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Howard A. Mavity; Fisher & Phillips LLP;
Legal Alert/Article June 5, 2013, previously published on June 1, 2013 It was surprising and disappointing to read about a punitive damages award against a North Carolina employer who allegedly tolerated employees referring to an African-American coworker as a “coon” and offering him a hangman’s noose. It’s 2013, not 1960.
|  | Die Fuhrung einer U.S.-Corporation - Gemeinsamkeiten und Unterschiede im Vergleich zur deutschen AG (German)
Steven H. Thal, Florian von Eyb; Phillips Nizer LLP;
Legal Alert/Article June 5, 2013, previously published on Fruling/Spring 2013 This issue, entitled “Leadership of a U.S.-Corporation - Similarities and Differences compared to a German AG”, compares the roles of shareholders, directors and officers in a U.S.-corporation to the roles of shareholders, Vorstand and Aufsichtsrat (supervisory board) in a German...
| | New Timelines and Procedural Requirements Proposed for Fisheries Act Authorizations
Tim Bottomer, Luke Dineley; Borden Ladner Gervais LLP;
Legal Alert/Article June 5, 2013, previously published on May 29, 2013 On April 13, 2013, the federal government published in the Canada Gazette a proposed new regulation, the Application for Authorization under Paragraph 35(2)(b) of the Fisheries Act Regulations (the “Proposed Regulation”), under the Fisheries Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-14 (the...
| | AIFMD Co-operation Arrangements Are Agreed with 34 Regulators
Proskauer Rose LLP;
Legal Alert/Article June 5, 2013, previously published on June 3, 2013 In an important further step towards the implementation of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) in the European Economic Area (EEA) on July 22, 2013, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) announced on May 30, 2013 that it had reached agreement on co-operation...
| | Lactation Discrimination = Pregnancy Discrimination
Jonathan T. Hyman; Kohrman Jackson & Krantz PLL;
Legal Alert/Article June 5, 2013, previously published on June 3, 2013 Last February I reported on EEOC v. Houston Funding, in which a Texas district court held that an employee, fired after asking to pump breast milk at work, could not go forward with her pregnancy discrimination claim. The court reasoned that because lactation does not start until after pregnancy,...
| | A House Must Be a Home under a Homeowner’s Insurance Policy Excluding Coverage for Unoccupied Dwellings
Joel M. Celso; Semmes Bowen Semmes A Professional Corporation;
Legal Alert/Article June 5, 2013, previously published on May 2013 The primary issue in this action was whether a house owned by Plaintiffs Khoshmukhamedov and Issaeva was “unoccupied” under the terms of the homeowner’s insurance policy when water pipes burst and flooded it. In this opinion authored by Judge Williams Jr., the U.S. District Court...
| | Dealing with a Customer's Bankruptcy: Defending against a Preference Claim (Part II of a Series)
Nicola Gudbranson Cooper LLC;
Legal Alert/Article June 5, 2013, previously published on Spring 2013 Economists agree that the current recovery is anything but robust. As a result, chances are good that many vendors will experience customer bankruptcies. In a recent issue of Legal Insights, we outlined some preliminary considerations if a customer was heading for, or had actually filed, a...
| | Is Your Wellness Program Discriminatory?
Kohrman Jackson Krantz PLL;
Legal Alert/Article June 5, 2013, previously published on May 30, 2013 It is no secret that health care costs for employers and their employees are out of control in this country. Many employers have attempted to hold down these rising costs by offering wellness-program incentives - insurance premium reductions to employees who meet certain health-related incentives...
| | Handling Misconduct By (Someone Else's) Employees
Edward F. Harold; Fisher & Phillips LLP;
Legal Alert/Article June 5, 2013, previously published on June 1, 2013 In “Legally Blonde,” Reese Witherspoon’s hairdresser catches the eye of her crush, the sexy delivery driver. In spite of starting with an awkward misfire with the hairdresser smacking the delivery driver in the nose, the plan ultimately works and the two are seen together as a...
| | Important Advice to Lenders: Beware of the Wording In Your Guarantee
Diane P.L. Brooks; Blaney McMurtry LLP;
Legal Alert/Article June 5, 2013, previously published on June 3, 2013 A recent decision of the Supreme Court of British Columbia contains a critical caution for lenders - know and understand the terms of your contracts and their implications completely, and be sure to comply with those terms strictly.
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