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Busted [Bracket]: Facebook Posts From Employee’s Vacation Undermine FMLA Claims

Ah, the tell-tale signs of March are here.  The winter is starting to dissipate in the northern climes, we’ve set the clocks forward, and Syracuse is bound for another Final Four run.  Unfortunately, most teams won’t be so lucky and many coaches will soon find themselves on a beach.  And why not?  After a long, hard-fought season that fell just a bit short, might as well take a warm-weather…

"Hog butcher for the world, Tool maker, stacker of wheat, Player with railroads and the nation's freight handler; Stormy, husky, brawling, City of the big shoulders." (Chicago, Carl Sandburg)

On this day in 1837, the city of Chicago is incorporated.

Will Mt Gox customers be able to recover their stolen bitcoins? (Timothy Durken, JD Supra Perspectives) 

Homeowners associations: don’t get caught in a holding pattern when the drones arrive… (William Sleeth at LeClairRyan) 

Good things come to those who wait. Like former customers of Full Tilt Poker, who finally got their $76 million back… (David Deitch at Ifrah Law) 

You can take the time as vacation or as FMLA leave … but not both… (Matthew Morrison at Sherman & Howard) 

Do law firms need sales professionals? It depends, according to this BigLaw CMO… (Jeffrey Berardi, JD Supra Perspectives) 

What to learn from the feds’ attack on for-profit education? (Alexandra Megaris and Jonathan Pompan at Venable) 

A $6.8 million reminder for employers to stay out of the tip pool… (Michael Cardman at XpertHR) 

US Fish and Wildlife is planning significantly more stringent rules for oil and gas activities in the National Wildlife Refuge System… (Donald Baur and Odin Alonso Smith at Perkins Coie) 

One thing’s for certain: German consumer protection association VZBV is no friend of Facebook… (Karin Retzer at Morrison & Foerster) 

[Hot Topic] Non-Compete Agreements

[Featured Author] Michele Lange at Kroll Ontrack

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The government of Colombia is locked in litigation over a Spanish ship sunk by the British navy in 1708 off the country’s coast that may contain more than $17 billion in precious metals. On the other hand, the ship may not even exist… (Bloomberg Law) 

FMLA leave test: does taking my pregnant girlfriend’s mother to the doctor count? (Davis Brown) 

Take Your Dog to Work Day? Really? (Bean, Kinney & Korman) 

The Video Privacy Protection Act has finally caught up with the 21st century… (Carr, McClellan, Ingersoll, Thompson & Horn) 

What’s new in global outsourcing? A lot, actually (Morrison & Foerster) 

Businesses are now free to put the “charge” back in charging to a credit card… (Schnader) 

OSHA wants to extend workplace protections to temporary workers (Mintz Levin)  

Marcellus shale gas is not a mineral. Here’s why it matters (Saul Ewing) 

A grand jury in New York just indicted a Swiss lawyer and banker for helping Americans evade taxes (Katten Muchin Rosenman) 

Here are 16 ways to comply with “Buy American” requirements (Sheppard Mullin) 

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Ever hear of the Lincoln Amendment to the Dodd-Frank Act? It could end up costing foreign banks doing business in the US a lot of money… (Bloomberg Law) 

According to the US, the EU, Japan, and Mexico, Argentina is making it very difficult for foreign companies to do business in the country (King & Spalding) 

Would you buy property that is vulnerable to rising sea levels? Such a disclosure could become mandatory in Delaware (McCarter & English) 

The Department of Labor clarified the factors an employer must consider when an employee requests FMLA leave to care for an adult child (Franczek Radelet) 

Advertisers take note: “Super Bowl,” “Super Sunday,” and just about every term related to the NFL, its teams, logos, and uniforms are trademarked. And the rules for their use are very strict… (Davis Brown) 

I hate it when that happens: trial court fails to swear in jury, defendant gets a new trial (Warner Norcross & Judd) 

HUD settled a claim with a lender that refused to provide FHA financing to a lesbian couple, the first such settlement under a new rule guaranteeing equal access to housing, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status (BuckleySandler) 

Protecting your mobile device against unwanted intrusions? There’s an app for that (Cullen and Dykman) 

Even the FTC is going after standard-essential patent holders that fail to license them under fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory terms (BakerHostetler) 

Small businesses could win big investments in 2013 thanks to a provision of the American Taxpayer Relief Act (Small Business Support) 

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Still shaking off the effects of a four-day tryptophan feast? We’ve got the perfect cure – the JD Supra Morning Brief: 

Featured Video: In honor of Movember, Bloomberg Law takes a look at some of the finest mustaches the legal profession has ever known (Bloomberg Law) 

Note to self: make sure sensitive police files are shredded, not turned into confetti for the Macy’s Day Parade (BakerHostetler) 

Everything you ever wanted to know about employee benefits administration and leaves of absence. Really. (Littler) 

Whether it’s an early form of rape or merely a gossip page, Piedmont High School’s “fantasy slut league” sends an important warning to parents and administrators alike (Cullen and Dykman) 

Shopping for a student loan will be a lot easier in a few years (Ballard Spahr) 

Health care reform is here to stay. Are you ready? (Small Business Support) 

Hold on, maybe we spoke too soon – another lawsuit over the constitutionality of Obamacare is winding its way through the courts (Barger & Wolen) 

Is “texasworkerscomplaw.com” one of the seven words you can’t say on the internet? The Texas Department of Insurance wants you to think so (Ifrah Law) 

Smoke may get into your eyes (and nose and mouth), but it’s not likely to get into the Washington workplace (Perkins Coie) 

Pay it forward: how corporations can help reduce the 2013 tax burden of their highly compensated employees (Skadden Arps) 

Kick off this year’s awards season with Crunched Credit’s third annual Golden Turkey awards (Dechert) 

California’s Governor just signed into law two new weapons to use in the fight against religious discrimination (Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann & Girard) 

Need time off to care for your mother on a week-long recreational trip to Las Vegas? The FMLA’s got your back (Franczek Radelet) 

Time to pay the piper: court rules adult clubs must classify exotic dancers as employees, not contractors (BakerHostetler) 

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… Wednesday’s JD Supra Buzz. Here’s what we learned in law news today:

Law is like soccer: the ball is always in play and there’s no time to rest (Fenwick & West) 

What NOT to do when you’re writing your estate plan (Davis Brown) 

Can employees take sick leave when they’re not sick? No, it’s not a trick question (Pullman & Comley) 

Sean Connery can’t survive in a Daniel Craig world. Yes, we’re talking about HIPAA (Davis Brown) 

The East and Gulf Coast dockworkers union is threatening to strike on October 1 (Venable) 

Would Bradley Birkenfeld’s $104 million whistleblower award be erased if he hadn’t revealed tax crimes? (Morvillo Abramowitz)

Maybe this guy’s problem isn’t his friends, but posting evidence of his crimes on Facebook in the first place (Lawyers.com) 

The Department of Justice will soon be coming out with guidance on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (Michael Volkov) 

The FDA is cracking down on “cosmeceuticals” (Winthrop & Weinstine) 

A lawsuit alleging debt collection fraud against more than 100,000 consumers was certified as a class action (Ballard Spahr) 

An expert witness is not entitled to appeal a ruling that rejected his testimony as unreliable (Manatt, Phelps & Phillips) 

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