For your reference, here’s a diverse reading list of recent law-related Social Media commentary posted on JD Supra: - FTC Initiates First Enforcement Action for Sending Commercial Text Messages (by Loeb & Loeb LLP): “The FTC alleged that many of the recipients of Flora’s text messages had registered their mobile phone numbers on the national… Read more »
“The practical consequences of this ruling are hard to exaggerate. No longer will creative lawyering with conclusory allegations surmount the hurdle of Rule 9(b) pleading requirement in the absence of objective, cognizable facts, alleged with the particularity that Rule 9(b) demands…” Read on>> Google+… Read more »
“Medical-marijuana laws present employers with a unique dilemma regarding how they handle employees or applicants who test positive for illegal drug use as compared to how they handle persons who test positive for prescribed painkillers or other drugs. Given the status of medical marijuana, employers in various industries who conduct drug and alcohol tests may… Read more »
“On March 1, 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court held that an employer may be liable for the discriminatory motives of a supervisor who influences but does not make the ultimate employment decision. The Court’s ruling will impact employment discrimination claims where multiple individuals are claimed to have made, caused, or influenced the ultimate employment decision…”… Read more »
