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Taxation
2013 Legislative Update: New Tax Credit Registry Administered by LDR
New Tax Credit Registry Will Track Credits, Including Transfers In this year’s session, the Louisiana Legislature created a new tax credit registry to be administered by the Louisiana Department of Revenue (LDR) in Act No. 418. When state agencies issue tax credits, they are now required to send information on the tax credit to LDR, […]
- December 10, 2013
- By Allen & Gooch
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Employment Law & Litigation
NLRB Rules Against Costco for Social Media Policy
Social Media Policy Held to Limit Collective Bargaining Last year, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled that a provision of Costco’s Employee Handbook prohibiting employees from electronically posting statements that damage the Company or damage any person’s reputation constituted an unfair labor practice. In so ruling, the Board found that the general prohibition would […]
- December 9, 2013
- By Allen & Gooch
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Maritime Casualty
Seaman Status: Do Your Employees Qualify?
Special Privileges Afforded to Seamen under Maritime Law A seaman enjoys special rights under the law that are not afforded to other employees, such as the right to receive maintenance and cure if injured while in service of a vessel and the right to sue their employer in tort under the Jones Act. However, many […]
- December 7, 2013
- By Allen & Gooch
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Professional Liability
The Basic Duties of Insurance Agents in Louisiana
Do you know what duties insurance agents owe to their clients in Louisiana? Insurance agents in Louisiana owe a duty of due diligence in obtaining coverage for their clients. Louisiana jurisprudence provides that an insurance agent who undertakes to procure insurance for another owes an obligation to his client to use reasonable diligence in attempting […]
- December 6, 2013
- By Allen & Gooch
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Employment Law & Litigation
NLRB Rules Against Employment-At-Will Policies
NLRB Cracks Down on Employee Handbooks Last year, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled against the American Red Cross and Hyatt Hotels Corp. with respect to the employment-at-will provisions contained within their employee handbooks. The provision in the American Red Cross’s employment handbook provided that the at-will employment relationship could not be amended, modified, […]
- December 3, 2013
- By Allen & Gooch
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Construction Law
Builder’s Risk 101: Protecting Your Construction Project
Insurance Adds Protection for Buildings While They are Under Construction Builder’s Risk Insurance is typically purchased by the owner or contractor of a building under construction to protect against certain damage to that property during the course of construction. In many cases where the builder purchases the policy, the owner should also be listed as […]
- December 2, 2013
- By Allen & Gooch
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Maritime Casualty
Fifth Circuit Again Addresses LHWCA’s “Other Adjoining Areas”
Another Look at “Other Adjoining Areas” Only six months after its decision in New Orleans Depot Servs., Inc. v. Director, Office of Worker’s Compensation Programs, 718 F.3d 384 (5th Cir. 2013), the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals once again addressed the issue of what was a covered situs under the Longshore and Harbor Workers […]
- November 27, 2013
- By Allen & Gooch
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Construction Law
Know Your Coverage: Commercial General Liability Policies
Commercial General Liability Policies Will Not Cover Everything Did you know that the Commercial General Liability (CGL) Policies that contractors are required to carry by law do not generally cover the repair or replacement of the contractor’s own work? Whether you are a contractor trying to make sure you are covered, a property owner looking […]
- November 18, 2013
- By Allen & Gooch
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Employment Law & Litigation
Second Injury Fund: When You Can Ask for an Employee’s Medical History
Much to the surprise of companies who do not regularly work in Louisiana, and even a few that do, you can inquire into a new employee’s medical background in Louisiana. But, as with everything else in the law, it is never as easy as it first sounds. Second Injury Fund Provides Employers Reimbursements for Workers’ […]
- November 12, 2013
- By Allen & Gooch
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Business Litigation
2013 Legislative Update: Class Action Certification
Louisiana Legislature Clarifies Requirements for Class Action Certification Historically, Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure art. 591(A)(5) stated: “the class is or may be defined objectively in terms of ascertainable criteria, such that the court may determine the constituency of the class for purposes of the conclusiveness of any judgment that may be rendered in the […]
- November 11, 2013
- By Allen & Gooch
