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“Ban the Box” and Background Checks – Recent Trends and Movements

12 Jul 2017, 10:27 am by Garen Dodge and Daniel Masakayan*

Missouri Pacific Railroad, 549 F.2d 1158 (8th Cir. 1977). [read post]

Labor & Employment Law Blog - http://www.laboremploymentlawblog.com/

National Collegiate Student Loan Trust in Court: Texas appeals court finds proof of ownership in securitized private student loans insufficient to prove collection cases against students and cosigners

11 Jul 2017, 5:40 pm by WOLFGANG DEMINO

No witnesses were called, but the Trust offered into evidence the business-records affidavit of Kayla Chandler, who was a legal case manager for the Trust's loan servicer.[7] The affidavit attempted to authenticate thirty-six pages of records ostensibly related to the Gillespies' loan. [read post]

Texas Debt Suit Defense 101 - http://debt-suit-litigation-in-texas.blogspot.com

Top labor and employment developments for June 2017

6 Jul 2017, 6:07 pm by Lisa Milam-Perez

Kaplan began his public service in 2007 as a special assistant in the DOL’s Office of Labor-Management Standards. [read post]

WKL&B WOrkDay Blog - http://www.employmentlawdaily.com/index.php/blog

The year in review: developments in computer, internet and e-commerce law (2016-2017)

13 Jun 2017, 10:53 am by Barry Sookman

Mar. 30, 2017) Tompkins v. 23andMe, Inc. 840 F.3d 1016 (9th.Cir.2016) Ingalls v Spotify USA, Inc 2016 WL 6679561 (N.D.Cal. [read post]

Copyright, Intellectual Property, Computer, Internet, e-Commerce Law - http://www.barrysookman.com

Weekly Roundup: June 2, 2017–June 8

9 Jun 2017, 6:06 am

Decreasing Patience for IPOs with Poor Shareholder Rights Posted by Robert Kalb, Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc., on Friday, June 2, 2017 Tags: Boards of Directors, Dual-class stock, Institutional Investors, IPOs, ISS, Proxy advisors, Public firms, Shareholder proposals, Shareholder rights, Shareholder voting Appraisal Decision Sole Reliance on Merger Price: PetSmart Posted by Gail Weinstein and Brian T. [read post]

The Harvard Law School Corporate Governance Blog - http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/corpgov

Retailers Pay Millions for Hazardous Waste Violations

4 Jun 2017, 12:27 pm by Stuart Kaplow

This law firm has provided hazardous waste management services for retailers, including in the pharmaceutical industry, as well as a host of other businesses from landscapers to medical offices, ranging from solid waste management plans (that can qualify for LEED credits), to waste characterization, training programs, and regulatory notifications. [read post]

Green Building Law Update - http://www.greenbuildinglawupdate.com/

Trademark clarity where it’s manufacturer versus distributor

1 May 2017, 3:41 am by Ron Coleman

Hybrids, Inc. v. [read post]

Likelihood of Confusion - http://www.likelihoodofconfusion.com

CBM Review: Must the Claims Be Expressly Limited to Financial Services?

26 Apr 2017, 12:26 am by Dennis Crouch

Google Inc., 841 F.3d 1376 (Fed. [read post]

Patently-O - http://patentlyo.com/patent

Federal Circuit rejects Google’s petition for rehearing

24 Apr 2017, 11:32 am by Gene Quinn

SAP America, Inc., 793 F. 3d 1306 (Fed. [read post]

Patent Law Practice Center - http://patentlawcenter.pli.edu

New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced the following audits and reports were issued during the week ending April 22, 2017

22 Apr 2017, 9:45 am by The Public Employment Law Press

The indictment charges Cesternino with Grand Larceny in the Second Degree and thirteen counts of Falsifying Business Records in the First Degree. [read post]

New York Public Personnel Law - https://publicpersonnellaw.blogspot.com/

Food safety insecurity used as a hook against regulatory reform

11 Apr 2017, 9:19 pm by Dan Flynn

Forest Service, the agency landlords for most of the 640 million acres owned by the U.S. government, are required to generate business –friendly alternatives in their own planning. [read post]

Food Safety News - http://www.foodsafetynews.com/

Corporate Social Responsibility Law--A Tentative Syllabus

11 Apr 2017, 3:01 pm

More recently critics have seen in internationalism of CSR a profound and direct attack on state sovereignty in the service of the objectives of autonomous multilateral institutions that do not reflect local wishes. [read post]

Law at the End of the Day - http://lcbackerblog.blogspot.com/

Just Published: "A Lex Mercatoria for Corporate Social Responsibility Codes Without the State?: A Critique of Legalization Within the State Under the Premises of Globalization"

1 Apr 2017, 11:52 am

Context: The Problem of Legalization and the Management of Economic Enterprises. [read post]

Law at the End of the Day - http://lcbackerblog.blogspot.com/

Presentation at Western Ontario Law School's Mining Finance and Law Speaker Series: "The Responsibilities of Banks, Sovereign Wealth Funds and Other Financial Institutions to Respect Human Rights: The Example of the Extractives Sector Financing"

30 Mar 2017, 9:44 am

It has been fashioned to interlink the different roles and perspectives of lawyers,business, and earth science professionals. [read post]

Law at the End of the Day - http://lcbackerblog.blogspot.com/

Ballot Box Alternatives To CEQA And Land Use Litigation: Recent Developments In The Law Of Initiatives And Referenda

16 Mar 2017, 12:21 pm by Arthur F. Coon

Please contact Arthur F. [read post]