This article includes discussion of the various approaches that jurisdictions have taken when providing legal protections for breastfeeding employees and establishing legal requirements for employers.
July 31, 2008John D. Shyer and Allison M. Herron
Employers need an attack plan and must begin to think creatively to address every situation that arises in the workplace to protect themselves from increasingly popular FRD claims. Here's how.
July 31, 2008Stacey McKee Knight and Marjorie L. WilkinsonThe latest news from the franchising world.
July 30, 2008ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |Franchisees complain about the imbalance of power between themselves and franchisors, especially when franchisor-franchisee relationships go awry. The Web has changed that dynamic significantly by giving franchisees an easy way to voice their complaints widely and anonymously. Sean Kelly is providing one of the most popular forums for franchisees to vent about franchisors ' whether fairly or unfairly. A 20-year veteran of the franchising industry who participated in the startup of more than 100 franchises concepts, Kelly started a series of franchise-related blogs in November 2006 that have quickly become must-reads for franchisors, franchisees, franchise counsel, and consumers.
July 30, 2008ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |To paraphrase a line from a favorite song, you don't always get what you want, but sometimes, you get what you need. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) almost certainly did not get all that it wanted when the House of Representatives passed the Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act (Pro IP Act), H.R. 4279, in May. What remains to be seen is whether the RIAA and other proponents of the legislation will get what they claim to need ' or anything at all.
July 30, 2008Douglas W. Kenyon and R. Dennis FairbanksIn-depth analysis of recent rulings.
July 30, 2008ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |Everything contained in this issue, in an easy-to-read format.
July 30, 2008ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |The problem of child pornography on the Internet has long bedeviled Congress. But the legislature has floundered between the First Amendment's protection of speech and the self-evident evils involved in child porn's production and consumption, leaving a trail of laws invalidated by the High Court. The most recent legislative iteration ' the PROTECT Act, upheld on May 19 by the Supreme Court in United States v. Williams ' raises new and intriguing questions about the relation of sexual and political speech.
June 26, 2008Aziz Huq