Learn about Business Law
What is Business Law? Business law consists of multiple areas of law dealing with the interactions between a business, its employees, the government, the public and other companies. Areas of Business Law A few basic areas of law that businesses have to deal with are: contracts, corporations, tax, intellectual property, and employment law in addition to many others. How Business Law Attorneys Help Business law attorneys typically specialize in transactional work, meaning that they do not litigate or represent clients in court.
Los Angeles Immigration Attorneys
Our Los Angeles immigration attorneys & lawyers can help you or your company secure a work visa for business-related matters, such as advising you on obtaining a short-term visa for business trip or a work visa that will allow an employee or executive work within the United States or abroad for an extended period of time. Some of the types of visas that the Los Angeles immigration attorneys on UpCounsel have helped clients obtain include: H-1B visas, which is for temporary employment in specialty occupations, O-1 visas, where an individual possesses extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics, L-1, which is for employees of an international company with offices in both the United States and abroad, E-2 visa, which is for investors, along with several other popular work visas.
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A Guide to Trademarking a Band Name You have the band members, you have the music, but what else needs to be done to make this new group official? What many people did not know is how significant a role trademarking a band name can have on its members.
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Our experienced Portland trademark attorneys & lawyers represent individuals and businesses with everything they need to secure and protect their trademarks. Our attorneys can help individuals with everything from trademark clearance searches to determine whether the desired mark is available for adoption, use, and registration. By reviewing the search reports thoroughly, they can conclusively determine the extent to which a mark is already being used and the potential success of filing a trademark. Trademark licensing can be complex, but our trademark attorneys have experience drafting agreements on behalf of both licensees and trademark owners - thus allowing you to capitalize on your valuable intellectual property. Our Portland trademark attorneys can also draft and file your trademark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), including Intent to Use and Use in Commerce applications.
Open Enrollment is Around the Corner! Here's What You Should Know.
November 15, 2014 is the first day of open enrollment under the Affordable Care Act for the 2015 year. The Affordable Care Act, also unofficially known as Obamacare, was enacted in 2010 in order to provide more affordable health care insurance to Americans. Here are the important dates to remember: Open enrollment period begins November 15, 2014 and ends February 15, 2015.If you want your coverage to be effective January 1, 2015, you should enroll by December 15, 2014.If you want to change the coverage plan you purchased in 2014 for a new plan in 2015, you must also enroll by December 15, 2014. This will be the second year that open enrollment will take place and it’s important that we all be aware of the repercussions if we choose to opt out of enrollment. If you’re an employer, the penalties you’ll face in year two will finally kick in if you choose not to provide employee health coverage.
Learn How to Trademark a Slogan
A Guide to Trademarking a Slogan A slogan is a sentence or phrase that serves to identify a particular product or company in a manner that distinguishes it from all others. Slogans do one of two things, either they are part of a campaign to actually sell a good or service for monetary value or they are intended to amuse or provoke people.
New York City Tax Attorneys
The New York City tax attorneys & lawyers on UpCounsel are dedicated to helping businesses resolve any tax disputes. Our tax attorneys are highly experienced in tax law and will assist you in resolving any IRS tax problems, state tax disputes, as well as other tax services such as IRS and state tax returns, audits, and more. No matter the type of business tax issue or counsel you require, our skilled New York City tax attorneys will dedicate their attention and develop a personalized plan to best assist your unique situation.
California Immigration Attorneys
Our California immigration attorneys & lawyers can help you or your company secure a work visa for business-related matters, such as advising you on obtaining a short-term visa for business trip or a work visa that will allow an employee or executive work within the United States or abroad for an extended period of time. Some of the types of visas that the California immigration attorneys on UpCounsel have helped clients obtain include: H-1B visas, which is for temporary employment in specialty occupations, O-1 visas, where an individual possesses extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics, L-1, which is for employees of an international company with offices in both the United States and abroad, E-2 visa, which is for investors, along with several other popular work visas.
Immigration Law
A Guide to Immigration Law Immigration law refers to the rules and policies the federal government has put in place to control who is allowed to enter a country, how long they can stay and matters such as legal citizenship or naturalization. Additionally, immigration law will deal with foreigners who enter a country without permission, overstay their visit or otherwise lose their legal status.
Affordable Care Act - Learn More on UpCounsel
Learn More about the Affordable Care Act You’ve heard the term over and over throughout the years, but what exactly is the Affordable Care Act? The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is a shorter name for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act which was signed into law by President Barack Obama in 2010. The Affordable Care Act, most commonly refered to as "Obamacare" was implemented to regulate the health care industry, provide more Americans with affordable health insurance, and improve the quality of health insurance and health care in the United States. The Affordable Care Act - What does it do?
