Other Litigation and Disputes
This is FindLaw’s collection of Other Litigation and Dispute articles, part of the Litigation and Disputes section of the Corporate Counsel Center. Here you’ll find valuable information on Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Protection extended by the Supreme Court of the United States, an informative piece on understanding your ethical obligations as in-house counsel if you represent an employee, as well as the company, and frequently asked litigation questions. You’ll also be able to learn the advantages that litigation finance offers to both corporate clients and their lawyers. Law articles in this archive are predominantly written by lawyers for a professional audience seeking business solutions to legal issues. Start your free research with FindLaw.
Litigation and Disputes
Other Litigation and Disputes Articles
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NLRB Targets Employee Handbooks
In a recent trend that should concern both union and non-union employers alike, unions have been extremely active in challenging the legality of seemingly innocuous language commonly found in employee handbooks. Of even greater concern is that the ...
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NLRB Gives Union Partial Victory in Challenge To Employee Handbook
Employee handbooks are now the preferred method of communicating company information and distributing policies required by employment laws. However, excessive "legalese" and overly broad restrictions on personal freedoms that often appear in ...
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NLRB Decides Non-Union Employees Enjoy “Weingarten” Right
Reversing its prior decisions, the National Labor Relations Board (Board) recently decided that an employee in a non-union workplace enjoys the same right as unionized employees to have a co-worker present during any investigatory interview which ...
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NFA Compliance Rule 2-38: Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Plans
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the "CFTC") has approved a National Futures Association ("NFA") rule that will become effective on July 1, 2003. Compliance Rule 2-38 (the "Rule") requires all NFA members (each, a "Member") to establish and ...
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New Rules for Privatization
(Infrastructure Finance, April 1997) The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued important new rules affecting tax-exempt bonds - rules that will accelerate the trend toward privatization of public facilities. The new rules - final ...
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Motivation and Opportunity Put Disabled People Back to Work “Research Shows People Want to Stay on the Job”
A panel of experts, after a three-year review of the U.S. disability policy, concluded in January 1996 that people with disabilities would like to remain employed and do not typically exaggerate their impairments to get benefits. They even stay on ...
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Shopping by Phone or Mail
Produced in cooperation with the Direct Marketing Association and the American Association of Retired Persons Shopping by phone or mail is a convenient alternative to shopping at a store. The Federal Trade Commission's Mail or Telephone Order Rule ...
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Shift Work Is Dangerous to Your Health
Ways of administering or coping with shiftwork are suggested in a new publication from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to decrease the health and safety problems associated with working evening, night, or rotating ...
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Shedding Light On Green Buildings
On August 14, 2003, the northeastern United States and parts of Ontario were paralyzed by a sudden blackout that stopped 50 million people in their tracks. From New York City to Toronto to Detroit, computers crashed, air conditioners shut off and ...
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Screening Advertisements A Guide for the Media
IntroductionCredit Repair and Loan ScamsAll Purpose Advertising Screen TipsTravel/Vacation FraudGet-Rich Quick SchemesProduct MisrepresentationsWeight Loss FraudComplaints: How to Appraise & Handle ThemResourcesDear Publishers and ...
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