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NLRB Offers Rare Win for Employer Confidentiality Policy

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From Meyers, Roman, Friedberg & Lewis It’s been a rough few years for workplace policies at the NLRB. From communication policies, to social media policies, to conduct policies, to confidentiality policies, the NLRB has, time and again, struck down facially neutral, garden variety employer policies as overly restrictive of employees’ section 7 rights to engage in protected concerted activity under the National Labor…

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Do I Really Need a Survey?

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From Berman Fink Van Horn “Do I really need a survey?” is a question I hear from time to time from clients purchasing commercial real estate, most often in the context of the purchase of operating space they are leasing or from first-time purchasers of commercial property. Generally, these clients believe that they either know…

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HIRING A BROKER: TERMS OF THE ENGAGEMENT

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From Berman Fink Van Horn In prior posts, I highlighted general concepts associated with retaining a real estate broker professional, and described different types of engagements.  Now, let’s review some of the features often present in a broker engagement agreement. Duration:  How long is your Broker being hired to represent you in the purchase, sale,…

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How much wasted work-time is too much?

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From Meyers, Roman, Friedberg & Lewis According to a recent survey conducted by OfficeTeam, on average, employees spend 8 hours per workweek on non-work activities. What does this non-work time look like? Personal emails: 30 percent Social networks: 28 percent Sports sites: 8 percent Mobile games: 6 percent Online shopping: 5 percent Entertainment sites: 3 percent Moreover,…