CompanyCounselor: September 2006 Archives

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Sep29	Children's Online Privacy Protection Act Linda Chan September 29, 2006 Know More: Privacy 2.0, Privacy On September 7, 2006, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) levied a fine in connection with alleged violations of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). Xanga.com, a social networking website, agreed to a consent order providing for a $1 million fine for violations of COPPA. This fine shows the focus the FTC places on protecting children's online privacy. The FTC charged that Xanga.com had actual knowledge that it collected personal information of children under age 13 without the consent of the children's parents or guardians. Xanga.com acknowledged it failed to notify parents and obtain consent before collecting, using, and disclosing the personal information. Xanga.com indicated in its user agreement that children under age 13 could not join, but the website permitted such users even when they registered using a birth date showing they were under 13. The FTC's prosecution suggests that boilerplate provisions contained in a website's terms of service may be inadequate to meet the regulations. Continue Reading Posted at 1:50 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Sep27	Hummer Winblad Venture Partners Linda Chan September 27, 2006 On September 13, 2006, Prashant Shah of Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, gave a talk in Mountain View, CA on open source business models. Shah is a principal at Hummer Winblad Venture Partners. Prior to his appointment, he was with enCommerce... Continue Reading Posted at 12:55 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Sep25	Open Source Software Business Executive Summary Linda Chan September 25, 2006 On September 13, 2006, Fenwick & West, LLP hosted a discussion on methods for monetizing open source. The talk began with a layout of the different types of open source business models. There are some business that design products for... Continue Reading Posted at 12:18 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	JasperSoft, Inc. Linda Chan September 25, 2006 On September 13, 2006, Barry Klawans, chief technology officer, JasperSoft, Inc. (JasperSoft) gave a talk in Mountain View, CA on open source challenges and opportunities. He predicted that in two years, open source will be an offering for most software... Continue Reading Posted at 12:04 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Sep24	Open Source Business Models Linda Chan September 24, 2006 On September 13, 2006, Ray Wu, who currently leads Hewlett-Packard's venture management organization to manage inbound technology evaluation, gave a talk in Mountain View, CA on open source business models. He began his talk on the duel license model. The... Continue Reading Posted at 11:51 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Sep22	Public Relations for Legal Organizations Linda Chan September 22, 2006 On September 21, 2006, Keith Kamisugi, a consultant on public relations for legal organizations, spoke in San Francisco, CA on marketing tools that resulted in business development for solo and small firm practitioners. He indicated that branding involved choices on... Continue Reading Posted at 11:39 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Equal Opportunity Survey Linda Chan September 22, 2006 On September 8, 2006, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued a final rule rescinding its Equal Opportunity Survey (Survey). The Survey requested contractors to provide information on personnel activities, compensation, tenure data, and affirmative action program. In... Continue Reading Posted at 3:51 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Sep19	Backdating Stock Options Linda Chan September 19, 2006 The following is not meant to be legal advice, and is provided for information purposes only. On September 7, 2007, the litigation committee of the Association of Corporate Counsel hosted a web cast on stock options backdating. The presentation featured... Continue Reading Posted at 10:23 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Sep18	Spy Media, Inc. Linda Chan September 18, 2006 DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary hosted the New Tech September 2006 Meetup in East Palo Alto, CA on September 5, 2006. During the Meetup, a representative from Spy Media, Inc. gave a talk on the web site that allowed people... Continue Reading Posted at 11:38 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Griggs v. Duke Power Co. Linda Chan September 18, 2006 The following is for information purposes, and not meant to be legal advice. The U. S. Supreme Court interpreted Congress’ objective in the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (the “Act”) to be to achieve equality of employment... Continue Reading Posted at 10:12 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Web 2.0 Linda Chan September 18, 2006 The attorney working in high technology may be seeing the term "Web 2.0" a lot these days. Coined in 2004, the term is often cited to signify harnessed collective intelligence. It represents the widespread use of the web as an... Continue Reading Posted at 9:44 