing providers, including minimum insurance requirements. So-called […]

For many New Jersey businesses, 2014 was a good year. More importantly, many New Jersey busineses expect their success to continue into the New Year. According to Provident Bank’s 2014 Business Barometer, which surveyed more than 300 New Jersey business owners, 43 percent reported that their business performed “great” or “good” in the past 12 […]

U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara’s insider trading victories came to a screeching halt earlier this month. In a case that will have widespread implications, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals made it much more difficult for the government to prove insider trading cases involving “remote tippees” who do not have a direct relationship with the individual […]

With all of the talk about whether or not tax reform is possible in Washington right now, it is surprisingly easy to forget about the important side of the discourse: What is it that we want from a reformed tax code? Earlier this month, Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, introduced tax reform legislation that completely breaks […]

Caesars Entertainment Corp. reportedly signed an agreement with its most-senior creditors on Dec. 19 to put its largest unit into bankruptcy, according to Bloomberg. The deal is known as a lock-up agreement, and requires the company to put subsidiary Caesars Entertainment Operating Co. into bankruptcy by Jan. 15, the news source explained. The company will […]

As you have likely heard by now, Judge Claudia Wilkens found in August that in the case of O’Bannon vs NCAA, “the challenged NCAA rules unreasonably restrain trade in the market for certain educational and athletic opportunities offered by NCAA Division I schools.” If you are a D-I student-athlete or hope to be one soon, this […]

From high-stakes litigation to record monetary awards, whistleblowers made waves in 2014. In case you missed it, below are some of the key whistleblower legal developments that took place this year: Whistleblower awards The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a record number of whistleblower awards in 2014, surpassing all previous years combined. In addition, […]

In the event that your holiday is full of good cheer, here are some tips to reduce your holiday liability risk. However, for many New York and New Jersey businesses, it can also bring legal headaches. From the manager who has too much to drink at the office party to the disgruntled worker forced to […]

American Laser Skincare has gone out of business, leaving many customers who had already paid for or received service in a difficult situation. The Farmington Hills-based company filed for protection under Chapter 7 of the bankruptcy law recently, listing assets of less than $50,000 and debts in excess of $100 million, according to documents filed […]