The issue is Business and Professions Code section 10131 and Section 10137. Essentially, a licensed broker cannot pay a fee to a non-licensee to do something for which a real estate license is required. The court’s have addressed this (Shaffer v. Beinhorn (1923) 190 Cal. 569, 573-574, Tyrone v. Kelley (1973) 9 Cal.3d 1) and

If you own or operate a for profit corporation, LLC, limited partnership or “any business entity that requires registration or creation by filing a form with any governmental entity, you need to go and file at https://boiefiling.fincen.gov  There are 23 categories of exemptions, general partnerships and trusts do not need to register.  Tax-exempt

The first challenge to obtaining a waiver, or ascertaining the best way to overcome denial of entry into the United States is figuring out what information the U.S government has on you. The U.S. has a lot of information publicly available such as from here https://www.dhs.gov/foia-library and look here https://www.uscis.gov/records/electronic-reading-room.  However, you also want

Sharp v. S&S ACTIVEWEAR Music June 7, 2023, D.C. No. 3:20-cv-00654-
MMD-CLB See: Sharp v S&S

Constantly playing music in the workplace with sexually derogatory or violent content, can create a hostile or abusive environment and constituting discrimination because of sex. Harassment, whether by sound, or visual, does not need to be directly targeted at

Persons inadmissible because they were convicted of (or admit to) engaging in prostitution (See INA §212(a)(2)(D)(i) can use the less burdensome standard for a INA § 212(h) waiver.  Technically, the applicant for a waiver only needs to show her admission is not contrary to the national welfare and has been rehabilitated.  (INA §212(h)(2)) “Hardship to

In SIRY INVESTMENT, L.P. v. FARKHONDEHPOUR, the Supreme Court resolved a conflict in lower courts by ruling that treble damages and attorney’s fees pursuant to section 496(c) are recoverable in theft-related business tort cases.  The Court found it applies so treble damages and attorney’s fees can be awarded in a case concerning “fraudulent diversion of

Lawyers tend to overlook the simple truth about the four elements “fair use doctrine” under 17 U.S.C. § 107 stretching arguments far beyond common sense.  A recent case clearly sets out the commonsense aspect of “fair use”.  In MCGUCKEN V. PUB OCEAN LTD. plaintiff’s slightly cropped photographs of a lake were posted without seeking or