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Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

MarkIt to Market® - (Not so) Common Courtesy: Code of Conduct Reminder Alert for Communicating with USPTO Personnel

In what may be an unfortunate sign of the times, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has recently been dealing with increasingly abusive behavior directed toward its personnel. In response, in October, the USPTO...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

MarkIt to Market® - November 2023

Thank you for reading the November 2023 issue of Sterne Kessler's MarkIt to Market® newsletter. This month, we discuss the USPTO's recently published alert reminding filers and practitioners of its Code of Conduct when...more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

The SEC Doesn’t Want Paper Courtesy Copies

Many persons and entities mail or otherwise provide to the SEC Divisions of Corporation Finance and Investment Management paper “courtesy copies” of materials that are filed or submitted via EDGAR, email, online form or other...more

Fisher Phillips

Labor Letter, January 2013: Has The NLRB Outlawed Courtesy?

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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has attracted attention in recent years for its scrutiny of employer rules and policies regulating conduct of employees – including employees who are not represented by unions or...more

Carlton Fields

NLRB Tackles Social Media Policies and a Firing Related to a Facebook Posting

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This article addresses two recent National Labor Relations Board decisions. The first found the electronic posting rules of Costco Wholesale Corp. overly broad. The second found a “courtesy rule” of car dealership Karl Knauz...more

Mintz - Employment, Labor & Benefits...

Does the NLRA really Protect A Worker's Right to Be Rude? The NLRB Thinks So!

What a year it’s been for the National Labor Relations Board! Under the guise of preserving workers’ rights under Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act, which includes the broad right “to engage in [ ] concerted...more

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