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Drug & Device News

ljnstaff & Law Journal Newsletters

In-depth discussion of several key rulings.

Features

<b><i>In the Spotlight:</i></b> Frustration with ADA Lawsuits

Christopher M. Moody

There is now a cottage industry surrounding the filing of ADA lawsuits that has spread from Florida and California to the rest of the country. If it is not in your town or your state, it will be soon. Many of these claims are being brought by serial litigants who work frequently with the same lawyers.

Features

Long-Awaited Guidance on L-1B Visa Category Released

Ian Macdonald

The highly anticipated draft Policy Memorandum (L-1B Memo) addressing the qualifying criteria for the L-1B visa category was released by USCIS on March 24, giving clear guidance on the definition of "specialized knowledge" and the standard of review USCIS adjudicators should apply when evaluating L-1B petitions. Corporate counsel should be prepared to address the qualifying criteria.

Features

Legal Incubators and Legal Hackers

Dan Lear

Legal training in law schools prescribes an unflinching adherence to precedent. This paradigm is further reinforced in most traditional legal practice settings. In contrast, the legal hacking ethos directly attacks the rigidity of the precedent-based mindset. Legal hackers don't think: "what's been done before?" but instead "what can we do now?"

Columns & Departments

Landlord & Tenant

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

A ruling in which the court adopted a broad construction of RPL 234.

Features

Does a Broker's Tail Ever Stop Wagging?

James T. Mayer & Michael Taxin

A "tail period" is a standard clause in a listing agreement that requires the broker to register certain parties or transactions and a period of time during which the broker shall be protected and recognized as the broker for the transaction, entitled to be paid its commission pursuant to the listing agreement.

Features

NLRB Shields Online Rants

Jenna Greene

To some, a recent labor board ruling about social media marks the end of workplace civility. To others, it's a boost to protected speech.

Features

Securing a Document Review Center: A Practical Guide

Michel Sahyoun

Much ink has been spilled in recent years about information security, hacker exploits and hardware and software products used to thwart hackers. Not a single day goes by without news pertaining to the discovery of vulnerabilities in the software we use and cherish, and to hacker exploits affecting the companies we use in our daily lives.

Communicable Diseases

Veena A. Iyer, Sarah Riskin & Elizabeth Winchell

In the past year, communicable disease outbreaks have dominated the headlines. In light of these public health threats, employers are struggling to ascertain their rights and obligations toward their workforce, including those who are infected, exposed, or at-risk.

Features

Are You Paying Your Employees by Commission?

John D. Shyer & Nicole R. Vanderlaan Smith

Many retail and service employers try to simplify their payroll obligations by labeling certain employees as "commission" or "commission only." While federal law permits this practice in some circumstances, the rules are complicated and present many traps for the unwary.

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