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May 27, 2025
Navigating COBRA Law: A Guide for Corporate Attorneys

Navigating COBRA Law: A Guide for Corporate Attorneys

COBRA Law Compliance The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) is a critical piece of legislation that presents both opportunities and challenges for employers and their legal advisors. While COBRA provides a vital safety net for employees and their families by allowing them to continue group health benefits under specific circumstances, it also imposes complex compliance requirements on employers...

May 26, 2025
Doing Business in Another State? Here’s Why Foreign Qualification Matters

Doing Business in Another State? Here’s Why Foreign Qualification Matters

By Eric Geringswald | CSC Companies doing business in a foreign state need to carefully consider whether to qualify there. Failure to do so could scuttle a deal, keep the company from enforcing a contract, or from bringing a lawsuit. It could also lead to significant fines, and, in a few states, even prison time. The Henrietta Lacks Case: A Cautionary Tale in Corporate Compliance The following excerpt from the 2025...

May 23, 2025
What’s New in Illinois Business Law: 2025 Changes Affect Nonprofits, LLCs, and Digital Asset Transactions

What’s New in Illinois Business Law: 2025 Changes Affect Nonprofits, LLCs, and Digital Asset Transactions

By Eric Geringswald | CSC Stay Compliant with Up-to-Date Illinois Business Law Resources Illinois lawmakers enacted several changes to the state’s business entity laws during the 2024 session. Changes included: A new reporting requirement requiring Illinois nonprofit corporations that report grants of $1 million or more to other charitable organizations to post on their websites the aggregated demographic...

May 02, 2025
2025 Massachusetts Business Law Update: Annotated Statutes, Case Law & Essential Forms

2025 Massachusetts Business Law Update: Annotated Statutes, Case Law & Essential Forms

By Eric Geringswald | CSC Comprehensive Coverage of Massachusetts Business Statutes and Regulations CSC’s Massachusetts Laws Governing Business Entities Annotated is a comprehensive collection of annotated Massachusetts business statutes and regulations and is an essential resource for business law practitioners in the state and the region. Updated with the Latest 2025 Legislative Developments The 2025 edition...

May 01, 2025
New Michigan Business Tax Changes Now in Effect

New Michigan Business Tax Changes Now in Effect

By Eric Geringswald | CSC Key Business Tax Changes in Michigan Michigan lawmakers approved changes to several of the state’s business tax statutes: Income tax on flow-through entity members — The Department of Treasury may require reasonable proof from a taxpayer related to the allocated share of tax paid by a flow-through entity claimed for a credit under Section 206.675, the direct or indirect flow...

April 29, 2025
Title IX, IEPs and the First Amendment: A Federal Law Survival Guide for Public Schools

Title IX, IEPs and the First Amendment: A Federal Law Survival Guide for Public Schools

In today’s educational landscape, navigating the classroom is only half the battle. The other half? Navigating the legal maze that surrounds every decision school leaders make. From student discipline to free speech, the legal stakes in public education have never been higher. Missteps can mean lawsuits, federal investigations or lasting reputational damage. That’s why resources like the Federal Public School...

April 01, 2025
Delaware Lawmakers Approve Changes to Trade Name Registration for Corporations and LLCs

Delaware Lawmakers Approve Changes to Trade Name Registration for Corporations and LLCs

By Eric Geringswald | CSC New Trade Name Legislation Takes Effect in 2025 Lawmakers in Delaware passed new legislation during the latest legislative session regarding trade names of corporations and LLCs. The new legislation takes effect June 2, 2025. Optional Trade Name Registration for Businesses The change allows—but does not require—a corporation or LLC transacting business in Delaware under a...

March 26, 2025
Stay Ahead of New York Business Law Changes with the CSC’s Spring 2025 Deskbook

Stay Ahead of New York Business Law Changes with the CSC’s Spring 2025 Deskbook

By Eric Geringswald | CSC New York business attorneys need the latest legislation and case notes to properly advise clients, conduct research, and prepare transactions. CSC’s New York Laws Governing Business Entities Annotated is the right resource to stay on top of legal developments and court decisions. Legislative Updates and Statutory Changes Recent legislative changes are captured in the Spring 2025 edition...

