An Iowa man who worked with Catfish Bend Casinos in Burlington was fired for posting a Dilbert 
cartoon on the office bulletin board. Apparently the boss didn’t appreciate the comparison to a drunken lemur.
Dilbert creater, Scott Adams, offers this advice:
If you intend to mock your boss with Dilbert comics, the trick is in
Abe Lincoln, Freedom Fighter (1978)
Abe: I don’t know about this politician business.
Judge: What do you mean by that?
Abe: If I have to sacrifice my integrity for politics, I guess I’ll just have to stay a lawyer!
Up to this point I have avoided blogging on politics and the Iowa caucus. It’s
Over on the Iowa Law Blog . . . a helpful pointer on how to avoid the business divorce.
I am attending the Iowa State Bar Association’s eCommerce seminar tomorrow. The man formerly known as the sixth best law blogger in the world is one of the presenters. I am looking forward to Brett’s talk as he shares his Vegas Blogworld speech with the audience.
It got me thinking a little bit about how to improve
The deadline for filing claims in the Microsoft Iowa Class Action Settlement is December 14, 2007. If you have any questions about how to file a claim be sure to email the claims administrator at claimsadmin@iowamicrosoftcase.com.
For a recap of articles on the Microsoft Iowa case click here which includes one of my most
In the last blog post I picked on college football coaches and their exorborant salaries. But its probably not fair to pick on college coaches alone.
The Philadelphia Litigation Blog discusses how lawyers at large Manhattan firms are now charging $1,000 per hour or more. Superstar litigator, David Boies, sums it up pretty well:
Recently I have been discussing the rise in wage and hour litigation. See here and here.
According to the Department of Labor approximately 70 percent of businesses are out of compliance with wage and hour laws. That’s right – 70 percent! According to Shanti Atkins of the Compliance Training Blog, some experts believe
Last month I wrote on the rise of wage and hour litigation. In that post I talked about how I believe wage and hour issues are often misunderstood by employers which often results in misclassification of workers or possibly "off-the-clock" allegations where workers are not properly credited for time worked.
Yesterday, I heard the same
So who’s more likely to land you in court: 
Customers or Employees?
I would love to hear your thoughts. Please comment below.
The Lance Armstrong Foundation has sued an Oklahoma pet collar manufacturer for trademark infringement over the use of its Barkstrong and Purrstrong animal collars. The pet collars are sold by Animal Charity Collar Group, a Tulsa for-profit operation that sells its tic and flea collar for $6.99, while a "support collar" costs $4.99. The Oklahoma
