The DOJ's Office of Special Counsel for Immigration Related Discrimination has been extremely active in suing employers for national origin discrimination and document abuse. And 2012 was a record year for HSI, the agency charged with I-9 enforcement.
Recent IRS guidance represents the beginning of what promises to be a long process of agency rule-making in light of the <I>U.S. v. Windsor</I> decision.
In the U.S. workplace, increasing religious diversity means additional labor and employment responsibilities for in-house counsel, according to a new report from the Tanenbaum Center for Religious Understanding.
Recent notable whistleblower cases are in some instances defining what it takes to be a successful retaliation plaintiff; in other ways, these cases are merely shaping the battleground for cases yet to come.
The government routinely requires certifications from its contractors, who provide everything from weapons systems used in combat to health care services paid by Medicare and Medicaid.
Rulings in two cases have substantially defined the landscape of non-competition law in Illinois, and have a profound impact on employers' use of restrictive covenants with their employees.
For those employees for whom the employee's state of residence recognizes the same-sex marriage, the benefit plans must recognize the employee's same-sex marriage in the same manner as an opposite-sex marriage.
This summer, the Supreme Court issued a pair of important employer-friendly decisions. This article offers an in-depth analysis of both decisions and what they mean to your practice.
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.
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 U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York recently determined that because New York prohibits unlicensed real estate brokers from pursuing payment in its courts for services rendered, a plaintiff who performed real estate work for a client who then did not pay had no standing to sue.
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.
The trade war between the United States and China has had far-reaching effects on international trade and the global economy. The dispute is slowly developing into a battle of attrition, without any immediate resolution on the horizon despite ongoing trade talks. As businesses change the way they operate in response to this unpredictable trade environment, counsel should consider the risks and potential impacts on corporate IP strategy.
