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This article explains garden leave and examines its enforceability in India. At Indian law, contracts imposing non-compete restrictions or other restraints of trade are void to that extent, except where the restricted party has sold goodwill. Where employees are concerned, the courts have upheld reasonable non-compete restrictions on employees during their employment on the basis that such re...

Many startups perceive insurance as a luxury, shelving it until they are further along in the company's lifecycle. However, any business serious about sustainable growth should not postpone this decision. There is always a risk is involved in the process of starting and growing a company. Having adequate insurance is key to the success of your business and an issue every business owner needs ...

Aussies won't be able to get every post they don't like pulled down, though. Australian adults can now tattle to the government if they're being bullied on social media. New laws allow Australia's eSafety Commissioner to compel platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram to remove "cyber‑abuse material" within 24 hours, or face a hefty fine. It's a second avenue of recourse for those d...

You left your job to start your own company. You spent months working on the branding, figuring out the name and getting everything set up. Then, just a few weeks before launch, you Googled your own company name. What you found is that there is another company that already has the exact same name. Are they going to start a legal dispute if you use it, claiming that you're infringing on their ...

Communities Not Cages is pushing for three pieces of legislation within the state: the Eliminate Mandatory Minimums Act, the Second Look Act and the Earned Time Act. “It was excruciating,” said Nancy Gertner, a retired federal judge who now teaches at Harvard Law School, about enforcing sentences she did not agree with. In one case the former judge presided over, a 19-year-old had previously ...

University Relations Cynthia Nance, dean emerita and the Nathan G. Gordon Professor of Law at the U of A School of Law, was elected treasurer of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. She is the first woman of color to serve as an officer of the college. Officers of the college are elected from the membership of the Board of Governors to act in one of four capacities —president, vice-pr...

The 2022 proxy season is just around the corner. This quick reference guide, which is intended to supplement Shearman & Sterling's 19th Annual Corporate Governance & Executive Compensation Survey, summarizes themes from the 2021 proxy season and developing trends to consider for 2022. It also identifies possible future changes in disclosure rules that public companies should consider ...

An annual winter feature of the weekly “Did You Know” articles is a 20-question quiz on vehicle and traffic law (VTL) and traffic control devices (TCDs). The first 10 questions are true/false and questions 11-20 are multiple choice. If you follow the weekly Did You Know articles, you should do well. The answers will be found in next week’s article. Try the quiz and see how much you know (or d...

Bratt’s Donut Boy recently made a huge hand sanitizer donation to the Escambia County School District, law enforcement and others in the North Escambia area. The Donut Boy first gained notoriety after being featured on NorthEscambia.com in 2016 as a superhero that’s on a mission to thank law enforcement officers personally with doughnuts. Tyler Carach and his mother Sheena, who is a former po...

MASON CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - A lieutenant with the Iowa State Patrol has recovered after being struck by a semi-truck during the January 14 snow storm; he said now changes need to happen to reduce the number of close calls. “It was a typical snow, even on I-35,” Lt. Dana Knutson, a native of Manchester, said. What started as a typical shift for Knutson took a turn for the worse when he was on th...