Sunday alcohol sales law takes effect in Connecticut


Posted by 7Online.com - May 20th, 2012

Perhaps out of curiosity or simply to be first, customers began lining up at a couple of Connecticut businesses selling alcohol on Sunday, the first time that Sunday alcohol sales in the state are legal. Mike Edgerton, an owner of Universal Package ...
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A Powerful Law Has Been Losing a Lot of Its Punch


Posted by Wall Street Journal - May 20th, 2012

By ROBERT J. TOTH A longstanding legal weapon in the small-business arsenal has gotten a lot less powerful. It's called the Robinson-Patman Act—a Depression-era law intended to keep a level playing field between big firms and small ones.
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MPs warn over environment law plans


Posted by WalesOnline - May 20th, 2012

The Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) raised concerns the Treasury saw the environment merely as a cost or block to economic development, and warned the move to reduce more than 10000 pages of regulations to help businesses comply with environmental ...
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Ask the consultant: What's the best way to set up a board of advisers?


Posted by Minneapolis Star Tribune - May 20th, 2012

Generally, starting with the most difficult or complex issue is more effective as it's far too easy to get caught up in smaller issues and leave larger topics unresolved. Dawn Elm is a professor and department chair in the Ethics and Business Law ...
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When Law Firms Fail, Partners Feel Squeeze


Posted by Wall Street Journal - May 20th, 2012

Like large medical practices or accounting firms, big law firms are jointly owned by partners. Each has a stake in the business: They invest money into the firm to help it operate, and take in a share of the profit. Depending on the firm, ...
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Capital Buzz: Rosetta Stone's new strategy translates into smaller workforce


Posted by Washington Post - May 20th, 2012

A group of Washington area private detectives met recently at Dos Gringos restaurant in Mount Pleasant to discuss the formation of a trade association in the wake of the DC council's new 6 percent tax on their businesses, reports local private eye ...
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Area law schools developing in-house counsel classes to prep students for


Posted by Washington Post - May 20th, 2012

But what he brings to the new course at Catholic is what a growing number of law schools are adding to their curricula to better prepare future attorneys for a changing job market: insight from business leaders on how to get a foot in, and perhaps one ...
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Do's and Don'ts of Asking Friends for Money


Posted by Wall Street Journal - May 20th, 2012

It's an important question to consider because it often happens, says Charles Oransky, a lawyer specializing in business law in Newark, NJ Depending on your answer, you may or may not want to proceed with the loan. Remember "Hamlet.
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New law introduced in Palau making business easier


Posted by Radio New Zealand International - May 20th, 2012

A Legal advisor to the ADB under the Pacific Private Sector Development Initiative, Terry Reid says the law sets outs very clear rules to lenders and will increase access to finance. “Businesses should find it easier and it should be cheaper.
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Non-traditional trademarks: Registering sounds and smells


Posted by Bangkok Post - May 20th, 2012

Businesses should be aware of a significant development in Thai trademark law. The latest draft of the Thai Trademark Act contains a number of interesting amendments including one that introduces the ability to register sound and smell marks.
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If a Business Owner Dies, Who Can Access the Web?


Posted by Wall Street Journal - May 20th, 2012

That can be a recipe for disaster if the account holder passes away, since privacy laws and user agreements make it tough for anybody else to get access, even the next of kin or a business partner. Consider Laura Pochop, who owns Mulberry's Market, ...
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Nick Carr named as new managing partner at law firm Cobbetts


Posted by Manchester Evening News - May 20th, 2012

Mr Carr is a specialist commercial litigator with emphasis on major contractual disputes, professional negligence, sports law and regulatory issues. He said today: "I am ambitious for the business and will drive our strategy of regional focus, ...
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New Pennsylvania law allows breweries to sell individual bottles


Posted by The Republic - May 20th, 2012

A provision in a recently created Pennsylvania law will allow breweries to sell individual bottles of beer, something one local brewery says will allow customers to be more experimental. A section of state law mandating sales of specific quantities of ...
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Legislature leaves some unfinished business


Posted by STLtoday.com - May 20th, 2012

By law, they will expire Aug. 28. The same fate befell a food pantry tax credit last year. Sam Lee, an anti-abortion lobbyist, has worked for years to keep the pregnancy resource center credits. He said that while he understands the need for a tax ...
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Diamond Jubilee: Your rights to a day off work


Posted by BBC News - May 20th, 2012

The holiday - which is in addition to the existing bank holiday on 4 June - has already caused some concern among businesses, which will ultimately have to cover the cost of 24 hours of lost production and absent staff. Sir Mervyn King, the Governor of ...
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Nexbis project one third completed despite ACC's legal effort


Posted by Minivan News - May 20th, 2012

By Daniel Bosley | May 20th, 2012 | Category: Business, Politics | No Comments » Despite the legal complications surrounding the deal, the Nexbis border control project has completed its first phase, with Rf10 million's (US$650000) worth of ...
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US firms put social values before big profits


