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How to Safeguard Employee Data
February 19, 2009
Employers should be aware of the rapid growth of data privacy and security laws, which may affect their methods of conducting business and handling personal employee information. The new laws carry with them a private right of action in some cases, civil penalties as much as $500,000 and in some states, administrative investigations.
The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act and What It Means for Employers
February 19, 2009
When is history simply that: "history"? Perhaps never under the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, which sailed through the House and Senate in January and became the first piece of legislation signed into law by President Obama.
The Importance of Performance Evaluations
February 19, 2009
It is that time of year when many managers are either presented with the daunting and time-consuming task of completing performance appraisals or have just finished their appraisals and are waiting to communicate the results to the employees. In either situation, the process is usually coupled with questions from managers as to why evaluations are necessary. Employees often wonder themselves.
The Employee Free Choice Act
February 19, 2009
The proposed Employee Free Choice Act ("EFCA") would dramatically alter the landscape of labor-management relations in favor of unions seeking to organize employees of non-union employers. Businesses that do not prepare soon for the impact of this prospective law, as well as their employees, will be significantly affected.
Second Circuit Upholds Professional's Pre-Approved Fixed Fee Award
February 19, 2009
Financial advisers, investment bankers, lawyers and other professionals in reorganization cases will be happy with a decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit handed down on Jan. 6, 2009: <i>In re Smart World Technologies, LLC.</i>
Matrimonial Planning Through Economic Turmoil
January 29, 2009
The markets are in turmoil. Tax, business, economic and, investment matters are increasingly uncertain. These developments affect every aspect of matrimonial planning and may continue to do so for years. Practitioners need to reevaluate all aspects of their planning. This article provides an overview of some of the points practitioners should consider.
Verdicts
January 28, 2009
Recent rulings of interest to you and your practice.
Arbitrate or Litigate? Choose Your Poison
January 28, 2009
With the costs of defending employment discrimination lawsuits continuing to escalate, employers continue to search for alternatives. One alternative is a method of resolving disputes without involving the judicial system: arbitration.
The Impact of Technological Developments on the Workplace
January 28, 2009
The first part of this article discussed several different contexts in which changing technology is affecting the workplace and presenting new, and sometimes unique, challenges to Human Resources professionals. The conclusion herein discusses ways to protect a company's assets.
The ADA Amendments Act
January 28, 2009
Congress recently enacted the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 to clarify its intent as to who is protected by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Here's how to comply.

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    Insiders (and others) in the private equity business are accustomed to seeing a good deal of discussion ' academic and trade ' on the question of the appropriate methods of valuing private equity positions and securities which are otherwise illiquid. An interesting recent decision in the Southern District has been brought to our attention. The case is <i>In Re Allied Capital Corp.</i>, CCH Fed. SEC L. Rep. 92411 (US DC, S.D.N.Y., Apr. 25, 2003). Judge Lynch's decision is well written, the Judge reviewing a motion to dismiss by a business development company, Allied Capital, against a strike suit claiming that Allied's method of valuing its portfolio failed adequately to account for i) conditions at the companies themselves and ii) market conditions. The complaint appears to be, as is often the case, slap dash, content to point out that Allied revalued some of its positions, marking them down for a variety of reasons, and the stock price went down - all this, in the view of plaintiff's counsel, amounting to violations of Rule 10b-5.
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