On Tuesday, November 28, 2006, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in KSR International v. Teleflex, reviewing the Federal Circuit’s "teaching suggestion or motivation" (TSM) test for obviousness.

On Tuesday, November 28, 2006, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments regarding the Federal Circuit’s "teaching-suggestion-motivation" (TSM) test for obviousness.

This Week's Florida Appeal – Week of July 31 – August 4, 2017

Everyone knows Frederick Winslow Tayler. Who? Frederick Winslow Tayler, a 19th-century American genius, considered the father of scientific management...

The admonition to "eat every carrot and pea on your plate" undoubtedly elicits laughs from the children to whom it is directed. The point is, some things are unambiguously ambiguous.

An interesting discussion about sexual harassment and bullying in the workplace – where we are at, the view of the courts….

Bullying and harassing behaviours can happen at any level of employment, and employers must take steps to address it.

In the world of anti-discrimination law awards of money against employers for psychiatric injury or illness caused by sexual harassment by one of their employees have been rare and low...

Town & Country Federal Credit Union to host virtual money conference (Mainebiz 6.23.2020).

As widely reported, Massachusetts recently passed a comprehensive healthcare reform statute that by July 1, 2007 ensures healthcare coverage for all Massachusetts residents, including the roughly one-half million uninsured persons in the state.

The newsletter links to recent media releases, statistics, reports and cases relating to construction and infrastructure.

This article sets out six steps employers can take to effectively prevent and manage sexual harassment in the workplace.

Commercial property occupancy agreements can take various forms. The term "lease" is commonly used to describe the agreement that governs the relationship between parties...

Given that employers have an implied contractual right to dismiss a probationary employee without notice and without giving reasons, many employers believe that they are immune from claims brought against them after terminating an employee within his or her probationary period.

In recent weeks, the Department of Justice ("DOJ") announced two significant medical device enforcement resolutions...

Links to media releases, in practice & courts & cases relating to the construction& infrastructure industry.

The pandemic has brought organisational change into sharp focus, but what has happened to date is just the beginning.

Every Pricer in Priceville liked Christmas a lot. But the Government, eastward in DC, did NOT! The Government hated the whole of the season! Please don't ask us why. No one quite knows the reason.

Remember that employers can be held vicariously liable for any acts of sexual harassment committed in the workplace.

Forbidden from in-person depositions during the COVID-19 pandemic, practitioners increasingly utilized Zoom, or its equivalent platforms, to perform virtual depositions.