At the New England Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Digest blog, Mark Whitney offers some practical tips for minimizing risks associated with employee mobility.
Posted on: May 16, 2015
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Tag: Contracts, Labor and Employment, Social Media, Technology & Law
Posted on: May 12, 2015
Dr. Andrew Dennis, among other things co-translater of the old Icelandic law code Grágás, has made his 1974 doctoral thesis available online.
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Tag: Comparative Law, Legal History, Legal Theory
Posted on: May 9, 2015
We’ve all seen automobile bumper stickers such as, “Keep honking, I’m reloading,” and yard signs such as, “Trespassers will be shot, survivors will be shot again.” These clever and funny messages grab our attention. But is it wise to display them?
In a short video, former prosecutor and Texas attorney Emily Taylor explains how bumper stickers and signs can be used against a defendant in court.
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Tag: Criminal Law, Evidence, Torts
Posted on: May 8, 2015
Unpaid internships have long been a hallmark of many businesses, particularly in the entertainment industry. Many business owners, even sophisticated managers, do not realize how heavily regulated unpaid internships can be, and they ignore such regulation to their peril. Last week, entertainment giant Viacom entered into a $7.2 million settlement to resolve a dispute with former interns of its MTV network:
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Tag: Administrative Law, Business Ethics, Labor and Employment
Posted on: May 4, 2015
No issue is too small for us to blog about at Business Law Basics. If it’s related to business law, broadly defined, we’ll cover it!
So how does a business accommodate a service animal under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)? Attorney Shima Umetani Walker offers guidance for compliance with the sometimes murky ADA rules:
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Tag: Administrative Law, Commerce, Consumer Protection, Labor and Employment
Posted on: April 30, 2015
In the 15 April 2015 issue of New Hampshire Bar News, Paul Bauer and Christopher Hawkins report on the recent US District Court for the District of New Hampshire decision in Gallagher v. Funeral Source One Supply and Equipment Co., Inc. (Feb. 24, 2015):
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Tag: Civil Litigation / Civil Procedure, Commercial Litigation, Consumer Protection, Legal Ethics, Torts