Posted by BBC News - May 20th, 2012

"What started with small businesses is moving into the mainstream." As a benefit corporation, Big Bad Woof is protected from legal action if it makes decisions that aren't in the financial interests of its shareholders. The company can support local ...
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Still honored at Henderson State


Posted by Bolivar Herald Free Press - May 20th, 2012

Julia Still, Bolivar, was named the Oren Harris Outstanding Business Law Student by Henderson State University's School of Business in Arkadelphia, Ark., during an awards banquet April 26. An online service is needed to view this article in its ...
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ADA complaints in San Francisco cause legal headaches for businesses


Posted by San Francisco Examiner - May 20th, 2012

One way businesses can prevent lawsuits from being threatened or filed is by hiring a certified access specialist to note what is achievable under the law before a business is sued. Bassam Altwal, an access inspector with CalAccessibilty, ...
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Affordable Care Act Creates Almost 100K Jobs, Boosts Economic Activity in


Posted by MarketWatch (press release) - May 20th, 2012

"The report demonstrates how the federal health care law will help communities such as California's Latino-owned businesses and workforce by enhancing economic and health conditions to strengthen California's economy." By expanding health care coverage ...
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Sisters-in-law find that if the shoe fits, sell it


Posted by Sydney Morning Herald - May 20th, 2012

... and Sophie Cooper, the identically named sisters-in-law behind Walnut Melbourne. It's been more than five years since the two mothers started the children's shoe label, wanting to run a business that they could juggle with their family lives.
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Business Law – Peak Legal Group


Posted by (author unknown) - May 20th, 2012

Our Generic Blurb: “Our attorneys proactively represent businesses, entrepreneurs and investors and we critically over-analyze business matters. Our clients ...
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Business law – SlideShare


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Task: “The contract is incomplete that goes through negotiating over telephone, telex or otherinstantaneous means of communication until the acceptance is rec.
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The Business Legal Checkup: Preventive Advice for the Legal


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Access more than 40000 legal articles, alerts, white papers and legal insights published by law firms and their lawyers. Visit the martindale.com Legal Library to ...
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St. Louis Appellate Law, Business Law and Estate Planning Law


Posted by (author unknown) - May 20th, 2012

Daniel R. Schramm, L.L.C. in Chesterfield, Missouri assists referring lawyers, individuals, businesses and families with appellate law, business formation and ...
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Business Law Question for Assignment? – Yahoo! Answers


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In June 2010 Juliet entered into a contract with R…
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BUSINESS LAW: Attendance as essential function is employers


Posted by (author unknown) - May 20th, 2012

BUSINESS LAW: Attendance as essential function is employers' duty to prove. Print Email. 19 minutes ago • By James L. Jorgensen Times Business Columnist ...
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Business break


Posted by Worcester Telegram - May 20th, 2012

The Massachusetts House has approved a bill to allow grocery stores to exempt themselves from the item pricing law. The move puts Massachusetts on track to join the other 49 states who never had, or have eased or eliminated their item pricing laws.
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Business buzz


Posted by Tuscaloosa News - May 20th, 2012

Attorney Thomas W. Scroggins of Tuscaloosa-based law firm Tanner & Guin LLC has been elected managing member of Capitol Park Center LLC and as a member of the executive committee of Tanner & Guin LLC. Scroggins' practice focuses on the representation ...
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Birmingham-Bloomfield Business people


Posted by Hometownlife.com - May 20th, 2012

Stephen D. Jacobites has joined the law firm of Collins, Einhorn, Farrell & Ulanoff in Southfield. Jacobites focuses his practice on asbestos/toxic tort and general liability defense litigation. The Birmingham resident graduated cum laude with his law ...
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Serendipity expands into Main Street location


Posted by Sumter Item - May 20th, 2012

Owner Delores Green says increased business has allowed her to expand her company into their new Main Street location and pursue a dream of working full time in the food service industry. Posted: Sunday, May 20, 2012 6:00 am | Updated: 12:02 pm, ...
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Coastal Bend leader in business: Chris Smith


Posted by Corpus Christi Caller Times - May 20th, 2012

Business turning point: In 1998, my father-in-law went on vacation and decided he was ready to retire. He offered the business to Michelle and I. I was nervous at first because I hadn't pictured myself as a business owner. It's a huge responsibility ...
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Law talk: Despite precautions, buyers of short sales take a risk


Posted by Chicago Daily Herald - May 20th, 2012

The contract gives me five business days to do an inspection and 30 days to get a loan. I am concerned that I will spend a lot of money on an inspector and an appraisal without even knowing whether or not the seller's mortgage company will approve the ...
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Adubato: In business communications, sloppy details can send messages of their own


Posted by The Star-Ledger - NJ.com - May 20th, 2012

It doesn't matter whether it is a law firm, an accounting firm, a bank, a nonprofit seeking a grant from a corporation, or anyone out there looking to close a deal. Simply put, very often it is the “little things” that communicate a very big message.
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Abstention deadlocks five-member homeowners association board