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Sep16	Writers for Technical Papers Linda Chan September 16, 2006 The following is for information purposes, and not meant to be legal advice. Companies often find themselves seeking writers for white papers and technical articles. What are the employee issues that arise in such situations. The Employment Development Department of... Continue Reading Posted at 8:42 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Intellectual Property Ownership by Parent or Subsidiary Linda Chan September 16, 2006 The following is not meant to be legal advice, and is provided for information purposes. From an intellectual property perspective, having a single entity own legal title to an entire group's intellectual property can be advantageous, regardless of where that... Continue Reading Posted at 8:29 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Sep15	Compensatory Damages Linda Chan September 15, 2006 The following is for information purposes, and not meant to be legal advice. In confidentiality agreements, should confidentiality breach be carved out of the limitaion of indirect damages? When confidentiality is breached, are the only damages that results indirect damages? Compensatory... Continue Reading Posted at 8:19 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Sep14	MS Word Track Changes Feature Linda Chan September 14, 2006 Many attorneys use the MS Word track changes feature when negotiating or drafting agreements. When using the track changes features, attorneys should be aware, especially in the latest version of MS Word, of the perils. Highlighting changes from prior drafts by... Continue Reading Posted at 8:08 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Retaining Employee Records Linda Chan September 14, 2006 The following is not meant to be legal advice, and is provided for information purposes. There is a need for employers to retain employee records, but for how long. There is no single answer because it depends on the types... Continue Reading Posted at 7:58 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	SpikeSource Linda Chan September 14, 2006 On September 13, 2006, Murugan Pal, co-founder and chief technology officer, at SpikeSource gave a talk in Mountain View, CA on open source business challenges. Prior to SpikeSource, Pal was with venture capital firm Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byer, and... Continue Reading Posted at 12:43 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Sep13	Open Source Business Issues Linda Chan September 13, 2006 On September 13, 2006, Fred Greguras, Of Counsel, Corporate Group at Fenwick & West, LLP moderated a discussion in Mountain View, CA on open source business models. Though open source is increasing in acceptance in operating systems, web servers, and... Continue Reading Posted at 11:38 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Application Service Providers Linda Chan September 13, 2006 The following is for information purposes, and not meant to be legal or other advice. Application Service Providers (ASPs) promise up to date software, hosted reliability, and reasonable cost. Here are some items to ask when determining whether to engage... Continue Reading Posted at 7:46 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Corporate Bonds Linda Chan September 13, 2006 The following is provided for information purposes, and not meant to be legal or financial advice. Corporate bonds are debt instruments issued by corporations for capital. As an alternative to issuing stock, the corporation repays the loan at a specific... Continue Reading Posted at 7:29 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Sep12	Nanomechanics Linda Chan September 12, 2006 On September 12, 2006, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pitman, LLP sponsored a discussion on nanomechanics: fuel-cell muscle in Palo Alto, CA. Ray Baughman, a professor of chemistry and director of the NanoTech Institute at the University of Texas, Dallas spoke about... Continue Reading Posted at 11:05 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Employment Contracts Cases Linda Chan September 12, 2006 The following is provided for information purposes, and not meant to be legal advice. In Olinick v. BMG Entertainment, 138 Cal. App. 4th 1286 (Cal. App. 2d Dist. 2006), the court held that choice-of-law and forum selection provisions contained in... Continue Reading Posted at 9:49 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Sep11	MySQL Linda Chan September 11, 2006 When studying open source licensing, the attorney might take note of MySQL. MySQL was developed by MySQL AB, a Swedish corporation. MySQL is available under the GNU General Public License (GPL) and dual licenses. A dual license allows derived works... Continue Reading Posted at 10:43 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Sep10	AB2875 Linda Chan September 10, 2006 The following is provided for information purposes, and not meant to be legal advice. On August 23, 2006, California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law AB2875. AB2875 bans confidential settlement agreements in "any civil action the factual foundation for which... Continue Reading Posted at 4:40 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Sep 9	Employee