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Does Your Company Need a Domestic Violence Workplace Policy? post image

Does Your Company Need a Domestic Violence Workplace Policy?

As we are learning from the indefinite suspension of Ray Rice from the NFL, domestic violence often follows both perpetrators and victims from home and into the workplace. In response this reality, the American Bar Association (ABA) recently adopted a Model Workplace Policy on Employer Responses to Domestic Violence, Dating Violence and Stalking. While not […]

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Oldest U.S. Cutlery Maker Files For Bankruptcy

Lamson & Goodnow Manufacturing Co., the self-described  oldest U.S. cutlery maker, has filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the bankruptcy law, according to Reuters. The Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts-based manufacturer announced the move Aug. 15, citing decisions by prior management and the tightening of credit by secured lender Newtek Business Credit, according to the news source. […]

Author: Joel R. Glucksman

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New Jersey Becomes Latest State to “Ban the Box”

Gov. Chris Christie recently signed legislation that limits the ability of New Jersey employers to rely on criminal records when making employment decisions also known as “Ban the Box”. The Opportunity to Compete Act will take effect on March 1, 2015. When the legislation takes effect, New Jersey will join a small group of states […]

Author: Robert A. Marsico

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Delaware Legislates On Digital Assets In Estate Planning

One aspect that has confounded the estate planning world in recent years is the inheritance of digital assets. While many of these assets usually hold only sentimental value – like social media profiles, email addresses, etc. – some can be extremely valuable. Now that so much of our financial life can be conducted online, via […]

Author: James F. McDonough

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Fair Use In The Digital Age

In my last post, Lovelace vs. Deepthroat: Defining fair use, I delved into an explanation of fair use statutes, discussed the four factors that judges and juries use to determine fair use and considered a recent case that provided a clear cut example of fair use. Now, I would like to discuss a more complicated […]

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Who Is a Whistleblower Under the Dodd-Frank Act?

When read together, Dodd-Frank is ambiguous as to whether a whistleblower must complain directly to the SEC in order to qualify as a whistleblower and benefit from the law’s anti-retaliation protections. The SEC’s implementing rule provides protection from retaliation to workers who make protected disclosures regardless of whether they report the information to the SEC […]

Author: Kenneth C. Oh

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Should the US implement a VAT?

With the November midterm elections approaching in the U.S. and corporate tax reform heavy on the public’s mind, a number of radical solutions have emerged. One such system is the value added tax, or VAT, proposed by former Treasury official and professor at Columbia Law School Michael Graetz, as reported on by Delaware Online. How […]

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Lovelace vs Deep Throat: Defining Fair Use

I came across a particularly interesting case today involving the makers of the films “Lovelace” and “Deep Throat.” Not only did the Lovelace vs Deep Throat case require an octogenarian U.S. federal judge to sit through over a full hour of pornography, it also served to illustrate some of the finer points of fair use […]

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Obama Administration Proposes New ACA Rules in Light of Hobby Lobby Decision

The Obama Administration recently proposed new rules that strive to keep the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) birth control mandate in place while seeking to comply with the rationale of the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. The ACA requires employers with more than 50 employees to provide health insurance coverage […]

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New Jersey Considers Estate Tax Reform

As numerous other states make similar moves, New Jersey is considering estate tax reform. A bill has been introduced to the New Jersey state legislature that would repeal the inheritance tax and raise the size of the estate tax exemption to the federal level, according to The Real Deal. Currently, New Jersey is one of […]

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Business Dispute Resolution Tips: Don't Threaten to Bring Criminal Charges!

If it appears that your business partner (or employee, or customer, or supplier or neighbor) wrongfully took money or other property from you, when you seek return of the money or property, be extremely cautious about threatening to file a criminal complaint. If it appears that your business partner (or employee, or customer, or supplier or […]

Author: Dan Brecher

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RadioShack Considers Refinancing, Bankruptcy

Electronics retailing chain RadioShack is considering refinancing or even a bankruptcy filing to clear up its financial troubles, sources told The Street. While the company appears to prefer the refinancing option, this may not be possible, the news source explained. The company’s financial troubles center around a $250 million second-lien term loan held by Salus Capital […]

Author: Joel R. Glucksman

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