Virtual Private Networks Virtual Private Networks (VPN) have been utilized by businesses since the early 2000s. They can be complex with auditing and levels of security, or extremely basic with little overhead. The simplest and most commonly used analogy for...
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“Room Scans” in Remote Examinations Ruled Unconstitutional
In a win for student digital privacy rights, Aaron Ogletree, a student at Cleveland State University (CSU), has successfully challenged the University’s implementation of “room scanning” rules in connection with proctoring his remote Chemistry II examination. Students...
Separate and Marital Property: Who Gets What in the Divorce?
In 2019, Amazon founder and former CEO Jeff Bezos divorced his wife, MacKenzie Scott. Ms. Scott received almost $34 billion in her divorce settlement and became one of the wealthiest philanthropists in modern day. Ms. Scott thereafter re-married in March 2021, but the...
Signature Moves: Trademarked Poses Raise Questions in IP Law
A trademark, according to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), can be “any word, phrase, symbol, design, or a combination of these things that identifies your goods or services.” Can a body movement be protected as a trademark? The answer is less...
Supreme Court to Address Big Tech Immunity Under Section 230
Last week, the Supreme Court granted certiorari for two cases challenging Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. The result of the Supreme Court’s review has the potential to change how big tech and social media giants moderate internet content on their sites....
Biometrics and AI in the Workplace: Boon or Bane?
Technology has brought efficiency into the workplace, but not without legal risk. Employers are increasingly tasking technology to assist with human resource functions, security and workplace monitoring, all of which can necessitate new approaches brought on by the...
Peloton Attempts to Rally: What Businesses Can Learn From the Fitness Giant’s Recent Struggles
At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, when consumers were itching to stay fit while stuck at home, the popularity of internet-connected stationary bikes and treadmills that you could use at home skyrocketed. Peloton led the pack with its energetic instructors and...
Beware of ERC Free Money Claims
Fraudulent ERC Claims If you have been listening to talk radio lately, you've most likely heard the latest come-on for small business cash assistance. Most of these advertisements claim your small business can receive up to $28,000 per employee per year in refunds of...
Employer Considerations in the Aftermath of the Dobbs Decision
On June 24, 2022, the United States Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to abortion established in Roe v. Wade. In Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court upheld a Mississippi law banning abortion after fifteen weeks, well...
IRA Clean Energy Incentives and Guarantees: Electric Vehicles – What’s in it for Consumers and Businesses?
On Aug. 16, 2022, President Biden signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the Act), which allocates over $369 billion in funding for clean energy, energy-efficiency and other eco-friendly technology (CleanTech) development and deployment in the U.S. over...