Alabama Tax Tribunal – Long Road to Tax Fairness
On the surface, not much has changed in Suite 301 of the Business Center of Alabama building in Montgomery. The office is in the same...
Affordable Care Act: State of the Uninsured
When President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law in 2010 — to provide health care coverage to uninsured Americans and expand...
Weaver and Sons Lawsuit: Your Company on the Line
Late on an October afternoon in 2007, a car headed east on Highway 84 in Clarke County crossed the center line and hit a...
Good to Know
From employee discrimination issues to the business of medicine, from legal ramifications of the ubiquitous email to regulations on one of the state’s newest...
Riding Herd on the Senate
Breaking up a fight was not in the job description, but Secretary of the Senate Patrick Harris takes seriously his role as the enforcer...
Job Hopping and Exit Interviews
Job hopping is no longer career suicide in today’s business world. In fact, labor mobility is considered an indicator of a strengthening economy and...
Headlines Review of 2013
JANUARY 2013
Philly Fed predicts economic gains
Transocean agrees to $1.4 billion payout
BP agrees to $4 billion criminal fine
Russell Brands announces layoffs
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Copyright Laws and Architectural Works
In the competitive world of moderately priced, residential community construction, a homebuyer might be excused for thinking, “Seen one. Seen ’em all.” With structural...
Private Judging Emerges in Alabama
Mediation and arbitration continue to grow in popularity in Alabama and beyond as a means of avoiding expensive and time-consuming public court battles. Now,...
Lawyers in the Board Room
At a company meeting several years back, the CEO of Reebok ranted about his aversion to lawyers, then turned to his general counsel and...