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Labor Alert: Supervisory Status Under The "Kentucky River" Cases

Dec-05-2006 — On September 29, 2006, the National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB") issued three long-awaited decisions applying the 2001 decision of the United States Supreme Court in NLRB v. Kentucky River Community Care. More...

Municipal Alert: Amendment to New York's Freedom of Information Law

Oct-20-2006 — An amendment to New York's Freedom of Information Law ("FOIL"), which took effect on August 16, 2006, makes it easier for the public to recover attorneys' fees and costs incurred when they are forced to seek judicial review of a More...

Labor & Employment Alert: New York State Adopts Provision Prohibiting Video

Jul-24-2006 — July 7, 2006 - New York State has adopted a new provision of the Labor Law, Section 203-c which prohibits employers from conducting video surveillance of their employees in restrooms, locker rooms, etc... More...

E-Discovery Alert: Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. v. Montana Board of Inves

Jun-22-2006 — A recent New York State Court of Appeals decision has further expanded personal jurisdiction. Individuals and companies located outside of New York state who conduct business within the State through electronic means of communication are considered to be engaged in commerce in New York and, therefore subject to the reach of New York courts. More...

IP Alert - Why Can't You Sue an Infringer of Your Licensed Technology?

Apr-27-2006 — Intellectual Property Alert - If your company licenses technology from others for use in your business, failing to address with the owner of that technology the right to sue third parties for infringement of that technology can prove disastrous. More...