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University of Georgia law professor Mehrsa Baradaran confesses her first few semesters teaching law were disasters. Then at Brigham Young University, Baradaran wanted to run a democratic classroom without imposing draconian rules or shaming her students into submission.

Georgetown University law professor Rosa Brooks takes a stand for work-life balance in an essay that suggests too much leaning in can lead women to burn out and drop out of the workplace. Brooks uses Sheryl Sandberg’s book Lean In to make her point.

The New South Wales (NSW) Court of Appeal recently considered the insurance and indemnity provisions of a labour hire contract. What caused the dispute was the fact that one set of insurance provisions was contained in the Standard Conditions of the...

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC was very active during the West Virginia Legislative session on behalf of the natural gas industry regarding interest in the above referenced bill that was introduced in reaction to a chemical spill that occurred on the...

Some contractors no doubt experienced sticker shock when their most recent workers’ compensation audit came back with a higher-than-expected Experience Modification Rate, or EMR, that raised their insurance premium despite maintaining a good safety...

A Pittsburgh woman who says her urine was tested without her knowledge or consent by the hospital where she was delivering her baby has sued the facility for turning over the drug test results to a government agency.

In a recent case that came before the High Court, the Court considered a contract clause which attempted to impose a financial cap on the contractor's liability. The case acts as a reminder to those who negotiate and draft construction and...

Business imperatives push multinationals to expand at least some of their pay, bonus and benefits offerings internationally. This is why in recent years we have seen multinationals globalize many compensation and benefits plans that, back in the old...

The British Virgin Islands Government has today announced the conclusion of negotiations with the United States on a Model 1 Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) under the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA)....

Bitcoin has received a lot of recent press attention, both as a speculative investment and as an alternative payment option to fiat currency. The anonymous nature of Bitcoin payments has also caught the attention of tax authorities and other...

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