Last summer, a law was enacted that raised the standard maximum deposit insurance amount (SMDIA) to $250,000. The law made permanent a previous temporary increase to $250,000 from the former maximum limit of $100,000. The new permanent maximum limit should … Continue reading
Author Archives: Mark Klein
Borrowers, Lenders and Processing Payments
The Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) is a federal consumer protection law that regulates the real estate settlement process, including the servicing of loans and the assignment of those loans. RESPA places a number of duties on lenders and … Continue reading
Social Media in the Workplace
The prevalence of social media, including postings that are meant for employment related topics in particular, has led to an increase in litigation on the subject between employees and their employers. The scenarios leading the parties to the courtroom are … Continue reading
Deleting Company Email
When a telecommunications company went defunct, almost literally on his way out the door, the former president and CEO of the company allegedly deleted certain e mails from the company’s computers. When the company was placed in receivership, the receiver … Continue reading
How to Franchise Your Business
You have a small successful business and you just have that feeling that it could be replicated with equal success. One traditional means of doing this would be to open more company stores on your own, but doing so obviously … Continue reading