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Do You Really Want To Do That? The White House’s Cease and Desist Letter

by Elizabeth Harlan | Jan 5, 2018 | Blog

News from the White House this week has been particularly interesting from a legal perspective, and will undoubtedly form the fact pattern of a few law school exams this spring. The President of the United States sent a cease and desist letter to Michael Wolff, the...

Stay Ahead of the Curve—Don’t Ask About Salary History

by Elizabeth Harlan | Dec 5, 2017 | Blog

There is a growing trend across the country to bar employers from asking job applicants questions about their salary history. The motivation for this trend is to help reduce the ongoing pay disparity that exists between men and women. Testimony provided to the...

Small Businesses and Startups: Be Aware of Wage and Hour Laws

by Elizabeth Harlan | Nov 27, 2017 | Blog

The Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) is a federal law that addresses such important concepts as overtime pay, minimum wage, equal pay, and child labor. Most employers, large and small, are aware of what’s referred to by the U.S. Department of Labor as “enterprise...

“Advergames” Are Ads—They Can’t Be False or Misleading

by Elizabeth Harlan | Nov 20, 2017 | Blog

The California Attorney General’s Office recently filed and settled a case against The Gatorade Company for violating state law false advertising and unfair competition statutes. The case arose out of a free videogame app that Gatorade developed and made available on...

Amendments to Maryland’s Data Breach Law—Effective January 1, 2018

by Elizabeth Harlan | Oct 5, 2017 | Blog

On January 1, 2018, amendments to the Maryland Personal Information Protection Act (Md. Code Com. Law § 14-3501 et seq.) take effect. (House Bill 974) The Act applies to Maryland businesses. It was originally enacted in 2008 to help protect consumers’ personal...
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