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Businesses announce personnel changes
Greenville News
Bass, Berry & Sims PLC said Alonda W. McCutcheon has been selected for the 2012 Fellows Program of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, a national organization of corporate chief legal officers and law firm managing partners dedicated to creating …

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Hires and promotions, May 20
San Francisco Chronicle
Labor and employment law firm Fisher & Phillips hired Katarzyna "Kasia" Nowak as an associate in its San Francisco office. Nowak previously worked at Brown Gitt Law Group of Los Angeles. MDialog named Jeff Clark chief revenue officer.

Research and Markets: Representing High-Tech Companies – Helping You Handle …
SYS-CON Media (press release)
By Business Wire Counseling clients in transactions involving high-tech companies requires familiarity with several of the most complex areas of law, finance and technology. Representing High-Tech Companies is a one-of-a-kind book, designed to help you …

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The Drake Super Fan Contest
NBC Chicago
SweepstakesContest is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws. ELIGIBILITY: Open only to permanent, legal United States (“US”) residents who are physically residing in the WMAQ terrestrial geographic viewing area (the counties of Cook, …

The art of good service: The best restaurants know their customers
MyCentralJersey.com
The campaign is an effort to raise the lowest cash wage the law allows employers to pay tipped workers. Backed by Restaurant Opportunities Centers, the latter was started with the help of the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees Union in New York …

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AZA Wins Three of Texas' Top 2011 Verdicts on Both Sides of the Bar
Sacramento Bee
A Harris County District Court jury cleared Mistras and its employees in Sentinel Integrity Solutions Inc. v. Mistras Group Inc., et al., No. 2010-11229. Ahmad, Zavitsanos, Anaipakos, Alavi & Mensing PC, or AZA, is a Houston-based law firm that is home …

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Ivernia Reports First Quarter 2012 Financial Results
MarketWatch (press release)
A compliance register cataloguing Magellan Metals' legal obligations and commitments has been developed and is being used as the basis for the design of a compliance software system. — Following several months of negotiation, Magellan Metals and …

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Job news is good for many 2012 college grads
Minneapolis Star Tribune
As president of Schaefer Ventilation, he sees the labor market changing. "You can't believe how fast it can go from a worker glut to a worker shortage," Crocker said. Datacard Group, the Minnetonka manufacturer of machines that make credit cards, …

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High-frequency trading firm accuses rival of defrauding customers
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Quantlab has said in court that it was so careful about its intellectual property it didn't have a sign identifying itself outside the office building where more than 100 employees worked. The firm says it has spent more than $100 million to develop …

Should HR be regulated?
PersonnelToday.com
HR departments play a vital role in keeping businesses working within the law. But who regulates HR? Roger Moore, general manager at software company Bond Teamspirit, argues that HR needs either a solid, regulatory body to ensure its compliance or to …