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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Moonlighting Policies Can Protect Employers From Union Salts
Salting is when union-affiliated individuals seek employment with non-union employers for the purpose of organizing a workforce or identifying labor law violations. In some cases those individuals are paid union employees and in others they are acting as union volunteers ...
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Social Security Disability Programs for Those Suffering from Scleroderma
The following questions are those most frequently asked by persons who suffer from scleroderma, and who are in search of disability benefits from the Social Security Administration. What does the term "disability" mean to the Social Security ...
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Workplace Investigations and Weingarten Rights: What You Should Know
A few years ago, we informed you that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and the National Labor Relations Board (Board), the federal agency charged with administrative oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA ...
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What Is OSHA’s Multi-Employer Citation Policy?
It is the mission of the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) to assure safe working conditions by performing inspections and taking enforcement actions. However, this can get complicated when a jobsite has multiple employers, as is typically the case on construction sites. So how does OSHA issue citations in these cases? Enter OSHA's Multi-Employer Citation Policy.
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A Brief Overview of Practice Under Section 337
The U.S. International Trade Commission ("ITC" or "Commission") administers a trade law that provides U.S. industries with a means to prevent unfair competition from imported goods. This memorandum briefly outlines the statute and the normal ...
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Employee Misconduct Defense
Employers raise employee misconduct as often as any defense to OSHA citations. If proven to exist by the employer, this defense eliminates the citation and penalty related to employee misconduct. That is, the employer must present convincing facts ...
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Handling EEOC Discrimination Charges
This article is the first in a two-part series and provides an overview of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (.EEOC.) administrative process. The second article will appear in our summer newsletter and explain how to prepare a response to ...
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Government Pension Offset: A Law That Affects Spouse’s Or Widow(er)’s Benefits
SSA Publication No. 05-10007 January 1999 (Recycle prior editions) A Law That Affects Spouse's Or Widow(er)'s Benefits If you worked for a federal, state or local government where you did not pay Social Security taxes, the pension you receive from ...
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License v. Assignment? The Winnie-the-Pooh Trademark Dispute
License? Assignment? Collateral Estoppel? Oh bother, indeed. After a long running dispute between Stephen Slesinger, Inc. and Disney Enterprises over various trademarks derived from the Winnie-the-Pooh works, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals ...
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Employers Beware: MCAD Revamps Procedural Regulations
The Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination has enacted new procedural regulations, which significantly change and complicate the handling of MCAD cases. These new regulations, which became effective January 1, 1999, establish a vastly ...
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