Court Upholds Non-Employee Property Access Rights by Proskauer - Labor Relations on 4/18/2012 In a decision affirming the National Labor Relations Board, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has ruled that employees of a contractor working for a contract restaurant operator located in another...more
Doing asbestos we can by Michael Veal on 3/7/2012 The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 come into force in one month. What are the changes?...more
Legislative Update on the state of the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program by Akerman Senterfitt on 3/6/2012 The EB-5 program has received growing attention in recent weeks. In these days of tight credit, particularly for commercial real estate development, the EB-5 Program provides an attractive alternative to conventional real...more
Act Now Advisory: Local 32BJ Commercial Building Contract Nears Expiration by Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. on 12/27/2011 The collective bargaining agreement between Local 32BJ of the Service Employees International Union and the Realty Advisory Board on Labor Relations, Inc. ("RAB"), covering many landlords, building cleaning and contractors,...more
Are you liable for serving alcohol at holiday parties in Pennsylvania? Does your insurance policy cover you? by McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 12/16/2011 This article was contributed by Michael R. Kelley, Esq., Chairperson of McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC's Insurance Recovery & Counseling Group. Let's say that you are having a Holiday party (with alcohol served) at your...more
Turbervilles Business Newsletter - Winter 2011 by Turbervilles on 11/25/2011 Welcome to our Winter Newsletter. In this edition, we look at why it may be possible for firms to make a profit when pursuing payment of overdue invoices. A firm of surveyors must pay £18m after giving negligent...more
Turbervilles Business Newsletter - Autumn 2011 by Turbervilles on 8/23/2011 Welcome to our autumn newsletter. In this edition, we look at what happens when shareholders fall out and refuse to meet. There’s a report on the accountant who must pay compensation for trying to entice clients away from...more
Turbervilles Business Newsletter - Summer 2011 by Turbervilles on 7/19/2011 Welcome to our Summer Newsletter. In this edition, we see why a landlord had to pay £270,000 after failing to consult with tenants. We look at the importance of credit control as businesses increasingly fear the...more
Law & the Workplace: Real Estate and Construction Newsletter by Proskauer Rose LLP on 6/30/2011 Contents: Greetings From Proskauer and the RAB...1 Collective Bargaining ...2 New York City Construction Industry Collective Bargaining Agreements Set To Expire – Industry at Crossroads...more
New ADA Service Access and Facility Design Changes Implemented by the Department of Justice by Miller & Martin PLLC on 4/1/2011 Most companies are familiar with the “thou shalt not discriminate in any employment practices or decisions” part of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Such companies thus should be aware that this law has...more
NEW ADA Regulations Regarding the Presence and Use of Service Animals in Local Governmental Buildings and Programs, Including... by Murphy, Hesse, Toomey & Lehane, LLP on 2/9/2011 NEW ADA Regulations Regarding the Presence and Use of Service Animals in Local Governmental Buildings and Programs, Including Public Schools ...more
Green Building Update - January 28, 2011 by Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 1/31/2011 In This Update: Permit Revoked for Solar Decathlon to save the lawn?; GREEN BUILDING FOCUS - Please Take Our Green Building Survey!; California's green jobs jump; Hines: All its buildings conform to green standards; San...more
A Call to Incentivize Business Jets to be Based in Russia by Derek Bloom on 1/28/2011 Many Russian owners would gladly base their aircraft in Russia if the economics worked. This is a true statement, based on statements made by our clients and the talk in the Russian business aviation community. Russian...more
Liability for Snow and Ice Removal by Murphy, Hesse, Toomey & Lehane, LLP on 1/26/2011 Client Alert about the Massachusetts laws regarding liability for damages from snow and ice...more
New Jersey To Move to Single Sales Fraction; Airlines To Get Revenue Miles Fraction by Reed Smith on 1/7/2011 On Jan. 6, 2011, the New Jersey legislature passed a tax bill (A-1676/S-1646) that phases in a single sales factor apportionment formula for the corporation business tax, beginning this year. The current apportionment formula...more