LJN Newsletters

  • Social Media Invades and Modernizes Employment Practices

    For employers, social media sites present a potential treasure trove of information on applicants, but mining this information for use in recruiting, hiring, firing and monitoring of employees is fraught with risk. Nonetheless, some studies show that 40% of employers search social media during the hiring process. While there are not currently any laws in the United States forbidding employers from gleaning information from social media, improper use can get them into trouble.

    October 02, 2014Morey Raiskin and Celeste Thacker

  • Back to School

    With schools back in session, now is the time for employers to review hiring, payment and scheduling practices for workers under the age of 18. The myriad federal and state child labor laws that employers must heed range from work permit requirements to the hours and type of work performed, all of which vary based on an employee's age and whether school is in session.

    October 02, 2014Erin Winters

  • Employee Bad Acts

    How should the plaintiff's attorney proceed against a hospital and/or medical institution when seeking to hold it civilly liable for the bad acts of its employees?

    October 02, 2014Brandon Swartz

  • Verdicts

    Should changed rules thwart a plaintiff's claim? Analysis and discussion.

    October 02, 2014ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |

  • Identity Theft and Taxes

    In 2013, 13.1 million people were victims of some sort of identity theft. Often, you may think of identity theft as being confined to credit card or ATM fraud, yet there is an epidemic of fraudulent electronically filed tax returns. Identity-related tax fraud is the third-largest theft of federal funds after Medicare/Medicaid and unemployment insurance fraud.

    October 02, 2014Richard H. Stieglitz and David Albrecht

  • 30-Day Plan to Success

    Fully focused women rainmakers assess what needs to be done, and then set about doing it. Instead of "breaking a glass ceiling," they build a new facility with a new ceiling. For them, "no" is not an option and fear is left in the dust.

    October 02, 2014Kimberly Alford Rice

  • Parental Disciplinary Techniques

    Parental use of disciplinary techniques is an important area for child custody assessment. Few evaluators, however, conduct the kind of in-depth examinations that shed light on the parents' use of disciplinary techniques and those techniques' effects on their children.

    October 02, 2014Jonathan W. Gould and Nicki B. Fisher

  • Media & Communications: Sound Social Media Strategies

    An audit can help a law firm dipping into social media craft a bespoke plan that will drive business and provide experienced firms with a review of what's working, what's not, and why.

    October 02, 2014Nicholas Gaffney

  • Cooperatives & Condominiums

    A condominium's assessments for capital improvements was at the core of the case discussed herein.

    October 02, 2014ljnstaff | Law Journal Newsletters |