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Gathering Worldwide Resistance To U.S. Tech Giants

Most people in the U.S., including regulators, seem comfortable with the notion that a few U.S. behemoths are on their way to becoming both gatekeeper and gate, but in much of the rest of the world there is alarm.

How New Overtime Regs Affect In-Company PAC Solicitations

Federal law governs who in a company can be solicited for a PAC contribution, and allows employees in a so-called […]

Making Digital Agreements Enforceable

The convenience of digital legal agreements comes at a price, and care must be taken in both website design and […]

A Takeaway On The New Overtime Rules

The Department of Labor’s new overtime rule is 508 pages long, but this post from Audrey Mross, head of the […]

Fed Background Checks To Include Social Media History

The Director of National Intelligence, James Clapper, has signed a policy expanding the purview of investigators gathering information for a […]

VW Questions U.S. Standing In Emissions Lawsuit

American authorities do not have jurisdiction to sue Volkswagen over its doctored diesel emissions tests, the German automaker claims in […]

A Huge Loophole In U.S. Insider Trading Law

Columbia Law School professor John C. Coffee Jr. makes a case that U.S. insider trading laws are toothless and badly […]

“Persuader Rule” Challenged On Multiple Fronts

The controversial rule, much disfavored by management and by Republicans, was challenged in a House committee resolution and is facing court challenges in…

Strong Reactions To OSHA’s New Reporting Rule

OSHA’s recently released final rule on “Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses,” commonly referred to as electronic recordkeeping, has garnered […]

Judge Orders Justice Department Lawyers To Take Ethics Training

U.S. District Judge Andrew S. Hanen claims in an order issued last week that lawyers for the Justice Department lied […]

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