The Business pundit recently wrote about 5 Surprising Recession-Proof Industries.The Connecticut Employmnet Law Blog recently wrote '"Be Afraid of Social Networking" - Why the Conventional Wisdom is Overblown. The post argues that all the concern over social networking activities is overblown. For a counter argument, check out the Texas Law Blog's ...
Monthly Archives: July 2009
5th Circuit Delineates Test for Liability Under the False Claims Act
The 5th Circuit released an opinion in USA v. Lithium Power Tech (No. 08-20194) this week that adopted the 4th Circuit's test for a claim under the False Claims Act. The Court stated that when evaluating a claim under the False Claims Act, a court must look at: (1) whether there was a false statement or fraudulent course ...
Texas Buy-Sell Agreements
A lot of SBOs have probably heard the term "buy-sell agreement," but aren't really sure what they are, how they work, or why they would need one. What is a buy-sell agreement? Think of a buy-sell agreement as a sort of prenuptial between business partners. It is easier to negotiate the terms of a departure ...
Morning Links 7/15
The Business Pundit recently had a post on 12 of the Most Infamous Bankruptcies.DCIG recently posted A Formulaic Approach for SMBs to use in Their Justification of Archiving Software which argues that small and mid-sized businesses can find value in archiving and central data storage through four simple steps. Workplace Privacy ...
3 Reasons Why Employers Don’t Have a Social-Networking Policy and 3 Reasons Why You Should
I came across a post on the Delaware Employment Law Blog entitled 3 Reasons Why Employers Don't Have a Social-Networking Policy. Molly DiBianca elaborate on three reasons an employer might not: (1) ignorance; (2) committee approval delays; and (3) hopes that the social networking phenomenon will simply go away.I'm not one ...
Morning links 7/13
The Corporate Compliance Institute recently published an article by Matthew Podowitz titled Fulfilling the New Compliance Mandate: The Compliance Convergence Journey. Mr. Podowitz argues the new model for a corporate compliance function should expand to manage risk, reduce costs, and drive value in an increased number of areas not limited to a regulatory ...
Monthly Archives: July 2009
Morning Links 7/21
The Business pundit recently wrote about 5 Surprising Recession-Proof Industries.The Connecticut Employmnet Law Blog recently wrote '"Be Afraid of Social Networking" - Why the Conventional Wisdom is Overblown. The post argues that all the concern over social networking activities is overblown. For a counter argument, check out the Texas Law Blog's ...
5th Circuit Delineates Test for Liability Under the False Claims Act
The 5th Circuit released an opinion in USA v. Lithium Power Tech (No. 08-20194) this week that adopted the 4th Circuit's test for a claim under the False Claims Act. The Court stated that when evaluating a claim under the False Claims Act, a court must look at: (1) whether there was a false statement or fraudulent course ...
Texas Buy-Sell Agreements
A lot of SBOs have probably heard the term "buy-sell agreement," but aren't really sure what they are, how they work, or why they would need one. What is a buy-sell agreement? Think of a buy-sell agreement as a sort of prenuptial between business partners. It is easier to negotiate the terms of a departure ...
Morning Links 7/15
The Business Pundit recently had a post on 12 of the Most Infamous Bankruptcies.DCIG recently posted A Formulaic Approach for SMBs to use in Their Justification of Archiving Software which argues that small and mid-sized businesses can find value in archiving and central data storage through four simple steps. Workplace Privacy ...
3 Reasons Why Employers Don’t Have a Social-Networking Policy and 3 Reasons Why You Should
I came across a post on the Delaware Employment Law Blog entitled 3 Reasons Why Employers Don't Have a Social-Networking Policy. Molly DiBianca elaborate on three reasons an employer might not: (1) ignorance; (2) committee approval delays; and (3) hopes that the social networking phenomenon will simply go away.I'm not one ...
Morning links 7/13
The Corporate Compliance Institute recently published an article by Matthew Podowitz titled Fulfilling the New Compliance Mandate: The Compliance Convergence Journey. Mr. Podowitz argues the new model for a corporate compliance function should expand to manage risk, reduce costs, and drive value in an increased number of areas not limited to a regulatory ...