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Why Non-Unionized High Tech Companies Still Need to Pay Attention to the National Labor Relations Board

by Valerie Menager | Carr, McClellan, Ingersoll, Thompson & Horn -... on 5/1/2013

Overview - The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is the agency that administers the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), which is the law that protects employee rights to unionize and collectively bargain with...more

Comprehensive Immigration Reform Provides Opportunities for President, Republicans, High-Tech Companies, Labor Unions

by Stephen Roberts, Steven Valentine | K&L Gates LLP on 4/3/2013

With the current Congressional focus on discretionary spending and revenue issues surrounding Sequestration, it may seem like little attention can be paid to other policy reforms. In comprehensive immigration reform,...more

Comprehensive Immigration Reform Applies to IT Workers Too?

by Lynn O'Brien on 2/14/2013

Overview of the VERY big changes proposed in the Immigration Innovation Act of 2013 and how these changes could affect H-1B visa seekers, those in H-1B visa status & their spouses and employers, & employment based green card...more

Lawmakers Take Aim At Password Privacy

by Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC on 6/29/2012

In 1597, Sir Francis Bacon observed that knowledge is power. It’s hard to argue against that observation, which certainly Password Privacy, Legalis as true today as it was back then. And with today’s social media technology...more

Nexsen Pruet's LightSwitch Intellectual Property Law Bulletin - Third Quarter 2011 - Volume Four, No. 3

by Nexsen Pruet, PLLC on 10/10/2011

In This Issue: - The America Invents Act - NPR's This American Life Takes on the Patent System - Hey! You Stole the Invention I paid You to Invent! Excerpt from The America Invents...more

Employment Law Alert - October 2010

by Ruskin Moscou Faltischek on 11/2/2010

In This Issue: Social Media Continued. . .By: Kimberly B. Malerba We continue to bring you updates concerning social medial because of the increasing legal significance and potential for liability that this technology...more

German Data Protection Landscape is Changing

by Morrison & Foerster LLP on 7/9/2009

Against the backdrop of widely reported data breaches, and with the September 2009 federal election drawing close, the German Parliament has voted for significant changes to existing data protection laws, including new...more

NLRB WATCH: Key NLRB Precedents Likely to Fall Under Liebman Board - Part II

by FordHarrison on 7/6/2009

Last week, we began our series NLRB Watch – which will analyze 10 critical decisions issued by the Bush-appointed National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB" or "Board") that likely will be overturned in the next few years if...more