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Paid Sick Leave in New Jersey: What’s the Prognosis?
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The proliferation of paid sick leave laws has arrived in New Jersey. On May 2, 2018, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law the New Jersey Paid Sick Leave Act, which takes effect October 29, 2018. The Act, which applies to nearly all employers and employees in the Garden… Continue reading
What is GDPR and Why You Should Care?
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The European Union (EU) has long recognized the importance of privacy as a human right. In 1980, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) issued the “Recommendations of the Council Concerning Guidelines Governing the Protection of Privacy and Trans-Border Flows of Personal Data,” which laid out seven principles governing… Continue reading
SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations Begins Conducting Targeted Reviews Related to Crypto-Assets
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The United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) are now conducting examinations of investment advisers concerning “crypto-assets,” which they define to include crypto-currency, initial coin offerings, distributed ledger technology, blockchain or any related products, and pooled investment vehicles investing in these assets or… Continue reading
Aretha Franklin is Reported to Not Have Left Behind a Will
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Last week, Aretha Franklin passed away at 76 due to advanced pancreatic cancer. This week, reports have been coming in claiming that the Queen of Soul had died without a Will or Trust. According to her long-standing attorney, Don Wilson, he had requested that she establish a trust numerous times,… Continue reading
Trademark Registration of Colors—Stay Mellow, Yellow
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As you may have read in our last article, a color or a color scheme can sometimes fall under a company’s trademark if they can prove its distinctiveness. However, what isn’t enough to meet the trademark threshold? General Mills sought registration of the predominant, yellow color of its well-known Cheerios… Continue reading
Stark & Stark Investment Management & Securities Practice Group Submits a Comment Letter to the SEC on Recent Rule Proposals
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Stark & Stark’s Investment Management & Securities Practice Group submitted a comment letter to the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (“SEC”) in response to the SEC’s proposed interpretation of the standard of conduct under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. While Stark & Stark largely agreed with the SEC’s proposed interpretation… Continue reading
EMS Bankruptcy Preference Complaints: Trade Creditors Protect Yourselves
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In the last few days, hundreds of bankruptcy complaints against trade creditors were filed by bankrupt Chapter 11 debtor VRG Liquidating, LLC (formerly EMS) (docket 16-10971). The crux of the complaints that many businesses will be shortly served concern “preferences,” requesting the return of money received from bankrupt debtors 90… Continue reading
Can College Loans Be Required In a Marital Settlement Agreement?
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During a divorce, many topics are covered in the Marital Settlement Agreement, and many more when the divorcing couple have children together. This can include child support as well as future college contributions. Depending on the agreement, the divorcing parties may specifically determine the percentages that each will pay for… Continue reading
More Retail Chapter 11 Filings – Thomasville & Chevys Stakeholders File for Bankruptcy; Mattress Firm Appears to be Next
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Within the last week, two (2) retailers filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, Heritage Home Group LLC and Real Mex Restaurants. Heritage originally emerged after a 2013 bankruptcy of the Thomasville, Broyhill, and Lane furniture brands, and Rex Mex operates Chevys Fresh Mex, El Torito, and other full-service restaurant brands…. Continue reading
Trademark Registration of Colors—Only Once in a Blue Moon
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The average consumer has probably heard of terms like “trademark” and “copyright” before, but what falls under trademark? Do colors or color schemes fall under the category of a trademark? The answer may surprise you. Trademarks and service marks are “any word, name, symbol, or device, or of any combination… Continue reading
