Category: Business Law Resources

Business Law Business Law Resources Trademark Law
—  By Don Kellymode_comment0 Comments

Potty-Mouthed Trademarks — Supreme Court to Decide if Federal Prohibition Against Registering Them is Constitutional

It has not been two years since the Supreme Court issued its opinion in the case of Matal v. Tam – a case touching upon an issue near and dear to all of us – free speech.  That case involved the situation in which, Simon…
Business Law Business Law Resources Patent Law Trademark Law
—  By Don Kellymode_comment0 Comments

The Ongoing Ambiguity Over Which Inventions Are Patentable And Which Are Not – The Patent Office’s New Guidelines

On January 7, 2019, the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued new 2019 guidelines on how it will go about determining whether an invention is one which the law allows to be patented.  If you have been following the news on this topic then…
Business Law Business Law Resources Labor and Employment Law
—  By Gerry Richardsonmode_comment0 Comments

WHAT IMPACT WILL MEDICAL MARIJUANA HAVE ON MISSOURI WORKPLACES AND DRUG TESTING BY EMPLOYERS?

On November 6, 2018, Missouri voters approved Amendment 2, the Medical Marijuana and Veteran Healthcare Services Initiative by a margin of 66% to 34%.  It legalized marijuana for medical purposes.  Basically, the amendment allows licensed physicians to recommend marijuana use to patients with any one…
A Rose by Any Other Name: Making Sure Your Trade Name Smells as Sweet.
Business Law Business Law Resources Trademark Law
—  By Alex Hurstmode_comment0 Comments

A Rose by Any Other Name: Making Sure Your Trade Name Smells as Sweet

What’s in a name?  Quite a lot, actually.  Most entrepreneurs are aware that their businesses’ trade name has value as a trademark or service mark and that using someone else’s name could expose them to liability for infringement, but that’s only part of the story. …
Business Law Business Law Resources Labor and Employment Law Uncategorized
—  By Gerry Richardsonmode_comment0 Comments

Employer Forms Disclosing & Authorizing Background Checks Must Exclude Liability Waivers

Good Reasons Support the Use of Background Checks in the Hiring Process. Many employers run background checks on job applicants before they make an employment offer.  Doing so enables such employers to confirm the truthfulness and accuracy of background information provided by job applicants, such as…
Business Law Business Law Resources
—  By Ron Hackmode_comment0 Comments

Big change in Missouri Personal Jurisdiction Law for Non-Missouri Corporations

The Missouri Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision filed on February 28, 2017, held that non-Missouri corporations would not be held subject to the personal general jurisdiction of Missouri courts in civil suits, unless the corporation was organized under Missouri law, had its principal place…
Business Law Business Law Resources Labor and Employment Law
—  By Larry Sewellmode_comment0 Comments

Rescuing Your Defined Contribution Retirement Plan

A plan sponsor of a preapproved, prototype or volume submitter defined contribution plan, including a profit-sharing, 401(k) or money purchase plan, was required to amend and restate the plan’s governing documents by April 30, 2016. See the article “Deadline Looming for Changes to Your Company’s…
Business Law Business Law Resources Labor and Employment Law
—  By Gerry Richardsonmode_comment0 Comments

OSHA Raises Penalties, Adopts Electronic Recordkeeping, and Expands Anti-Retaliation Rules

OSHA Raises Maximum Penalties by 178% The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) has taken several actions  in recent months that will significantly affect employers for years to come.  First, it revised its Field Operations Manual by raising penalties to adjust for inflation for violations of the…
Business Law Resources Labor and Employment Law
—  By Gerry Richardsonmode_comment0 Comments

EEOC Study of Workplace Harassment Urges Employers to Do More Prevention

Recently, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued the results of a study of workplace harassment.  The agency convened a task force to conduct this study in January 2015.  The task force issued a report in June 2016. Task Force Report.  It concluded that since…