StokesLaw™ Briefs

This second part of a three-part series offers tips business owners should consider when transferring the equity of closely held businesses to younger generations.

Kelly Noonan explains how having a more harmonious workplace and well-trained supervisors on the front lines of your business provide some level of protection from employment lawsuits.

This first post in a three-part series that reviews noteworthy topics regarding entity choice, compensation and business succession.

Food safety is an important issue affecting the U.S. agricultural and food industries today. Sarah Wixson explains how a new rule from OSHA will impact employers in the food industry.

Jenna Ichikawa explains how surviving spouses may benefit from a new IRS rule that retroactively extends the time to file certain federal estate tax returns.

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act ("SOX") is generally perceived as applying to only publicly traded companies. This perception fails to take into account two little-noted provisions of SOX that have always applied to privately held companies, nonprofit entities, and to the individuals who work for them. This post outlines why it's important that these provisions not be violated.