On May 21, the United States Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision that companies may continue to use arbitration clauses in employment contracts which could affect approximately 25 million employment contracts. The case is the latest attempt by the court to determine the extent to which
Read more →The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is here! Now, compliance and, thus, the avoidance of hefty penalties should be a concern for any business processing personal data of European Union citizens. Naturally, the first and most important question is: what obligations, if any, are imputed to businesses
Read more →The Department of Homeland Security announced on May 29, 2018 that it plans to end the immigration parole program for international entrepreneurs because “this program is not the appropriate vehicle for attracting and retaining international entrepreneurs and does not adequately protect U.S. investors and U.S. workers employed
Read more →Die USA und Deutschland sind seit langem gute Geschäfts- und Handelspartner. Trotz oder gerade wegen der neuen Regierung wachsen die bilateralen Handelsbeziehungen und sind – trotz der gegenwärtigen Spannungen im Zollstreit – stärker denn je. Viele deutsche Unternehmen gehen in die USA, um dort Niederlassungen zu etablieren,
Read more →Magicians are known for never revealing the secret behind their magic tricks. In April 2018, however, the world’s highest-paid magician, David Copperfield, had to reveal his “Lucky #13” trick in a Nevada court, where he and the Las Vegas MGM resort were sued for negligence by
Read more →Employment law has a constantly changing legal landscape that demands attention particularly within the next couple years. External forces, such as political agendas, congressional sessions, and cultural movements, maintain heavy influence on how the law changes or stays the same. In response to the last two (2)
Read more →BridgehouseLaw is pleased to sponsor the Strategy Matters Series and the March seminar provided actionable advice how to differentiate your business from the competition, and how to avoid a Commodity Mindset. Business growth expert Sheree DeMao presented several case studies exemplifying the best practices: (1) Repackaging
Read more →Like many other European countries, Italy has joined in on the “Golden Visa” conversation. Similar to the investor visa available in the United States, Italy is providing a prime opportunity to invest in its economy and society. Italy is situated as the third largest economy in the Eurozone and eighth largest
Read more →In 1997 the plaintiff, Mr. Sveen, acquired a life insurance and married his wife later that year. Only a year later he named her the beneficiary of the insurance, as well as his two adult children as the contingent beneficiaries. In 2002 Minnesota changed its probate code
Read more →The “Right to be Forgotten” (RTBF) is a landmark European ruling that establishes a right to privacy that governs and regulates how one can delist their personal information from online search results. Individuals can request that search engines, such as Google, delist URLS from across the Internet
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