Birmingham Business Law Blog


Trends, information, and comments on items pertinent to Birmingham, Ala., business and the law. (Generally,if it is relevant to two out of the three, we post.)

Author: Red Mountain Law is an alliance of small Birmingham, Ala., law firms who work together to provide businesses and business owners a network of lawyers. Participating firms: Goodrich Law, Cunningham Firm, Hahn Law Firm and DeWayne Pope.

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Recent Posts from Birmingham Business Law Blog


  • Google Scholar Adds Legal Research

    Yesterday, Google announced that is has expanded its Google Scholar service to include FREE, full-text legal opinions from U.S. federal and state courts, including appellate and supreme court cases. According to Tim Stanley of the…

  • IRS Releases Helpful Publication Regarding Tax Issues Associated With Job Loss and Seeking New Employment

    In light of this year’s economic crises and rising unemployment rates, the IRS has released Publication 4128 to assist the recently unemployed understand the many tax issues associated with being unemployed and seeking work. The…

  • IRS YouTube Videos and Podcasts

    The Internal Revenue Service has fully embraced the 21st century. Now, all tax-paying citizens can learn about the stimulus package incentives contained in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (“ARRA”) in a simple,…

  • Apple Takes Another Bite: Trademark Protection Today

    The notoriously vigilant Apple Corporation – maker of the iPod and a few other products you might have heard of – has targeted yet another company in its ongoing pursuit of trademark protection. According to…

  • Stimulus Package for Small Businesses Follow Up

    Last month we alerted you to changes at the U.S. Small Business Association thereby making it easier for small businesses to attain loans and gain access to capital in these cash-strapped times.  (See Stimulus Package…

  • Stimulus Package for Small Businesses: Time Is Running Out!

    The Small Business Administration (SBA) set aside $375 million to eliminate loan fees on 7(a) and 504 loans. In some cases, this will increase the agency’s loan guarantee rate to 90% on 7(a) loans. Normally, SBA…

  • Protecting Your Small Business from Cyber Crime

    On Monday, September 14, 2009, the Associated Press reported that, increasingly, small businesses are the target of cyber criminals. According to the AP, many of the attacks are based abroad and include the theft of…

  • How to Respectfully Terminate Employees – Entrepreneur.com

    How to Respectfully Terminate Employees – Entrepreneur.com – Terminating Employees This is a good article by Michael J. Lotito from Entrepreneur.com on terminations. Summary: “There are three key aspects of a proper termination: legal, psychological…

  • Jefferson County Occupational Tax Update

    Jefferson County is on the verge of a financial meltdown.  The cause, however, is not the escalating sewer bond debt.  It is the loss of the occupational tax.  My last blog on Jefferson County’s occupational…

  • Federal Minimum Wage Increase

    The federal minimum wage will go to $7.25 an hour on July 24, 2009  from its current level of $6.55.  Last July, the wage floor was raised from $5.85 per hour. The increases were mandated…