May 2013
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JD Supra Morning Brief: Patricia Cornwell, Big...
Keeping track of important law news is easy with the JD Supra Morning Brief. See for yourself:
Accounting firm mismanages Patricia Cornwell’s finances; ends up owing her $51 million – maybe you read about it? (Bloomberg Law)
The EEOC just published guidelines on cancer, diabetes, epilepsy, and intellectual disabilities in the workplace (Miller & Martin)
Can big data analysis...
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JD Supra Morning Brief: Internet Eraser, Private...
Happiness is a warm JD Supra Morning Brief…
Who’s arguing cases before the Supreme Court? White men, for the most part… (Bloomberg Law)
An Internet ‘eraser button’ for minors (and their parents)? Maybe… (Mintz Levin)
How to turn a private equity funding dream into reality (Lane Powell)
The Fair Sentencing Act applies retroactively to people sentenced before it took effect (The Kaiser Law...
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JD Supra Morning Brief: Political Intelligence,...
It’s Monday morning. Do you know where your law news is?
Political intelligence appears to be a growing business in big law firms. But is it legal? (Bloomberg Law)
Have you registered your brands with the ICANN Trademark Clearinghouse? (Mintz Levin)
Title VII anti-discrimination laws now prohibit workplace discrimination stemming from gender stereotyping, says the Fifth Circuit (Ogletree...
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JD Supra Weekend Reader: Fracking Wastewater,...
A loaf of bread, a jug of wine, and … the JD Supra Weekend Reader? You bet!
Is Dodd-Frank at risk? Probably not, but President Obama shouldn’t let down his guard all the same… (Bloomberg Law)
The amount of freshwater used by the fracking industry is less than that used by golf courses. It doesn’t mean there’s nothing to worry about, though… (Looper Reed)
Is this the wild, wild west of...
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JD Supra Morning Brief : Fracking Water,...
On May 17, 1943, the US Army contracted with the University of Pennsylvania to develop the ENIAC, the first computer. Thanks, guys!
Tired of practicing law? Go home and practice the guitar… (Bloomberg Law)
The amount of freshwater used by the fracking industry is less than that used by golf courses. But it doesn’t mean there’s nothing to worry about… (Looper Reed)
Keep up the fight, FTC!...
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JD Supra Morning Brief: Tax Relief, Fracking...
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Where in the world does the CEO of one of Europe’s largest real estate management companies plan to invest over the next 6-12 months? Watch (Greentarget)
Farmer Bowman’s “blame-the-bean” argument failed to sway the Supreme Court (JD Supra Contributors)
The new...
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JD Supra Morning Brief: Baby Pre-Nups, Workplace...
Is it just us, or does the day really get a little bit brighter each time we read the JD Supra Morning Brief?
A federal judge says that DynCorp was not responsible for exposing several thousand Ecuadorian citizens to toxins during the “Plan Columbia” anti-drug effort (Bloomberg Law)
Oh, baby! (McManis Faulkner)
How to reduce violence in the workplace? (Corporate Law Report)
Hospice...
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JD Supra Morning Brief: Law School, Comp Time,...
Happy 65th birthday, Israel!
Maybe it’s a good time to go to law school after all… (Bloomberg Law)
Don’t let the recent American Taxpayer Relief Act fool you: now is not the time to be complacent about estate planning… (Cole Schotz)
Fans of comp time take heart: there’s a draft bill in the House that could allow employers to offer comp time in lieu of paid overtime (Franczek Radelet)
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JD Supra Morning Brief: Dodd-Frank, Chevy Volt,...
A rose by any other name smell as sweet, wrote William Shakespeare. Our question: would a Monday by any other name be less unpleasant?
Is Dodd-Frank at risk? Probably not, but President Obama shouldn’t let down his guard all the same… (Bloomberg Law)
Thomas Edison never imagined problems like this: who pays to charge my tenant’s Chevy Volt? (Bernstein Shur)
Using auto-dialers is a...
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JD Supra Weekend Reader: Tip Pools, Bitcoin...
Big plans for the weekend? Better get your law news fix right now then:
This interview of Christine Beshar, the first female partner at Cravath, Swaine & Moore in 1971, will make your day (Bloomberg Law)
Do you know your rights under HIPAA privacy and security rules? You’d better… (Proskauer)
There’s more to an employee tip pool than a jar on the counter… (McNees Wallace & Nurick)
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JD Supra Morning Brief: Ranking Law Schools,...
