As Comedy Central is discovering with the new host of The Daily Show, Trevor Noah, failure to fully vet an employee’s social media activity can have unexpected consequences. At the same time, an employee’s social media profiles can yield information that may be harmful to employers in the hiring process. There are potential pitfalls to […]
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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP | Marc S. Gerber, Neil M. Leff, Regina Olshan, Erica Schohn, Joseph M. Yaffe, Alessandra K. Murata A Delaware court opinion issued late last week may subject equity grants to directors to increased judicial scrutiny (Calma v. Templeton, No. 9579-CB (Del. Ch. Apr. 30, 2015)). In Calma, the
Butler Snow – In a recent opinion in In re: CTLI, LLC (Tactical Firearms), Judge Jeff Bohm in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas ordered a debtor to handover its Facebook and Twitter accounts to the reorganized debtor. The Court found that the Facebook and Twitter accounts were property interests
Howard Ankin – In 2012, over 14.6 million plastic surgery procedures were performed in the U.S., according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. Many people here in Illinois undergo these procedures to improve their appearance or restore physical function. Sadly, as surgical error lawyers in Chicago Heights can attest, cosmetic surgery doesn’t always produce
The Whitt Law Firm – This year’s H-1B filing season is over. Time to prepare for 2016! Here are the 10 steps to an H-1B visa in 2016. What are the key steps you need to do in order to qualify for a visa for the United States in 2016? There are key requirements for
BuchalterNemer By Amanda Alameddine, Esq. Katy Perry runs into trademark trouble in her attempt to register a “Left shark” design mark. Here’s what happened and what you can do to avoid a similar fate. To the merriment of Left Shark fans everywhere, Katy Perry has struck a hurdle in her attempt to obtain trademark registrations
Xerox-xls.com – In February, the White House appointed DJ Patil as the first “chief data scientist” in U.S. history in order to address the challenges of Big Data, who will be tasked with trying to use that data to create efficiencies, promote innovation and unlock economic potential. Businesses face a similar situation in dealing with
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Sutherland Asbill & Brennan – The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued proposed regulations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) regarding employer-provided wellness programs that were published in the Federal Register on April 20, 2015. The proposed regulations are intended to reconcile rules under the ADA with rules the tri-agency task force1 previously
White & Case – ECtHR rules that French dawn raids in Vinci/GTM case breached fundamental rights Jacquelyn F. MacLennan, Mark D. Powell, Jean-Paul Tran Thiet, Genevra Forwood The European Court of Human Rights (the “ECtHR”) has ruled in the Vinci case that the circumstances surrounding the electronic removal of documents and computer files during a
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Slaughter and May has released a briefing paper on the months ahead for Greece with details about the country since the election and the likely scenarios in the future months. The Greek Parliamentary elections of 25 January 2015 marked a watershed in Greek and, potentially, European politics with the victory of a left-wing and overtly
