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Secretly recording conversations in the workplace – is that legally permissible? Conversations and telephone calls can be easily and discreetly recorded. This can pose ethical and legal problems, including in the workplace. Read More About Secretly Recording Conversations in the Workplace – Can You Do That?
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2019 Promises Revised Overtime Rules
Feb 4, 2019Three years ago, employers found themselves scrambling to prepare for a new federal overtime rule that would have doubled the minimum salary level for the “white collar” exemptions from $23,660 annually ($455 per week) to $47,476 annually ($913 per w Read More About 2019 Promises Revised Overtime Rules
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First Sale and Fair Use in the Digital Age
Feb 4, 2019For decades, music recordings were typically distributed using some type of physical media—records, tapes, CDs, etc. The purchaser of a legitimate copy of music had the right to give or sell that copy to anyone else under the First Sale doctrine with Read More About First Sale and Fair Use in the Digital Age
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USCIS Rolls Out New H-1B Rule
Feb 1, 2019 | Raluca Vais-OttosenThe highly anticipated changes to the H-1B visa rules regarding the lottery selection and employer registration process have been announced. Read More About USCIS Rolls Out New H-1B Rule
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California Ceramics Company Goes ESOP
Jan 29, 2019 | Timothy L. StewartIconic California ceramics company, Heath, considered several options before determining that selling part of the Company to its employees using an ESOP was the best option. Read More About California Ceramics Company Goes ESOP