US firms brace for Joint Employment Liability
By Marlisse Silver Sweeney and Jan Wolfe, From Corporate Counsel Experts agree: the Department of Labor’s recent reinterpretation of “joint employment” is sure to mean increased liability for employers. In case you missed the news, on Jan. 20 the administrator of…
Freedom of the Seas stateroom
Photo tour of Royal Caribbean Larger Panoramic Ocean View stateroom on Freedom of the Seas Royal Caribbean’s Panoramic Ocean View Staterooms are relatively new to the fleet, but already many guests are reporting back just how impressive a space they…
Cayman LLC law could increase the number of governance committees
By Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Cayman regulators are considering changes to the LLC laws there, and that could lead to an increase in the number of governance committees, according to delegates at the recent Opalesque Cayman Roundtable. Updates to…
US Judge throws out ‘Monkey Selfie’ Case
By Scott Graham, From The Recorder U.S. District Judge William Orrick has made it official: A crested macaque who allegedly snapped photos of himself does not have standing to bring a copyright suit over the renowned “monkey selfie.” Orrick dismissed a…
Trump slams Evangelical Leader Vander Plaats on Twitter
By Greg Richter From Newsmax Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump unleashed a slew of Twitter attacks on Iowa evangelical leader Bob Vander Plaats Sunday morning, the second time he has done so in less than a week. Trump says that…
US Firms see Super Bowl as a Super Bust
By David Ruiz, From The Recorder Seats at Oracle Arena for the Warriors; a luxury suite at AT&T Park to watch local hero Madison Bumgarner or fading star Tim Lincecum; or maybe a dinner at Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar…
Pay Reporting Proposal could help US Government enforce Equal Pay Laws
By C. Ryan Barber, from The National Law Journal At a White House event Friday honoring the seventh anniversary of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, federal officials laid out a proposal to have private companies include pay data in annual…
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Gulfstream service centers get maintenance approvals from Brazil, Cayman Islands, India, Hong Kong and Qatar From Aviation tribune Gulfstream Aerospace today announced that several of its service centers recently earned approved maintenance organization (AMO) designations from civil aviation authorities worldwide,…
Cayman Islands Football: CIFA powerless in CPL transfer dispute
From Sportsmax Acting Cayman Islands Football Association (CIFA) president Bruce Blake insists that there is little that can be done about the current transfer issues clubs on the island are facing. Over the last few weeks, the management of a…
Cable and Wireless (Flow) partners with TNT to launch series
Coming on the heels of the recent agreement reached with Bravo, Flow, the consumer brand of Cable and Wireless Communications (C&W) has partnered with the Turner Network Television Series (TNT Series) to bring even more compelling content to the Caribbean…