California appellate court expands common law right of privacy *

USA - April 11 2013
The Fourth District Court of Appeal for the State of California expanded the tort of "public disclosure of private facts" under that state's common…

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Joint b-school/law school study sheds empirical light on use of non-competes in CEO contracts *

USA - February 21 2013
A recent study by three business and law school professors analyzed a random sample of 1,000 CEO employment contracts for 500 American companies over…

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Substantially true statements, opinions about person's work not defamatory, Minnesota Supreme Court rules *

USA - February 1 2013
Providing needed guidance on workplace defamation, the Minnesota Supreme Court has clarified that both “minor inaccuracies of expression” and…

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OSHA reports whistleblower claims are rising *

USA - January 31 2013
Employee claims of retaliation have risen steadily on a year-to-year basis and recent government statistics suggest this is a continuing trend. The…

Co-authors: David R. Jimenez, Richard J. Cino.

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North Dakota non-compete law shares history with California *

USA - January 17 2013
North Dakota has one of the fastest-growing workforces in the country as the result of recent advances in extracting natural gas and oil. As more…

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