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This Wisdom of the Crowd, compiled from responses posted on the Employment & Labor Law eGroup, addresses an issue regarding automatic termination after a certain period of leave.

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Interest Area: Employment and Labor
Source: Resource Library
Silvia de Sousa, Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP

This guide presents key items to keep in mind when doing business in Manitoba.

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Source: Resource Library
Region: Canada
Andrew D.F. Sain, Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP

Fires on commercial and industrial premises are an unfortunate fact of life for landlords, tenants, and
insurers. In the wake of a fire loss, investigations may reveal that the fire was in fact caused by the negligence of a tenant or a tenant’s employee. This article reviews Canadian case law regarding subrogation and the covenant to insure in commercial leases.

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Interest Area: Real Estate
Source: Resource Library
Region: Canada
Joaquín Acuña Solís, Littler

Ten tips that multinational employers can follow to reduce the risks of non-compliance with respect to the anti-discrimination regulations in Central America and The Dominican Republic.

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Interest Area: Employment and Labor
Source: Resource Library
Region: Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama
Francisco Salas, Littler

This article brings the top ten tips to consider while engaging outsourcing services in Central America.

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Source: Resource Library
Region: Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama
Stephen Peterson, Partner

Joint ventures ("JV") are a time-honored structure through which to develop real estate. This top ten offers considerations to increase the odds of a prosperous relationship.

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Interest Area: Real Estate
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
Joseph Perkins and Steven Barth

A law firm lawyer is temporarily loaned to a corporate client through a secondment arrangement. The corporate law department benefits by being able to use the services of a skilled lawyer from a firm it trusts. For the law firm, placing one of its lawyers on a secondment assignment can help build the firm’s relationship with its client. Client and firm both share their observations in this article.

Lawrence White and Barry F. Levin
6 pages

The confluence of legal apps, electronically stored information and a multigenerational workforce has encouraged more law firms to embrace technology. After all, who really wants the eyesore papers, files and manila folders when offices can easily turn paperless? Learn more about how technology can achieve efficiencies and cost savings for clients, as well as a better-managed and more fulfilling practice for outside counsel.

Olga V. Mack, Sara B. Poster and Tom Spaulding

If proposed changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) are approved, they will go into effect in 2015. The amendments would sharply decrease discovery disputes and promote greater efficiency in the resolution of federal actions. This article summarizes the key changes that have been proposed and addresses their implications for in-house counsel.

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Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States
K Royal and Gretchen A. Ramos

It’s hard to envision a medical evaluation without a stethoscope. Invented in 1816, it revolutionized the information-gathering capabilities of doctors. Nowadays, many medical devices contain configurable embedded computer systems. Where there are computers, there are vulnerabilities. Learn more about the cybersecurity risks of medical devices.

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