The NLRB’s new “Employee Rights” poster is on hold , after a federal court in Washington, D.C., issued a temporary injunction Tuesday. The NLRB may not have the power to require such a poster, the court opined. As this blog reported last fall, the National Labor Relations Board was set to require most private employers display 11-by-17-inch posters about union activity in the workplace. The NLRB’s poster rule was set to take effect nationwide April 30, the Associated Press reports. But critics challenged the NLRB’s power to require the union posters — an issue that must be settled before…
Patrons of Chicago’s Fraiche Bakery Cafe are hoping for the best at a court hearing to be held later this week. The bakery has sued a former chef, accusing him of stealing two binders that housed the business’ secret recipes. When owner Susan Davis Friedman asked for the recipes back, the chef allegedly demanded that she sue. He also reportedly told another employee that she should have made copies. Unless the judge orders their return, the bakery cannot make its acclaimed Cinnamon Bomb muffin. A quick look at trade secret law suggests that the judge will likely order the…
Sportsmen’s Heritage Act Passes U.S. House
The Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit granted the request of the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) to temporarily stop the National Labor…
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Wondering if you need to disclose your foreign bank accounts with your IRS tax return? If you have foreign assets, it might be time to start working with your tax attorney. You might be obligated to disclose these assets in an attachment to your tax return this year. And the process isn’t exactly painless.
BOGOR, Indonesia (16 April 2012)_Scientists are hoping to strike a cultural chord with Amazonian forest communities by combining in-depth research with traditional stories, songs and recipes as a way to promote forest conservation and food security.
(CNN) — A heavily glaciated region of the Himalayas is bucking the trend of global ice loss and showing small signs of increasing in mass, according to a new study.
MANILA (AFP) – Two new species of frog have been discovered in fast-disappearing forests in the Philippines, boosting hopes for the survival of the country’s rich but threatened wildlife, scientists said Tuesday.
ScienceDaily (Apr. 16, 2012) – Mild mannered though they seem, plants are extremely competitive, especially when it comes to getting their fair share of sunlight. Whether a forest or a farm, where plants grow a battle wages for the sun’s rays.
