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LIV Entertainment Group Outlines Holiday Event Planning Considerations for Multi-Office Companies
Liv Entertainment agency points to booking timelines, contract terms, and production planning as common gaps when offices plan events separately. Even events that look spontaneous usually come together through lots of small decisions made behind the scenes” — Nathan Javidzad - Chief Executive Officer of LIV Entertainment Group.
Corticosteroids in Glioblastoma Management: A Reconsideration of a 65-Year Practice
Contemporary evidence reveals a troubling paradox: While prescribed for palliation, corticosteroids are consistently associated with worse outcomes. Importantly, this association reflects complex confounding—patients requiring higher steroid doses often have greater tumor burden, more aggressive disease, or treatment-related injury.
G.M. Donley at Foothill Galleries
G.M. Donley, Walk around Tre Cime di Lavaredo, Italian Dolomites, composite photograph 4.5 X 66.5 inches (image), 8 X 72 inches (sheet), (c) 2026. Foothill Galleries of the Photo-Succession presents 8 x Two, an exhibition of cinematically horizontal photo-composites by G.M. Donley, opening Thursday, April 16.
World IP Review Again Recognizes Morgan Lewis in 2025 USA Trade Secrets Guide
CENTURY CITY, January 22, 2026: World IP Review (WIPR) has once again recognized Morgan Lewis’s trade secrets practice and partner Seth Gerber in its yearly USA Trade Secrets guide, which highlights leading law firms and lawyers at the forefront of trade secrets law in the United States.
California Bans Stay-or-Pay Employment Clauses
Newly enacted California Assembly Bill 692 bans contracts that require employees to repay broadly defined “debts” upon leaving their employer, unless their agreement satisfies certain exceptions. The new statute is aimed at limiting the use of “exit fees” or “stay or pay” clauses with employees who leave their employer before the end of a specified term, which the bill’s authors contend limit labor force mobility in violation of California’s prohibitions on restraints on trade.
Daily Journal Names Debra Fischer, Michael Weil Among Top Labor & Employment Lawyers
CENTURY CITY and SAN FRANCISCO, July 30, 2025: Partners Debra Fischer and Michael Weil have been named to the Daily Journal’s Top Labor & Employment Lawyers list for 2025, an annual recognition of California lawyers who have made significant contributions to labor and employment law. This is the third consecutive year, and fourth time overall, that Debra has received the honor.
The Blogs: Tehran Revisted -- And Maybe Again
The war with Iran has awakened personal memories of my visit to Iran almost 50 years ago. Today many people think of Iran as a highly religious, restrictive, and conservative society ruled by despotic clerics driven by hatred of Israel, America and Western democratic values. But it wasn’t always like that, and not when I visited Iran about one year before Khomeini and his mullahs took over the country.
World IP Review Recognizes Morgan Lewis in Inaugural 2024 USA Trade Secrets Guide
CENTURY CITY and SAN FRANCISCO, December 9, 2024: In its inaugural USA Trade Secrets Rankings for 2024, World IP Review (WIPR) has recognized Morgan Lewis’s trade secrets practice and partners Seth Gerber and Michael Weil. The guide spotlights leading law firms and lawyers at the forefront of trade secrets law in the United States. This year, WIPR listed Morgan Lewis as a “highly recommended” law firm for trade secrets matters.
Noncompete Clause No Longer Persona Non Grata in Wake of Ryan Ruling
Mere months after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) approved a final rule banning almost all worker noncompete clauses, the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas granted in Ryan LLC v. Federal Trade Commission the plaintiffs’ preliminary injunction motions, halting the noncompete rule for just those plaintiffs in that case. The court found that the FTC likely exceeded its statutory authority and acted arbitrarily and capriciously.
