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Combating Recognition By Extortion: Employer Responses To Union Corporate Campaigns

Losing the battle for the hearts and minds of American workers, organized labor has turned increasingly to "corporate campaigns" to replenish its shrinking ranks of paying members. Through the use of various coercive devices, these campaigns are designed to compel (Herb Northrup of Harvard calls it...

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Federal Anti-Spam Act Imposes Uniform Requirements On Commercial E-Mails

As of January 1, 2004, federal anti-spam legislation, referred to as the CAN-SPAM Act ("the Act"), has preempted state laws seeking to regulate unsolicited, "commercial e-mails" (as defined in the Act). The CAN-SPAM Act, short for "Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing...

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WolfBlock: A Firm's Commitment To Opportunities For Everyone

Editor: Will you give our readers something of your background and experience?Segal: I am a partner at WolfBlock's Philadelphia office, in the employment services group. I have been practicing employment law for 17 years. For the first half of this time I was principally engaged in litigation. I...

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A Very Lawful Quid Pro Quo

Introduction If you pay an employee severance, you risk having your severance fuel the litigation against your organization, unless you make a general release for the quid pro quo for the severance. This kind of quid pro quo is both lawful and desirable. This article provides general guidelines on...

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