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Keeping Valuable IP When a Key Employee Jumps To a Competitor

What steps can a general counsel take to ensure that valuable intellectual property stays with the company when a key […]

Employers Fear Never-Ending Liability Chain From Take-Home Covid Lawsuits

A California appeals court has allowed a wrongful death lawsuit to proceed against an employer in a case where the […]

The 500-Pound Retaliation Case

Possibly the most widely read legal story of the new year involves a custom auto repair shop employee who had […]

“Sigh Of Relief” As Supreme Court Takes Up PAGA Case

With the Supreme Court granting certiorari in Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana, California employers “who have been plagued by […]

Gig Work Showdown Looms In ‘22

In November 2020, California’s Proposition 22 passed with 59 percent of the vote, enabling companies like Lyft, Uber and Instacart […]

The Luxury Side Of the Hack, And Other Cybersecurity Stories That Made History In 2021

Online publication Motherboard selects nine of the year’s best stories on hacking, information security, privacy, and surveillance “that we wish […]

What Employers Need To Know About Masks

A post from law firm Littler addresses what is obviously a fluid and rapidly evolving situation, listing what’s required as […]

Which Law Schools Do The Pricey Lawyers Come From?

A study from GradReports and data research company Optimal is said to identify “the top 10 schools that place the […]

Unlikely Plaintiffs Challenge Bristol Myers Squibb Vaccine Policy

Four plaintiffs, all highly-paid professionals, have filed a putative class action against Bristol Myers Squibb, claiming they were wrongfully denied […]

How A Civil War Law To Snare Mule Scammers Enhances Cyber Risk For Govt Contractors

The False Claims Act, passed in 1863 to nab unscrupulous merchants selling sawdust-laden gunpowder and lame mules to the Union […]

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