Paul Peter Nicolai Mar 126 minPrivate Software Licenses vs. Government Software LicensesGovernment procurement regulations automatically insert clauses into software licenses which are surprisingly different than private deals.
Paul Peter Nicolai Mar 39 minThe State of Cannabis BankingFinding banking services for marijuana related businesses remains tough and is only changing slowly. Legalizing hemp may have helped that.
Paul Peter Nicolai Feb 252 minAnother Tool To Recover Excessive Executive CompensationIn certain jurisdictions, creditors may be able to call excessive compensation paid to manager-shareholders as unlawful dividends
Paul Peter Nicolai Feb 182 minNew Alternative for Cheaper Small Business BankruptcyChapter 11's high cost and complexity make it too difficult for small businesses to successfully reorganize. Congress has passed amendments to the Bankruptcy...
Paul Peter Nicolai Nov 26, 20193 minNLRB Issues Guidance on Handbook RulesThe NLRB General Counsel has issued a Guidance Memorandum laying out how NLRB Regional Offices receiving claims of improper employment policies are to interp...
Paul Peter Nicolai Nov 16, 20194 minThe Law of Wage AdvancesThere is a new type of payment product that gives workers immediate access to wages even if their next payday isn’t scheduled for a week or more. These produ...
Paul Peter Nicolai Nov 6, 20196 minPaid Time Off Is ChangingUS protected family and medical leave has centered on three types of personal life changes: leave for new parents, leave for those caring for an ill family m...
Paul Peter Nicolai Oct 22, 20195 minDevelopments for Gig Economy WorkersUnder US law persons doing work are either independent contractors or employees. If they do not meet the test to be an independent contractor, they are presu...
Paul Peter Nicolai Oct 7, 20199 minBinding Employment Policies & Agreements in the Digital Age Going electronic with employment policies and agreements requires more than just going electronic to make them binding.
Paul Peter Nicolai May 2, 20196 minM&A Earnout ThoughtsEarn-out arrangements are often crucial in bridging price expectations between buyer and seller and getting a deal to closing. Unfortunately, earn-out provis...
Paul Peter Nicolai Feb 1, 20197 minPersonal Liability for LLC ActionsLike a corporation, a limited liability company (LLC) is liable for its obligations to others. No other person, as owner or agent, is vicariously liable for ...
Paul Peter Nicolai Jan 1, 20197 minIRS Statute of LimitationsHow long the IRS has to audit and assess taxes is an important – and complicated – question. The IRS Typically Has Three Years. The overarching federal tax s...