Nearly Over 30 Years Of Representing Businesses And Their Owners
By Gregory J. Norys All employers are required to verify the citizenship status for new employees before the first date of employment. As part of the process, all employers are required to obtain a Form I-9 for all new employees. On October 21, 2019 the Office of Management and Budget approved a new I-9 form. On January 31, 2020, the…
By Sherrie M. Flynn Download a PDF of this article here The outbreak of the COVID-19 virus is having significant impacts on companies, including disruption of supply chains and performance of delivery obligations. As a result, some companies may desire to be excused from their contractual obligations due to these events to avoid losses that may arise from inability to…
Gregory J. Norys, a partner at Coleman & Horowitt, LLP recently joined Valley Innovators on their podcast providing insight on recent government acts intended to help small business owners and their employees through the Coronavirus pandemic. Greg discussed the new Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), Emergency Family Medical Leave Act (EFMLA), Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act (EPSL), and implications…
By Gregory J. Norys Download a PDF of this article here Congress and the President have come together to provide relief to Americans affected by COVID-19. The first piece of legislation, called the “Families First Coronavirus Response Act” (“FFCRA”) contains several major provisions, three of which directly impact employers with up to 500 employees. Two components require paid leave (with…
This blog is an excerpt from an original article titled, “Serious Consideration Must Be Given In Responding To CLRA Demands” by Darryl H. Horowitt and Kelsey A. Seib. “The Consumer Legal Remedies Act (“CLRA”) gives consumers the right to sue a seller, individually and on behalf of a class of affected consumers, if the seller defrauded the consumer. A lawsuit…
Continuing the tradition, Coleman & Horowitt, LLP once again hosted a group of students for the CART Law Lab Job Shadowing day. This year’s visit was organized by Keith White, Kelsey Seib, and Stephanie Dunn. The day started off with a tour of the office and highlighted necessary requirements for a functioning law firm. After the tour, the students went…
On December 3, 2019, Senator Thom Tillis, R-NC, chaired the Senate Committee on the Judiciary Intellectual Property Subcommittee hearing entitled “Fraudulent Trademarks: How They Undermine the Trademark System and Harm American Consumers and Businesses.” The hearing focused on ways to address fraudulent trademark filings, which have increased, particularly fraudulent filings by companies in China. According to Professor Barton Beebe, one…
By Greg J. Norys Read the article here. A no-match letter is a notice sent by the Social Security Administration (“SSA”) to employers when an employee’s name and Social Security number do not match. The stated purpose of these letters is to ensure that the Social Security payments an employer makes on an employee’s behalf are properly credited to the…
Although an author automatically gains copyright protection for her work immediately upon the work’s creation, an author may not file an infringement action in court until “registration of the copyright has been made” in accordance with the Copyright Act. The Supreme Court was recently called upon to resolve a split amongst the circuit courts regarding when registration of a copyright…
By Gary S. Shuster It is important to remember that a patent does not give anybody the right to do what the patent covers. For example, if I had a patent on a more effective delivery system for MDMA or LSD, having a patent doesn’t change the fact that those drugs are considered Schedule 1 and illegal under almost…