On February 27, 2014, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposed three rules that would make landmark revisions to the iconic black and white Nutrition Facts panel if finalized. The proposed changes affect all packaged foods, including dietary...
As reported by the Wall Street Journal today and by other sources, the authorizing legislation for Puerto Rico’s much anticipated $3.5 billion non investment grade general obligation issue has become hung up in Puerto Rico’s Senate over language...
Allegations of unlawful workplace retaliation have steadily risen over the last decade and now represent the most common type of discrimination claim filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) —topping even race- and...
Plaintiff sued Sony Online Entertainment, a publisher, developer, and seller of video games, for negligence and products liability, alleging that he suffered emotional distress as a result of his adult son’s addiction to Sony’s video games and...
Human resource professionals know that administering leave policies and practices is one of the most difficult tasks for any employer. An employer’s obligations to provide reasonable accommodation to a disabled employee and to engage in the...
As some of you may know, I commonly write posts on “personal branding” involving sports figures and other celebrities. Well, last week, a Seventh Circuit decision came down involving perhaps the most significant personal brand owner of all–Michael...
On February 26, 2014, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases dealing with the attorney fee-shifting provision of 35 U.S.C. § 285. In the first case, Octane Fitness, LLC v. ICON Health & Fitness, Inc. (Supreme Court docket number...
Abstract Scientists and policy makers have shown great industry in popularizing the concept of adaptive management for imperiled species, principally by promulgating slightly varying, multi-step adaptive-management cycles. Thirty years after the...
Kevin Kruse is a New York Times best-selling author who has written three books on employee engagement, including Employee Engagement 2.0: How to Motivate Your Team for High Performance (A Real-World Guide for Busy Managers). In this interview, I ask...
If You Have to Ask . . . Most of us understand that employers should not ask for personal information from employees (or applicants for employment) if that information would be illegal to use in making employment decisions and is not job-related....