Posted by Los Angeles Times - May 20th, 2012

The matter is unresolved because it did not receive a majority of votes. Tie votes prevent a board from taking any action on the motion. Glassman is an attorney specializing in corporate and business law. Vanitzian is an arbitrator and mediator.
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Business calendar week of May 21


Posted by Sacramento Bee - May 20th, 2012

9 am-3:30 pm – The Employment Development Department and the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement presents "State Labor Law and Payroll Tax Seminar" at Citrus Heights Business Information Center, 7011 Sylvan Road, Suite A, Citrus Heights.
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UAE's new monitor watches over financial services


Posted by Al-Bawaba - May 20th, 2012

It will mean you have two regulators for the financial sector - a prudential regulator and a conduct-of-business regulator," said Mazen Boustany, Head of Banking and Finance at Habib Al Mulla, the law firm advising the Ministry of Finance as sponsor of ...
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Downtown Tuscaloosa businesses could reap rewards of redevelopment effort


Posted by Tuscaloosa News - May 20th, 2012

Harvey House and his mother, Margaret House, run the family-owned business, House's Garage, on Jack Warner Parkway. The business is in an area that could be ripe for a major redevelopment. By Patrick Rupinski TUSCALOOSA | For almost 80 years, ...
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WebFilings grows quickly with its playful vibe


Posted by DesMoinesRegister.com - May 20th, 2012

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has called on repealing the law, and bills in Congress would lessen requirements on small businesses. Rizai said he has kept an eye on efforts to modify the law but that WebFilings remains focused on ...
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PPL a whole different company


Posted by Great Falls Tribune - May 20th, 2012

The Montana Department of Labor and Industry warns that an annual scam targeting small businesses is making the rounds again in the state. Aggressive marketing companies that sell labor law posters are claiming to be the state agency.
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Abilene banker honored


Posted by ReporterNews.com - May 20th, 2012

Barrett earned her law degree from Baylor Law School this year. Representatives from the US Small Business Administration will present HUBZone Program education and matchmaking events from 9 am to noon and from 1 to 4 pm Monday in the Texas Tech Small ...
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Billings businesses feeling the impact of the Bakken oil boom


Posted by Helena Independent Record - May 20th, 2012

Steve Ruffatto, left, and John Lee, with the energy division of the Crowley Fleck law firm, talk about the impact of Bakken oilfield development on their company. At Sanderson Stewart, an engineering and design firm based in Billings, the company's ...
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Burnsville considers rental law changes


Posted by Minneapolis Star Tribune - May 20th, 2012

After spending months and more than 525 hours of staff time trying to get the landlord to fix the plethora of problems at that apartment complex, the Burnsville City Council is now looking at ways to tighten its rental property licensing law.
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Amazon poised to get a cut of California sales taxes


Posted by Los Angeles Times - May 20th, 2012

Particularly grating, some said, is the idea that Amazon — whose business model long was based on selling merchandise without collecting taxes — could now profit from those levies. "The tax is supposed to be supporting government," said Lenny ...
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Raising Funds for Your Online Business: Show Me the Money!


Posted by Auctionbytes - May 20th, 2012

The recently enacted Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act allows companies to seek small investors without complex SEC registration and reporting. The law won't take effect until next year (the SEC has until January 13, 2013, to write rules ...
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Balancing Act: Older workers face challenges


Posted by Pittsburgh Post Gazette - May 20th, 2012

He ran his Chicago law firm on trust and signed clients with a handshake. But his last few years of practicing were rough. He wasn't as sharp as a decade earlier, and the young lawyers in his firm began questioning whether his handshakes were causing ...
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Business owners say gun sales are up, safety classes full


Posted by WAOW - May 20th, 2012

"Business has definitely been through the roof," Central Wisconsin Firearms Sales Manager Brad Nenstiel said. Employees told Newsline 9 since concealed carry became law last year, gun sales have nearly doubled. 'Demand especially since November has ...
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Is GOP trying to sabotage economy to hurt Obama?


Posted by BusinessWeek - May 20th, 2012

"The law is, the automatic cuts will take effect on Jan. 1," he said. "Everyone says, `Don't worry, that won't happen.' But we've got a business to run, and we've got to plan." Schumer and other top Democrats have said for months that GOP lawmakers may ...
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Southwest Florida companies under pressure to label employees correctly, have


Posted by The News-Press - May 20th, 2012

Some employers try to skirt the law and hide employees as independent contractors to cut their costs. And the businesses that check out OK still have to contend with the impact it has on their reputation and the loss of revenue.
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Open to business: Walker grants significant access to companies and donors


Posted by La Crosse Tribune - May 20th, 2012

Through the state's open records law, the Tribune and Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism received Gov. Scott Walker's official schedule as Google calendars that had been printed out, redacted and scanned back in as PDFs.
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