In one of our previous blog posts, we looked into what Facebook was doing with the data of millions of users and profiting from it. The CEO of Facebook, Mark Zuckerburg, was subject to scrutiny in his testimony and angered both users and shareholders. Since the Cambridge Analytica scandal, Facebook…
Sick leave is the leave of absence granted in cases of illness. Current changes are being made in this realm of the paid absence of duty and coming fast. Federal requirements have not been in place for paid sick leave. The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) does not require…
We all know the basic concept of supply and demand. When supply is low and demand is high, prices tend to go up. When this happens with houses, realtors refer to it as a “seller’s market,” but what if it’s really a “realtor’s market?” That allegation is at the heart…
With the fast-paced, highly competitive nature of technology today, companies are sometimes so eager to get a new product out on the shelves before their competitor that they don’t always take the time to work out all the kinks before the big reveal. Such was allegedly the case when Apple…
It’s common for early versions of a new technology to suffer from some kinks that still need to be worked out, but usually, developers find remedies for those problems in later versions of the technology. Unfortunately, Apple allegedly failed to find a fix for their defective Apple Watch screen,…
Inquiries into the background history of an employee have the potential to affect the salary set for an employee in the future. Questions such as, “how much did you make in your previous job?” have the potential to legally tie up employees and not in a good way. Though the…
Employers have increasingly been including arbitration agreements in their contracts with their workers. These clauses require the worker to give up any right to sue their employer in court, instead of requiring them to pursue all legal disputes in arbitration, where employers have significant advantages over their workers. Because arbitration…
Inquiries into the background history of an employee have the potential to affect the salary set for an employee in the future. Questions such as, “how much did you make in your previous job?” have the potential to legally tie up employees and not in a good way. Though the…
Lubin Austermuehle’s predecessor firm litigated a case that is now before the Illinois Supreme Court on Respondent’s appeal of 750 ILCS § 5/513 (“Section 513”) being declared unconstitutional. When an Illinois Statute is declared by a court to be unconstitutional it can be directly appealed to the Illinois Supreme Court…
When small companies compete against larger, more established companies working in the same space, they often rely on their unique selling points to set them apart from their competition and establish their own niche in the marketplace. But succeeding with that tactic becomes much more difficult if your competition starts…