LJN Newsletters

As law firms look to protect themselves from cash walking out the door in a low-demand market, they are increasingly looking at methods to discourage lateral departures and, perhaps more importantly, are enforcing those methods more frequently.

The U.S. DOL announced that it will publish a Final Rule to update the regulations governing the exemption of executive, administrative, and professional employees from the minimum wage and overtime pay protections of the FLSA. Employers should take note that they may use nondiscretionary bonuses and incentive payments to satisfy up to 10% of the new standard salary level.

A federal appeals court in Washington on June 14 upheld expansive federal regulations that require broadband internet providers to treat Internet traffic equally regardless of its source.

In In re: Queens University at Kingston, the Federal Circuit determined that there is a "patent agent privilege" that protects communications between patent agents and their clients, so long as the communications relate to the patent agent's limited authority to practice law. While this is a promising protection for patent agents and their clients, the scope of the privilege is limited and uncertain, so reliance on the privilege should be discouraged.

Ruling in Jimi Hendrix Trademark Lawsuit
Second Circuit vs. Copyright Office on ISP Safe Harbor
Security Guard Wins FLSA Claim

Discussion about the Supreme Court of Canada Issuing a landmark ruling.

Analysis of recent litigation.

Discussion of two key rulings, one in Pennsylvania, one in New Jersey.