Dos and Don’ts in Employment: No-Poach Agreements Under Scrutiny

In 2011, a class action lawsuit was filed against seven tech companies, including Apple, Google, and Intel, alleging that these companies had for years secretly agreed not to solicit or recruit the others’ technical, creative, R&D, and other salaried employees, leading to suppression of employee pay and mobility within the industry. This agreement, otherwise referred […]

A Closer Look at a Farmer’s Right to Repair

For years, my husband repaired his cracked mobile phone and device screens himself. He would order a replacement screen, and then affix it with very, very tiny screws and a screwdriver under a bright light. It took a little time, but it was more convenient to repair at home, and cost much less than going […]

COVID-19 Scamming and Profiteering

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Disorienting. Fluid. Challenging. All apt words to describe the past weeks. As if it’s not hard enough to keep up and interpret what executive orders and emergency legislation mean for you, your family, and your business, all of us are unfortunately vulnerable to profiteering and fraud in times like these. Some scams are obvious, like […]