Corporate Law

The LLC is an increasingly popular form of business organization that simplifies corporate formalities and offers significant tax benefits to its members. Since LLCs enjoy limited liability,...

The Limited Liability Company (LLC) is an alternative to the traditional corporation. It has the major benefit of "pass-through" tax treatment, meaning LLC income is not taxed separately from the...

Many forms of business organization are available to the budding entrepreneur, including sole proprietors, partnerships, LLCs and corporations. Among these, the corporation is the most popular, in...

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 makes it illegal for an employer to discriminate against an employee, 40 years or older, due to his age. An employer may not use the ages of...

In California, the Secretary of State is responsible for chartering corporations and maintaining business filings. The Nonprofit Corporation Law (Section 5000 to 10,008) of the California...

A close corporation is a form of enterprise where the owner/shareholders are actively involved in the business affairs and management of the company. In order to insure that control remains with...

If you have always wanted to start a Tax Exempt Corporation, then this is your eHow article! This How-To will tell you how to file for Tax Exempt Status, what the difference between Non-Profit...

For those interested in performing research in a particular area, it is sometimes necessary to write a prospectus. A prospectus is basically a proposal outlining what you plan on researching, how...

This article is about how to respond to a complaint that was filed against you that jeopardizes your professional license.

Homeowners associations are created to protect the community and have significant lot of control over the community, including how properties should be handled. HOAs may make rules about the...

The e-discovery process is a long and arduous one. And the first step is to ensure that all possible responsive data to a request is adequately preserved. Failure to do so could result in...

E-discovery is the process by which electronic data is sought, located, secured, and searched to use as evidence in a civil or criminal legal case. The final stage of the E-discovery process is...

After archiving and preserving electronically stored information for the purposes of e-discovery, the next step is to collect this information once litigation arises. The process of collection...

After electronically stored information has been collected, either via software or by IT professionals and consultants, the next phase of e-discovery is the processing phase. This is when all the...

If you graduated with a law degree and have some understanding of technology, than you have skills that are in high demand. Electronic discovery, or e-discovery, is a growing area of law that...

E-discovery is a rapidly growing function within all company legal departments. It is a crucial component of litigation and, thanks to the amended Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, noncompliance...

Instituting a litigation hold in the event of litigation is the first step in ensuring a legally defensible e-discovery process. For a litigation hold to actually work, however, stakeholders must...

A prolonged strike is in nobody's interest, so finding and using good methods to negotiate a strike is essential. While every negotiator uses his or her own techniques, a few steps will help you...

A labor strike is a financially stressful and personally difficult period for people on both sides of the picket line. Knowing how to end a strike quickly and satisfactorily is important to...

Everyone has to pay federal income tax, even corporations. The way your corporation will pay its taxes depends upon the specific type of corporation you have. Most corporations are considered...

Everyone has to pay federal income tax, even corporations. The way your corporation will pay its taxes depends upon the specific type of corporation you have. Most corporations are considered...

Under performing stock, bad management and a tarnished reputation can all lead major stockholders in a corporation to revolt, replacing key individuals with so-called "new blood" in the hope that...

A pre-incorporation agreement is a key component to the incorporation process for any business. This is true especially for small businesses with multiple shareholders who are active in the daily...

Recent changes have made U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) compliance laws for shareholder meetings even easier to work with. The newest changes have specified that the use of Internet...