By Alex E. Jones On March 21, 2017, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) issued a new rule concerning Section 8 and Section 71 trademark affidavits. The USPTO will now issue post-registration Office actions, requiring registrants to submit evidence...
What is an Open-End Mortgage? Generally, an open-end mortgage is one that remains open after it has been delivered to the county recorder, and it permits the lender/mortgagee to make advances on the loan that are secured by the original mortgage, but only to the...
NLRB Says Employers May Not Maintain an Outright Ban on Employees’ Use of Recording Equipment at Work Add the National Labor Relations Board's (NLRB) recent ruling in Whole Foods, Inc. to the growing list of NLRB decisions limiting employers’ ability to manage the...
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) recently filed a lawsuit against Randstad, an employment staffing agency, for refusing to hire a qualified candidate due to her medicinal use of methadone. EEOC v. Randstad, US, LP, 1:15-CV-03354. The applicant,...