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There has been a significant increase in disability discrimination charges. According to the EEOC, this spike is largely due to the expanded “regarded as” definition of disability contained in the Act. This article focuses on accommodating impairments, rather than the definition of a disability.
Many universities and research institutions are burdened with outdated, flawed intellectual property policies. This article identifies many of the obstacles facing faculty, technology transfer professionals and legal department staff members as they revamp old policies.
The European Court of Justice issued a ruling on time-keeping requirements that will affect all employers in the European Union. Learn how your company can adjust its time-keeping strategies and overcome any associated challenges.
On 10 September 2020, the Singapore Competition and Consumer Commission (CCCS) issued its final Market Study on E-commerce Platforms. This Study is particularly significant as it not only looks at issues from a competition perspective, but also from a consumer protection perspective, reflecting the CCCS’ clear position as a regulator of both areas.
This article is a security guide for businesses published by the United States Federal Trade Commision.
This Article discusses litigation strategy in view of the new post-grant patent procedures created by the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA). The AIA provides for post-grant review by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), inter partes review, transitional post-grant review and supplemental examination. These newly created procedures allow third parties to challenge patents and patent owners to strengthen their portfolios. The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will issue regulations detailing these procedures throughout 2012.
When it comes to supervising an electric power construction project, the role of the in-house lawyer is manifold. He must provide legal advice and support to the senior executives considering the project, and the project manager and other internal stakeholders who execute the project. He must build trust with the project team and support them in a way that gets the project completed on time and under budget. Using a hypothetical scenario, this article highlights best practices for managing power projects.
Read this article to learn how you can use a combination of patent strategies and regulatory strategies to help your company maintain its pharmaceutical market exclusivity.
Prepare for a new wave of privacy legislation that will significantly impact the global management of consumer privacy information.
If, two years ago, the term Internet of Things was a part of your lexicon as an in-house lawyer, you were ahead of the game. Today, general news and industry publications report daily on some aspect of the Internet of Things. Because an IoT market is virtually certain to emerge, in-house lawyers may find themselves confronting new territory.
In this article regarding US employment laws, learn about the at-will presumption and exceptions to the rule.
The assignment of arbitral claims and arbitral awards is a fast-growing market practice. When entering into agreements for such assignments, it is crucial to ensure that they comply with all the applicable legal requirements. In this context, the assignee should carefully assess the risks that may arise out of the award debtor's rights pursuant to the provisions of the law applicable at the seat of arbitration and/or at the place(s) of enforcement of the award. Under French law there is a specific mechanism called the right of "retrait litigieux" ("disputed withdrawal"). In accordance with this singular legal mechanism, which is designed as a tool to fight against speculation, when a disputed claim is assigned to a third party in the course of any judicial or arbitral proceedings, the debtor is entitled to discharge its debt by paying the assignee the actual price of the assignment, plus interest and costs, instead of the full amount of the original debt (article 1699 of the French Civil Code ). As has been seen in the FG Hemisphere v Democratic Republic of the Congo saga, the conditions and requirements for exercising the right of retrait litigieux in the context of assignment of arbitral claims or arbitral awards are uncertain under French law.
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On Feb. 10, 2013, the Ethics Resource Center (ERC) released its biannual National Business Ethics Survey (NBES). The NBES is the most rigorous measurement of national trends in workplace ethics and compliance, and the most exacting longitudinal cross-sectional research effort in the field. Read the author’s take on the survey report.
The wrap up of ACC's Engaging Your Network program celebrates and profiles the two most successful members.
This article provides an analysis of how the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted companies specifically with so many companies having distributed workforces. In particular, the article examines the difficulties of applying vicarious liability to a distributed workforce, specifically with regards to when data breaches take place.
The following outline is created to serve as an initial checklist for the customer in such an acquisition. The checklist is not intended to, and cannot, be comprehensive with respect to all information technology acquisitions, but rather is an attempt to assist the customer at the outset of a proposed acquisition on issues of general application.
A review of Mexico's new privacy notice guidelines, which impose extensive requirements for furnishing adequate data privacy notices and obtaining consent before personal data is collected directly from a person or electronically via “cookies,” “web beacons” or other automated means.
James Nortz explores potential arguments for and against assisting other businesses when they are down, applying ethical considerations and balancing such corporate altruism with your own company's professional goals.
The US False Claims Act (FCA) was enacted during the American Civil War for the purpose of discouraging individuals and corporations from cheating the government. The FCA has been amended several times since then and has been upheld by the courts.
This article was written shortly after the author arrived in the Caucasus Region to handle legal matters for the Bauk-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) Oil Pipeline running 1700 kilometers from Azerbaijan, through the Republic of Georgia, to Turkey's Mediterranean Coast.
The majority of new companies started in the United States will fail. Some estimates say as many as nine out of every 10 new businesses will fail. This is a staggering statistic! This panel will delve into what in-house counsel need to know if their place of business starts failing. What role does in-house counsel play in sounding the alarm bells and letting others know that bankruptcy may be the best idea? What are the differences between Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 when it comes to a business bankruptcy? What are the disclosure obligations when the company cannot meet current expenses? When and to whom should disclosure be made – board of directors, vendors, employees, regulators? What are the operational issues as insolvency approaches? This panel will discuss what to expect if your company fails, the legal pitfalls to avoid to protect everyone involved, and how involved an in-house lawyer should be in the wind-down process. The panel will also address what in-house counsel need to know when a vendor or customer is going through the bankruptcy process.
This is a comprehensive tutorial and guide on copyleft and the GNU general public license.
This is an example of anti-corruption policy for a smaller organization. An anti-corruption policy should be customized to the needs of the specific organization. The nature of the policy will depend on the specific needs of the organization based on its business and where it operates. The policy below is merely an example and provided for information purposes only and does not constitute legal advice.
This article is designed to provide insights into notable data breaches that took place in Q2 2014 and identify trends with the objective of answering principal questions.
An appeal may not always be the best course of action. And since your CEO may not understand that an appeal, with the financial burden it can impose and its lengthy process, involves much more than just a second chance to win the case, it is your job to explain it. Find out about the technical details of filing an appeal, decide when your company should pursue one, and when it should settle for the initial judgment.
This Wisdom of the Crowd (ACC member discussion) addresses how companies should handle Non-Disclosure Agreements regarding improvements to their products, including whether there are alternatives to forfeiting ownership, under US law. This resource was compiled from questions and responses posted on the forum of the Intellectual Property and Small Law Department ACC Networks.*
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