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Alert: Employers Should Review Arbitration Agreements
September 29, 2010
Employers should revisit and review the language of any arbitration agreements in light of a Guideline Memorandum (GC Memo) issued by Ronald Meisburg four days before stepping down from his post as General Counsel for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).
Do's and Don'ts For Managing Your Restrictive Covenants In a Recovering Economy
September 29, 2010
This article provides helpful "do's" and "don'ts" to be used in constructing and evaluating employees' noncompete, nonsolicitation and confidentiality agreements.
But I Have a Prescription!
September 29, 2010
Two laws come into play in cases of employment discipline for medical marijuana use ' the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the law of the specific state where the employee works.
2010 IRS Employment Tax Crackdown
September 29, 2010
The "Employment Tax National Research Project" will review and audit the employment tax practices of 6,000 randomly selected businesses across the country from 2010 to 2012. Any business selected for this audit should expect an intense and detailed examination into their tax records, compliance, and reporting practices.
Male Employees' Sex Harassment Case Settles
September 29, 2010
Lawyers watching a sexual harassment case that tested the limits of acceptable workplace behavior will not get to hear what the full Eleventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals thinks of the matter.
Underground Maintenance Formulas in New York
August 25, 2010
Attorneys throughout New York State regularly utilize informal mathematical formulas to determine maintenance payments. Individual attorneys, judges and various regions apply different formulas, several formulas or, worse yet, no formula at all.
Divorce and the 'Special-Needs' Child
August 25, 2010
This article explores some of the issues of a divorcing family with a special-needs child so that appropriate custodial arrangements and financial resolutions can be fully and appropriately addressed in the divorce process.
Second Circuit Finds Drug Reps Not Exempt from Overtime Law
August 22, 2010
Current and former sales representatives for Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. are not exempt from qualifying for overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Second Circuit ruled July 6.
Movers & Shakers
August 22, 2010
Who's doing what; who's going where.
CA Supreme Court Clarifies Who Cannot Be Sued by Workers
August 22, 2010
For 97 years, neither California legislators nor the courts ever clarified who qualified as an employer under the state Industrial Welfare Commission's (IWC) wage orders. That changed on May 20 when the California Supreme Court decided, in part, who does not qualify.

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    Chances are that if your company is involved in research and development of new technology there is a standards setting organization exploring the potential standardization of such technology. While there are clear benefits to participation in standards organizations — keeping abreast of industry developments, targeting product development toward standard compliant products, steering research and intellectual property protection into potential areas of future standardization — such participation does not come without certain risks. Whether you are in-house counsel or outside counsel, you may be called upon to advise participants in standard-setting bodies about intellectual property issues or to participate yourself. You may also be asked to review patent policy of the standard-setting body that sets forth the disclosure and notification requirements with respect to patents for that organization. Here are some potential patent pitfalls that can catch the unwary off-guard.
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