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In MasTec Advanced Technologies, 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.

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.

News reports about the overall U.S. economy may still be trending negative, but there is good news in the results of Corporate Counsel's 2011 Law Department Compensation Benchmarking Survey.

This article describes a handful of the communication complaints that law departments often encounter, and offers some ways to address them.

Almost any legal professional who has researched an expert knows that such information is available through commercial vendors or via a search of the "open Web." This article offers some insights ' some strategic tips ' on what to do with that information once you have it.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey recently delivered a clear message regarding the time within which to appeal decisions concerning arbitration: Any order compelling or denying arbitration is deemed final and appealable as of the date entered, even if the arbitration order is limited to some, but not all, claims and parties.

Here is a list of the most common, yet avoidable, mistakes that can leave a company's current and former employees disillusioned and cause them to seek out outside legal advice.

Late last fall, the Delaware Court of Chancery dismissed creditors' derivative claims brought against the board of directors of a failed and insolvent limited liability company. The Delaware Supreme Court agreed and affirmed the decision.