On February 1, 2012, a former intern of Hearst Corp.’s Harper’s Bazaar filed a purported class action alleging that the company violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and applicable state law by failing to pay minimum wage and overtime pay to her and the other interns.
Although the lawsuit is against a publishing company, it nonetheless highlights a growing trend in health care. The economic downturn has led many job seekers to get their foot in the door anyway they can, even if it means interning without pay. Indeed, as the complaint against Hearst Corp. asserts ...
Acquirers of businesses often prefer to buy the assets of a seller, rather than the stock, to avoid assuming the seller’s liabilities. Indeed, the general common law rule is that a purchaser of assets does not assume the seller’s liabilities absent an agreement to do so, fraud or other inequitable conduct between the parties, whereas in a stock sale, the buyer steps into the shoes of the seller and assumes all assets and liabilities of the seller. In an asset sale, the seller, in turn, would typically use part or all of the sale proceeds to pay its liabilities. During the pre-sale due ...
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