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Should Arbitration Clauses Be in Your Contracts?

Adam Raviv

There are some good reasons to arbitrate your disputes ' along with some less compelling ones. Is arbitration for you?

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Should Dodd-Frank Be Renamed the 'Rube Goldberg' Statute?

Beth Stern Fleming & Timothy Demers

Why now, just when business activity is starting to pick up, and just when the interest rate on your loan is starting to creep up, is your bank inquiring if you are a financial entity that is highly leveraged?

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The Irresistible Force Paradox in Play in the Middle Market

Anthony L. Lamm & Stephen Levin

This first article in a series examines both the anti-assignment provision and the financial statement provision, both of which can be found in most equipment leases.

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The Five-Generation Workforce and Diversity Programs

Lizel Gonzalez

For the first time in U.S. history, the workplace is populated by workers from five generations who differ, in some cases widely, in their beliefs regarding work responsibility, work/life balance, and their relationship to their employer and co-workers.

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Employment Arbitration Programs

Alan Berkowitz, J. Ian Downes, & Jennifer Burdick

Part One of this article explored recent developments in the arbitration context, particularly those involving class or collective action issues. The discussion concludes herein.

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Religion in the Workplace

Brian S. Inamine

A series of recent employment law cases should serve as a wakeup call to companies about the dangers of trying to restrict the ability of employees to practice their religious beliefs, even in the workplace.

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Is Homelessness the Next Protected Class?

By Robert G. Brody & Rebecca Goldberg

It may surprise you to learn that discrimination against the homeless may be unlawful ' regardless of whether your state or the federal government has expressly prohibited this practice.

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Getting a Real Estate Brokerage Commission Paid

Adam Leitman Bailey & Jeffrey R. Metz

Brokers who deal with commercial properties are increasingly being denied their duly earned commissions. These commissions can be considerable and are worth fighting over.

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Business Crimes Hotline

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Discussion of two key rulings.

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In the Courts

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

In-depth analysis of a key case.

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