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March 30, 2020
The CARES ACT – What It Means for You The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act was passed by Congress and signed by the President on Friday....
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March 23, 2020
Recently, we have received numerous inquiries from clients, including those in the retail and hospitality industries, concerned about the impact that Covid-19 will have on their businesses. Although the landscape...
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by Charles Welcome
March 06, 2018
The Defend Trade Secrets Act was passed in 2016 and, ever since, misappropriation of trade secrets has been a hot topic for legal scholars and commentators. ...
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by Mackenzie L. Dimitri
April 20, 2017
Employers, including franchise operators and business owners, may receive special requests from employees regarding whether they can be paid as independent contractors, or may simply wish to hire independent contractors,...
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by Mackenzie L. Dimitri
April 10, 2017
Why Do I Have to Arbitrate and How Much Will it Cost? Many standard commercial contracts include a requirement to arbitrate. This means that the parties must adjudicate disputes through...
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by Lauren Valli
October 05, 2016
As a society, we attempt not to “bring work home,” both literally and figuratively. But what happens when life and work converge? One area in which this occurs daily is...
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by Mackenzie L. Dimitri
September 02, 2016
Tipped Workers Receive a Lower Minimum Wage: Tipped workers, including servers and bartenders, among others, are paid a minimum wage, plus what they earn in tips (the “minimum tipped wage”)....
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by Mackenzie L. Dimitri
August 26, 2016
As many of ED&G’s clients are aware, this spring the U.S. Department of Labor announced changes to the overtime requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act, resulting in more white-collar,...
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by Stephanie J. Blumstein
August 11, 2016
It is often the case that, when we discuss litigation with our clients, they assume that they are entitled to recover their attorneys’ fees from the other party if they...
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by James A. Goniea
July 26, 2016
One of the most controversial topics affecting the franchise business model in recent years has been the “Joint Employer Issue.” The issue threatens to undermine the traditional relationship between a...