FAQs on Federal Trade Commission’s Rule Banning Worker Noncompete Clauses, Lexis Practical Guidance
Lexis Practical Guidance published an article written by partners Eric Kim, Seth Gerber, Debra Fischer, Clay Everett, Mims Maynard Zabriskie, Zachary Johns, Michael Jones, Michael Weil, and associates Jonathan Bramble and John Ceccio. The article includes frequently asked questions about the Federal Trade Commission’s final rule banning most worker noncompete clauses, including how businesses can prepare. Read the full Lexis Practical Guidance article >>
FTC Final Rule Banning Most Noncompete Clauses Effective September 4
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) approved a Final Rule banning noncompete clauses for almost all workers, effective 120 days following the Rule’s publication in the Federal Register. On May 7, 2024, the Final Rule was published in the Federal Register and will therefore become effective on September 4, 2024 (Effective Date).
Can the Abraham Accords be the answer for the day after in Gaza? - Michael Weil
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California Further Bolsters its Prohibitions on Noncompete Agreements
On the heels of the enactment of Senate Bill 699, which fortified California’s restrictions on noncompete agreements and other restrictive covenants and provided additional employee protections, California has once more strengthened its prohibitions on noncompetes with the October 13, 2023 enactment of Assembly Bill (AB) 1076. AB 1076 imposes notice requirements, compliance deadlines, and amendments to California’s Business and Professions Code, among other updates.
Thinking of a better future for the ravaged settlements in Southern Israel?
22 villages in southern Israel were invaded on October 7, their residents attacked viciously, ravaged, raped and most of these settlements were virtually destroyed. They will never be the same. The stories of butchery and destruction are too painful to hear, and the pictures are impossible to comprehend. The damage to these communities is tremendous and multi-faceted.
California Strengthens Business and Professions Code Prohibiting Employee Noncompete Agreements, Other Restrictive Covenants
California Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed Senate Bill (SB) 699, which fortifies California’s restrictions on noncompete agreements as well as other restrictive covenants and provides additional protections for employees. California has a well-established public policy in favor of employee mobility and open competition.
The US State of California Governor signs into law a bill restricting the use of no-poach agreements
California Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed Senate Bill (SB) 699, which fortifies California’s restrictions on noncompete agreements as well as other restrictive covenants and provides additional protections for employees. California has a well-established public policy in favor of employee mobility and open competition.
Adam Wagmeister - Concurrences
Morgan Lewis (Los Angeles) Partner Adam E. Wagmeister is a partner with Morgan Lewis, based in the firm’s Los Angeles office. His practice focuses on trade secret, restrictive covenant, and unfair competition disputes arising when individuals change employment, including prosecuting and defending claims for misappropriation of trade secrets, breach of contract, intentional interference, unfair competition, and breach of fiduciary duties.
Michael Weil - Concurrences
Morgan Lewis (San Francisco) Partner Michael Weil is a partner with Morgan Lewis, based in the firm’s San Francisco office. He represents employers in a wide range of employment disputes, with a focus on class and representative actions asserting multimillion dollars in damages and high stakes noncompete, employee mobility, and trade secrets matters arising from a variety of industries, including life sciences, technology, retail, and financial services, throughout the United States.
Listen to the people before Tisha B’av
In all the 75 years of Israel’s existence, this is one of the most critical weeks. It may well decide the fate of the nature of our country. Can we be a light unto the nations? Can we truly continue to be the only democracy in the Middle East? And can we continue our amazing story of transforming an oppressed people into an enlightened and moral society in our own land?
Listen to the people before Tisha B’av - Michael Weil
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Jews and Arabs living together side by side (inseparably)
Jun 2, 2021, 6:56 AM Please note that the posts on The Blogs are contributed by third parties. The opinions, facts and any media content in them are presented solely by the authors, and neither The Times of Israel nor its partners assume any responsibility for them. Please contact us in case of abuse. In case of abuse, Report this post. The last few weeks have been an eye opener for Israeli society and partially shattered the notion of Arab Jewish coexistence in Israel.
LEARNING FROM OTHER DISASTERS -- Planning for Post Corona Renewal
Embed from Getty Images As the novel Corona virus morphed into a global pandemic disaster, many analysts began to look at earlier pandemics such as the 1918 so-called Spanish Flu in the hope of finding useful parallels. While interesting, their efforts have possibly been of modest relevance given their focus on historic pandemic disasters far removed from the complexities of our contemporary societies.
