Expert Guest Article by Emily Wilcheck The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently revived discrimination and retaliation claims asserted by two African-American cocktail waitresses under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act in Alexander v. Casino Queen, Inc., 7th Cir. Case No. 12-3696, 2014 WL 57947. The United States District Court for…
Gain valuable insights on legal marketing best practices from the speaker faculty of the 2013 LMA Annual Conference. Everything from content marketing, CRM strategies, advice or PR relationship management, and more. Don’t miss out – Download your copy now! To download your copy click on the cover below. Tip 1: “The next website your firm launches…
Maximizing Rewards in Your M&A, Licensing, Strategic Alliances and Partnering Deals When: Monday, March 31 to Wednesday, April 02, 2014 Where: The Carlton Hotel, New York, NY To Learn More, Visit: http://americanconference.com/collaborations Industry News Q4 venture haul pushes 2013 biotech investing past $4.5B by John Carroll If you thought there was a big surge in new biotech…
Employment Law – the latest on employee misclassification, wage and hour suit against Siemens and more. Employee Misclassification: Are You Prepared? by Sean Riley Published on jdsupra.com We talked earlier about the importance of job classification in determining overtime wages for Internet specialists. The same concerns and problems hold true for your administrative employees. Given existing legal and regulatory…
Courtesy of LexSpan, submitted by Eyal Rosenstock. Originally Published on LexSpan’s Blog As Latin America’s growth story continues, companies with business in the region will face anticorruption compliance challenges in 2014. U.S. enforcement warns of more enforcement actions. Anticorruption compliance and investigations can be costly. Much of Latin America is in dangerous territory when it…
Anti-Corruption/FCPA & International Trade – the latest on China’s anti-corruption activist trial, the DOJ and SEC award credit for remediation during investigation and more. China anti-corruption activist put on trial by Ananth Krishhan Published on TheHindu.com Xu Zhiyong, a Chinese lawyer and activist who has led a fledgling but fast-growing anti-corruption movement, was on Wednesday…
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Expert Guest Entry by Jon Secrest On January 14, 2014, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals (Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, Tennessee) ruled that transferring an employee to another position constituted an adverse employment action, despite the fact that the employee requested the transfer. In doing so, the Sixth Circuit reversed the District Court’s decision that granted summary…
China & Singapore – the latest on China auditors, Shanghai’s free trade zone and more. Shanghai’s Free Trade Zone – empty gestures or meaningful reforms? by Peter Corne Published on jdsupra.com The China (Shanghai) Free Trade Pilot Zone (FTZ), approved by the State Council at the beginning of July 2013, was launched with much fanfare at the end…
Anti-Corruption / FCPA & International Trade – the latest on Alcoa’s bribery probe, SEC proposes new rules and more. Alcoa Pays $384 Million to Resolve Bahrain-Bribery Probe by Alan Katz Published on Bloomberg.com Alcoa Inc. (AA), the largest U.S. aluminum producer, agreed to pay $384 million to resolve U.S. criminal and civil probes, after a unit…
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Zhao Jun Senior Advisor Bryan Cave International Consulting LLC Tell us about yourself: I was born in Shanghai and graduated from Shanghai University of Science & Technology in Mechanical Engineering in 1980. Prior to becoming a Customs official, I served for a state owned research institute as an engineer. I like being active in…
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