The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently held that the creator of The Friday the 13th screenplay could terminate his copyright grant to Horror Inc. (the producer of the movie franchise) and reclaim it. The horror show for employers is that if they do not assume ownership of their own copy (such as software code) at the inception of the copy’s creation, they too can lose ownership under the Copyright Act’s reclamation […]
Angie Wideman-Powell, VP of People at ClearCompany, joins Colin Walker to discuss how varying employment laws across the country affect companies with operations in different states and tips for navigating these rules.
You can also reference my previous post “Dealing with A Patchwork of Employment Laws: Colorado Checklist” for a list of Colorado-specific laws that are likely to differ from other states’ requirements.
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On September 30, 2021, the New York State Department of Labor (“NYSDOL”) released an updated set of frequently asked questions on the HERO Act. As we previously reported, the HERO Act requires all employers in New York to implement certain safety standards and adopt a prevention plan to protect against the spread of airborne infectious diseases in the workplace.
The updated FAQs, which replace a set of FAQs previously issued on September 9, primarily re-iterate information from the HERO […]