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Unemployment Compensation: Case Update

March 16, 2012 17:15

Should an employee who agrees to resign her employment as part of the settlement of her workers’ compensation claim be eligible to receive unemployment compensation benefits? According to a recent decision from the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, the answer to this question is a firm...

Unemployment Compensation: Case Update

March 16, 2012 17:15

Should an employee who agrees to resign her employment as part of the settlement of her workers’ compensation claim be eligible to receive unemployment compensation benefits? According to a recent decision from the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, the answer to this question is a firm...

What Happens in Vegas May Stay in Vegas, But Misappropriation of Trade Secrets and Unauthorized Disclosure of Confidential Information Will Still Land You in Hot Water According To Recent Supreme Court of Nevada Decision

James McNairy

March 10, 2012 16:53

In Finkel v. Cashman Professional, Inc., et al., Case Nos. 54520, 55377, 2012 WL 669897 (Nev. March 1, 2012), the Supreme Court of Nevada addressed the validity of non-solicitation, non-competition, and non-disclosure covenants and the proper duration of a preliminary injunction prohibiting...

ALJ Bullock Issues Initial Determination Terminating the Investigation as to Drugstore.com

March 09, 2012 12:53

On March, 9, 2012, Chief ALJ Bullock issued an initial determination granting a joint motion to terminate the investigation as to respondent drugstore.com based on a consent order stipulation in Inv....

Recap of 50 Legal Tips in 50 Minutes

March 05, 2012 22:57

Last week I participated on a panel that presented "50 Legal Tips in 50 Minutes" at the Cornell HR in Hospitality Conference.  Our goal was to provide 50 practical and pithy tips for HR practitioners.  The presentation was well received.  For a summary of tips...