Landmark Legal Decisions: on this day in 1893, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that a tomato should be classified as a vegetable, not a fruit, under the Tariff Act of 1883 (Nix v. Hedden).
Move over US News: Above the Law is breathing down your neck… (Bloomberg Law)
Do you know your rights under HIPAA privacy and security rules? You’d better… (Proskauer)
Go west, young oilers!...
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JD Supra Morning Brief: Monopoly Money, Criminal...
Looks like rain? Don’t forget your umbrella. And the JD Supra Morning Brief, guaranteed to bring a little sunshine to the darkest days!
You had us at “a case that bankruptcy nerds will love” (Bloomberg Law)
Bitcoin isn’t Monopoly money, and that worries the nation’s futures trading watchdog (Shipkevich)
The DOJ’s Antitrust Division will no longer be ratting out “carved-out” employees before...
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JD Supra Morning Brief: Workplace Bullying, Trade...
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What does a 17-year old multi-millionaire worry about when starting his first job? The usual stuff… (Bloomberg Law)
Could you recognize workplace bullying amongst your employees? (Fisher & Phillips)
Singapore wants to become your favorite international destination for … dispute resolution (Foley...
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JD Supra Morning Brief: Burma Investments, COPPA...
What’s black and white and read all over? The JD Supra Morning Brief, of course…
This interview of Christine Beshar, the first female partner at Cravath, Swaine & Moore in 1971, will make your day (Bloomberg Law)
Burma has acceded to the New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards. And that’s good news for investors (Orrick)
The new FTC guidance on...
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JD Supra Morning Brief: Dodd-Frank, Spider-Man,...
Nothing like a long weekend of Bitcoin farming to make you appreciate heading back to the office on a Monday morning…
If Dodd-Frank already fixed “Too Big To Fail,” why do we need another law? (Bloomberg Law)
Sleep easy, America: “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” won’t be going dark anytime soon… (Foley Hoag)
How’s that transition to a paperless I-94 going? Well, it’s complicated…...
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JD Supra Weekend Reader: Online Gambling, Digital...
Quitting time? Not quite. But if you sneak out early with your iPad, you can call it “legal research” (and call it a day). We won’t tell a soul…
Is it ever NOT a good idea to delete a social media account? (JD Supra Law News)
Fire up the laptop – Daddy needs a new pair of shoes! (Jeff Ifrah)
Think you want to invest in Bitcoins? Read this first… (Pepper Hamilton)
Maybe if they’d spent a...
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JD Supra Morning Brief: Deleting Evidence, Taxing...
Time to get serious. Or at least get a second cup of coffee (and a cherry Danish) to go with this JD Supra Morning Brief:
Is it ever NOT a good idea to delete a social media account? (JD Supra Law News)
A tax of $0.0006 per derivatives transaction could raise $300 million a year for the CFTC… (Shipkevich)
Workplace violence can have a devastating toll that continues long after the violence...
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JD Supra Morning Brief: Sunken Treasure, Dogs at...
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The government of Colombia is locked in litigation over a Spanish ship sunk by the British navy in 1708 off the country’s coast that may contain more than $17 billion in precious metals. On the other hand, the ship may not even exist… (Bloomberg Law)
FMLA leave test: does taking my pregnant...
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JD Supra Morning Brief: Cretaceous Park, Rasta...
Happy Law Day! How are you celebrating? Our suggestion: a double espresso, a blueberry scone, and the JD Supra Morning Brief…
Developing a mobile app? Develop a data collection and user privacy policy first… (Fenwick & West)
We’ve already bought our tickets for a stay at Cretaceous Park… (MBHB)
Yes, jerk.com, cheaterville.com, and datingpsychos.com are real websites. Here’s what to know...
April 2013
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JD Supra Morning Brief: Legal Education, Online...
On this day in history: George Washington takes the oath of office to become the first president of the United States (April 30, 1789). Happy other birthday, America!
There sure are a lot of problems facing the American Bar Association’s Task Force on the Future of Legal Education… (Bloomberg Law)
A glimmer of hope for online merchants? (Dinsmore)
The country’s consumer financial watchdog...
