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PTO Expanding Silicon Valley Office In 2014

A Silicon Valley outpost for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will be built in downtown San Jose, the Commerce […]

GC-Consultant Confidentiality Agreement Not Enough To Garner Privilege

Though MediaTek’s general counsel requested a consultant’s technical report, and the report was filed under a confidentiality agreement, the report […]

Delaware Forum Decision Good for Companies and Shareholders Too

The Boilermakers decision, decided in June by the Delaware Chancery Court, has been widely viewed as a win for companies […]

NFL, MLB Threaten To Leave Networks If Supreme Court Sides With Streaming Company

Major-league football and baseball will have to be moved from major networks to paid channels like ESPN unless the Supreme […]

NLRB, New GC, Upholds Some Worker Claims vs Walmart

Complaints that Wal-Mart, in more than a dozen states, threatened, disciplined, and ultimately fired employees who were involved in a […]

A Wistful Plea For A Model Leave Act

Writing a company policy that would address the current patchwork of local, state and federal laws about employee leave would […]

Tough Independent Contractor Misclassification Bill Introduced In Senate

Misclassifying independent contractors would be considered payroll fraud under legislation introduced by Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Employment and […]

Grocery Chain’s Arbitration Policy “Shocked” 9th Circuit Appeals Court

The arbitration policy for grocery chain Ralph’s is so disadvantageous for employees it “shocked the conscience,” and is unenforceable under […]

Effort To Reduce Workspace Underway In Federal Agencies

Government agencies’ efforts to cut back on real estate costs by increasing teleworking and rethinking workplace structure and layout are […]

Company Email Curfews To Ward Off Overtime Lawsuits

To stave off the rising number of overtime lawsuits, some employers are considering placing a curfew on after-hours company emails. […]

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