Business Litigation
On Behalf of Berenzweig Leonard, LLP | March 28, 2014 |
Business Litigation
Yesterday, the Chicago regional office of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) issued a decision that could dramatically change the landscape of college athletics as we know it today. The Regional Director for the NLRB found that scholarship football players at Northwestern University are considered employees within the…
On Behalf of Berenzweig Leonard, LLP | March 28, 2014 |
Business Litigation
, M&A and Corporate
The Delaware Court of Chancery, one of the most sophisticated and influential venues for the resolution of corporate disputes, has held that when one company acquires another, privileged communications between the acquired company and its attorneys are not protected during subsequent litigation between the companies unless the…
by Stephanie Wilson | March 6, 2014 |
Business Litigation
Service employees working on a federal contract subject the Service Contract Act must be paid wages and fringe benefits not less than the prevailing wage determination or the wage rates and fringe benefits contained in a predecessor contractor’s Collective Bargaining Agreement (“CBA”). Because…
On Behalf of Berenzweig Leonard, LLP | February 26, 2014 |
Business Litigation
A female sales manager for an office furniture company alleged that on two separate occasions, her male supervisor acted inappropriately while driving her back to her hotel after company-sponsored training sessions. In the first instance, the pair had been at dinner with a group of co-workers when…
On Behalf of Berenzweig Leonard, LLP | February 24, 2014 |
Business Litigation
If you are one of the handful of people who loved the short-lived Aaron Sorkin show Sports Night, you might remember the scene where Dan (played by Josh Charles) gets called to the network lawyer’s office because the network has been billed $2,500 by the representatives of Mildred…
by Stephanie Wilson | February 17, 2014 |
Business Litigation
On February 12, 2014, President Obama signed an Executive Order raising the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour for federal contractors, starting January 1, 2015. Although the Administration has stated that the increase will apply only to new federal contracts, in reality it may end up applying to some existing federal contracts…
On Behalf of Berenzweig Leonard, LLP | February 10, 2014 |
Business Litigation
If you have ever considered representing yourself in litigation (proceeding “pro se,” in legal parlance) as a cost-saving measure, a recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit might give you a reason to hesitate. Although pro se litigants typically enjoy leniency from the courts,…
On Behalf of Berenzweig Leonard, LLP | January 28, 2014 |
Business Litigation
President Obama recently announced his intent to sign an Executive Order which would unilaterally increase the minimum wage for certain workers on federal projects. The current federal minimum wage rate is $7.25 an hour, and President Obama is looking to raise it to $10.10 per hour. At first glance,…
On Behalf of Berenzweig Leonard, LLP | January 27, 2014 |
Business Litigation
Should a federal government construction contractor assume that its permit request for a construction project will be approved by local state authorities? Absolutely not, according to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The Federal Circuit found that the plain language of FAR’s Permits and Responsibilities Clause, which…
On Behalf of Berenzweig Leonard, LLP | January 27, 2014 |
Business Litigation
It is every company’s worst nightmare: An anonymous poster goes online and makes negative and disparaging statements about the company. In the social media age we are in, this unfortunate scenario has played out countless times on such sites as Yelp, Rip-Off Report, and other online review sites. Companies…
