An ever-expanding group of plaintiffs- are using the citizen suit provision of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act ("RCRA") to address alleged regulatory violations, seek cleanup of wastes alleged to be causing an imminent and substantial endangerment, and pursue fee awards. Defendants should consider the following key questions when sued under RCRA's citizen suit provisions.
As a result of the global economic crisis and a lack of opportunities, many enterprises are trying to participate in public tenders in Bulgaria in order to develop business activities financed by public resources including those provided by the structural funds of the European Union. This brief article discusses the participation in public tenders in Bulgaria.
Courts are increasingly recognizing the manageability issues inherent in class-wide treatment of alleged misclassification claims, which may curtail class certification of unwieldy misclassification cases. However, independent contractor lawsuits are on the rise as employers attempt to rely on non-employee workers to fall outside US Fair Labor Standards ACt ("FLSA") regulations.
Unless companies are content to serve as fodder for future editions of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) Supervisory Highlights report and as the subjects of glowing CFPB press releases announcing eye-popping consumer recoveries and civil money penalties, they will finally make the investments that are necessary to effectively regulate their own conduct and to minimize the risks they pose to consumers.
This QuickCounsel presents the pros and cons of conducting business activities through the most popular forms, i.e., limited liability company, joint-stock company, limited partnership, limited joint-stock partnership, registered partnership and professional partnership in Poland.
This article contains issues related to using social media in hiring that in-house counsel should consider.
Use of social media and online marketing is becoming a mainstay in corporate communications. This resource outlines questions to consider when dealing with the ever-present world of social media marketing.
This Top Ten provides a brief overview of important tips for addressing and mitigating insider threats in a cost-efficient manner.
In this Quick Overview, in-house counsel can learn about the penalties of noncompliance when it comes to compensating workers at entry-level positions in the United States.
The results of insider trading enforcement and sentencing continue to follow trends of years past. Review this QuickCounsel to learn more.