Developing Issues in Federal Employment
By: Ben Barlow [3/11/22] According to the Office of Personnel Management (“OPM”), the Federal Civilian workforce consists of over 2.1 million individuals. In 2017, over 15% of those employees were ...
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A Small Business Protégé Must Have “Unequivocal” Control Over A Joint Venture
By: Jonathan Brittin [3/10/22] The U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) issued an important decision that the managing venturer must have unequivocal control over the joint venture (JV). Seventh ...
Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig Argues Winning AI Company Appeal at Eighth Circuit
March 7, 2022 – Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig PLLC, a veteran owned law firm, gave the winning argument in Mycroft AI v. Tumey, decided by the United States Court of ...
Review of Trademark Infringement Case Denied: SCAD v. Sportswear, Inc.
Three other third party uses of trademarks and express disclaimer of affiliation insufficient to defeat claim of trademark infringement against sportswear manufacturer by college By: Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig [3/4/22] ...
Survival Guide for a Company After It Has Been Blindsided by a Founder
By: Tom Dunlap [3/2/22] Your company’s founder has been at the helm for years, and everything seems to be going well – they’ve worked hard, developed a great team, and ...
Developments in Timeliness: Better Late Than Never
By: Alexander Jonathan Brittin [3/1/22] The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) issued Harmonia Holdings Group, LLC v. U.S., No. 2020-1538 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 7, 2021), a long-awaited ...
The 9th Circuit Ka-POWS Claims of Frivolousness Brought Against Stan Lee’s Daughter
By: Brian Medich [2/25/22] This is a tale as old as time. An intellectual property creator creates intellectual property. During his lifetime, he contractually gives his intellectual property to Third ...
EEOC Releases Guidance on When COVID-19 May Be Considered a Disability Under the ADA
By: Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig [2/23/22] The Equal Opportunity Employment Commission (“EEOC”) recently released guidance (What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws) ...
Maryland Healthy Working Families Act
By: Jeffrey Lippman [2/22/22] In 2018, the Maryland Legislature voted to override Governor Hogan’s veto of The Maryland Healthy Working Families Act. This created the requirement of paid sick leave. ...
How to Legally Fire an Employee in Virginia
By: Ellis Bennett [2/18/22] In Virginia, employment is “at will,” meaning, in short, that employers may legally fire an employee at any time, for any reason, without cause. Likewise, an ...