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Rachel Rudensky; Akerman Senterfitt;
Legal Alert/Article December 6, 2011, previously published on December 2, 2011 Attorneys who represent clients in the fashion industry should note a potentially important new defense to Copyright infringement: "copyright misuse." A case that started in the California federal district court, wound its way up through appeal and certiorari to the United States Supreme...
| | Let the Holiday Festivities Begin - But Be Cautious in Your Workplace!
Arlene Karin Kline; Akerman Senterfitt;
Legal Alert/Article December 1, 2011, previously published on November 30, 2011 It is that time of year again when the holidays are here and the planning of festivities is underway. Yet, it is a time when all human resource professionals and members of management should consider the appropriate guidelines for holiday parties.
| | U.S. Senate Passes the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act of 2011
Michael K. Dixon; Akerman Senterfitt;
Legal Alert/Article October 14, 2011, previously published on October 13, 2011 The following provisions will take effect upon the President signing the Bill (upon Enactment Date).
| | Preventing Your Trademark from Becoming a New .XXX Adult Entertainment Domain Name
Rachel Rudensky; Akerman Senterfitt;
Legal Alert/Article August 5, 2011, previously published on August 2, 2011 The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has approved a plan to change the Internet's Domain Name System by dramatically increasing the number of internet domain name endings, called generic top-level domains (gTLDs). While businesses may still register domain names ending in...
| | Employers Now Have a Powerful Option to Defeat FLSA Attorney's Fees Claims
Andrew M. Loewenstein, Scott T. Silverman; Akerman Senterfitt;
Legal Alert/Article August 5, 2011, previously published on August 3, 2011 As many employers know, the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA") requires most businesses to pay their employees the federal minimum wage, as well as time-and-one-half their regular rate for hours worked in excess of forty (40) per week. Although employers may painstakingly develop polices...
| | The U.S. House Passes the America Invents Act
Michael K. Dixon; Akerman Senterfitt;
Legal Alert/Article July 12, 2011, previously published on June 30, 2011 On June 23, 2011, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, H.R. 1294, by a 304-117 vote. The few differences that exist with the companion Senate Bill, S.23, which passed in March with a 95-5 vote, will likely be reconciled in Congress and sent to the President...
| | Providing On-Site Medical Care to Employees: Impact on Group Health Plans
Elizabeth Alcalde; Akerman Senterfitt;
Legal Alert/Article July 12, 2011, previously published on June 30, 2011 Employers sometimes provide healthcare services to their own employees. In some situations, this is because the employer is itself a hospital or other healthcare provider. In other situations, an employer outside the healthcare industry chooses to establish an on-site medical clinic for their...
| | Hurricane Season is Here: Are You Prepared to Weather the Storm After the Storm?
Eric A. Gordon, Melissa Segarra Zinkil; Akerman Senterfitt;
Legal Alert/Article June 20, 2011, previously published on June 14, 2011 Though it has been six years since a major hurricane made landfall in South Florida, area employers should not let their guard down. The 2011 Atlantic Hurricane Season kicked off on June 1st and it is expected to be a busy one. Now is the time for employers to dust off their aging disaster...
| | DOL Launches Timesheet App: Check Your Timekeeping Policies
Sarah M. DeFranco; Akerman Senterfitt;
Legal Alert/Article May 24, 2011, previously published on May 20, 2011 Enforcement strategies utilized by the U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division ("WHD") recently advanced to a new level when it launched a timesheet application for smartphone users. The application enables users to individually track the hours they work for one or more employers...
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