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A Win for Arbitration, But Do You Ultimately Lose?
Surprising news about arbitration. Read more
Court Puts Curb On Polygraph Test Use
Reinforcing the measures already taken by more than 20 state legislatures, a court decision has tightened restrictions on how employers can use polygraph ... Read more
Nation's Largest Union Group Sues Labor Department Over Safety Equipment
The AFL-CIO claims that companies should be required to pay for employees' protective gear. Read more
New Patent Law Ruling Could Cost You Big Bucks
The stakes have been raised on "false mark" lawsuits -- it's time to review your labels. Read more
Feuding Families
A bitter court battle has pitted the employees of Oakland Scavenger against the "family" that owns it. Read more
Bush Nominates Alito to Supreme Court
Oct. 31, 2005 --Just four days after Harriet Miers withdrew her name from consideration, President Bush today nominated Circuit Court judg... Read more
Small Firm Wins A Round In Patent Case
In 1976, when LAM Inc., of Wakefield, Mass., submitted a bid to supply its patented lighting fixtures to five Florida schools, managers of the closely hel... Read more
Court Strikes Down Ohio's Corporate Tax Credit Program
September 10, 2004 -- A recent ruling by the Cincinnati-based 6th United States Court of Appeals threatens to disrupt how states lure big... Read more
States Fight to Reinstate Business Tax Credits
Sept. 29, 2004 --Kentucky, Tennessee, and Michigan have joined Ohio in launching a legal counterattack to try and reinstate a popular busi... Read more
Will Your Texting Policy Stand Up in Court?
A new Supreme Court case casts a shadow on employee text messaging rules. The case involves an employer sued for reading an employee's (highly sexual) text m... Read more
Using the Trademarks of Others on Your Web Site
Use of trademarks on corporate Web sites can be fraught with pitfalls. The misuse of trademarks belonging to third parties can result in serious consequen... Read more
The Name Of The Game
The year was 1971, and Ralph Anspach, a San Francisco State University economics professor, was sitting in his Berkeley home, playing Monopoly with his se... Read more
Copycat And Mouse
When you file a patent-infringement suit, about the only sure result is the size of the legal bill. Read more
High Court Expands Wagner Act Coverage
Nonmanagement employees -- including secretaries -- who have access to confidential material are eligible to join unions and receive the full protection o... Read more
Supreme Court's Docket Puts Business in the Spotlight
A look at five pending cases that have the potential to change the way you do business. Read more
Trademarks
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Employee Discrimination Case Reaches Supreme Court
A fired hospital employee and Army reservist in Illinois takes his case to the high court over the interpretation of the fabled “cat’s paw" theory. Read more
How to Challenge an IRS Audit
Chart showing sequence of legal appeals to an IRS audit. Read more
Vonage Opens for Business, Again
It's been a brutal last twelve months — give or take a few bad weeks — for Vonage. The company announced it was going public, and that it hop... Read more
If You Own the Phone, You Can Read the Text Messages
A new Supreme Court ruling says employees' text messages are open to company scrutiny. Read more
Nepotism On Trial
A case now before the Supreme Court of the United States is challenging the notion that business owners can favor members of their own families in hiring ... Read more
Employee Retaliation Suit Reaches Supreme Court
Eric Thompson was fired by his company three weeks after his wife, also an employee of the company, sued for gender discrimination. He claims it was no coinc... Read more
Arbitration Can Be a Cheap, Quick Alternative to Lawsuits
Arbitration is an agreement to resolve a dispute outside court through presentation to a neutral arbitrator. After evidence is presented the arbitrator re... Read more
How to File for a Patent
This step-by-step guide describes the legal process of filing for a patent. Read more
Inventions and Patents
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So You Want To Own A Tv Station
Ted Turner never did knock over CBS. But he's done a hell of a job on Don Moore. Read more
Constructive Discharge
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Wine Sellers
How Don Zacharia turned a mom-and-pop liquor store into a wine-retailing juggernaut -- and a family business that works. Read more
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