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Non-Competes: Public Sector - Uninvited Guest or Essential Party?

By: Melissa Calhoon Jones
May 8, 2013
Employers rely on noncompetes to protect customers and other assets.  Find out how government entities affect court enforcement of noncompetes by reading "Labor: Public Sector - Uninvited Guest or Essential Party?", an article written by Melissa Jones and published in Inside Counsel. ... Read more >
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Labor: Good Faith Investigations

By: Melissa Calhoon Jones
May 8, 2013
When it comes to investigating claims of misconduct, it's important to look before you leap.  For more information, view "Labor: Good Faith Investigations," an article written by Melissa Jones and published inInside Counsel. If you have any questions, please contact Melis... Read more >
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Maryland Attorney General Warns Slots MBE Plan Risky

May 8, 2013
Franklin Lee was recently quoted in this article, which first appeared in the Baltimore Business Journal on May 27, 2011: A policy giving minority-owned businesses up to 35 percent of work to build and operate Maryland’s slots parlors could fail a legal challenge, according to At... Read more >
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Employers Must Post Yet Another Workplace Notice

By: Melissa Calhoon Jones
May 8, 2013
Author's note: The original date to post the notice described below was November 14, 2011. The NLRB has delayed implementation of the new posting requirements. The new date is January 31, 2012. Effective January 31, 2012, all employers who are covered by the National Labor Relations Act ("NLRA") ... Read more >
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FAQ About RPM After Leegin

By: Gregory M. Garrett
May 7, 2013
A long-settled antitrust doctrine, known as the Dr. Miles rule from the 1911 Supreme Court opinion in which it was first announced, was overturned by the Supreme Court in its recent decision of Leegin Creative Leather Products v. PSKS Inc.  In Leegin, the Supreme Court held that minimum resale ... Read more >