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Fees
154 published works
California Employers Blog
Recent Case Suggests Food and Beverage Service Charges May be “Gratuities” Payable to Employees
A recent decision by the California First District Court of Appeal held that mandatory service charges frequently used by hospitality employers may constitute “gratuities” under California law that need to…
A Seat at the Table
FDA Announces Reinspection and VQIP Fees for Fiscal Year 2020
By Joe Levitt, Maile Hermida, Elizabeth Fawell, Christine Forgues
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced its Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 fee rates, which in particular cover the fees for facility reinspections and participation in the Voluntary Qualified…
Real Estate Legal Update
Commercial service charges – a case for transparency
The RICS Professional Statement on Service Charges in Commercial Property (the Professional Statement) comes into force for service charge periods commencing on or after 1 April 2019. What is it…
Keeping It Real Estate
Service Charge – RICS code gets new teeth
As 2019 begins, the property sector is gearing up for the introduction of the new RICS professional statement, which will supersede the current code of practice from 1 April 2019.…
Your Texas Estate Plan
How much does this cost?
By Jacob Pelley
I get this question much more regularly now than 5 years ago. Thanks to the internet, we now have access to more information, and if you believe what you read, it…
Med Law Blog
2018 Pennsylvania Approved Medical Records Fees
On December 2, 2017, the Department of Health issued the new maximum fees for duplication of medical records. The link to the Pennsylvania Bulletin Announcement follows: Click Here to Read…
Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest
SEC Approves a Longer Period to Review Fees for the Consolidated Audit Trail
Earlier this year, several exchanges and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority filed proposed rule changes to adopt industry member fees that would fund the consolidated audit trail (CAT). The proposed…
Banking, Finance and Securities
Latest FCA Quarterly Consultation
By Simon Lovegrove (UK), Matthew Gregory (UK)
The FCA has published Consultation Paper 17/32: Quarterly Consultation No. 18 (CP17/32). In CP17/32, the FCA is proposing changes to: chapter 3 of the Fees manual so that the FCA may charge…
Banking, Finance and Securities
ESMA advises Commission on fees for trade repositories
On 15 January 2016, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) received a formal request from the European Commission (Commission) to provide technical advice to assist the Commission in formulating…
Legal Profession Blog
Cleaning Arrangement With Client Draws Charges
The Illinois Administrator has filed a complaint alleging that an attorney made an improper business arrangement with a divorce client who could not keep up with her fee paymentsIn May…