March 07, 2025
New Business Law in Connecticut Amends Tax Laws Governing  Pass-through Entities

New Business Law in Connecticut Amends Tax Laws Governing Pass-through Entities

By Eric Geringswald | CSC The 2024 legislative session of the Connecticut General Assembly produced numerous new statutes affecting corporations and other business entities. For example: Business entities, both domestic and foreign, must comply with new requirements when filing documents with the Secretary of the State. Registered agents in Connecticut must meet additional standards. The Connecticut Entity Transactions...

March 04, 2025
The 2025 Release of Symonds & O’Toole on Delaware Limited Liability Companies Addresses the DLLCA and other Judicial Decisions

The 2025 Release of Symonds & O’Toole on Delaware Limited Liability Companies Addresses the DLLCA and other Judicial Decisions

By Eric Geringswald | CSC The Delaware General Assembly has approved substantive changes to the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act over the last several years, and the 2025 Release of Symonds & O’Toole on Delaware Limited Liability Companies explores those changes. The 2025 updates include the full text and in-depth analysis of 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 amendments to the DLLCA, including amendments...

January 30, 2025
2025 Release of Voss on Delaware Contract Law now available

2025 Release of Voss on Delaware Contract Law now available

Voss on Delaware Contract Law is an unparalleled resource on the immense body of contract law that underpins the nation’s predominant corporate and alternative entities laws, as well as the contract-related disputes that are frequently addressed in Delaware’s renowned business courts and studied in commercial centers worldwide. Release 6 (January 2025) of Voss on Delaware Contract Law is now available. It...

January 29, 2025
Latest Updates to Indiana’s Business Entity Laws and New Case Law Available Now

Latest Updates to Indiana’s Business Entity Laws and New Case Law Available Now

By Eric Geringswald | CSC Indiana’s legislature approved changes to more than three dozen sections of the state’s laws governing business entities in 2024, including a new provision regarding notice requirements for health care entity mergers and acquisitions and amendments to the state’s LLC provision addressing the death of a sole member. These and other updates changes are captured in the 2025...

January 28, 2025
Alabama Legislature Repeals Annual Report Requirement for Corporations

Alabama Legislature Repeals Annual Report Requirement for Corporations

By Eric Geringswald | CSC Corporations are no longer required to file an annual report with Alabama’s Secretary of State. The legislation repealing the requirement went into effect on October 1, 2024. Corporations must still file a business privilege tax return with the state’s Department of Revenue. The change is one of more than 50 amendments made to the state’s laws governing business entities...

January 24, 2025
Stay on Top of Judicial Decisions Affecting Business Entity Law in Missouri

Stay on Top of Judicial Decisions Affecting Business Entity Law in Missouri

By Eric Geringswald | CSC Missouri business attorneys and their staff at small and large law firms need fast and easy access to the judicial decisions interpreting business entity law. CSC’s Missouri Laws Governing Business Entities Annotated includes case notes with the business entity statutes to ensure practitioners have the information they need to conduct research and counsel clients. The 2025 edition of...

January 08, 2025
California Legislature Approves 40+ Changes to State’s Business Entity Laws

California Legislature Approves 40+ Changes to State’s Business Entity Laws

By Eric Geringswald | CSC Overview of California Business Law Updates During the 2024 legislative session, the California legislature approved over 40 amendments to the California Corporations Code and related statutes. Key changes include new requirements for venture capital companies and franchise brokers, highlighting a commitment to modernizing the state’s business regulations. Comprehensive Coverage in...

January 07, 2025
Pennsylvania Lawmakers Amend UCC and Securities Statutes

Pennsylvania Lawmakers Amend UCC and Securities Statutes

By Eric Geringswald | CSC Updates to Pennsylvania’s UCC for Digital Assets Pennsylvania lawmakers approved significant changes to the state’s Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) in 2024. These changes establish rules and procedures for transactions involving digital assets, referred to as controllable electronic records. These records may include cryptocurrency and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Amendments to...

January 06, 2025
Changes to Business Entity Laws in Maryland and the District of Columbia

Changes to Business Entity Laws in Maryland and the District of Columbia

By Eric Geringswald | CSC Updates in Maryland Business Laws Maryland lawmakers approved provisions regarding emergency bylaws for corporations and the ratification of defective acts during the 2024 legislative session. These updates aim to address governance challenges and streamline corporate decision-making during emergencies. New Developments in Washington D.C. Business Law In Washington D.C., legislators introduced...

