Author Archives: jberman1

Taxation And The Internet: Should There Be A Federal Solution To Allow States To Collect Sales Taxes From Online Retailers In A World Of Global Internet Consumerism?

CLAIRE ARRITOLA — Within our lifetime, the Internet has changed the world. It has changed the way that we work, the way we interact, and the way we seek to purchase necessary products and discretionary items. With the power of the Internet, you may purchase anything, from anywhere, without the seller having a physical location […]

UMBLR Candidate Featured for Community Work

Jessalynn Rubio, a 3L UMBLR candidate, was featured by Miami Law for her extensive work teaching high school students about various legal concepts through the STREET LAW fellowship. Rubio has successfully balanced STREET LAW for the past two years, while maintaining a full course-load on campus and working throughout the week in Fort Lauderdale for the Law […]

WOULD YOU LIKE TO SUPERSIZE THAT? McDonald’s, from franchisor to joint employer

GABRIELLA BRAGA – The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) will soon decide whether companies may be held liable for labor violations carried out by their franchisees. This comes after the NLRB Office of the General Counsel authorized complaints against McDonald’s franchisees and determined that McDonald’s, USA, LLC was a “joint employer.” Joint employer liability requires that […]

An End to “Net Neutrality”?

Jocelyn Ezratty – The open and free Internet as we know it may be in for some major changes: “Net Neutrality” may be a thing of the past.  The Internet may no longer be a completely cost-free, nondiscriminatory outlet, and the Internet Service Providers (“ISPs”, commonly known as broadband providers) will be the ones who […]