Employment Law Colorado blog has an interesting blog post on a former employee suing IBM for his Internet addiction. The lawsuit is based upon a claim that IBM violated the Americans with Disabilities Act. Although many bloggers’ spouses may disagree, Internet addiction is not currently recognized as a true addiction.
This Findlaw article examines
Forbes.com opinion writer Daniel Lyons sure doesn’t think much of the settlement between the Iowa Plaintiffs and Microsoft in an article in which he links to Rush on Business. His quote:
"I’m sorry, but I can’t work up any outrage over having to pay $100 for the student edition of Office. And though I’m
The Iowa consumer class action case against Microsoft has settled. Check out Des Moines patent lawyer Brett Trout’s blog post for details. I’ll post more on the settlement at a later date. Details of the settlement are confidential and will be announced this spring after court approval.
I’ll bet there are some happy jurors on
If you are selling your business you should not divulge trade secrets and confidential business information without a signed confidentiality agreement. The theft of trade secrets is an increasingly litigated issue. In the business sale context this often happens when negotiations break down and the potential buyer decides they can start their own business.
Iowa patent and information technology lawyer Brett Trout recently completed his series of posts on the new federal rules concerning electronic discovery. Brett and I also recently completed a podcast interview discussing the new electronic discovery rules. I encourage you to check it out. Brett has a lot of great information to share on
The Iowa legislature is now considering amendments to Iowa’s right-to-work law. This is a hot button political issue – the merits of which I am not discussing in this blog post. What I am addressing is the confusion many people express over the Iowa right-to-work law. Many individuals confuse the law with the belief that
I listened to an insightful podcast from Becky McCray of Small Biz Survival called Nothing New. She also quotes Dr. Samuel Johnson who once said, "People need to be reminded more often than they need to be instructed."
That is so true when it comes to helping businesses recognize legal issues. So often what
I have added podcasts to Rush on Business through BlogTalkRadio. The first podcast is an interview with Iowa patent and information technology lawyer Brett Trout concerning the important federal rule changes regarding electronic discovery and how it impacts your business. Brett is the author of Internet Laws Affecting Your Company. As Brett says, bury
On December 31, 2006, I wrote a post on how Blog Monitoring is a Top Trend for 2007. Today’s Des Moines Business Record cover story is Exhibit A. The story recounts how smart companies are listening to bloggers and dealing quite effectively with negative publicity. It seems Central Iowa blogger Tom Vander Well
I ran across an excellent article by employment law litigator Jason Storipan of Stark & Stark on issues involving electronic discovery and employment law. Storipan cautions that employers must be aware and plan for the new electronic discovery rules:
". . . [e]mployment law is an area of the law that the increases in
