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Best Practices for Social and Mobile Media As Privacy Laws Evolve

David White

As social media and mobile devices and apps continue to proliferate in the corporate enterprise, and e-commerce firms rely evermore on these technologies to assist promotion and sales, these forms of collaboration and information-sharing are putting a new spin on compliance issues.

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Succession Planning for e-Commerce

Stanley P. Jaskiewicz

Everyone in the tech economy mourned the recent passing of Apple cofounder Steve Jobs. Even in an era of sweeping technological change, his innovations disrupted many business models well beyond Apple's own product markets. But only time will tell if he properly handled a challenge that faces every entrepreneur: succession.

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Court Watch

Cynthia M. Klaus

Highlights of the latest franchising cases from around the country.

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Third Circuit Again Strikes Down FCC Fleeting Image Fine

Gina Passarella

The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit again threw out a $550,000 fine against CBS Corp. for televising Janet Jackson's "wardrobe malfunction" during the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show.

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Negotiating Protections for Sports Sponsors When Disputes Arise Between Teams and Players

Benjamin R. Mulcahy

Many writers, observers and enthusiasts following this year's professional sports labor disputes in both the NFL and the NBA focused solely on the players, the owners and the fans. But there is another group of stakeholders that is inevitably affected by a lack of labor peace: sponsorship partners.

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The Dangers of 'Ban the Box'

Eugene K. Connors & Meghan Offer

To prevent job applicants with criminal records from being automatically rejected, cities and states are considering and already adopting so-called "Ban the Box" laws and ordinances.

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Expanding Fiduciary Exposure Under ERISA

Edward A. Marshall

The same pressure to investigate and disclose fees associated with 401(k) plans is now coming to plan administrators in a different form ' new Department of Labor ("DOL") regulations codified at 29 C.F.R. ' 2550.404a-5.

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IRS: Cell Phone Services Provided to Employees Excludible from Income

Christa Bierma & Debera Salam

The IRS has modified its position on the tax treatment of cell phone services that employers provide to employees primarily for noncompensatory business reasons.

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Legal Issues in the Cloud

Andrew L. Goldstein

Increasingly popular, Cloud computing nevertheless raises new and challenging legal issues for both cloud computing users and vendors.

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Demystifying the Proposed Lease Accounting Changes

Barbara E. Schmitt

They" are coming. "They" are the proposed changes to the lease accounting rules. And even if you are not an accountant, you still need to know the broader implications of these changes for leases.

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