Last week, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, seeking to narrow the circumstances under which two or more separate employers may be joint-employers [...]
The American Arbitration Association has introduced Alternative Fee Arrangements for arbitrators. In lieu of the traditional hourly rate billing, for any two party commercial or construction [...]
Preferred Stock Demystified (Part II): Non-Convertible, Straight Preferred Stock
In Corporate Issues PostedNon-convertible, straight preferred stock is the most basic type of preferred stock. It is called “straight” preferred stock because it has a fixed dividend (often 8%) that continues to accrue if [...]
The SEC Announces Its First Enforcement Actions in Connection with Coin Offerings
In Corporate Issues PostedThe SEC announced today (Sept. 11, 2018) a pair of enforcement actions, the first of their kind, both in the digital securities or “coin” space. In 2017, the SEC issued its DAO Report, [...]
Bank Sues Wrong Party, But Attorneys’ Fees Still Not “Ascertainable Loss” Under Pennsylvania’s Uniform Trade Practice and Consumer Protection Law
In Risk Mitigation PostedOn September 5, 2018, the Superior Court filed an Opinion in American Express Bank, FSB v. James Martin and Amazing Masonry, LLC, No. 181 EDA 2018 (Pa.Super. filed Sept. 5, 2018) [PDF], [...]
Preferred stock provides flexibility in structuring investments. It can furnish various dividend and participation rights (such as rights to participate with common stock in proceeds from company [...]
On August 13, 2018, the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (FIRRMA) was signed into law. FIRRMA substantially expands the scope of transactions eligible for review by the Committee [...]
The IRS has warned taxpayers against state sponsored funds some states have designed to circumvent the new $10,000 limitation on deductions for state and local taxes (Notice 2018-54). States have [...]
The U.S. Treasury Department (under whom the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) works) just issued proposed regulations to explain and govern complicated application of the exciting 20% [...]
Both the House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate are working on a tax bill which, among other changes, aims to protect taxpayers from identity theft and the tax fraud that can follow. If the [...]