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Workplace Liability When a Third Party is Negligent

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When an individual suffers a work-related injury in the State of New Jersey, their employer (if the employer is self-insured), or the employer’s workers’ compensation insurance carrier is legally obligated to provide three...more

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NJ Biopharma Company Settles FCA/AKS Case for $5M+

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The U.S. Department of Justice announced on July 24 that Admera Health LLC, a New Jersey-based biopharmaceutical research and clinical laboratory testing company, agreed to pay $5,389,648 to resolve kickback allegations...more

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Beltway Buzz - May 2024 #4

The Beltway Buzz is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business....more

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Recent NJ Appellate Division Offers Guidance on Sexual Harassment of Non-Employees

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The New Jersey Appellate Division issued a decision which sheds light on the issue of whether an employee’s sexual harassment of a third-party (non-employee) could subject the employer to liability under the New Jersey Law...more

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Insurance Update - January 2022

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Cases discussed in our January Insurance Update answer these questions: •A commercial crime policy covers property that the insured “holds for others.” In the context of a phishing scheme, does “hold” mean the insured...more

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California Legislation Signed To Extend Exemptions From AB 5 For Certain Industries

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Governor Newsom has signed Assembly Bill 1561 (AB 1561) to extend the sunset dates on the exemptions granted to licensed manicurists and construction trucking subcontractors from the provisions of Assembly Bill 5 (AB 5). AB 5...more

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Protecting Your Rights: Protecting Works Created by Employees and Independent Contractors

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Many businesses work hard and invest heavily to develop and protect their intellectual property rights, including trade secrets and proprietary processes, designs, and know-how. However, special rules apply in determining...more

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Copyright Law: The “Works Made For Hire” Doctrine

Copyright laws were enacted to protect owners of creative works from others claiming or using a work as their own. A work is protected from the time it is created in a fixed form. If a creator produces a work, he is generally...more

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The Bullet Point: An Ohio Commercial Law Bulletin: Do I Have An Enforceable Contract?

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Contract Interpretation McCruter v. Travelers Home & Marine Ins. Co., 11th Dist. Lake No. 2019-L-167, 2021-Ohio-472- In this appeal, the Eleventh Appellate District affirmed in part and reversed in part the lower court’s...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

CalPERS Board Decision on Contract Workers Will Not Become Precedential. Now What? - Contract Workers May Still Be Reclassified as...

The CalPERS Board of Administration will not consider whether to establish the Tracy Fuller decision as a CalPERS precedent, we have confirmed. While the decision to not pursue Fuller as a precedential decision is welcome...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Retail and Consumer Products Law Roundup - February 2016

Be Still, My Heart: New Suit Says Fitbits Fail to Track Heartbeats as Promised - Why it matters - Fitbit has been hit with another consumer class action asserting false advertising claims, this time alleging that...more

Pillsbury - Internet & Social Media Law Blog

Establishing the Boundaries of the OCILLA Safe Harbor

As user-generated content explodes over the Internet, intellectual property disputes over posting or uploading such content without the owner’s consent continue to escalate. As we touched on in a recent post, social media...more

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Copyright Strategies for Start-Up Companies

As a leader of a start-up company, you are probably aware of the importance of protecting your company’s innovative products, services and technologies through patent filings. If you are savvy, you are also aware of the...more

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One-Stop Shop? Court Finds No Violation Of California’s Notary Statute Limiting Fees Charged For “Taking An Acknowledgement” Where...

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A California court has confirmed that notaries who provide services additional to notarizations may charge for such services without violating the fee limitations in Government Code § 8211....more

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