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September issue in PDF format

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News Briefs

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Highlights of the latest franchising news from around the country.

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Court Watch

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Highlights of the latest franchising cases from around the country.

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Arbitration: Franchisor's Friend or Foe? Image

Arbitration: Franchisor's Friend or Foe?

Rupert M. Barkoff

In addressing the issue of whether an arbitration clause made sense for a franchisor client, for years this author waffled on how to advise that client. He is not alone on this problem.

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Second Circuit Finds Drug Reps Not Exempt from Overtime Law

Mark Hamblett

Current and former sales representatives for Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. are not exempt from qualifying for overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Second Circuit ruled July 6.

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Movers & Shakers

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Who's doing what; who's going where.

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CA Supreme Court Clarifies Who Cannot Be Sued by Workers

Mike McKee

For 97 years, neither California legislators nor the courts ever clarified who qualified as an employer under the state Industrial Welfare Commission's (IWC) wage orders. That changed on May 20 when the California Supreme Court decided, in part, who does not qualify.

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What Should Human Resources Be Doing to Prepare for Health Care Reform?

Jean C. Kosela & John S. Lord, Jr.

In the coming months, you should guide HR in preparing for required changes needed to comply with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). Here are some things you should already be putting (or have) in place:

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Tenth Circuit Rules on Temporary Workers

Margaret Parnell Hogan & Stephanie L. Hankin

In a case of first impression, the Tenth Circuit recently considered whether positions filled by temporary contract workers are "vacant" for purposes of reassignment as a reasonable accommodation under the ADA.

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New Employee Rights Poster for Federal Contractors

Kevin McCormick

Pursuant to Executive Order 13496, and its implementing regulations 29 CFR, Part 471, federal contractors and subcontractors must notify employees about their rights under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) as of June 21, 2010. Here are the details.

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