Regulations, business trends, and socioeconomic factors can all impact the way corporations are run. As those factors change, so too will corporate governance best practices. In 2020, some of the major trends that corporations will need to account for are:
Your business’s intellectual property is among its most valuable assets, and it’s important to protect it. However, there may be instances where it is advantageous to let other entities make use of your patents, trademarks, and other IP.
Licensing your intellectual property can yield various benefits to your business, but it does come with its risks as well.
A car accident case can be challenging enough when you have just one other driver involved. When there are two, three, four, or more drivers involved in a wreck, it can complicate things even further. In some cases, liability may not be completely clear, and there may be mitigating factors involved as well.
The end result is a much more challenging personal injury case. Following are some of the challenges of multi-car accidents when it comes to personal injury claims.
One way to raise capital for your business is to issue stock. There are many advantages to doing so, but also some drawbacks that are worth remembering. Because of those drawbacks, there are a few items to keep in mind when issuing stock.
Issuing stock can be beneficial for your business in the following ways:
A work injury may lead to a long-term disability, in some cases permanently limiting one’s ability to work. In Illinois, disability benefits are available under workers’ compensation, though there is one other option available as well—Social Security disability insurance (SSDI). These two types of benefits work in different ways, and it’s important to know which will benefit you most in the event of a job-related injury.
The ultimate purpose of workers’ compensation is to cover your expenses in the event of a work-related injury. In Illinois, that typically means medical expenses and related costs, though it can cover lost wages, job rehabilitation, and long-term disability, especially if an injury leaves you permanently crippled.
Running a hospital or medical practice involves more than just treating diseases or fixing broken bones. Numerous laws and regulations affect how doctors should handle patient information, bill insurers, refer patients, and so forth.
Among the most prominent laws doctors should keep in mind are the following:
Farmers tend to be cash poor and asset rich. The worth of your farmland and related assets may exceed estate tax exemption amounts, leading to a hefty tax being assessed on your property once you pass on. Additional complications may further drive up expenses. Often, families find themselves selling land—or even the farm as a whole—to generate cash to cover these expenses.
Preventing that from happening is a key part of your estate plan.
When planning out how your estate should be handled after you pass on, it’s important to make sure your plans are put together in the most effective, efficient way possible. Estate plans have many moving parts, and the strategies you incorporate into your plan will depend greatly on the nature of your property and assets.
An estate planning lawyer helps with every part of your estate planning process.
Accidents involving tractor trailers and other large commercial vehicles can be devastating. Recovering enough to pay for your injuries can be a challenge in these cases, partly due to how these types of lawsuits work.
While it may be simple enough to prove that the truck driver was indeed at fault for your injuries, actually recovering damages may prove a challenge.
Real estate investors may at times find themselves looking at properties that meet their requirements in all but one aspect—zoning. The zoning laws that apply to a given piece of property can restrict what you do with it, and it may be tempting to try to rezone it.
Here, we’ll go over the factors to consider before trying to rezone a property.
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