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I’m betting this executive did not check with his lawyer before saying … that this technology, however, is also vastly different than what was in the patents. “Towering Technology“, Crain’s Detroit, May 9, 2022 Now, if the patents were written to cover the kinds of methodologies that their competitors use, great. But making a statement …
We’re talking bailments, folks. When I ask you to hold my beer, I am entrusting you with the safekeeping of my beer. Or, in the case of a cargo ship full of luxury autos, the safe transport of my cars from Europe to North America. Just like the baton in a relay race, the chain …
I can’t bring myself to say something quippy or clever about this …Tyson Foods ordered employees to report for work while supervisors privately wagered money on the number of workers who would be sickened by the deadly [COVID-19] virus Sworn statements in a wrongful death lawsuit tied to COVID-19 infections in a Waterloo pork processing …
With all of the uncertainty over re-opening businesses, you might be tempted to ask your employees and customers to sign a COVID-19 waiver before you let them return inside your buildings. Don’t do it. Proving someone did or didn’t contract the novel coronavirus from any particular location or person is extremely difficult. But what isn’t …
It doesn’t take much disruption to throw things into chaos when you’re operating “just in time”. And, let’s face it, there is an abundance of chaos right now. Great minds all over are grasping (here’s one current academic article). It might seem tempting to want to sue to enforce a contract (or to cancel a …
Besides it being immensely bad for public relations, attempting to offset your company’s expenses by docking your employees’ wages when their coronavirus stimulus checks arrive is a violation of Michigan’s wage & hours laws.
All companies employing 500 (or fewer) employees must post this poster by April 1st. If you have employees working from home, you should send a copy of the PDF of the poster to those employees. Send the poster as a PDF attachment with the email set for “request a delivery receipt” and “request a read …
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It didn’t take long. The scammers have adapted their phishing and spear-phishing tactics to exploit the global corona virus pandemic. According to the Wall Street Journal, here’s what to watch for: Email doctored to look like a company’s purchase order for face masks or other supplies could trick an employee into wiring payments to a …
I recently visited a doctor that I hadn’t seen in a while. And so, of course, was asked to fill out a whole new set of patient paperwork. The office understood that HIPAA requires a patient’s annual consents as far as who (besides the patient) can have access to the patient’s medical records. What the …
The January 20, 2020, issue of the New Yorker magazine has a cartoon that hits the nail on the head: Information security doesn’t have to be difficult or complicated. In fact, if there’s too much difficulty and too much complexity, it actually increases the likelihood that your environment will end up being less secure. Why? …