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Construction disputes can be complicated. There are often disputes between the parties about the quality of work and the amount that is due. Many contractors rely on mechanics’ liens as leverage to try to get their final payment. A case from the Iowa...By: Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C.

The legal uncertainties that surround wage advance products continue to boil and bubble. We’ve previously written about legal issues these products raise, the New York Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) investigation into a number of...By: Womble Bond Dickinson

Entering into any new market for business can raise questions about the legal issues and requirements of recruiting and employing your workforce. American employers may be nervous about operating without “at-will” employment of their workforce....By: Dickinson Wright

It seems like we’ve discussed this subject for years. It was May of 2016 when the Obama DOL issued final regulations that among other things, more than doubled the minimum salary requirements for the Executive, Administrative, Professional, Computer,...By: Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C.

Part One of this post discussed an NRLB Office of General Counsel Advice Memorandum which determined that a provision in employment agreements used by The Stange Law Firm, P.C. unlawfully interfered with or restrained employees in their exercise of...By: Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C.

Where a business fails to allege that it was denied the opportunity to investigate certain representations or that it could not have learned the true facts about the representations through reasonable due diligence, its claim that it was fraudulently...By: Womble Bond Dickinson

This is one of several client alerts in a series counting down to the date when CCPA applies (Almost 1 month to go) - The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) takes effect for businesses January 1, 2020. Don’t wait to implement your compliance as...By: Womble Bond Dickinson

This is an instructive tale of the Stange Law Firm, P.C. and its disputes with employees, with lessons regarding both non-disparagement provisions in employment agreements and how to view internet postings which are critical of employment and an...By: Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C.

Today, we take a look at the land use case Jubilee Carolina, LLC v. Town of Carolina Beach, decided October 15, 2019. In April 2017, the Town approved a site plan and conditional use permit that provided interconnectivity for vehicular traffic...By: Womble Bond Dickinson

On November 13, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued a recommended for full-text publication opinion that analyzed and decided the concept of what it means to be “similarly situated” in the context of proving a prima...By: Dickinson Wright