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JD Supra Morning Brief: Corporate Communication,...
For our next act, we’ll make that boring commute zip by in a flash…
The first step in responding to a corporate problem? Admitting you have a problem… (Bloomberg Law)
Employer background checks? There’s a proposed class action for that (Saul Ewing)
We’re pretty sure we’ve seen this movie before, maybe online? (JD Supra Contributors)
Cell phone cramming operators: the FTC has your number…...
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JD Supra Weekend Reader: SEO Expert Testimony,...
That “weekend” thing everyone’s been talking about since Monday? It’s here. Make it a good one, with a dose of JD Supra Law News:
Is Big Law on the mend? Maybe… (Bloomberg Law)
Relax, America – SAG-AFTRA (the Screen Actors Guild‐American Federation of Television and Radio Artists) has approved the new three-year contract for television commercials (Heenan Blaikie)
SEO expert testimony in...
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JD Supra Morning Brief: Actor’s Union, Online...
Another day, another JD Supra Morning Brief. Ain’t life grand?
Is Big Law on the mend? Maybe… (Bloomberg Law)
Relax, America – SAG-AFTRA (the Screen Actors Guild‐American Federation of Television and Radio Artists) has approved the new three-year contract for television commercials (Heenan Blaikie)
SEO expert testimony in litigation? Yep - it’s coming… (Ronald Coleman)
The struggle...
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JD Supra Morning Brief: Doing Time, China...
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New California rules will require the disclosure of energy usage in any commercial building sale, lease, or financing transaction as of July 1, 2013 (Allen Matkins)
Will doing time become a requirement for those convicted of white collar crimes? (Saul Ewing)
Businesses around the world...
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JD Supra Morning Brief: SEC and Social Media,...
Four out of five dentists recommend the JD Supra Morning Brief for their patients who read law news:
Chinese companies manufacture about 80% of all the Vitamin C sold in the US (Bloomberg Law)
The SEC’s social media guidance changes the way corporations communicate with investors. Here’s how… (JD Supra Legal Perspective)
That moratorium on fracking imposed by New York State? Not a “force...
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JD Supra Morning Brief: Illinois Fracking...
If it’s Tuesday, this must be Belgium. Or the JD Supra Morning Brief…
One step forward, three steps back for Illinois’ collaborative legislation on fracking? (LXBN)
Space: the final frontier… For insurance companies? (Manatt, Phelps & Phillips)
Be kind. Enough said. (McManis Faulkner)
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act puts the burden on the copyright owner – not the website – to...
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JD Supra Morning Brief: Toxic Chemicals, Maid...
Sure it’s Monday. But doesn’t the JD Supra Morning Brief soften the blow? Especially sandwiched between a double espresso and a blueberry scone…
Happy Earth Day!
Do corporate in-house lawyers use social media to hire law firms? You bet (Bloomberg Law)
More and more states have begun to consider laws that would require the disclosure of toxic chemicals in consumer products (Davis Wright...
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JD Supra Weekend Reader: Immigration Reform, Too...
Be safe, Boston.
The ACLU thinks you shouldn’t be able to patent human genes. Here’s why (Bloomberg Law)
At long last – the immigration reform bill has been introduced (Lane Powell)
It’s the “look before you leap” of the 21st century (McAfee & Taft)
[Food for thought] Is global warming as catastrophic as some reports may lead to believe? (Looper Reed)
Today’s Top 10 list: 10 reasons...
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JD Supra Morning Brief: Immigration Reform...
Ever feel like the week was one day longer than it should have been? ?No matter: a jumbo cup of coffee, a blueberry scone, and the JD Supra Morning Brief make it all better…
The first rule of thumb regarding bribery and corruption has got to be “don’t do it.” But if you do, take a lesson from the BizJet executives and cooperate, cooperate, cooperate (Thomas Fox)
At long last – the...
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JD Supra Morning Brief: Argentina Opportunities,...
What’s more fun than a barrel full of monkeys? A JD Supra Morning Brief full of law news!
Bankruptcy judge suggests there’s a way to get around a Congressional prohibition on bonuses and severance pay for management of companies in Chapter 11… (Bloomberg Law)
Argentina may offer significant business opportunities, but not for the faint of heart… (Manatt, Phelps & Phillips)
Want to hire...
