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The corporate transparency act
Congress passed the Corporate Transparency Act in 2021 to combat the facilitation of illicit activities by malicious actors concealing their ownership of corporate entities...
The looming threat of digital taxation in Louisiana
Taxing the digital economy is the latest, expanding frontier in state and local taxation. With digital goods and services making up an ever-larger share...
What do recent DOL opinions on FMLA mean for intermittent leave and holidays?
The Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) allows an employee to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid and job-protected leave for qualifying family and...
Who is a ‘legal’ parent entitled to custody under Louisiana law when the spouses...
As of today, the law is unclear. There are a number of ways that a person can become a parent of a child in...
Employers must provide leaves of absence for workers who need medically necessary genetic testing...
In the 2023 Regular Session, Louisiana lawmakers passed Act No. 210 (the Act), which provided protections for employees who are absent from work to...
A legal education can provide many paths outside the courtroom
Many people with law degrees have gone on to work in areas such as human resources, technology, entertainment, and health care, to name a...
A guide to employment-based immigration
Employers interested in hiring immigrants may apply for employment-based visas and green cards on their behalf. Both permanent and temporary visas are available. With...
What Louisiana companies need to know about cryptocurrency and digital transactions
Talk of bitcoin and cryptocurrency has been unavoidable in recent years. What should Louisiana businesses understand to play in this new sandbox? First, the...
The best time to review your corporation’s organizational documents is now
Among the obligations of most corporate boards of directors is the requirement to conduct a periodic review of their company’s organizational documents. Given the...
The intersection of equity and wellness in the workplace
Research has proven that programs geared toward creating a more equitable workplace culture lead to increased productivity, employee morale, and talent retention. Recent events ranging...
Emojis and the law: Why these cartoonish symbols have evidentiary value
Emojis are a trend not only in communication but also in the law. With more than 3,500 emojis available and approximately ninety-five percent (95%)...
Landlords’ and tenants’ continued concerns with the eviction moratoriums
Federal, state, and local moratoriums on evictions were established early in the COVID-19 pandemic. Although the primary focus of these initiatives was to protect...
Do you know how to protect your trade secrets?
Louisiana adopted its version of the Uniform Trade Secrets Act in 1981. It is found in La. R.S. 51:1431 et. seq. The Act defines...
Telehealth: From crisis response to cornerstone of healthcare
Have we firmly established the role of telehealth as an ongoing, effective tool in the delivery of healthcare services, particularly in the face of physician shortages and issues facing rural, underserved, and otherwise hard-to-reach populations?
Juvenile mediation: It’s not just for kids
Mediation is one of the best-known and most used techniques of the whole arena known as Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Practices. Still, it has yet to be used to its fullest advantage and in all the areas of law in Louisiana as it has been and continues to be throughout the world.
Change is on the way for employment law, and not just because of COVID-19
The COVID-19 crisis brought some things to a standstill, but it didn’t stop big developments in employment law.
Unfortuitous, fortuitous events: Force Majeure in Louisiana
A refresher on the interpretation of contractual force majeure provisions and the scheme for addressing “fortuitous events” in the Louisiana Civil Code may be helpful to business owners—particularly considering Hurricane Laura and a possible “second wave” of COVID-19.
Do It Yourself: Lawyers beware when forming your LLC
Before you decide to be a “Do It Youself Lawyer” in forming your LLC, it's important to consider the implications.
Trust the law: No other institution of government is nearly as accurate or wise...
Everyone has a stake in the justice system. It affects all of society, from a person in small claims court to the prisoner facing...
California’s new consumer privacy law goes into effect January 1: Why should you care?
A tidal wave is coming, but not from the Gulf of Mexico. A new California law will soon wash over businesses throughout the country,...
