Brief overview of differences between the Equal Rights Division (ERD) and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to assist people who want to file employment discrimination claims.

Brief overview of recent 10th Circuit ADA case involving plaintiff’s claim her migraines qualified her an individual with a disability.

Brief article discussing the relevance of receiving unemployment benefits to discrimination and wrongful termination claims.

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Synopsis of recent NLRB Board decision addressing Section 8(a)(1) violation when employer refused employee particular union rep during investigation of sexual harassment.

Overview of unemployment compensation in Wisconsin and the term “misconduct” in determining eligibility when a claimant is terminated.

Part II of this article discussed how individuals historically incorporated their businesses in the hopes of avoiding personal liability, but then often became dissatisfied with the so-called “double taxation” thereby resulting. This, among other motivations, brought the S-corporation and then, the limited liability company (LLC), into being. As a New York entertainment lawyer practicing in this day and age, I most often see limited liability companies (LLC’s) as opposed to other forms of entities used in film, music, television, publishing, and Internet businesses. However one cannot understand and appreciate the advantages typically provided by the limited liability company (LLC) unless superimposed as bas-relief upon the entity’s historical context – which gives further meaning to the LLC across all sectors and industries including entertainment and media.

Part I of this article discussed the process of selecting a new name for a business, typically a limited liability company (LLC) or a corporation in this day and age. Many people choose to incorporate or form an LLC, so as to minimize their personal liability for the debts, liabilities, and obligations of their business. There is cost to forming an entity, but the cost is often worth it. What follows is a brief discussion of “personal liability”, and the types of entities that may be available. These types of issues regarding corporations and limited liability companies (LLC’s) are often brought to an entertainment attorney such as myself in the context of new entertainment venture start-up companies and otherwise, but are in fact universal concerns across manifold sectors and industries besides entertainment.

While many artists continue to do business as individuals, there often comes a point in their career when it makes sense to ascend to the next level – to create a business, to create a company, usually in this day and age a limited liability company (LLC) or a corporation, with its own name and identity. In the fields of arts and entertainment, this process is often handled by and through an entertainment lawyer, and is often the first reason for which a new client seeks counsel. If you are an artist who has reached that point in your career, or even if you have already surpassed it and want to revisit your decision, then this article is for you. I am a New York entertainment lawyer who regularly handles corporate and LLC matters and my contact information appears below.