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<title>Expert Testimony and the Federal Rules of Evidence</title>
<link>http://www.tkfpc.com/blog/federal-rule-of-evidence-702-revisions/</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Federal Rule of Evidence 702 was recently amended to make it harder to have expert testimony admitted. Here's what you need to know.</p>]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jan 2025 13:05:57 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Can an employee be fired for using CBD oil?</title>
<link>http://www.tkfpc.com/blog/cbd-products-and-employment-law/</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Marijuana is still a Schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act. Can an employee run into trouble for using legal hemp-based products?</p>]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jun 2023 12:11:13 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Avoiding Fraud: The Theranos Debacle</title>
<link>http://www.tkfpc.com/blog/how-to-avoid-fraud/</link>
<description><![CDATA[In 2022, some truly spectacular frauds came to light. How can you avoid falling victim to similar scams?]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2023 13:23:19 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Why Mediations Fail</title>
<link>http://www.tkfpc.com/blog/winning-at-mediation/</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Lawsuits in Court tend to be prohibitively expensive. Mediation is touted as a less costly alternative. Many meditations are unsuccessful, however. Why? This post answers that question.</p>]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2022 13:05:57 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Can you be served with legal process by e-mail or Twitter?</title>
<link>http://www.tkfpc.com/blog/lawsuits-by-email/</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Former major league catcher Paul LoDuca recently learned that ignoring legal papers in your email inbox can be very dangerous. </p>]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2021 16:11:26 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>How to draft an enforceable arbitration agreement</title>
<link>http://www.tkfpc.com/blog/arbitration-agreements-that-work/</link>
<description><![CDATA[Not all arbitration agreements are created equal. Make sure yours is enforceable.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2021 11:40:40 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Arbitration in a COVID world</title>
<link>http://www.tkfpc.com/blog/enforcing-arbitration-agreements2/</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Some thoughts on making your arbitration agreements enforceable.</p>]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2020 13:26:30 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>When do businessowners have a duty to conduct criminal background checks?</title>
<link>http://www.tkfpc.com/blog/criminal-background-checks/</link>
<description><![CDATA[If a businessowner could have prevented an injury by conducting a criminal background check, is there liability?]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2020 11:01:51 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>The Waco siege and lessons for business negotiation</title>
<link>http://www.tkfpc.com/blog/the-waco-siege-and-lessons-for-business-negotiation/</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Netflix miniseries "Waco" can teach us a lot about effective business negotiation.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2020 14:37:39 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Understanding the COVID-19 emergency leave laws </title>
<link>http://www.tkfpc.com/blog/understanding-the-covid-19-emergency-leave-laws/</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>COVID-19 has brought with it a bewildering web of new employment laws. We summarize the new leave laws here.</p>]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2020 10:31:58 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Preventing Employee Theft</title>
<link>http://www.tkfpc.com/blog/preventing-employee-theft/</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>A company recently agreed to pay $5 million in restitution because one of its employees had been stealing from client accounts. Could it have been prevented?</p>]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 04 Feb 2020 12:06:11 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>What’s the matter with (some) New Jersey judges?</title>
<link>http://www.tkfpc.com/blog/what-s-the-matter-with-some-new-jersey-judges/</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Some thoughts about judicial misconduct</p>]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Dec 2019 14:57:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>A university class in how to foul up an internal investigation</title>
<link>http://www.tkfpc.com/blog/internal-investigations-and-procedures/</link>
<description><![CDATA[If you don't follow the procedures in your employment manual, you could end up in hot water, as Hofstra University recently learned.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Oct 2019 13:12:02 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Why nondisclosure agreements may not be enforceable</title>
<link>http://www.tkfpc.com/blog/why-nondisclosure-agreements-may-not-be-enforceable/</link>
<description><![CDATA[The sordid case of Jeffrey Epstein has raised issues about whether NDAs can be enforced. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2019 10:44:53 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Understanding the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination</title>
<link>http://www.tkfpc.com/blog/understanding-the-new-jersey-law-against-discrimination/</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Jessica Allen of our firm provides a useful review and analysis of some of the hot topics under the NJLAD.</p>]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2019 09:48:43 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>The new trouble with nondisclosure agreements in New Jersey</title>
<link>http://www.tkfpc.com/blog/the-new-trouble-with-nondisclosure-agreements-in-new-jersey/</link>
<description><![CDATA[Nondisclosure and confidentiality provisions in employment contracts and settlements may be illegal in New Jersey. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2019 09:50:33 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>The dangers of confirmation bias</title>
<link>http://www.tkfpc.com/blog/the-dangers-of-confirmation-bias/</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>In American boardrooms, politics, and courtrooms, the ability to compromise has been damaged by the deadly disease of confirmation bias.  Don't fall into that trap.</p>]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2019 10:55:53 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Litigation fun with noncompetition agreements</title>
<link>http://www.tkfpc.com/blog/noncompetition-/</link>
<description><![CDATA[Non-competes can result in expensive litigation.  Here are a few thoughts on how to avoid that.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2019 10:25:21 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Controlling litigation expense through "the way we win" </title>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>Litigation drains time and cash. Here are some practical suggestions on how to avoid that problem. </p>]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2018 12:04:35 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>How to prevent the other side from weaseling out of a contract</title>
<link>http://www.tkfpc.com/blog/fraudulent-inducement-parol-evidence/</link>
<description><![CDATA[People come up with all kinds of excuses to try to get out of contracts.  Here are some suggestions on how to prevent that.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2018 14:02:10 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>The dangers of keeping personal information on work computers</title>
<link>http://www.tkfpc.com/blog/the-dangers-of-keeping-personal-information-on-work-computers/</link>
<description><![CDATA[Is management allowed to “snoop” into personal information on work computers? Click below to learn the answer.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2018 10:01:40 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Are you “implicitly” waiving your attorney-client privilege?</title>
<link>http://www.tkfpc.com/blog/are-you-implicitly-waiving-your-attorney-client-privilege/</link>
<description><![CDATA[You can waive the attorney-client privilege without even trying.  To learn more, click below.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2018 10:15:38 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>The Basics of the New Jersey Paid Sick Leave Law</title>
<link>http://www.tkfpc.com/blog/the-basics-of-the-new-jersey-paid-sick-leave-law/</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>On October 29. 2018, NJ implements a new paid sick leave law.  Here are the basics.</p>]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2018 15:10:08 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>When employees steal trade secrets: A few important legal lessons from a recent case</title>
<link>http://www.tkfpc.com/blog/when-employees-steal-trade-secrets-a-few-important-legal-lessons-from-a-recent-case/</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>An employee's theft of trade secrets may be criminal, and may raise a host of other complex legal questions.  </p>]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2018 11:58:10 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Fun and games with covenants not to compete </title>
<link>http://www.tkfpc.com/blog/fun-and-games-with-covenants-not-to-compete/</link>
<description><![CDATA[How can companies and former employees avoid expensive litigation with respect to covenants not to compete?  Here are some thoughts.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2018 10:38:01 -0400</pubDate>
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