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Employee Noncompete Agreements
November 02, 2014
Due to the low number of reported cases addressing the treatment of noncompete agreements in bankruptcy sales and abundance of conflicting precedents across different states, it is important for attorneys and their clients to anticipate and address these issues early in the bankruptcy sale process.
States Keep Changing the Marijuana Laws
November 02, 2014
Despite legalization in several states, marijuana use remains illegal for both medical and recreational purposes under federal law, and many companies continue to maintain "zero tolerance" policies with respect to employee marijuana use.
Extraterritoriality and Whistleblower Retaliation
November 02, 2014
Though whistleblower protection statutes take many forms, the frameworks for determining liability are really quite similar. However, can overseas whistleblowers avail themselves of United States whistleblower protection laws?
Can You Tell Employees, 'OK, Enough with the Piercing' ?
November 02, 2014
Just when is OK as an employer or prospective employer to suggest canceling that extra visit to the tattoo artist or piercing salon?
Immigration Compliance
October 02, 2014
With the dire and obvious need for immigration reform and the equally obvious slow move toward adopting a comprehensive solution, some companies fatigued by the debate and hopeful for the slow enforcement choose to put immigration compliance on the back burner. Bad idea.
Using Social Media Content to Defend Employment-Related Lawsuits
October 02, 2014
It is no surprise that social media would contain information relevant to litigation. It is therefore important that attorneys be able to recognize when and how social media content may provide valuable evidence in a case.
NLRB Joint Employer Standard
October 02, 2014
A reworking of the National Labor Relations Board's (NLRB) joint employer standard appears to be a near certainty. For instance, in July, NLRB general counsel Richard Griffin Jr. threatened to charge franchisor McDonald's USA over violations that allegedly occurred at franchisee-owned restaurants.
The NFL's Compliance Fumbles
October 02, 2014
To manage reputational risk, organizations, like the NFL or your company, set forth clear rules on what is required for employees, telling them what doing a good job looks like. One of the key components of these rules is a system of disciplinary action with escalating punishment depending upon the rule infraction.
Marijuana Legalization vs. Employee Drug Tests
September 02, 2014
As marijuana laws change throughout the country, how should employers handle positive drug tests? In a recent blog post, Jordan Schwartz of Epstein Becker & Green weighs in on the issue.
Increase in Unemployment Insurance Benefits
September 02, 2014
Unemployment insurance continues to be front and center in the news. How did everything get so out of control? Here is an overview of how we got here and where we seem to be going.

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