by e-LawLines | Jun 21, 2012 | Corporate Law, Small Business Law
On March 27, 2012, Congress passed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the “JOBS Act”), which President Obama signed on April 5, 2012. While this is a great deal for smaller companies, many of these provisions address companies of a much larger size...
by e-LawLines | May 25, 2012 | Corporate Law, Employment Law
In what will likely be significant decision in the area of employment law, the Missouri Court of Appeals recently broadened the public policy exception to Missouri’s at-will employment doctrine. In Delaney v. Signature Health Care Foundation, the plaintiff learned...
by David P. Weiss | Apr 27, 2012 | Corporate Law, Employment Law
The case of Franco Santos v. Goldstar Transport, Inc., is instructive of companies which are under “common control.” In that case, a former employee took her employer, Goldstar Transport, Inc., to court claiming that the company had not provided proper election...
by e-LawLines | Apr 17, 2012 | Corporate Law, Employment Law
A federal court judge has ruled that a claim could be stated against an employer which failed to provide proper notice to an employee during her unpaid leave under the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA.) The employee was discharged from her position when she failed to...
by e-LawLines | Mar 12, 2012 | Corporate Law, Litigation, Small Business Law
If you are an officer or director of a corporation or other business entity, you’ve undoubtedly been advised to maintain the corporate separateness of your business. If you haven’t, let us so advise you now (January 16, 2006 Article and October 16, 2007...
by e-LawLines | Feb 3, 2012 | Corporate Law, Litigation
A recent decision by the Western District of Tennessee imposed sanctions on a company for inadequately preserving electronically stored information (“ESI”) after notice of a lawsuit against the company. The holding seems to be in line with the recent trend of other...
