Social media privacy bill advances in California 
POSTED: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at 03:34 PM PTBY: Pat Murphy
Tags: Facebook, social media
Employers would be prohibited from asking employees and job applicants for their Facebook passwords under a bill in the California legislature. Assemblywoman Nora Campos, D-San Jose, introduced the bill in February. “I am proud to have received this overwhelming show of support for the protection of our privacy rights,” said Campos in a statement. “I [...]
Intoxilyzer certificates admissible without testimony, rules Idaho Court of Appeal
POSTED: Friday, May 4, 2012 at 10:26 AM PTBY: Pat Murphy
A drunk driving defendant’s Confrontation Clause rights were not violated by the admission of Intoxilyzer 5000 certificates without the testimony of the technician who prepared them, the Idaho Court of Appeals has ruled in affirming a conviction. The defendant was convicted of driving under the influence based on the results of a breath test administered [...]
Young child can recover for emotional distress, rules Idaho Supreme Court
POSTED: Monday, April 23, 2012 at 10:48 AM PTBY: Pat Murphy
Tags: Idaho Supreme Court
An 18-month-old girl did not have to suffer physical injuries in an automobile accident in order to recover damages for emotional distress, the Idaho Supreme Court has ruled in affirming judgment. The plaintiff was involved in a car accident when a rear wheel came off his vehicle without warning. The plaintiff’s live-in girlfriend was killed [...]
Work rule on social networking too restrictive, rules NLRB judge
POSTED: Monday, April 16, 2012 at 10:16 AM PTBY: Pat Murphy
Tags: National Labor Relations Board
An employer could not enforce a social networking rule requiring employees to get permission before commenting on work-related legal matters, a National Labor Relations Board administrative judge has ruled. The employer is a company that provides security services to various clients throughout the country, including the mass transit system for Tempe, Ariz. The company’s employee [...]
Hold-harmless clause protects climbing wall operator, rules Idaho Supreme Court
POSTED: Wednesday, April 4, 2012 at 08:34 AM PTBY: Pat Murphy
Tags: Idaho Supreme Court, Northwest Nazarene University
A hold-harmless agreement protected the operator of a climbing wall from liability for injuries suffered by a plaintiff while engaged in the activity at the behest of his employer, the Idaho Supreme Court has ruled in affirming judgment. The plaintiff and his co-workers participated in a team-building program arranged by their employer, Northwest Nazarene University in [...]
Minorities make gains in federal workforce, report says
POSTED: Friday, March 30, 2012 at 04:28 PM PTBY: Pat Murphy
Minorities are making progress in securing senior level positions in federal agencies, according to a new annual report released by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. “Over the last 10 years women, Hispanic or Latino, Black/African American, and Asian employees have made the most gains in securing senior level positions in the federal government,” states the [...]
U.S. Tax Court: Attorney can’t deduct travel expenses
POSTED: Sunday, March 11, 2012 at 07:35 PM PTBY: Pat Murphy
A California lawyer thought he could deduct $11,320 for travel expenses when he filed his 2007 federal income taxes. March 5, the U.S. Tax Court gave him the bad news that he wasn’t entitled to deduct any of it. In 2007, Arnold J. Wolf was a partner at Freeman, D’Aiuto, Pierce, Gurev, Keeling, & Wolf. [...]
Tax Court: Attorney can’t deduct travel expenses
POSTED: Friday, March 9, 2012 at 12:14 PM PTBY: Pat Murphy
Tags: attorneys, income taxes, IRS, lawyers, travel expenses, U.S. Tax Code, U.S. Tax Court
A California lawyer thought he could deduct $11,320 for travel expenses when he filed his 2007 federal income taxes. The U.S. Tax Court gave him the bad news that he wasn’t entitled to deduct any of it. In 2007, Arnold J. Wolf was a partner at Freeman, D’Aiuto, Pierce, Gurev, Keeling, & Wolf. The Freeman [...]
Facebook photos doom workers’ comp claim
POSTED: Monday, February 6, 2012 at 11:33 AM PTBY: Pat Murphy
Tags: Facebook
If you want to convince a judge that you suffer from chronic, debilitating pain, it’s probably not a good idea to have pictures of yourself carousing with your pals plastered all over the Internet. That’s a lesson Zackery Clement should have learned before he requested an extension of temporary total-disability benefits by the Arkansas Workers’ [...]
Idaho Supreme Court: Legal malpractice claim abated upon client’s death
POSTED: Monday, January 23, 2012 at 12:27 PM PTBY: Pat Murphy
The estate of a client could not proceed with a legal malpractice lawsuit commenced by the client before her death, the Idaho Supreme Court has ruled in reversing judgment. The client received workers’ compensation benefits for catastrophic injuries suffered in an automobile accident. She later retained the defendant to represent her in a malpractice suit [...]