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JD Supra Morning Brief: Vine Spells Trouble,...
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Does the America Invents Act encourage or discourage startup capital? Watch and learn… (Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox)
Fruit of the Vine… can spell trouble for employers… (Pullman & Comley)
Apparently, patent trolls were a problem when Abraham Lincoln was practicing law. And he gave one a good...
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JD Supra Morning Brief: Accessibility Disclosure,...
Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Boston. Life is fragile. Tell your loved ones - at every opportunity - that you love them.
New commercial leases in California must contain an accessibility disclosure as of July 1 (Allen Matkins)
Don’t plan to pay your taxes? You could end up like these folks… (Greenberg Glusker)
This 73-page analysis of President Obama’s 2014 budget proposal...
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JD Supra Morning Brief: Human Gene Patents,...
As it turns out, April 15 wasn’t designated as “Tax Day” until 1955. Before that? March 15. So there’s really no reason to complain, right?
Can you patent human genes? No, says the ACLU (Bloomberg Law)
According to the EPA, only 21% of the country’s rivers and streams are in “good” biological condition… (Burr & Forman)
Your mother was right: some things ARE better left unsaid (or at a...
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JD Supra Weekend Reader: Salmon, Dodgeball,...
Today’s JD Supra Weekend Reader? Chock full ‘o good. Happy reading!
Dodd-Frank is taking some pretty hard hits in court, and we all stand to lose from it (Bloomberg Law)
Q: How long should we keep these insurance policies? A: Probably a lot longer than you think… (McNees Wallace & Nurick)
Trademark owners are responsible for policing their marks. Here’s how to do it (Mintz Levin)
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JD Supra Morning Brief: Keeping Insurance...
52 years ago today, Soviet Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first person in space. Two days ago, NASA unveiled a plan to capture an asteroid. What will we announce in 2065?
While you’re thinking pondering the question, enjoy this JD Supra Morning Brief:
Dodd-Frank is taking some pretty hard hits in court, and we all stand to lose from it (Bloomberg Law)
Q: How long should we keep these...
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JD Supra Morning Brief: BRAIN Initiative, Cyprus...
Can you believe there’s only five more days to do your taxes? Might as well get started… right after you read the JD Supra Morning Brief:
Universities need a top-to-bottom review of the America Invents Act to see how it impacts monetization of their R&D (Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox)
About 70 percent of security breaches are committed by employees (both willing and unwilling)...
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JD Supra Morning Brief: Dodgeball, Robosigning,...
Can’t decide what to wear? If it helps, the JD Supra Morning Brief goes well with just about anything:
Interesting look at the Supreme Court first-sale doctrine ruling, from the lawyer who convinced the justices that it’s OK to resell any book, regardless of where it’s made (Bloomberg Law)
French, Italian, British, German, Spanish, and Dutch data protection authorities agree: Google’s privacy...
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JD Supra Morning Brief: Insurance Kickbacks, H-1B...
If you haven’t signed up for email delivery of your JD Supra Morning Brief, you can do it here. Because good things come in inbox packages…
There’s gold in them cybersecurity hills… For law firms, anyway (Bloomberg Law)
You’ve got mail: judge orders service of process via Facebook (BakerHostetler)
Four national mortgage insurers have been fined a total of $15 million for provided kickbacks...
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JD Supra Morning Brief: Sexting Kids, Patent...
Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego? Right now: On the A Train reading the JD Supra Morning Brief as she heads to the office…
From the archives: financial communications in a post-Dodd-Frank world (Levick)
New York wants to give sexting juveniles a second chance – instead of jail time (Raiser & Kenniff)
What’s in President Obama’s Rebuild America Partnership plan? (Ballard Spahr)
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JD Supra Weekend Reader: Online Civility, Human...
The weekend starts now: Step away from the keyboard. Turn off the smart phone. Power down and go home. We won’t tell a soul…
Think we need more civility in online communications? So does Andrea Weckerle (Levick)
Hey – do you think the IRS will cut us some slack with this $1 billion deduction? Nope… (Sutherland Asbill & Brennan)
Have you posted your human trafficking notice? (Littler)
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JD Supra Morning Brief: Human Trafficking, India...
