by e-LawLines | Jun 17, 2011 | Small Business Law
It turns out, not all receipts are created (or printed) equally. The Ninth Circuit Federal Court of Appeals recently joined the Seventh Circuit in holding that e-mailed receipts are not “electronically printed receipts” under the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions...
by e-LawLines | Jun 16, 2011 | Real Estate Law, Taxation
Benjamin Franklin once said, “there is nothing certain except death and taxes.” As the economy has declined, so has the ability of individuals to pay their real estate taxes. If an individual fails to pay their taxes for three consecutive years, their property is...
by e-LawLines | Jun 16, 2011 | Employment Law, Litigation, Small Business Law
Section 207(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) provides that “no employer shall employ any of his employees…for a workweek longer than forty hours unless such employee receives compensation for his employment in excess of the hours above specified at a...
by e-LawLines | Jun 7, 2011 | Employment Law, Litigation
On May 25, 2011, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted rules to establish a new whistleblower program, implemented under Section 922 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Act” or “Dodd-Frank Act”). The Dodd-Frank Act was...
by e-LawLines | Jun 6, 2011 | Employment Law, Litigation
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon has vetoed Senate Bill 188, stating that to thrive in a global economy, Missouri must be a state that continues to move forward – not backward – when it comes to civil rights and equal opportunity. “Senate Bill 188 would...