Benefits Update Linda Chan September 9, 2006 In United States v. Novak, 441 F.3d 819 (9th Cir. 2006), the court ruled that ERISA pension benefits can be garnished under the Mandatory Victims Restitution Act (MVRA). The defendant was sentenced to 24 months imprisonment and ordered to pay... Continue Reading Posted at 9:31 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Sep 8	Too Much Cash Linda Chan September 8, 2006 The following is provided for information purposes, and not meant to be legal or financial advice. What can a public company do when it generates too much cash? There are several possibilities: become an acquisition target, declare a dividend, buy... Continue Reading Posted at 9:32 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Sep 7	Discrimination and Retaliation Cases Linda Chan September 7, 2006 In Carter v. California Dep’t of Veteran Affairs, 38 Cal.4th 914 (Cal. 2006), the court held that liability for harassment by non-employees was retroactive. The California Supreme Court decision revived the hostile environment claim of a former nurse that she... Continue Reading Posted at 9:18 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Sep 6	Developments in Wage and Hour Linda Chan September 6, 2006 In Smith v. Superior Court, 2006 Cal. LEXIS 8354 (Cal. July 10, 2006), the court ruled that separation from employment do not need to be involuntary in order to trigger the duty to pay at the moment of separation or... Continue Reading Posted at 8:04 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Sep 5	Multiemployer Plans Linda Chan September 5, 2006 The following is provided for information purposes, and not meant to be legal advice. The Pension Protection Act of 2006 (Act) impacts the administration of muliemployer plans. The Act establishes classifications for multiemployer plans that do not meet funding criteria.... Continue Reading Posted at 8:55 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Sep 4	Shall, Must, May, Should Linda Chan September 4, 2006 The following is for information purposes and not meant to be legal advice. Here are some definitions of words commonly found in license contracts: ASP SERVICES: means Application Service Provider Services including access to software applications provided from a centrally... Continue Reading Posted at 8:40 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Data Breach Notification Bill Linda Chan September 4, 2006 The following is provided for information purposes, and not meant to be legal advice. On July 21, 2006 the “Financial Data Protection Act” (Act) was reported out of the House Financial Services Committee. If passed, this Act would impose a... Continue Reading Posted at 8:31 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Cooper v. IBM Personal Pension Plan Linda Chan September 4, 2006 The following is provided for information purposes, and not meant to be legal advice. In Cooper v. IBM Personal Pension Plan, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that IBM’s cash balance plan did not unlawfully discriminate against older workers.... Continue Reading Posted at 4:16 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Sep 3	Edwards v. Arthur Andersen Linda Chan September 3, 2006 In Edwards v. Arthur Andersen, a California appellate court expressly rejected a “narrow restraint” exception to California’s non-compete statute. The narrow restraint exception is relied on by federal courts to enforce non-competes against California employees where the restraint excludes an... Continue Reading Posted at 10:04 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Pension Protection Act of 2006 Affects Public and Private Companies Linda Chan September 3, 2006 The following is provided for information purposes, and not meant to be legal advice. The Pension Protection Act of 2006 (Act) signed by President George Bush on August 17, 2006 impacts defined contribution plans, including employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs).... Continue Reading Posted at 8:17 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Employment Law Legislation Update Linda Chan September 3, 2006 The following is provided for information purposes, and not meant to be legal advice. The EEOC announced in March 6, 2006 plans to dedicate time to enforcing disparate impact claims under Title VII, especially those alleging race discrimination. The EEOC... Continue Reading Posted at 8:04 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	More On Pension Protection Act 2006 Linda Chan September 3, 2006 The following is provided for information purposes and not meant to be legal advice. On August 3, 2006, Congress passed the Pension Protection Act 2006 (Act). The pension reform law contains provisions relating to 401(k) and other defined contribution plans.... Continue Reading Posted at 3:55 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Sep 1	ELT Linda Chan September 1, 2006 Employment Law Learning Technologies provides employee training on legal and ethics topics. Its solutions include courses on discrimination, harassment prevention, codes of conduct. Its solutions allow employers to implement web based trainings throughout their organizations worldwide by allowing employees to... Continue Reading Posted at 7:06 PM \| Permalink \| Comments