It’s Friday, the sun is shining, and the JD Supra Morning Brief is here. Seriously: does it get any better than this?
Global M&A is down. But all signs point to a rebound by year’s end (Bloomberg Law)
Hey – do you think the IRS will cut us some slack with this $1 billion deduction? Nope… (Sutherland Asbill & Brennan)
Earlier this month the SEC charged two Oppenheimer advisers...
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JD Supra Morning Brief: Online Civility, Child...
“April is the cruelest month,” wrote T.S. Eliot. But that’s probably because he didn’t read the JD Supra Morning Brief, guaranteed to brighten up any April morning:
Think we need more civility in online communications? So does Andrea Weckerle (Levick)
What can schools do to protect students against child abductions? (Fisher & Phillips)
The number of FCPA enforcement actions in 2012 was...
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Calling Mobile News Junkies: Read JD Supra on...
Calling all mobile news junkies! We’ve been having great fun building JD Supra law news magazines on the terrific Flipboard 2.0 mobile news reader. Jump in and start reading law news and updates covering just your interests.
As you’ve probably heard by now, Flipboard recently started allowing users to create magazines on any topic - apparently over 100,000 mags were created in the...
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JD Supra Morning Brief: Mediated Prenups, Paid...
You know what you need? Email delivery of the JD Supra Morning Brief. And you can get it right here.
Does the futures industry need bankruptcy reform? The chair of the National Futures Association thinks so (MarketsReformWiki)
Nothing like a mediated prenuptial agreement to start a marriage off on the right foot… (Law Offices of Marlo Van Oorschot)
Are paid sick leave laws giving you a...
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JD Supra Morning Brief: Medical Pot, Consumer...
Google Nose, the White House, Virgin’s glass-bottomed plane… What was your favorite April Fool’s Day joke this year?
All in good fun, for sure, but don’t worry – we would never do anything like that here at JD Supra!
You’ve been served… on Facebook and Twitter. Are you ready? (Bloomberg Law)
SEC grants second crowdfunding site relief from broker-dealer regulations. But there are...
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JD Supra Morning Brief: Overseas Cash Cache,...
You know, eating two pounds of chocolate is easier than you might think. Especially if you start first thing in the morning…
Bigger IS better for San Francisco (Allen Matkins)
Frito-Lay says the Department of Labor cannot come back for seconds when auditing the company (Proskauer)
We’ve said it before, and we’ll certainly say it again: if you’re hiding money overseas, it’s time to come...
March 2013
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JD Supra Weekend Reader: Craft Beer, Catastrophe...
What a week! We’re so glad it’s over, because it means another Weekend Reader. The best way to kick it off? A nice cold beer… video. Enjoy:
The IP lawyers have all the luck: more trademark insight for craft brewers (McNees Wallace & Nurick)
Follow these rules in your employee communication and everything should be just fine (Foley & Lardner)
Demand for catastrophe bonds was up 37% in...
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JD Supra Morning Brief: Bailout for Cyprus Banks,...
So, it turns out that Benjamin Franklin didn’t really say “beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.” No matter – it’s Friday, and we’ll still raise a glass in his honor.
One good result of the Cyprus bank bailout? It made the Greek banking bailout look farsighted and disciplined… (Bloomberg Law)
Follow these rules in your employee communication and everything should be just...
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JD Supra Morning Brief: Principles on Privacy,...
Email delivery of the JD Supra Morning Brief? Why, yes, thank you, I’ll take two! Where do I sign up?
Sigmund Freud, Marx Brothers, and Bernie Madoff. No – we’re not kidding (Bloomberg Law)
Wouldn’t the world be a better place if ALL companies released guiding principles on freedom of expression and privacy? (Foley Hoag)
Don’t loan your Picasso to the art museum without reading this update...
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JD Supra Morning Brief: $33 Minimum Wage, GPS...
Why did the chicken cross the road? To pick up a double-shot latte and a scone to go with her JD Supra Morning Brief, of course:
The IP lawyers have all the luck: more trademark insight for craft brewers (McNees Wallace & Nurick)
Why isn’t the minimum wage $33 an hour? (Fisher & Phillips)
The Geolocation Privacy and Surveillance Act would require the police to obtain a warrant to...
