The European Society of International Law has issued a call for papers for its 5th Biennial Conference, to be held in Valencia, September 13-15, 2012. [read post]

While different kinds of work within the gig economy share common characteristics as a type of freelance work, it can be broken down into four general sectors, each with distinct tax concerns: Transportation services, including ridesharing, delivering, and moving services; Non-transport service work, such as repair services or dog walking; Selling activity, such as selling novelty items or crafts; Leasing services, such as short-term rentals, home sharing, and renting parking… [read post]

The proposed settlement was entered into under the authority granted EPA in Section 122(h) of CERCLA, and requires the Respondents to pay $600,000.00 to the Hazardous Substances Superfund in settlement of past costs. [read post]

Many state and local officials host social media sites and use them to converse with followers on matters related to their governmental responsibilities, among other things.[1]  Not surprisingly, many choose to block from their sites certain members of the public they find disagreeable.[2] Being disagreeable, or at least in disagreement with such actions, blocked followers sometimes sue alleging that their exclusion violates the First Amendment.[3]  One of the most notable examples was a… [read post]