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Supreme Court Ruling Could Boost Software Sector
The high court says the test for business method patents is too rigid. The software industry, among others, is poised to benefit. Read more
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Supreme Court Rules Labor Law Covers Oral Complaints
At the heart of the case: A 29-year-old entrepreneur who says he stood up for his beliefs. 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
Bankruptcies on the Rise
Cases filed in the third quarter were up more than 40 percent over the same period last year. 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
Conspicuous consumption
What we learned at the Supreme Court on Monday: If your company makes something that's a great value for the cost, Justice Stephen Breyer should be your t... Read more
The Internet Guide to Bankruptcy Law
Even in a booming economy, not every venture turns its promoters into Internet instantaires. There' s still a down side to capitalism. And smart bankruptc... Read more
Business Groups Mum on Kagan
The American Enterprise Institute, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and other business groups have so far found little to criticize in the background of Obama's... Read more
Do Employee Complaints Have to Be Written Down?
The Supreme Court hears a case on what constitutes a formal employee complaint filed under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Read more
NAM Endorses Roberts, as Nomination Hearing Continues
Sept. 14, 2005 --The first business group to do so announced its endorsement of Judge John Roberts, who has been nominated for Chief Justi... Read more
$50 Million "Pants Suit" Dismissed
Small-business groups are hailing the decision of a Washington D.C. superior court judge to dismiss a $50 million lawsuit against a local family-owned dry... Read more
Nomination Hearing for John Roberts Begins
Sept. 12, 2005 --The Senate hearing to confirm the nomination of John Roberts for Chief Justice of the Supreme Court began Monday. ... Read more
Church Vs. State: This Time A Business Battle
Donald Thorton refused to work on Sunday, and now the U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether his small act will affect businesses throughout the country.<... Read more
Is Roberts Pro-Business?
While Supreme Court nominee John G. Roberts' ideological beliefs can serve as a barometer to predict his future as a Supreme Court Justice, I'm hopeful th... Read more
Tennessee Ruling Makes Discrimination Cases Harder for Businesses
A state supreme court breaks from the established federal framework and puts a greater burden on employers to prove a discrimination claim is false. Read more
Caveat Emptor?;
WILL FEDERAL SECURITIES laws protect you from one of the worst business nightmares -- a fraudulent deal -- when you buy a company? For more than 50 ... Read more
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
Do-Not-Call List Hits Another Snag
The national do-not-call list has come under fire again, the Read more
Court Ruling Forces Companies to Evaluate Their Website Designs
Sites without an audio component for the blind could be in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Read more
Rehnquist's Law
Politically, the new chief justice is conservative and Republican all right. But legally, he's not so much pro-business as he is pro-government. Read more
One Lesson . . . Or Another
I read "Long Courtship" (Insider, August) with a mixture of dismay and disbelief. In light of the fact that it deals with a 23-year lawsuit that culminat... Read more
Bush Nominates Former Corporate Lawyer to Supreme Court
July 21, 2005 --President Bush nominated John Roberts to the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday, potentially making Roberts the first justice with... Read more
House Committee Heading to Gulf Coast
April 6, 2007 -- The House Small Business Committee is heading to New Orleans to hold a hearing on federal contracts for small businesses... Read more
Hot Tip: ADA Scope Limited
Is the Americans with Disabilities Act driving you crazy? Take heart. Recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions have considerably narrowed the ADA's coverage, s... 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
Sexual Harassment;
MECHELLE VINSON SUCCUMBED to her boss's advances at least 40 times during a four-year period. She didn't notify top management until she quit and charged... 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
Ousting Management;
WHEN THE DELAWARE SUPREME Court talks, business executives listen. Because so many companies are incorporated in Delaware, court decisions in that s... Read more
How to Challenge an IRS Audit
Chart showing sequence of legal appeals to an IRS audit. Read more
What Telemarketers Must Know
Ordering information for telemarketing guidelines from the Direct Marketing Association. Read more
Court Overturns Law Allowing Guns at Work
The ruling will prevent employees from keeping firearms in their cars while parked on company property. 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
Data On Contracts
Regarding the Freedom of Information Act (National Affairs, June), your readers may have encountered another problem with this most complex arena -- the i... Read more
Fairer Class Action
Small-business lobbies are hailing a bill that will make it harder to win a class-action lawsuit. Read more
How to Write a Patent Application
Ordering information for How to Write a Patent Application by Jeffrey G. Sheldon. 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
Can You Judge a Biz by Its Color?
Race matters for entire companies now. Read more
Court Sides With Biz on Disability
The Supreme Court rules that businesses can reject employee disability benefits when their doctor disagrees with the treating physician. Read more
Changing State Liability Laws
Not only do states have widely varying laws dealing with liability claims, but these are in flux: some 30 states have made changes in just the past year. Thr... Read more
Katrina Verdict Could Impact Insurance Costs for Businesses
A U.S. District judge ruled that flood damage is not covered by standard policies. Read more
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