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An International Comparative | Germany vs. U.S.A.: To tip your server or not?

February 4, 2019

An International Comparative | Germany vs. U.S.A.: To tip your server or not? by BridgehouseLaw Staff As nearly everyone tends to eat at a restaurant from time to time, tips are something that concern everybody, whether you are the one to give or to receive a tip. However, there are big differences in both countries…

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What happened with Brexit in January?

February 4, 2019

Mit Spannung blickt man in Europa auf Großbritannien: Am 29. März 2019 verlässt Großbritannien die EU. Im Januar ist deutlich geworden, dass ein No-Deal Brexit immer wahrscheinlicher wird. Dies bedeutet, dass die zukünftigen Beziehungen zu der EU nicht ausgehandelt wurden: Großbritannien muss sich nicht mehr an die Vorgaben und Richtlinien der EU halten, verliert aber…

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Employment/Tax Law Germany vs. U.S.A.: To tip your server or not?

February 4, 2019

As nearly everyone tends to eat at a restaurant from time to time, tips are something that concern everybody, whether you are the one to give or to receive a tip. However, there are big differences in both countries when it comes to defining the legal nature of tips. Tipping in Germany In Germany, tips…

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Secretaries of State Warn Businesses about Misleading Requests for Corporate Filings

February 1, 2019

As we begin the annual reporting season for 2019, multiple Secretaries of State have notified businesses to be wary of third-party requests for corporate filings and fees. The Secretary of State in West Virginia discovered that one such mailing was sent to all 103,000 businesses registered in the state. The solicitation requested that the application…

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Secretaries of State Warn Businesses about Misleading Requests for Corporate Filings

January 31, 2019

Secretaries of State Warn Businesses about Misleading Requests for Corporate Filings by BridgehouseLaw Staff As companies enter the annual reporting season for 2019, multiple Secretaries of State have notified businesses to be wary of third-party requests for corporate filings and fees. The Secretary of State in West Virginia discovered that one such mailing was sent…

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Deutscher Fußball – Marketing weltweit

January 29, 2019

 Der Deutsche Fußball richtet sein Augenmerk vermehrt auf ausländische Märkte. Dies fiel besonders bei den von den Vereinen absolvierten Trainingslagern außerhalb von Deutschland Anfang diesen Jahres auf. So fuhren die meisten Vereine aufgrund des Klimas und der Nähe zur Vorbereitung auf die Rückrunde nach Spanien. Allerdings werden bei anderen Destinationen der wirtschaftliche Zweck und die…

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The French “Yellow Vests” movement and its spreading across Europe

January 25, 2019

The French “Yellow Vests” movement and its spreading across Europe In November, a new movement appeared in France: the gilets jaunesor “Yellow Vests” movement, a wide group of citizens, who gather together to protest against the French government and against President Emmanuel Macron’s economic policies. The movement started with a fuel tax rise and fed…

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The Impacts of the Government Shutdown on Consumers

January 22, 2019

The Impacts of the Government Shutdown on Consumers Almost five weeks have passed since the US government began its partial shutdown. While the media is reporting about the shutdown on a daily basis, not much seems to have changed in our daily lives. Maybe some have experienced crowded border controls at US airports and by…

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Future of the German Automobile Industry in the United States

January 17, 2019

On Tuesday, December 4, 2018, Trump received executives from German car manufacturers, Daimler, BMW, and Volkswagen. The official reason for this meeting was to discuss investment opportunities in the United States. But the atmosphere of the meeting was determined by the ongoing U.S.-European trade tensions focused on automobile exports and the threat of tariffs.   Trump’s protectionism…

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Entrepreneurs: The Eccentric- Sometimes Cruel- Heroes of American Capitalism

January 9, 2019

What will happen, if Alan Greenspan writes a book?  Yes, the legendary former Fed Chairman and the acclaimed writer and historian created with Adrian Wooldridge a book with the full, epic story of America’s evolution from a small patchwork of threadbare colonies to the most powerful engine of wealth and innovation the world has ever seen.  Capitalism is…

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