Articles
Minimizing Risk: The Importance of Conducting Anti-Harassment and Anti-Discrimination Training
By: Tiffany M. Releford, Jennifer S. Jackman
01/31/2013
Take-away: Employers often underestimate the importance of providing training to prevent harassment and discrimination in the workplace until they find themselves defending a claim of harassment or discrimination. Conducting appropriate training, however, can mean the difference between having a...
Sustainable Design, Construction and Operations and Maintenance: A Summary Update
By: Martha L. Perkins
01/30/2013
Last year ushered in a number of initiatives in the world of sustainable design, construction and operations and maintenance that should be of interest to developers, contractors, subcontractors, material suppliers, industry consultants, public agencies, sureties, and insurers, among others. Some...
District of Columbia's Proposed Green Building Code
By: Martha L. Perkins
01/18/2013
SummaryHeads up to developers, owners, engineers, architects, contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, consultants, commissioning agents, insurers, and sureties that do business in the District of Columbia. There’s a proposed new code in town: a Green Building Code based on the 2012...
FTC Increases HSR Act Thresholds: "Size of Transaction" Test Raised to $70.9 Million
By: Frank S. Jones, Jr.
01/14/2013
The Federal Trade Commission has revised the filing and other dollar-denominated thresholds contained in the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (“HSR Act”). These adjustments are made annually based on changes in the U.S. gross national product for the fiscal year ending...
Legal Aid Benefits All Marylanders
By: Erek L. Barron
01/07/2013
This just in: Maryland civil legal service programs not only benefit the poor but also save the state millions per year. Legal assistance to low-income Marylanders is a significant economic boost to the state and benefits more than just those receiving aid, according to a report just released by...
Data Protection & Privacy Laws 2012
By: S. Keith Moulsdale
12/18/2012
Copyright 2012 Financier Worldwide. Originally published in Financier Worldwide's Annual Review, December 2012. In your experience, do companies pay enough attention to the risks associated with data protection? Is this issue increasingly important as companies handle and transfer greater volumes...
Environmental Marketing Claims: Federal Trade Commission's Revised Green Guides
By: Martha L. Perkins
12/12/2012
Takeaway: If your company makes any kind of environmental claims to customers, whether it sells to consumers or to other businesses, you need to review the FTC’s revised Green Guides and evaluate your environmental marketing claims to ensure they are in compliance. Introduction
NLRB "Pushing the Envelope" to Protect Employees' Rights to Communicate Online
By: David L. Cahn
12/05/2012
Takeaway: Through its recent activities the current National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) has indicated its determination to make itself relevant to all U.S. employees (and employers), by focusing a less prominent part of its authority -- to insure that “Employees shall have the right . . ....
Contingency Planning for the Business Owner -- Are You Covered?
By: David L. Cahn
12/05/2012
Most of the work that I do for franchise owners falls into two categories: (1) helping to evaluate a potential franchise opportunity and negotiating the franchise agreement and real estate lease, and (2) evaluating potential exit strategies from the franchise and/or claims against the franchisor....
"Gangland" Judicial Opinion is a Reminder of Liability for Franchisees and Their Franchisors
By: David L. Cahn
12/05/2012
In Ford v. Palmden Restaurants, LLC, the Court of Appeals of California issued a strong reminder to both restaurant franchisees and their franchisors of their potential liability for criminal conduct that takes place on a restaurant’s premises. While the legal principles at issue differ for...
