Posts tagged with: "Policies"
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22 Jan 4:35 am
Let's face it: There are still way too many people who think social media and social networking sites are a fad and time-waster. I mean, how else do we explain the thousands of companies that have strict firewalls at their companies to prevent ... [read post]
13 Jan 12:49 pm
by Adam Thierer & Berin Szoka, Progress Snaphot 6.1 Stephanie Clifford of the New York Times posted a very interesting article this week summarizing a recent "on-the-record chat" the Times staff had with Federal Trade Commission (FTC) chairman Jon ... [read post]
23 Nov 2009
On my LinkedIn group, California based attorney and group member Stefan Miller posted some great information about the recently effective Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act ("GINA"). This information is concise and easy to read. So, I thought ... [read post]
20 Nov 2009
According to a recent Wall Street Journal article, some courts are backing away from the blanket concept that all emails sent using company equipment and networks are company property. [read post]
19 Oct 2009
Unfortunately, a diagnosis of a terminal illness often comes with many expenses. If you need money to pay for your medical care or comfort, you may be able to use your life insurance policy to get some immediate cash. "Viatical settlements" allow ... [read post]
22 Sep 2009
In AXIS Surplus Ins. Co., et. al v. Intracorp Real Estate, LLC, et. al., the Washington District Court, Judge Coughenour, recently ruled in favor of the Insurers on the application of Mold Exclusions irrespective of the fact that efficient proximate ... [read post]
25 Jul 2009
Admittedly I'm straying a bit from the business LAW theme of this blog, but when I came across this story in Business Week I knew I had to share it. You may already be aware of this story because it apparently has become quite a phenom, but somehow I ... [read post]
26 Jun 2009
Too often, when managers and HR professionals get employee requests for special treatment, accommodations, or departures from policy, they ask themselves the wrong question: What if another employee finds out, and then asks for the same special ... [read post]
21 Jan 2009
The Law Library has not been charging overdue fines for late materials. However, this is changing effective January 29th. During both the Summer and Fall semesters, there has been a problem with patrons keeping heavy demand items well past their due ... [read post]
30 Nov 2008
The IRS recently announced the mileage reimbursement rate for 2009. It is going from 58.5 cents/mile this year down to 55 cents/mile next year. Here are the details from the IRS announcement: Beginning on Jan. 1, 2009, the standard mileage rates for ... [read post]
28 Oct 2008
The proliferation of electronic communications has leveled the playing field for small businesses. In this day in age, one small business owner can compete with much larger companies simply by the effectively using of email, scanners, and cell phones. ... [read post]
9 Oct 2008
If you own or run a business, they really do think you're crazy. If, that is, you don't have an effective sexual harassment policy to protect you from respondeat superior liability. Coincidentally, we blogged on this subject on October 3 in the context ... [read post]
2 Aug 2008
The Internal Revenue Service recently increased the standard mileage rates for the final six months of 2008. The rate increases to 58.5 cents a mile for all business miles driven from July 1, 2008, through Dec. 31, 2008. This somewhat unusual for the ... [read post]
19 Jul 2008
When Winston Churchill was asked about the problems with Democratic systems, he was reported to have said that "it is the worse system except as compared to all the others." Here is an article dealing with the comprehensive issues that students with ... [read post]
16 May 2008
In our employment law practice, our business clients often ask about how to structure their employee handbooks. Our core advice is to tailor the handbook to the way that the client does business, and to follow the KISS rule: Keep It Simple, Stupid. ... [read post]
27 Nov 2007
The IRS today announced that the standard mileage reimbursement rate for employees who use their own cars for business purposes will rise to 50.5 cents per mile in 2008. Follow this link to the IRS 2008 Mileage Press Release. [read post]
23 Nov 2007
The US Customs and Immigration Services issued an announcement today that employers must begin using the new I-9 Form by December 26th of this year. Follow this link to the USCIS Press Release: USCIS Reminds Employers to Transition to New Employment ... [read post]
23 Oct 2007
This Bloomberg story is fascinating: Canada's Supreme Court overturned lower courts that had required insurers to pay for losses arising "directly or indirectly" from the use of an automobile in the following situations: Todd Farmer and Anthony Raynor, ... [read post]
2 Oct 2007
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently issued a Fact Sheet Discussing the E-verify system - an internet based system established between the Department of Homeland Security and the Social Security Administration that is intended ... [read post]
19 Sep 2007
Years ago, the water cooler or the company break room/cafeteria was the place their employees got their information - typically in the form of gossip. Now, with the proliferation of technology in the workplace - through instant messaging, PDA's cell ... [read post]
