Jury Awards $26 Million to U.S. Small Business in Trade Secrets Lawsuit Against Chinese Manufacturer and Dubai Distributer

Tuesday, July 27th, 2010 | Executive Compensation Attorney | No Comments

On July 15, 2010, a jury for the U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Virginia returned a verdict totaling $26 million in favor of Jordan Fishman against a Chinese tire manufacturer and a Dubai tire distributor for stealing trade secrets and infringing upon Fishman’s copyrights and trademarks.  Fishman’s small businesses, Tire Engineering & Distribution LLC and Alpha Tire Systems, specialize in designing underground mining tires.  Conspiring with an employee of Fishman’s, the Chinese and Dubai companies stole Fishman’s tire designs and sold similar tires under their brand names. 

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Ethics Resource Center Publishes New Report on Reducing Misconduct in the Workplace

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010 | Executive Compensation Attorney | No Comments

On June 23, 2010, the Ethics Resource Center released a new report entitled, “The Importance of Ethical Culture:  Increasing Trust and Driving Down Risks.”  The report discusses the need for a top-down approach to ethics and the impact of co-worker culture on observed and perceived instances of misconduct in the workplace.  A copy of the report is available on the ERC website, here.

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Employment Lawyer Scott Oswald Presents at DC Bar

Tuesday, June 15th, 2010 | Breach of Contract, Executive Compensation, Executive Compensation Attorney, Noncompete Litigation, Noncompetition Litigation, Severance Agreements | No Comments

On June 14, 2010, Scott Oswald, Principal at The Employment Law Group® law firm, spoke at a D.C. Bar CLE event entitled “Fundamentals of Employment Law:  Establishing the Employment Relationship.”  For more information about upcoming speaking engagements featuring the employment attorneys of TELG, click here.

COBRA Coverage Assistance Extended

Monday, December 28th, 2009 | Executive Compensation, Executive Compensation Attorney, Federal Legislation | No Comments

On December 19, 2009, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009’s (ARRA) COBRA health insurance subsidy was expanded.  Under ARRA, individuals involuntarily terminated from an employer covered under COBRA may be eligible to pay a reduced amount equal to 35% of their usual COBRA extended coverage premium.  The extension, included in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010, increases the time that individuals may take advantage of the subsidies from nine to 15 months and extends the deadline to enter the program from December 31, 2009 to February 29, 2010.  Additionally, the revision permits individuals to make retroactive premium payments to restore coverage and eligibility in the program. 

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