Chapter 11's high cost and complexity make it too difficult for small businesses to successfully reorganize. Congress has passed...

In 2011 Congress passed the America Invents Act (“AIA”). It changed the patent system from a first-to-invent to a first-inventor-to-file...

The EEOC has revoked a 1997 Policy Statement in which it had said arbitration of employment-related disputes was inconsistent with Title...

A ruling from the Supreme Court overturns 80 years of case law on the subject of FLSA overtime exemptions.

A court has ruled that paid administrative leave does not necessarily shield an employer from employment litigation liability.

To be the subject of an infringement action, a patent has to be eligible for protection. Invalidity of the patent is a defense.

A company can sue a competitor that hyped a white paper criticizing its products without disclosing that it commissioned the report.

An agency that sponsors au pairs under a federal program sued Massachusetts claiming the federal program that brings au pairs to the...

A fraud case requires that a statement of fact made must be knowingly false when made and designed to be relied on by the party.

EMTALA is a law to prevent hospital emergency rooms from dumping patients. A case laid out analysis for determining whistleblower rights

The Governor has signed An Act Requiring the Hands-Free Use of Mobile Telephones While Driving. The law takes effect 90 days from...

The NLRB General Counsel has issued a Guidance Memorandum laying out how NLRB Regional Offices receiving claims of improper employment...

There is a new type of payment product that gives workers immediate access to wages even if their next payday isn’t scheduled for a week...

We recently reported that the Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled that salespeople who are paid on a 100% commission basis are entitled to...

Connecticut has forbidden hiring employers from asking about salary history. Whether these laws are constitutional is an open question.

US protected family and medical leave has centered on three types of personal life changes: leave for new parents, leave for those caring...

A 58 year old experienced but unemployed attorney applied for a job as a Senior Counsel that required the ability to assume complex...

Under US law persons doing work are either independent contractors or employees. If they do not meet the test to be an independent...

Retail salespeople paid on a 100-percent commission basis are entitled to separate additional payments at one and a half times the...

Information is a company asset. Mismanaging it is like mismanaging inventory. That needs to change.