By: Elizabeth Harlan , Astrachan Gunst Thomas, P.C. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), approximately two million workers a year are affected by some form of workplace violence. The National Crime Victimization Survey reports...
By: Seth Appel PATTISHALL, MCAULIFFE, NEWBURY, HILLIARD & GERALDSON LLP THE U.S. SUPREME COURT CONFIRMED THAT ARTISTIC designs on clothing can be subject to copyright protection in Star Athletica, L.L.C. v. Varsity Brands, Inc., 137 S.Ct. 1002 (2017) . This...
By: John Popeo Overview Brokered deposits are often viewed by insured depository institutions (IDIs) as a cost-effective source of liquidity and funding. Federal bank regulatory agencies, however, consider brokered deposits to be a less stable source of funding...
While no federal statute requires that employers provide paid sick leave for employees, Executive Order 13706 mandates that, effective January 1, 2017, covered federal contractors give employees up to seven days of paid sick leave each year. See 80 FR 54697 . It...
By: Annemargaret Connolly and Matthew D. Morton , Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP. Why should real estate lenders and other secured creditors concern themselves with known and potential environmental liabilities and requirements associated with their loan portfolios...
By: Eric M. Dobrusin, Kristen L. Pursley, and Daniel P. Aleksynas , The Dobrusin Law Firm. A broad range of attorneys represent technology companies in some capacity, and therefore, potentially handle and store sensitive information related to patents or trade...
By: Thomas G. Maira , Reed Smith LLP. As funds raised in the 2006–2008 heyday of private equity reach the ends of their 10 year terms, there has been a surge of restructurings of those funds utilizing a stapled secondarystructure. The widely publicized...
By: Linda Curtis and Andrew Cheng , Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP. TAX CONSIDERATIONS—FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL, AND foreign income taxes, as well as other types of taxes such as transfer and property taxes—are a major consideration when determining...
By: Courtney King, Ice Miller LEXIS PRACTICE ADVISOR RESEARCH PATH: Labor & Employment > Privacy, Technology, and Social Media > Monitoring and Testing Employees > Articles > Video and Audio Surveillance and Eavesdropping of Employees Utilizing...
By: Michael R. Overly , Foley & Lardner LLP. LEXIS PRACTICE ADVISOR RESEARCH PATH: IntellectualProperty & Technology > Software & Information Technology >Cloud Computing > Practice Notes > Drafting and Negotiating EffectiveCloud Computing...
By: Joseph D. Guarino , DLA Piper This form is a Disability Accommodation Request (ADA) that an employee can use to request a reasonable accommodation. It contains practical guidance and drafting notes. This form is intended for private employers. It is based...
By: L. Stephen Bowers , Andrew F. Susko , and Daniel J. Ferhat , White and Williams LLP Medical data companies are reportedly 1 volunteering to join the fight against COVID-19 by offering to broadly share confidential, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability...
By: Jessica Millett , Duval & Stachenfeld, LLP AS KNOWLEDGE OF THE OPPORTUNITY ZONE PROGRAM (the OZ Program), which was tucked away inside the 2017 Tax Reform package, 1 trickled out to the real estate community, ears began to perk up all over the country...
By: Kevin Cloutier , Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP This article discusses both written discovery and depositions in misappropriation of trade secret and restrictive covenant actions. Specifically, the article addresses the following topics: expedited...
FOLLOWING THE EXAMPLE SET BY THE CALIFORNIA legislature,which enacted a sweeping data privacy statute in June 2018, state legislatures have begun to enact, or at least propose, similar laws to give consumers greater control over their personal information. As states...