Minnesota Lawyer

Less than a year after a federal judge issued a seminal electronic discovery ruling blessing the use of computer-assisted review, the technology is already appearing in courts across the country.

Ever-evolving and constantly growing, electronic discovery presents a variety of challenges for litigators.

Companies should be proactive in protecting their online accounts and connections before there is a problem.

Employers should also be aware of some smaller-scale developments and proposed changes in immigration law.

The Department of labor has been targeting the restaurant and hospitality industry and startup companies for compliance checks.

Read the March 2013 edition of our quarterly In-House Counsel special section.

With the re-election of President Obama, employers need to take seriously the job of preparing for Obamacare, a.k.a. the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act, particularly in light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in June upholding the act.

We are all aware of the substantial retrenchment of SEC enforcement mandated by the 2012 JOBS Act, which contemplates crowd funding and permits public advertising of certain “private placement” transactions. But equally important is the impact of the Act on ’34 Act reporting.

After stirring up the bar with a pair of cases alleging that at-will employment clauses for non-union workers violated federal law by potentially stifling concerted activity, the National Labor Relations Board has issued guidance memos that offer some relief for employment-side attorneys.

Today, with more and more service members returning from deployment, it is worthwhile for attorneys to become familiar with the federal law that provides increased rights and protection to service members and veterans.