« August 2006 | Main | October 2006 »

Sep29	Children's Online Privacy Protection Act Linda Chan September 29, 2006 Know More: Privacy 2.0, Privacy On September 7, 2006, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) levied a fine in connection with alleged violations of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). Xanga.com, a social networking website, agreed to a consent order providing for a $1 million fine for violations of COPPA. This fine shows the focus the FTC places on protecting children's online privacy. The FTC charged that Xanga.com had actual knowledge that it collected personal information of children under age 13 without the consent of the children's parents or guardians. Xanga.com acknowledged it failed to notify parents and obtain consent before collecting, using, and disclosing the personal information. Xanga.com indicated in its user agreement that children under age 13 could not join, but the website permitted such users even when they registered using a birth date showing they were under 13. The FTC's prosecution suggests that boilerplate provisions contained in a website's terms of service may be inadequate to meet the regulations. Continue Reading Posted at 1:50 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Sep27	Hummer Winblad Venture Partners Linda Chan September 27, 2006 On September 13, 2006, Prashant Shah of Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, gave a talk in Mountain View, CA on open source business models. Shah is a principal at Hummer Winblad Venture Partners. Prior to his appointment, he was with enCommerce... Continue Reading Posted at 12:55 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Sep25	Open Source Software Business Executive Summary Linda Chan September 25, 2006 On September 13, 2006, Fenwick & West, LLP hosted a discussion on methods for monetizing open source. The talk began with a layout of the different types of open source business models. There are some business that design products for... Continue Reading Posted at 12:18 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	JasperSoft, Inc. Linda Chan September 25, 2006 On September 13, 2006, Barry Klawans, chief technology officer, JasperSoft, Inc. (JasperSoft) gave a talk in Mountain View, CA on open source challenges and opportunities. He predicted that in two years, open source will be an offering for most software... Continue Reading Posted at 12:04 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Sep24	Open Source Business Models Linda Chan September 24, 2006 On September 13, 2006, Ray Wu, who currently leads Hewlett-Packard's venture management organization to manage inbound technology evaluation, gave a talk in Mountain View, CA on open source business models. He began his talk on the duel license model. The... Continue Reading Posted at 11:51 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Sep22	Public Relations for Legal Organizations Linda Chan September 22, 2006 On September 21, 2006, Keith Kamisugi, a consultant on public relations for legal organizations, spoke in San Francisco, CA on marketing tools that resulted in business development for solo and small firm practitioners. He indicated that branding involved choices on... Continue Reading Posted at 11:39 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Equal Opportunity Survey Linda Chan September 22, 2006 On September 8, 2006, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued a final rule rescinding its Equal Opportunity Survey (Survey). The Survey requested contractors to provide information on personnel activities, compensation, tenure data, and affirmative action program. In... Continue Reading Posted at 3:51 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Sep19	Backdating Stock Options Linda Chan September 19, 2006 The following is not meant to be legal advice, and is provided for information purposes only. On September 7, 2007, the litigation committee of the Association of Corporate Counsel hosted a web cast on stock options backdating. The presentation featured... Continue Reading Posted at 10:23 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Sep18	Spy Media, Inc. Linda Chan September 18, 2006 DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary hosted the New Tech September 2006 Meetup in East Palo Alto, CA on September 5, 2006. During the Meetup, a representative from Spy Media, Inc. gave a talk on the web site that allowed people... Continue Reading Posted at 11:38 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Griggs v. Duke Power Co. Linda Chan September 18, 2006 The following is for information purposes, and not meant to be legal advice. The U. S. Supreme Court interpreted Congress’ objective in the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (the “Act”) to be to achieve equality of employment... Continue Reading Posted at 10:12 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Web 2.0 Linda Chan September 18, 2006 The attorney working in high technology may be seeing the term "Web 2.0" a lot these days. Coined in 2004, the term is often cited to signify harnessed collective intelligence. It represents the widespread use of the web as an... Continue Reading Posted at 9:44 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Sep16	Writers for Technical