December 20, 2024
AI Terms, 'Coffee Badging' Among Top New Words In Law

AI Terms, 'Coffee Badging' Among Top New Words In Law

By Emily Sawicki Law360 (December 12, 2024) -- Burton's Legal Thesaurus recently announced this year's top new words in law, with entries like "coffee badging" and "hot-tubbing" joining the echelons of 2022's "meme stock" and 2023's "hallucination" as the thesaurus brings to light some of the most novel terms and talking points for lawyers in 2024. Picture it...

December 09, 2024
The Critical Need for Business Courts in Idaho's Rapidly Growing Economy

The Critical Need for Business Courts in Idaho's Rapidly Growing Economy

By Angelo L. Rosa | Managing Partner at ROSA PLLC & President at ALR Publications Ltd. Does Idaho have Business Courts? The short is answer is no, at least not yet. As a state, Idaho is currently growing at a faster rate than any other in the country. Population has grown an average of 1.8% annually since 2010, with the largest increases occurring over the past five years. Migration from states with higher costs...

December 09, 2024
CSC’s South Dakota Deskbook Provides Practitioners with a Collection of Business and Trust Law Statutes

CSC’s South Dakota Deskbook Provides Practitioners with a Collection of Business and Trust Law Statutes

By Eric Geringswald | CSC CSC , in collaboration with legal publisher LexisNexis , has released the 2023 edition of South Dakota Laws Governing Business Entities Annotated to provide legal professionals in the state with the comprehensive resource they need to counsel clients, and complete transactions , and conduct business. This edition contains up-to-date South Dakota business entity legislation and other valu ed...

December 09, 2024
California Legislature Approves more than 90 changes to State’s Business Entity Laws

California Legislature Approves more than 90 changes to State’s Business Entity Laws

By Eric Geringswald | CSC More than 90 sections of California’s Corporations Code and related codes were added or amended during the 2023 legislative session, including laws regarding meetings, contracts, fictitious business names, ratification or validation of noncompliant corporate actions, and a new division in the Uniform Commercial Code regulating transactions involving “controllable electronic records...

December 09, 2024
Changes to Montana Business Laws Address Taxation, Corporate Filings, the Protection of Vulnerable Persons and more

Changes to Montana Business Laws Address Taxation, Corporate Filings, the Protection of Vulnerable Persons and more

By Eric Geringswald | CSC Changes made to Montana’s business laws during the latest legislative session included an amendment to recognizing entities formed under federally recognized Indian tribes, a provision allowing company directors to rescind their resignation, provisions designed to protect vulnerable persons from financial exploitation, and an amendment changing the income tax apportionment of multi-state...

December 09, 2024
Latest Updates to New York Business Entity Laws

Latest Updates to New York Business Entity Laws

By Eric Geringswald | CSC New York lawmakers recently added new requirements for LLCs with beneficial owners. This and other changes are captured in the Fall 2024 e dition of New York Laws Governing Business Entities Annotated . This edition captures the latest legislative changes through Chapter 312 of the 2024 Session. The Table of Sections Affected lists statutory changes and the Legislative Analysis provide s...

December 09, 2024
New Provisions in South Dakota Business Entity Law Added to Regulate Electronic Records

New Provisions in South Dakota Business Entity Law Added to Regulate Electronic Records

By Eric Geringswald | CSC South Dakota lawmakers added or amended more than 60 sections to the state’s business entity and trust laws during the latest legislative session, including new UCC provisions regulating electronic records such as cryptocurrency and NFTS. These changes are captured in the 2024 edition of South Dakota Laws Governing Business Entities and Trusts Annotated . The book features the full...

December 09, 2024
Maryland Revises Corporation Laws: 2023 MGCL and Statutory Trust Act Changes

Maryland Revises Corporation Laws: 2023 MGCL and Statutory Trust Act Changes

Updates to Key Sections of the MGCL Maryland lawmakers approved revisions to Corporations and Associations of the Maryland General Corporation Law (MGCL) regarding the following: Shares issued in a conversion The prohibition on bearer certificates Annual stockholder meetings of investment companies Remote voting at stockholder meetings Termination of a Real Estate Investment Trust Legislators...