A discussion on the latest Facebook case, which highlights how courts now intend to hold parties accountable when it comes to preserving their personal social media accounts during litigation.

You are a California employer with out-of-state headquarters, and your executive works and lives in California. Your employment agreement has a one-year post-termination non-compete. Can you enforce it?

On August 1, 2012, Illinois joined Maryland (law passed in March 2012) in prohibiting employer access to social media web sites of their employees and prospective employees.

Los Angeles counsel Heather Abrigo participated in an interview with John Hughes, co-editor of the 401(k) Advisor.

The newly created Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has assumed responsibility for enforcement of the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

After surveying 100 years of Illinois case law relating to restrictive covenants, the Illinois Supreme Court in Reliable Fire Equipment Company v. Arredondo, 2011 IL 111871, clarified the analysis when assessing the enforceability of such agreements.

Can employers reduce risks of potential claims of discrimination and retaliation by employees through thoughtful management of personnel files?

Must an employer safeguard documents containing employee protected health information in any special way?

My company is not publicly traded, but provides services to companies that are. Do Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower protections extend to our employees?

A federal district court in New York recently ruled that unpaid interns who worked on the production of films for Fox Searchlight Pictures Inc. and Fox Entertainment Group, Inc. were actually employees.

Unpaid internships have long been viewed by students, recent graduates and industry newcomers as a chance to gain experience that might help them select or launch a career, and to some, a chance to eventually land a paying job.

The Variable annuity contract sales practices were again included in the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority's 2013 Regulatory and Examination Priorities Letter as among the "key investor protection and market integrity issues" that it will focus on in the coming year.

Microgrids bend the rules. By inte­grating distributed generation, load management, and storage (thermal and electric) in smart networks, microgrids achieve unprecedented energy efficiency and commensurate cost savings for their owners.

On Nov. 22, 2011, the SEC announced a settlement with Fifth Third Bancorp (Fifth Third) over allegations that it selectively communicated to certain investors information regarding the redemption of its trust preferred securities

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently adopted a final rule (Rule) to raise the requirements for investors who pay performance-based fees.

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act) included a mandate for new clearing requirements for swaps.

On January 17, 2014, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced a reversal of long-standing agency policy, and will begin to release Medicare billing data of physicians in response to Freedom of Information Act requests, on a case-by-case basis.

CMS recently issued an FAQ clarifying one of the most puzzling questions regarding implementation of the Sunshine Act reporting requirements.

A filibuster is a procedural tactic that is used to extend debate, delay a vote, or prevent legislative action.

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is a law that reformed nearly twenty-percent of the economy through modifications to regulations and changes to existing law.