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With the New Year comes a slew of California employment regulations that every company conducting business in the Golden State must follow.

Employers in New York City are just beginning to grip the scope of a new law that gives job applicants protection from unemployment discrimination.

In late October, Hurricane Sandy caused significant damage to many businesses throughout the Northeastern United States.

The regulatory framework for the crowdfunding exemption created under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, or JOBS Act, is beginning to take shape.

A commentary on how textual harassment could create liability for employers.

Few people following the crowdfunding space have been able to ignore the recent meteoric rise of online direct lending, often called P2P lending.

The limited ability of many disadvantaged persons to afford counsel has led to new efforts to bridge the gap, such as limited-representation efforts that include "ghostwriting."

On December 14, 2010, a federal court, upon a government motion, entered an order pursuant to the Stored Communications Act requiring Twitter to turn over to the government subscriber information concerning the accounts of three Twitter users.

The Internal Revenue Service has recently published an IRS Large Business & International Directive, which updates an earlier directive to field agents addressing the examination of capitalization and repair costs issues.

Thanks to two recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions, Amgen v. Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds, 133 S. Ct. 1184, and Erica P. John Fund v. Halliburton, 131 S. Ct. 2179, plaintiffs in securities fraud class actions brought under Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 10b-5 do not need to prove two of the essential elements of their claim, loss causation and materiality, at the class certification stage.

A summary on the most recent independent contractor compliance and misclassification updates.

A discussion on a recent important recent decision, where the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held that supplemental unemployment compensation benefits paid by a bankrupt company to its former employees were not wages subject to taxation under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act.

The President recently issued a Climate Action Plan directing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to issue final "standards, regulations, or guidelines, as appropriate," pursuant to Sections 111(b) and 111(d) of the Clean Air Act to "address carbon pollution from modified, reconstructed, and existing power plants," no later than June 1, 2015.

Bitcoin is a virtual currency – it has no physical form in paper or metal and is not connected with any central bank or governmental authority.

On March 20, 2013, legislation proposing to amend the Delaware General Corporation Law, 8 "Del. C." §§ 1-101, "et. seq." was submitted to the Corporation Law Section of the Delaware State Bar Association.

A new bill that will significantly limit the use of independent contractors to deliver commercial goods in New York is awaiting signature by Governor Andrew Cuomo. Businesses that currently treat as independent contractors some or all drivers who deliver commercial goods to their customers will have to reclassify such individuals as employees unless the drivers meet one of two tests.

A new bill that will significantly limit the use of independent contractors to deliver commercial goods in New York is awaiting signature by Governor Andrew Cuomo.

Among the various Clean Air Act programs, it has been suggested that the New Source Performance Standards program provides the best vehicle for a manageable and effective reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.