In the context of professional wrestling, the names and ring names of professional wrestlers who are affiliated with World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (WWE) have been the subject of trademark applications and registrations with the USPTO. Common products and services associated with wrestlers’ Continue Reading
New York Law Journal | Preparing for a Legal and PR Crisis After Company Vaccine Mandates
Among the many disruptions that COVID-19 has visited upon the business world, the pandemic has made many corporate crisis management playbooks obsolete when it comes to managing interconnected legal and reputational risks. What’s different about today’s crisis landscape that makes organizations Continue Reading
Regulatory Challenges to Cannabis Financing
Despite increased legalization at the state level of medical and adult-use recreational marijuana, illegality of non-hemp, cannabis at the federal level as a Schedule 1 controlled substance under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) is an impediment for businesses in the cannabis industry (MRBs) to Continue Reading
Law360 | NY Debt Enforcement Alternatives for Cannabis Lenders
Lenders in many industries are often impeded in enforcement efforts by a borrower's bankruptcy filing, but not so in the cannabis space. As a consequence of the federal government's continued criminalization of cannabis, protection under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code is likely out of reach for Continue Reading
AdExchanger | The 10,000-Word Privacy Policy, Thanks To New Laws
Since the early days of the internet, when federal regulators expressed concern that consumers did not understand what data was being collected about them online and how it was being used, companies have been drafting privacy policies. The guiding principle for these privacy policies has always Continue Reading
Bright Ideas | Puff Puff Passing Off: Chronic Trademark Issues in the Growing Industry of Legal Cannabis
As James Franco’s dealer character in stoner classic Pineapple Express eruditely demonstrates in the foregoing quote, branding has always been integral to the cannabis market. Until very recently, the cannabis consumer base had to rely solely on the goodwill attached to names of (often proprietary) Continue Reading
Ad Age | How Businesses Can Manage Mandatory Vaccination Policies
The Biden administration has tasked the Department of Labor with issuing an order that will require employers with more than 100 employees to mandate COVID vaccines or weekly testing. This new directive aligns with the thoughts of many advertising agencies that, even prior to the president’s Continue Reading
The Agency 100 | Best Practice to Avoid Violations of Federal and State Overtime Laws
Many employers are under misconceptions about which employees are required by federal and state law to be paid overtime. Some employers wrongly believe an employee is “exempt” from the overtime law if an employee has a college degree and is paid an annual salary. However, an employer cannot Continue Reading
Out of Home Advertising Association of America | Privacy Q&A… What Does “Privacy” Mean for OOH Media Companies?
Three states have enacted comprehensive privacy laws: California, Virginia, and now Colorado. Steve Richards of Mile High Outdoor + Pacific Outdoor wanted to know more about the impact of privacy laws on his company and other billboard companies. As chair of the OAAA Legislative Committee, Steve Continue Reading