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Hashtag — Zero Tolerance Policy?
USA - October 19 2017 A recent Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court opinion breaks ranks with prior courts’ treatment of this issue...
Shakespeare Sheds Light on Liability for Abetting Discrimination
USA - August 29 2017 Over 200 years after his death, Shakespeare’s works continue to be an touchstone for legal analysis and critique. A fool’s errand it would be to…
Background Checks: Minor Mistakes = Major Consequences
USA - July 25 2017 Details matter. The Titanic sank because its center propeller didn’t work in reverse. A Japanese company lost between $225 and $350 million because a…
Babe Ruth Was Right: “It’s Hard To Beat A [Labor Lawyer] Who Doesn’t Give Up”
USA - June 20 2017 Watching baseball in Fenway Park is different than watching baseball in Wrigley Field. My sons noted that distinction within an inning, commenting…
Joint Liability For Franchisors?
USA - June 7 2017 College legends shape minds forever. Having attended the University of California, Berkeley, “The Play”—an unscripted play to win over arch-rival…
Unconventional Tactics
USA - May 24 2017 Malcolm Gladwell in his essay "How David Beats Goliath" extolled the use of the full-court press in basketball: "In the world of basketball, there is…
Queen Elsa and Judge Posner: A Duet on Change?
USA - April 12 2017 Under Title VII, it is unlawful for employers to discriminate on the basis of sex. Historically, sex discrimination has been understood to be…
Independent Contractors: The Newest Ultrahazardous Sport
USA - March 30 2017 Base jumping, street luging, and transporting loose glass bottles of nitroglycerine in the back of a Jeep off-road have been equally adventurous…
Performance Management: Lessons from Professional Baseball
USA - March 14 2017 Spring means a few things for me but especially spring training for professional baseball and geeking out over how to get the most out of the talent…
And the Oscar Goes to. . .the Stored Communications Act?
USA - February 24 2017 Film reels abound with examples of employees-turned-detectives using documents taken from their employer’s files to bring wrongdoing to light. You…
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