Grounding of Tax Law Sought by Travel Companies
03/7/2011 Durham County and the state of North Carolina is being sued by Orbitz, as well as five other travel companies, over a new law that obliges them to pay sales and occupancy levy on Internet-arranged hotel stays. The lawsuit, which was filed Feb 4, claims the governments are in violation of both the US […]
State Officials says Affordable Care Act not in Effect in Florida
03/7/2011 Health insurers that overcharge consumers in Florida will not be required to issue rebate checks. This is one of the consequences that are slowly emerging after a federal judge declared void the Affordable Care Act. Republican state officials, buoyed by the decision of Florida federal Judge Roger Vinson that mandatory insurance is unconstitutional and […]
Legal Notices Debate Rages On
03/7/2011 While a good week is seemingly non-existent for the newspaper industry nowadays, last week was particularly hard for the Gannett New Jersey family. Pink slips were given by the Courier-Post to one part-timer and three full-time employees. By the end of the week, almost half of the staff of three Gannett sister papers – […]