…bachelor’s degree in political science from Virginia Tech in 2000 and law degree from Harvard University in 2003. After graduating, she moved to New York City, then to Washington, D.C.,…
Search Results for law
Should I File in Delaware or Nevada?
…The short answer: taxes. Delaware, also known as the incorporation state, has an especially business-friendly corporate law. Thanks to this law, any out-of-state business that files in Delaware pays no…
Title IX Turns 50, but Fight for Equality Continues
…according to Bloomberg Law. Still, the next frontier for the law will likely revolve around trans athletes. Sweeping changes to Title IX are expected this year in order to combat…
Hong Kong Dispatch: Ryanne Lai Is Democratizing Legal Services
Ryanne Lai is a Hong Kong native whose company, Dragon Law, delivers legal services to small and medium-sized businesses through an online platform. While Lai, who is a lawyer, never…
Finally, More Protection for Pregnant Workers
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act could be a game changer for millions of American workers. (Credit: freestocks.org, Pexels) A new law is about to make workplaces more inclusive and accessible…
Story and Video Descriptions
…Sheela’s harrowing experience getting her green card led her to start her own business specializing in immigration law and to launch the most popular law firm website in the world….
Debra Haaland
…aim at the tax-reform law Republicans passed last year, embracing a theme that’s increasingly being used by Democratic candidates looking to take advantage of the law’s lack of popularity with…
Businesswomen on the Ballot – Eileen Bedell
…at Virginia Tech, she was just 20 years old. In 1996, she earned a law degree from the Marshall-Wythe School of Law at the College of William & Mary. Not…
Meet the Abortion Clinic Owner Who Took on Texas
…law effectively prohibits abortions in Texas, as the vast majority of people who seek abortions are at least six weeks pregnant. Miller is a plaintiff in the lawsuit asking the…
Podcast Transcript
…was like in Social Security heaven. Colleen DeBaise: And after that, she was recruited by a big Chicago law firm. Alison Chung: The managing partner of the law firm approached…
Celebrity Chefs Padma Lakshmi, Gail Simmons Expected to Join Thousands at March Against Abortion Ban in Texas
…efforts against the abortion laws. The statement details ways companies can support their employees who might be affected by the draconian law. Texas might only be the beginning of what…
Nurturing Expecting Employees, Before and After
…Perkins recommends speaking with a lawyer about the specifics of locally applicable laws to your business. “In terms of startups, you may have a lawyer in your group and you…
25 Years Since Women Needed a Male Co-Signer
…to sign the law, says the legislation “ushered in a transformation in women’s enterprise development” by addressing a number of barriers to women at that time. The law established the…
Barriers Remain, But LGBT Business Owners See New Opportunities
…women- or minority-owned. The new law would require that LGBT entrepreneurs get a shot at those contracts as well. “Even though the LGBT community creates immense economic activity to the…
Why Entrepreneurs Should Never Be Satisfied
Pat Law, owner of social-media agency Goodstuph in Singapore, clearly likes to hire people like herself. A recent employment ad, posted on her company’s Facebook page, says “the lazy, the…