T-R-NO: Nevada District Court Denies Motion For TRO Despite Evidence Of Mass Download Of Company Files And Steps Taken To Cover Tracks | JD Supra
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9th Circuit: Employers Must Foot the Bill for Post-Offer Follow-up Medical Exams | JD Supra
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#SecretTweets: Protecting Social Media As A Trade Secret? | JD Supra
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Revised Trade Secrets Disclosures May Be Costly | JD Supra
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Anonymous Posts Of Alleged Trade Secrets: Free Speech? | JD Supra
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Federal Overtime Formula Falls Flat — California Supreme Court Adopts DLSE Interpretation for Flat Rate Bonuses | JD Supra
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Federal Overtime Formula Falls Flat - California Supreme Court Adopts DLSE Interpretation for Flat Rate Bonuses
In a break from federal law, the California Supreme Court clarified in Alvarado v. Dart Container Corp. the proper formula for calculating flat-rate bonuses into overtime pay under California law. The Court adopted the Plaintiff’s position and held that, for purposes of calculating the per-hour value of a flat rate bonus, the divisor should be the number of nonovertime hours the employee worked in the pay period rather than all hours worked during the pay period.
Defining Trade Secrets: Texas Supreme Court May Soon Decide How Particular Trade Secrets Owners Must Be In Court | JD Supra
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13 Key Employment Issues For Startup And Emerging Companies
By Richard D. Harroch, Lynne C. Hermle, and Michael D. Weil Employers can fall into a myriad of employment-related traps. Numerous state and federal laws impact the hiring process and apply a wide variety of employment-related protections, including to discipline and termination issues. For many startup and emerging companies developing technology, the issues associated with the creation of intellectual property by employees and consultants are crucial.
HVAC, Energy efficiency, Operations and maintenance
When it comes to the HVAC industry from a consumer’s perspective, there seems to be a lot of misinformation about how to manage and maintain comfort systems. These tidbits of misinformation come disguised as “truth” when actually they are more like myths and urban legends. The problem is that a lot of contractors out there actually perpetuate these myths by either ignoring them when customers bring them up, or agreeing with them, or not knowing if they are true or not.
Even Bambi Is A Trade Secret: Eastern District Of Texas Finds That Lineage And Genetic Information Of Deer Are Trade Secrets, Grants Preliminary Injunction - Intellectual Property - United States
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Court Rules Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Retaliation Claims Are Arbitrable - Employment and HR - United States
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Court Rules Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Retaliation Claims Are Arbitrable
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EVEN BAMBI IS A TRADE SECRET: Eastern District Of Texas Finds That Lineage and Genetic Information of Deer Are Trade Secrets, Grants Preliminary Injunction | Orrick - Trade Secrets Group - JDSupra
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U.S. Energy-Storage Market Experiences Largest Quarter Ever
The United States deployed 234 MWh of energy storage in the first quarter of 2017, the most in any quarter in the history of the U.S. energy-storage market and a more than fiftyfold increase year-over-year, the Q2 2017 release of GTM Research and the Energy Storage Association's U.S. Energy Storage Monitor reveals. The U.S. Energy Storage Monitor provides a comprehensive account of energy-storage deployments by segment, quarter, and state in the United States.
NFPA Presents Awards for Contributions to Fire and Life Safety
Variable frequency drives (VFDs) save energy, increase the life of mechanical systems, and offer valuable control features in a wide range of building management applications. A new VFD design includes all the advantages of conventional VFDs with the added benefit of low-to-no harmonics in a simple-to-install, cost-effective package. This white paper describes how the Matrix design achieves its added advantages, including helping to achieve IEEE 519-2014 compliance in the overall system design....
Energy, Ag Departments Announce Up to $9 Million in Biomass Funding
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), recently announced that up to $9 million in funding will be made available through the Biomass Research and Development Initiative (BRDI) to increase the nation’s energy independence by supporting the development of bioenergy feedstocks, biofuels, and biobased products.
