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<b><i>Online Extra: </b></i> 7-Eleven Hit With Discovery Sanctions in NJ Franchise Case </b></i>
A federal magistrate judge in Camden has sanctioned 7-Eleven Inc. for what he said were repeatedly deficient discovery responses in a case alleging the company unlawfully targeted South Jersey franchisees and owners for termination.
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<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Florida: Uber Drivers Are Contractors, Not Employees
Uber drivers in Florida will be considered independent contractors rather than employees, the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity determined on Dec. 3 in a victory for the app-based ridesharing company.
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<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Florida: Uber Drivers Are Contractors, Not Employees
Uber drivers in Florida will be considered independent contractors rather than employees, the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity determined on Dec. 3 in a victory for the app-based ridesharing company.
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Wage and Hour Red Flags
In today's litigious environment, many California employers, despite their best intentions, are frequently hit with costly wage and hour claims and lawsuits by their employees, as well as the Labor Commissioner's own enforcement agency. This article discusses some of the more common mistakes occurring in this minefield, and strategies to consider when such claims are filed.
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'Ambiguous' Franchise Agreement Sinks Franchisor
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit recently affirmed a judgment entered in favor of a group of franchisees who sued for breach of contract when the franchisor charged them royalties and fees that the parties negotiated specifically to exclude from their franchise agreements.
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Controversy from Talent Lawyer's Article on JAMS
Arbitration provider JAMS is staying neutral, sort of, on an entertainment litigator's claim that it favors big studios in arbitrations and mediations. The claim, made by Bird Marella partner Ronald Nessim in a law review this summer, is essentially that JAMS has a lock on studio business, with the overwhelming majority of studio contracts reviewed by Nessim naming JAMS as the dispute resolution provider.
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DJ Logic" Loses Trademark Suit<br>Second Circuit Affirms Jury Instruction That Cited Only Part of Copyright Act's List of Fair Use Factors<br>Ticket Sales of Just $180 Don't Bar Statutory Damages of $7,000 Per Song Infringed
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Mobile App Developer Agreements
Many companies that have had disputes with developers have been surprised to discover that the agreements signed, often without input from legal, failed to hold developers to measurable standards, give the company ongoing interest in deliverables, or provide meaningful remedies to problems that arise.
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Internal-Use Software
The tax credit for research and development (R&D) of internal-use software under Section 41 of the Internal Revenue Code has been renewed 16 times since its implementation in 1981. The Currently, it has not been extended beyond calendar year 2015.
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Social Media Discovery
Because 'information that an individual shares through social networking websites like Facebook may be copied and disseminated by another,' the expectation that such information is private, in the traditional sense of the word, is not a reasonable one.
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