Keeping Up With SEO and Social Media: March Roundup
Earlier this month, Google sent the Search Engine Optimization (SEO) world into a frenzy when they announced, “Starting April 21, we will be expanding our use of mobile-friendliness as a ranking signal. This change will affect mobile searches in all languages worldwide and will have a significant impact in our search results.”
Member Spotlight: Brian J. Servatius
This article is part of an ongoing series designed to give our members an opportunity to learn more about their colleagues. Members are chosen at random and asked to respond to a set of ten questions.
The Definition of Accredited Investor Remains a Hot Topic
The current rules establish an individual net worth standard of $1,000,000 (excluding the value of the principal residence) and an alternative annual income standard of $200,000 per year for an individual and $300,000 for a married couple. These figures have gone without adjustment since 1982; it is estimated that over 12,000,000 US individuals are now accredited under these guidelines.
Disability Estoppel: The Intersection of Disability Benefits and Disability Discrimination Claims
It seems like an obvious conflict: an employee claims that she has a disability and is qualified and able to work at a job. She complains of discrimination because the employer terminated her because of her disability. Yet, in practically the same breath, she applies for disability benefits, insisting that she is unable to work and is therefore entitled to benefits. She should be estopped from one of those claims, right?
New Nomenclature for the New Year – Social Purpose Corporations
This article originally appeared in the ACBA Business Law Section February 2015 Newsletter. Effective as of 2012, the California legislature amended California corporate law to add two new categories of corporation: the benefit corporation and the flexible purpose corporation. Both of these new designations were intended to allow a corporation to take into account broad […]