Absent Class Members Suing in State Court Are Not Bound by Prior Federal District Court Decision
Recently, in <i>Smith v. Bayer Corp.</i>, the Supreme Court addressed whether a federal court decision denying class certification had any preclusive effect on efforts by other plaintiffs to seek certification in state court under nearly identically worded state procedural rules.
Practice Tip: Lost Profits Calculations Can Be a Minefield for Practitioners
Lost profits calculations can be a very tricky proposition and are not to be entered into lightly. In the context of product liability, as in any other context, the party alleging the loss has to prove certain elements.
Protecting Confidential Information Following FCC v. AT&T
In <i>FCC v. AT&T</i>, the Supreme Court made clear that businesses that wish to protect information submitted to the government had better be ready to demonstrate that the information falls under FOIA Exemption 4. Therefore, businesses should take proactive steps to ensure that they are prepared to make such demonstration when the need arises.
Employee Benefits Administration Goes High Tech ' Almost
According to a 2009 survey conducted by the Profit Sharing/401k Council of America, over 90% of all plans surveyed offered balance inquiries and investment changes online. So what's the problem?
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Negative Comments About an Employer May Still Be Protected
In <i>MasTec Advanced Technologies</i>, the NLRB found that the criticism expressed by employees was concerted activity and thus protected activity under the National Labor Relations Act. Consequently, the employer's termination of the employees was deemed unlawful.
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NLRB Issues Final Rule on Informing Employees of Their Rights Under the NLRA
On Nov. 14, 2011, the final rule issued by the NLRB, entitled Notification of Employee Rights under the National Labor Relations Act, was scheduled to become effective. Due to resistance and apparent confusion surrounding its new employee rights notice-posting rule, the NLRB pushed back the rule's effective date by more than two months.
2011 Law Department Compensation Benchmarking Survey
News reports about the overall U.S. economy may still be trending negative, but there is good news in the results of <i>Corporate Counsel's</i> 2011 Law Department Compensation Benchmarking Survey.
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Communications Problems and Solutions
This article describes a handful of the communication complaints that law departments often encounter, and offers some ways to address them.
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