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Flat Fee Attorneys For Uncontested Divorce If you and your spouse are considering an uncontested divorce, there’s a good chance you’re both keen to save money and avoid prolonged legal battles. That’s where flat-fee attorneys like our friend at Flat Fee Divorce Solutions can offer significant advantages compared to traditional hourly billing. Let’s explore why this...

A new bipartisan bill introduced by Sens. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) aims to provide financial support to communities negatively impacted by foreign trade practices. Dubbed the “Resilient Communities Act,” the legislation would establish a Commerce Department program to distribute grants to local governments representing areas facing economic decline due to foreign dumping or...

As a reminder to small business owners, new federal reporting requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) took effect on January 1, 2024. Nearly every U.S. business entity, including LLCs, will be required to report ownership details to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) within one year. The reporting portal is now open at fincen.gov/boi. Who Must Comply? The CTA...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is making a three-pronged attack to strengthen consumer protections, with one finalized rule and two proposals aimed at safeguarding consumer wallets and online privacy. Here’s what’s happening and how it could reshape the consumer landscape: Proposed Junk Fee Rule The FTC has proposed a rule to prohibit so-called “junk fees,” specifically hidden fees that...

Business owners thrive on resilience. They weather market storms, adapt to shifting trends, and tackle challenges head-on. But what happens when life throws a curveball you weren’t expecting? Preparing your business for death or disability isn’t a pessimistic exercise — it’s a proactive safety net, designed to protect you, your family, and the business. Incapacitated, With No Successor If a...

The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling this past winter that seems to make it more difficult for employees to bring claims against their employers accusing them of retaliating after they request time off under the Family and Medical Leave Act. Despite the decision, however, employers still need to be very careful to avoid even a whiff of retaliation when a worker requests...

If your company imposes qualification standards on employees, such as requiring them to meet certain medical or physical standards, pass certain tests, or complete certain trainings, you should have an employment law attorney review your policies, standards, and testing processes.  Over the past year, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has been putting employers under a...

A botched workplace investigation can create significant headaches for your company. It can raise additional questions instead of providing answers, it can undermine employment relationships, and it can open up your organization to legal liability. That’s why you should always involve a lawyer who is experienced in conducting workplace investigations when you need to look into claims of...

Workplace harassment, whether gender-based, race-based, or based on any other protected category, falls under the general umbrella of discrimination. One way for an employee to make out a successful claim is by proving the employer maintained a “hostile work environment” — meaning one in which the employee was subjected to insults, verbal abuse, slurs, intimidation, and inappropriate remarks...

It’s common for employers to furlough workers or temporarily lay them off during recessions, government shutdowns, and other periods when there’s not enough demand for goods or services to keep all their employees on the payroll. This often happens with the expectation that employees will return to work once the economy picks up again. If your business needs to let people go for the time being...