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Many of the attorneys in the Law Firm Alliance author articles and thought leadership pieces on important topics and trends covering a wide variety of practices.
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COVID-19: Impacts on Trademark Applications in Canada
March 2, 2020
Scott Allen
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New York Reduces the Period of Time that Striking Workers Must Wait Before Receiving Unemployment Insurance Benefits
Labor and Employment Law
Nicholas P. Jacobson, Bond, Schoeneck & King
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California Supreme Court Confirms Employer’s Exit Searches Must Be On-The-Clock
February 26, 2020
Kate Friend, Donahue Fitzgerald LLP
In a decision that should come as little surprise to anyone who has been paying attention to wage and hour cases coming out of the California Supreme Court in the last few years, the Court has ruled that employees who were required to submit to retailer’s exit bag checks must be compensated for their time. The case, Frlekin v. Apple, Inc. was decided by the request of the Ninth Circuit.
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Contentious estate dispute over a cottage
February 25, 2020
David N. Delagran
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The Secure Act of 2019: What Retirement Plan Sponsors Need to Know
Employee Benefits Law
John C. Godsoe, Bond, Schoeneck & King
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Inside The Courtroom: Pier 1 Files Bankruptcy in Richmond
February 19, 2020
Klementina V. Pavlova,
Sands Anderson PC
Sands Anderson’s bankruptcy lawyers attended the “First Day” hearings in the chapter 11 bankruptcy cases of Pier 1 Imports Inc., and its affiliates. During the hearings, held before the Honorable Kevin R. Huennekens in the Richmond Division of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Pier 1 lawyers acknowledged that the company had struggled to adapt in this modern retail environment, but they outlined a proposed path forward in a comprehensive pre-negotiated Plan Support Agreement. The agreement contemplates about $256 million in debtor-in-possession financing from its lenders, which will allow the company to operate pending a proposed sale of its assets.
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Can a Creditor Violate the Automatic Stay in Bankruptcy by Doing Nothing?
February 19, 2020
Lance Martin, Creditors' Rights Attorney,
Ward and Smith, P.A.
The "automatic stay" is a command to halt action, and creditors violate it at their own peril.
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Guidance Shines Spotlight on Impact of School Funding Formula on Students of Color
School Law
Bond, Schoeneck & King
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Freedom of Expression and Federal Grants – New Proposed Rule
Higher Education
Jane M. Sovern, Bond Schoeneck & King
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Seventh Circuit Finds Use of Words “Time Sensitive” on Envelope Containing a Debt Collection Letter Violates the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
February 5, 2020
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U.S. Department of Labor Adopts Joint Employer Regulations
Labor and Employment Law
Paul J. Buehler III, Bond, Schoeneck & King
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