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Can an Employer Inquire into Whether its Employees have been Exposed to Coronavirus?

The COVID-19 Virus (“Coronavirus”) is presenting challenges for businesses in a multitude of areas. One particularly concerning prospect is an employee being exposed to the virus and in turn contaminating the rest of the business. While employers may want to ask their employees questions about their health to evaluate the risk of exposure, employers need to be aware of the various laws surrounding this sensitive topic.

Eric Gros-Dubois March 13, 2020

Employment Law

Can I claim Unemployment if I am Laid off because of Coronavirus?

With the pandemic that is the Coronavirus affecting the whole world, many employees may be considering staying home these next few weeks while the virus is spreading throughout the United States.

Aviv Asoulin March 12, 2020

Business Law

Design and Author’s Rights (Part 2)

The expression of the idea, being the artist’s intention – the artist’s purpose in creating that work. If we assume that the work is called “post post post modernism”; that would be the expression.

Silvino Diaz March 10, 2020

Business Law

Copyright Myths # 5 – “I Bought the work, I can do what I want with it.” (Part 2)

The right of attribution refers to the author’s power to be recognized as the creator of his work, and therefore the power to affirm that he is not recognized as the author of a work he has not created. It also implies the alternative of attributing a pseudonym or remaining anonymous.

Silvino Diaz March 10, 2020

Business Law

Copyright Myths # 4 – “I Bought the work, I can do what I want with it.” (Part 1)

The Copyright Act of 1976 grants a series of exclusive rights to the authors of original works – reproduction of the work in copies; distribution of those copies; derivative works; public display; public execution and; transmissions.

Silvino Diaz March 10, 2020

Employment Law

Can small Start-up Companies Sponsor Foreign Individuals when Their OPT has Expired?

Optional Practical Training (OPT) is temporary work authorization, granted to F-1 “International Student” visa holders. OPT is offered to students that qualify under their degree program to engage in work directly related to their major area of study.

Silvino Diaz February 17, 2020

Entertainment Law

Copyrights Myths #1 – “The work must be Registered to Acquire Rights”

There are two requirements for copyright – originality and fixation on a tangible means of expression.

Silvino Diaz February 13, 2020

Business Law

How does Chinese Overtime work?

The Fair Labor and Standards Act (FLSA) provides that employees paid on an hourly basis must be compensated at the rate of one and one-half their regular wage for each hour over 40 worked in a week. It’s fairly simple, if you are paid $10 an hour and you work 50 hours in one week, those extra 10 hours must be paid at a rate of $15 per hour.

Eric Gros-Dubois November 24, 2018

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