AHRI Releases Report on Low-GWP Alternative Refrigerants
The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Technology Institute (AHRTI), the research arm of the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI), recently released the first research report as part of its ongoing testing of flammable refrigerants, many of which were identified as possible replacements for high-global-warming-potential (GWP) hydrofluorocarbons that will be phased down under the Montreal Protocol.
Nationwide Boiler Recognized for 50 Years in Business
Nationwide Boiler Inc., provider of industrial boilers and boiler-related equipment for rental and for sale, recently celebrated its 50-year anniversary with an open house at its facility in Fremont, Calif., that attracted nearly 250 guests from across the country. Fremont Mayor Lily Mei presented an award congratulating the company on its accomplishment and wishing it continued growth and success.
Goodway Issues HVAC Coil-Cleaning Checklist
As facility-maintenance professionals prepare for summer, it is important they make sure evaporator-coil cleaning and maintenance is on their to-do list, maintenance-solutions provider Goodway Technologies says. “Not only do you want to make sure your HVAC system is running properly, but uncleaned coils can shorten the life of your equipment and force your system to work harder than it should,” Tim Kane, president and chief executive officer of Goodway, said.
ASHRAE Issues Statement on U.S. Withdrawal From Paris Agreement
After President Donald Trump announced June 1 he would pull the United States out of the Paris Agreement on climate change, ASHRAE issued the following statement: “The recent decision to withdrawal the U.S. from the Paris Climate Accord does not change or alter ASHRAE's commitment to accelerate the transformation to a more sustainable global built environment.
USGBC Issues Statement on U.S. Withdrawal From Paris Agreement
After President Donald Trump announced yesterday he would pull the United States out of the Paris Agreement on climate change, Mahesh Ramanujam, president and chief executive officer of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI), issued the following statement: “At USGBC, we implore you to stay strong and focused and to keep building. And remember: we stand with you, and we are all in. Let’s continue to LEED on.
AHRI Issues Statement on U.S. Withdrawal From Paris Agreement
After President Donald Trump announced yesterday he would pull the United States out of the Paris Agreement on climate change, the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) issued the following statement: “The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) today stressed that the President's decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris Climate Accord will not change the commitment of the heating, ventilation, air conditioning, refrigeration, and...
Inside Matrix VFD Technology
Variable frequency drives (VFDs) save energy, increase the life of mechanical systems, and offer valuable control features in a wide range of building management applications. A new VFD design includes all the advantages of conventional VFDs with the added benefit of low-to-no harmonics in a simple-to-install, cost-effective package. This white paper describes how the Matrix design achieves its added advantages, including helping to achieve IEEE 519-2014 compliance in the overall system design....
Procedures for Properly Bringing a Boiler Online and Offline
Data breaches and other cyber crime cost companies billions each year worldwide, and the damage to brand reputation can be incalculable. Since hackers look for weakly defended systems to attack, this paper presents 5 cybersecurity “best practices” to mitigate system vulnerabilities. Some are commonsense measures like effective password management; others involve securing open ports and other access points, software upgrades, user management, and vulnerability plans....More
Webinar on Data-Center Cooling Available for Viewing on Demand
“Three Must-Know Transformations in Data Center Cooling for 2017,” a webinar recently presented by HPAC Engineering and sponsored by Vertiv, is available for viewing on demand for free.
Farm Family Cultivating New Aquaponics Venture With Help of Boilers
The Goodenoughs—Tim, wife Bonny, and their four children—are a fourth- and fifth-generation farm family from Mindoro, Wis. They had been growing soybeans and corn for some time when, several years ago, they concluded a change was in order. “Input prices were high, grain prices were fluctuating constantly, and Mother Nature was throwing us curveballs,” Tim recalled.
2017 East Pacific Hurricane Forecast: Above-Normal Number of Storms
Following a very active 2016 hurricane season, an above-normal number of tropical storms and hurricanes are forecast in the East Pacific in 2017, AccuWeather reports. Warm ocean waters are expected to foster the development of 19 tropical storms, 10 hurricanes, and seven major hurricanes. These numbers do not reflect any storms that develop in the central Pacific Ocean, including in the Hawaii area.
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