Papers Linda Chan September 16, 2006 The following is for information purposes, and not meant to be legal advice. Companies often find themselves seeking writers for white papers and technical articles. What are the employee issues that arise in such situations. The Employment Development Department of... Continue Reading Posted at 8:42 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Intellectual Property Ownership by Parent or Subsidiary Linda Chan September 16, 2006 The following is not meant to be legal advice, and is provided for information purposes. From an intellectual property perspective, having a single entity own legal title to an entire group's intellectual property can be advantageous, regardless of where that... Continue Reading Posted at 8:29 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Sep15	Compensatory Damages Linda Chan September 15, 2006 The following is for information purposes, and not meant to be legal advice. In confidentiality agreements, should confidentiality breach be carved out of the limitaion of indirect damages? When confidentiality is breached, are the only damages that results indirect damages? Compensatory... Continue Reading Posted at 8:19 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Sep14	MS Word Track Changes Feature Linda Chan September 14, 2006 Many attorneys use the MS Word track changes feature when negotiating or drafting agreements. When using the track changes features, attorneys should be aware, especially in the latest version of MS Word, of the perils. Highlighting changes from prior drafts by... Continue Reading Posted at 8:08 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Retaining Employee Records Linda Chan September 14, 2006 The following is not meant to be legal advice, and is provided for information purposes. There is a need for employers to retain employee records, but for how long. There is no single answer because it depends on the types... Continue Reading Posted at 7:58 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	SpikeSource Linda Chan September 14, 2006 On September 13, 2006, Murugan Pal, co-founder and chief technology officer, at SpikeSource gave a talk in Mountain View, CA on open source business challenges. Prior to SpikeSource, Pal was with venture capital firm Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byer, and... Continue Reading Posted at 12:43 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Sep13	Open Source Business Issues Linda Chan September 13, 2006 On September 13, 2006, Fred Greguras, Of Counsel, Corporate Group at Fenwick & West, LLP moderated a discussion in Mountain View, CA on open source business models. Though open source is increasing in acceptance in operating systems, web servers, and... Continue Reading Posted at 11:38 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Application Service Providers Linda Chan September 13, 2006 The following is for information purposes, and not meant to be legal or other advice. Application Service Providers (ASPs) promise up to date software, hosted reliability, and reasonable cost. Here are some items to ask when determining whether to engage... Continue Reading Posted at 7:46 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Corporate Bonds Linda Chan September 13, 2006 The following is provided for information purposes, and not meant to be legal or financial advice. Corporate bonds are debt instruments issued by corporations for capital. As an alternative to issuing stock, the corporation repays the loan at a specific... Continue Reading Posted at 7:29 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Sep12	Nanomechanics Linda Chan September 12, 2006 On September 12, 2006, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pitman, LLP sponsored a discussion on nanomechanics: fuel-cell muscle in Palo Alto, CA. Ray Baughman, a professor of chemistry and director of the NanoTech Institute at the University of Texas, Dallas spoke about... Continue Reading Posted at 11:05 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Employment Contracts Cases Linda Chan September 12, 2006 The following is provided for information purposes, and not meant to be legal advice. In Olinick v. BMG Entertainment, 138 Cal. App. 4th 1286 (Cal. App. 2d Dist. 2006), the court held that choice-of-law and forum selection provisions contained in... Continue Reading Posted at 9:49 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Sep11	MySQL Linda Chan September 11, 2006 When studying open source licensing, the attorney might take note of MySQL. MySQL was developed by MySQL AB, a Swedish corporation. MySQL is available under the GNU General Public License (GPL) and dual licenses. A dual license allows derived works... Continue Reading Posted at 10:43 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Sep10	AB2875 Linda Chan September 10, 2006 The following is provided for information purposes, and not meant to be legal advice. On August 23, 2006, California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law AB2875. AB2875 bans confidential settlement agreements in "any civil action the factual foundation for which... Continue Reading Posted at 4:40 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Sep 9	Employee Benefits Update Linda Chan September 9, 2006 In United States