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New York Attorney General Sues Domino’s Pizza, Inc. for Joint Liability as a Franchisor for Alleged

On May 23, 2016, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman filed suit in New York state court against Domino’s Pizza, Inc. and three of its New York franchisees, alleging systematic underpayment of pizza-delivery workers amounting...

by Stites & Harbison, PLLC June 20, 2016

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Are Your Salaried Employees Still Exempt?

On May 18, 2016, the Department of Labor issued its long awaited regulations increasing the salary and compensation levels required for executive, administrative, and professional workers to qualify as "exempt" from overtime requirements.Key provisions of...

by Stites & Harbison, PLLC May 18, 2016

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Tennessee enacts Public-Private Partnership statute in quest to solve growing traffic problems

Thanks to newly enacted legislation signed into law in May 2016, Tennessee may be one step closer to solving a critical problem facing residents and officials in Middle Tennessee: How to solve Nashville’s growing traffic congestion.

by Stites & Harbison, PLLC May 11, 2016

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Counsel Beware: The Eleventh Circuit Expands the Liability of Creditor's Lawyers under the FDCPA

In a decision published on March 25, 2016, the Eleventh Circuit has joined three other Circuits in broadening the duties of a creditor’s counsel under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”) when communicating with...

by Stites & Harbison, PLLC April 27, 2016

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Tennessee Series LLC Basics: Liability Separation with a Single Entity

What is a “Series LLC”? It's a limited liability company that has elected to allow the creation of separate series. According to the statute: Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this chapter, or...

by Stites & Harbison, PLLC April 25, 2016

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Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015

As 2015 came to a close, businesses anxiously waited to see if certain tax provisions would be extended. The Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015 was adopted by the Senate with a 65-3...

by Stites & Harbison, PLLC April 06, 2016

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Contractors: The G-Man Cometh, Are You Ready?

Contractors are accustomed to taking a lot of risks. Many of those risks are obvious. Consider the contractor who agrees to build a pipeline at a fixed price per foot. If his crews can’t excavate...

by Stites & Harbison, PLLC March 25, 2016

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OCR Launches Phase 2 HIPAA Audits via Email Destined for Your Spam Folder

On March 21, 2016, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that it has begun the next phase of HIPAA compliance audits. The Phase 2 audits are being rolled out in three steps: Step 1...

by Dustyn B. Jones and Sarah Cronan Spurlock March 24, 2016