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The NLRB's 'Joint Employer' Thrust Defies 50 Years of Judicial Precedent
In October 2015, I published an article titled “NLRB's Misguided 'Joint Employer' Thrust Against Franchising,” (NYLJ, Oct. 22, 2015). I reported on the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel's efforts to have franchisors declared “joint employers” of their franchisees' employees, and how the NLRB general counsel's thrust clashes with the business structures and norms of franchising, the Lanham Trademark Act, and every federal and state franchise law extant in the United States.
In this article, I analyze how the NLRB general counsel's approach is refuted by 50 years of virtually unanimous judicial decisions, and address a recent NLRB decision greatly expanding who may be deemed a “joint employer” (and how this decision discarded 30 years of NLRB precedent). I also discuss the harsh consequences that may pertain should the NLRB general counsel succeed in his efforts to have franchisors declared the “joint employers” of their franchisees' employees.
Judicial Precedent
Major Differences In UK, U.S. Copyright Laws
This article highlights how copyright law in the United Kingdom differs from U.S. copyright law, and points out differences that may be crucial to entertainment and media businesses familiar with U.S law that are interested in operating in the United Kingdom or under UK law. The article also briefly addresses contrasts in UK and U.S. trademark law.
Strategy vs. Tactics: Two Sides of a Difficult Coin
With each successive large-scale cyber attack, it is slowly becoming clear that ransomware attacks are targeting the critical infrastructure of the most powerful country on the planet. Understanding the strategy, and tactics of our opponents, as well as the strategy and the tactics we implement as a response are vital to victory.
The Article 8 Opt In
The Article 8 opt-in election adds an additional layer of complexity to the already labyrinthine rules governing perfection of security interests under the UCC. A lender that is unaware of the nuances created by the opt in (may find its security interest vulnerable to being primed by another party that has taken steps to perfect in a superior manner under the circumstances.
Removing Restrictive Covenants In New York
In Rockwell v. Despart, the New York Supreme Court, Third Department, recently revisited a recurring question: When may a landowner seek judicial removal of a covenant restricting use of her land?