v. Novak, 441 F.3d 819 (9th Cir. 2006), the court ruled that ERISA pension benefits can be garnished under the Mandatory Victims Restitution Act (MVRA). The defendant was sentenced to 24 months imprisonment and ordered to pay... Continue Reading Posted at 9:31 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Sep 8	Too Much Cash Linda Chan September 8, 2006 The following is provided for information purposes, and not meant to be legal or financial advice. What can a public company do when it generates too much cash? There are several possibilities: become an acquisition target, declare a dividend, buy... Continue Reading Posted at 9:32 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Sep 7	Discrimination and Retaliation Cases Linda Chan September 7, 2006 In Carter v. California Dep’t of Veteran Affairs, 38 Cal.4th 914 (Cal. 2006), the court held that liability for harassment by non-employees was retroactive. The California Supreme Court decision revived the hostile environment claim of a former nurse that she... Continue Reading Posted at 9:18 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Sep 6	Developments in Wage and Hour Linda Chan September 6, 2006 In Smith v. Superior Court, 2006 Cal. LEXIS 8354 (Cal. July 10, 2006), the court ruled that separation from employment do not need to be involuntary in order to trigger the duty to pay at the moment of separation or... Continue Reading Posted at 8:04 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Sep 5	Multiemployer Plans Linda Chan September 5, 2006 The following is provided for information purposes, and not meant to be legal advice. The Pension Protection Act of 2006 (Act) impacts the administration of muliemployer plans. The Act establishes classifications for multiemployer plans that do not meet funding criteria.... Continue Reading Posted at 8:55 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Sep 4	Shall, Must, May, Should Linda Chan September 4, 2006 The following is for information purposes and not meant to be legal advice. Here are some definitions of words commonly found in license contracts: ASP SERVICES: means Application Service Provider Services including access to software applications provided from a centrally... Continue Reading Posted at 8:40 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Data Breach Notification Bill Linda Chan September 4, 2006 The following is provided for information purposes, and not meant to be legal advice. On July 21, 2006 the “Financial Data Protection Act” (Act) was reported out of the House Financial Services Committee. If passed, this Act would impose a... Continue Reading Posted at 8:31 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Cooper v. IBM Personal Pension Plan Linda Chan September 4, 2006 The following is provided for information purposes, and not meant to be legal advice. In Cooper v. IBM Personal Pension Plan, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that IBM’s cash balance plan did not unlawfully discriminate against older workers.... Continue Reading Posted at 4:16 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Sep 3	Edwards v. Arthur Andersen Linda Chan September 3, 2006 In Edwards v. Arthur Andersen, a California appellate court expressly rejected a “narrow restraint” exception to California’s non-compete statute. The narrow restraint exception is relied on by federal courts to enforce non-competes against California employees where the restraint excludes an... Continue Reading Posted at 10:04 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Pension Protection Act of 2006 Affects Public and Private Companies Linda Chan September 3, 2006 The following is provided for information purposes, and not meant to be legal advice. The Pension Protection Act of 2006 (Act) signed by President George Bush on August 17, 2006 impacts defined contribution plans, including employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs).... Continue Reading Posted at 8:17 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Employment Law Legislation Update Linda Chan September 3, 2006 The following is provided for information purposes, and not meant to be legal advice. The EEOC announced in March 6, 2006 plans to dedicate time to enforcing disparate impact claims under Title VII, especially those alleging race discrimination. The EEOC... Continue Reading Posted at 8:04 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	More On Pension Protection Act 2006 Linda Chan September 3, 2006 The following is provided for information purposes and not meant to be legal advice. On August 3, 2006, Congress passed the Pension Protection Act 2006 (Act). The pension reform law contains provisions relating to 401(k) and other defined contribution plans.... Continue Reading Posted at 3:55 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Sep 1	ELT Linda Chan September 1, 2006 Employment Law Learning Technologies provides employee training on legal and ethics topics. Its solutions include courses on discrimination, harassment prevention, codes of conduct. Its solutions allow employers to implement web based trainings throughout their organizations worldwide by allowing employees to... Continue Reading Posted at 7:06 PM \| Permalink \| Comments

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