Johnstone Adams, LLC is pleased to announce that twelve lawyers have been named to the 2015 Edition of Best Lawyers, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. Best Lawyers has published its list for over three decades, earning the respect of the profession, the media, and the public as the most…
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Construction Surety On Public Project Is Responsible for Payment to a Lower-Tier Supplier Even When Its Principal May Not Be
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On May 9, 2014, the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that a general contractors status as mere purchasing agent for a public owner does not relieve the general contractors surety from its obligation to pay a subcontractors supplier under a Little Miller Act payment bond. Purchasing agent agreements between the general contractor and owner are common…
Snapchat Settles FTC Charges That Promises of Disappearing Messages Were False
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Snapchat, the developer of a popular mobile messaging app, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it deceived consumers with promises about the disappearing nature of messages sent through the service. The FTC case also alleged that the company deceived consumers over the amount of personal data it collected and the security measures…
Company to pay $80k under Consent Decree Ending Disability Discriminatoin Suit
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CHICAGO – The federal district court in Chicago has entered a consent decree requiring Professional Freezing Services, LLC, a Southwest Side Chicago provider of logistical services to the refrigerated and frozen food markets, to pay $80,000 and provide other relief in order to resolve a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity…
11th Circuit Says Waiving Future, Not Past, FMLA Rights Banned
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The Eleventh Circuit said Tuesday that labor regulations prohibiting employees from waiving “prospective” rights under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) apply only to yet-to-occur violations of the statute, rejecting a former Hartford Fire Insurance Company employee’s argument in a lawsuit to invalidate a severance agreement.
USCIS Reaches FY 2015 H-1B Cap
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“U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it has received a sufficient number of H-1B petitions to reach the statutory cap for fiscal year (FY) 2015. USCIS has also received more than the limit of 20,000 H-1B petitions filed under the U. S. advanced degree exemption. Before running a random selection process, USCIS…