SLG Newsletters
July 26, 2022 by Shelowitz Law Group in Hot Issues
Issue No. 1, July 2022
Author: Shelowitz Law Group
Employee vs. Contractor: The Wrong Determination Can be Costly
June 30, 2022 by Shelowitz Law Group in Employment
By: Nikki R. Breeland Many businesses – both startups and mature companies — may be surprised to find that workers they have classified as “independent contractors” or “1099’s” may in fact be defined as employees by courts, tribunals, and government agencies – resulting in significant fines and penalties. Often, employers […]
Warner Bros. Wins Against Not-for-Profit that Used Harry Potter and Gilmore Girls Trademarks without Permission
June 30, 2022 by Shelowitz Law Group in Hot Issues
Using the characters, names, and other branding from the latest popular film or television show may sound like a fun and easy way to boost popularity for your own products, but it could get you into hot water. This mistake is how a non-profit based in Connecticut found itself […]
Copying News Articles and Sending Them To Your Customers Could Be Harmful to Your Company’s Health
June 30, 2022 by Shelowitz Law Group in Hot Issues
By: Sean Scheinfeld Dow Jones & Company, the business news and information titan, is going after a veteran investment advisor for flagrantly stealing thousands of articles from the Wall Street Journal and Barron’s, and republishing them in email newsletters for his clientele. In a recent federal lawsuit, Dow Jones accuses […]
Twitter’s Privacy Violations Result in $150 Million FTC Fine
May 26, 2022 by Shelowitz Law Group in Hot Issues
By Mitchell C. Shelowitz As announced on May 25, 2022 by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”), Twitter has agreed to pay a huge fine of $150 million for engaging in unfair or deceptive acts and practices by obtaining Twitter users’ personal information under false pretenses – […]