What Is Cryptocurrency? Cryptocurrency is a digital asset that is created and traded online. Miners (computer operators) establish new units of digital currency and record them on a blockchain, or a string of verified public transaction records. Cryptocurrency records...
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Illinois Restrictive Covenant Law: Key Changes, Requirements and Limitations
A growing number of states across the U.S. are enacting tougher restrictions on the enforceability of non-competition and non-solicitation covenants in the workplace, including Illinois, which recently passed legislation amending the Illinois Freedom to Work Act (the...
Special Considerations for Divorces Involving Middle Aged and Older Americans — Part Two
Part 2: Division of Assets and Debts, Retirement Benefits, and Estate Planning Matters As discussed in Part One of our two-part series detailing the social phenomenon know as “grey” divorce, a number of recent studies, reports and other analyses have found an...
Seven Things You Should Do Right Now to Protect Your Online Reputation
Billions of Google searches occur every day. Sources estimate that the average person conducts between three to four daily Google searches. While these statistics do not include searches occurring on Bing (2.96%) or Yahoo (1.51%), Google maintains about 92% of the...
Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Online Accounts and Estate Planning
There are many factors to consider when planning your estate in the event of your incapacitation or death. While discussions regarding traditional assets are crucial in the planning process, other factors should also be taken into consideration, such as plans for...
Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act Signed into Law by President Biden
The VAWA has Serious Implications for College Campuses On March 15, 2022, President Biden signed the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022 (the “VAWA”) into law. The VAWA, considered to be the most significant campus sexual assault legislation in a...
The Ongoing Battle Between Musk and the SEC Heats Up Again
Elon Musk's Tumultuous History With the SEC Tesla’s colorful CEO, Elon Musk, has a history of feuding with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and it looks like the fight isn’t over. In 2018, the SEC investigated Musk for securities fraud after he tweeted...
FAIR Act: U.S. House Passes Bill Eliminating Mandatory Arbitration Agreements
U.S. House Passes the FAIR Act On March 17, 2022, the United States House of Representatives passed the Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act (FAIR Act), which prohibits all pre-dispute mandatory arbitration provisions in certain contexts, including in class...
Special Considerations for Divorces Involving Middle-Aged and Older Americans — Part One
Part 1: Spousal Support, Access to Health Insurance and Adult Children In recent years, the growth in the divorce rate among middle-aged and older American couples has been an interesting trend that many researchers have been monitoring. Notably, studies, reports and...
Intellectual Property in the Metaverse
Goods and Services in the Metaverse Recent news articles are replete with references to the proliferation of trademark applications filed with the USPTO by various enterprises and high-profile personalities to register trademarks relevant to the sale of goods and...