Oh what a tangled web legal protections weave… The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts recently ruled that communications between “work spouses” are entitled to the same confidentiality as those of real spouses. From Shep Davidson of law firm Burns & Levinson: “… Marcus Ayeprel was accused through an anonymous posting on his company’s intranet site… Read more »
As we look back at the most-read stories of the year, three issues quickly rise to the top: Technology in the workplace, especially employee use of social media (both on and off the clock), Health care reform and how to comply with the new rules, and Day-to-day employment matters, from hiring to firing and just… Read more »
“Earlier this week the Federal Trade Commission (‘FTC’) adopted revised Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims. The updated ‘Green Guides’ provide the FTC’s current views on when environmental claims may be deceptive. This includes not only general claims that a product is environmentally friendly, but specific claims that a product is compostable, degradable,… Read more »
We’ve been busy building our latest round of subject-specific business feeds on Twitter. Each of the accounts below features the latest commentary, analysis, and news from leading lawyers and law firms on a given topic – obvious by the title. And, thanks to Twitter’s new embed feature, you can click to FOLLOW any subject that… Read more »
For your reading pleasure, a quick roundup of JD Supra legal commentary and news recently shared on the Twittersphere. File under: trending law news. Cross post to: so cool that you can embed tweets in a blog post! Patients adopting mobile health faster than doctors awe.sm/h0ooO — Calestous Juma (@Calestous) July 14, 2012 Recruiter misuse… Read more »
The impact of Obamacare on smaller businesses, cloud computing legal issues, wage and hour lawsuits, and social media law are but a few of the subjects you’re reading about. For your reference, the most-read Small Business Support posts during the month of June, 2012: 1. Bring Your Own (Tech) Device to Work? That Could Be… Read more »
On June 18, 2012, the United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of the pharmaceutical industry in a closely followed case (Christopher v. SmithKline Beecham Corp.) to do with overtime exemption for drug sales representatives. In short, SCOTUS ruled that pharmaceutical sales reps are in fact exempt from overtime – and, according to law firm… Read more »
What’s on your mind? Employee handbooks, business insurance, medical marijuana, and IP protection, among other things. For your convenience, here’s a look at the most-read Small Business Support posts in May 2012: 1. Think That Email Isn’t a Contract? Think Again “You’ve got mail! And, as two recent court decisions indicate, you might also have… Read more »
What’s on your mind? The California Supreme Court ruling on Brinker, social media in the workplace, the National Labor Relations Board poster rule, plus a range of other small business-related legal topics. For your (re)reading pleasure, here’s a look at the most-read Small Business Support posts over the past month: 1. Brinker Ruling: 5 Lunchtime… Read more »
What’s on your mind? Employee theft, internships, social media, business funding, healthcare reform, and a range of other small business-related legal topics. For your (re)reading pleasure, here’s a look at the most-read Small Business Support posts over the past month: 1. Employee Theft: What Are People Stealing on the Job? “No, it isn’t a headline… Read more »
For your (re)reading pleasure, a roundup of the top 10 most-read posts from last month, on social media in business, forming and structuring companies, labor and employment issues, financing a company, drafting contracts, reducing taxes, and … the federal ban on cell phone use by commercial drivers: 1.Social Media in Business: 8 Steps to Legal… Read more »
