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Should Business Owners Get Workers’ Compensation Coverage for Themselves?

August 22, 2024 [email protected] No Comments

As a business owner, you understand the importance of protecting your employees with workers’ compensation. But what about protecting yourself? Should business owners include themselves in their company’s workers’ compensation coverage? Let’s find insights to help you make an informed decision about whether you should obtain workers’ compensation coverage for yourself as a business owner….

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New Palo Alto Ordinance Tightens Tenant Protections

August 22, 2024 [email protected] No Comments

As is well known now since the passing of the Tenant Protection Act of 2019, as well as subsequent bills resulting from the effects of COVID-19, tenants in California have been afforded protections both from rent increases and evictions without cause. For most California properties, landlords may only evict a tenant from a residential property…

Property Law

Tracking the AI Act: Part 1 – How the EU is thinking about regulating the AI sector

August 22, 2024 [email protected] No Comments

This is Part 1 in our series focused on tracking the development of the EU’s AI Act. The series will provide updates and commentary as the AI Act moves through the EU’s legislative process. To set the scene, the EU Commission first adopted its Proposal for a Regulation laying down harmonised rules on artificial intelligence…

Intellectual Property

Planning for the New School Year: 2024-2025

August 22, 2024 [email protected] No Comments

It is often stated, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure”; especially if the “cure” creates misunderstanding, division, and conflict. This is true for most events which have a high stakes impact on one’s life as well as our childrens’ lives. And this is where Education Advocacy enters the discussion. Simply, during…

Education Law

Intellectual Property Litigation: Strategies and Insights

August 21, 2024 [email protected] No Comments

Strategies for Successful IP Litigation To achieve a favorable outcome in intellectual property litigation, certain prudent strategies should be employed. It is important to conduct extensive research on the relevant IP laws and past case precedents that could influence your case. Thoroughly analyze your claim of infringement to build a robust argument supported by evidence….

Intellectual Property

Do You Need Bicycle Insurance?

August 21, 2024 [email protected] No Comments

In recent years, the popularity of cycling has seen a significant rise. More and more people are taking up cycling as a form of transportation, exercise, or simply as a hobby. With this increase in cycling activity, the question of whether or not bicycle insurance is necessary has also arisen. Cycling, beyond being a popular…

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Learn How to Invest in Canadian Real Estate from Beginner to Advanced (Part 1) – Investor Lawyer

August 21, 2024 [email protected] No Comments

Folks, this blog post is different than what I normally do on my website. For almost 10 years, I have focused on free real estate education through hundreds of blog posts and my ever-popular Tales from the Trenches podcast. But I also educate through Focus Workshops, which are paid events. Full disclosure, this blog is…

Property Law

Don’t Press Send: Dangers of E-Mail, the “Inadvertent Meeting” and Updated FOIC Guidance: Pullman & Comley

August 21, 2024 [email protected] No Comments

Don’t Press Send: Dangers of E-Mail, the “Inadvertent Meeting” and Updated FOIC Guidance One of the many worries that I have as a school attorney is when school board members use their e-mail account to discuss board business. As you may know, such conduct can run afoul of Connecticut’s Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”). The…

Education Law

Final text of the EU’s Data Act approved

August 20, 2024 [email protected] No Comments

On 27 November, the final text of the EU’s Data Act (the Act) was formally approved by the European Parliament and the European Council. It will enter into force 20 days after its publication in the EU’s official journal, which is expected in the coming days. However, the majority of its provisions will only apply…

Intellectual Property

New Report Finds Investing in Resilience Saves Jobs and Incomes

August 20, 2024 [email protected] No Comments

Northbrook, Ill., June 25, 2024 – Every $1 spent on climate resilience and preparedness saves communities $13 in damages, cleanup costs and economic impact, according to a new economic study by Allstate, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation. The study, “The Preparedness Payoff,” models 25 disaster scenarios ranging in damage and cleanup costs from…

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