Updates
On September 9, Tennessee Senator Lamar Alexander (R), along with 35 co-sponsors in the Senate and 25 co-sponsors in the House, filed legislation to force the NLRB to return to…
The Arkansas Trucking Seminar was held last week in Rogers, Arkansas. The seminar is held annually and is one of the largest transportation seminars in the country. LT was one of…
The Nashville Bar Foundation Leadership Forum was created last year as the brainchild of John Tarpley. The forum brings together outstanding young Nashville-area lawyers with 3-7 years of experience to…
Recently we posted (here) that the Tennessee Board of Architectural and Engineering Examiners passed rule changes affecting military families. Additional rule changes have now been announced. To view the changes, click here. These…
#VoteNoon3. In July and August, Twitter was abuzz as Nashville’s construction community actively campaigned against Charter Amendment 3. The proposed amendment sought to require contractors to assign at least 40%…
For over four decades, the preeminent continuing legal education program in the state has been the Tennessee Law Institute Annual Review Seminar. Created by the late, great Don Paine, this…
Congratulations to the defense team of Mike Robb, Andrea Malkin and Mac Plosser! They obtained a jury verdict for their client, a physician, in a medical malpractice trial in the…
On Labor Day last week, President Barack Obama signed an Executive Order establishing paid sick leave for employees of Federal contractors. Under this Executive Order, certain Federal contractors will be required…
Justin Joy has earned the Certified Information Privacy Professional/United States (CIPP/US) credential through the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). Click here to see certificate. Privacy professionals are the arbiters of…
Unlike many other civil claims, when a contractor seeks to recover amounts allegedly due from the owner under a cost-plus contract, the contractor has a heightened burden to prove the…
The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) recently issued its decision in Browning-Ferris Industries of California, Inc. In a 3-2 decision (along party lines), the NLRB changed the standard for who may…
There is a current nationwide trend among various professional groups to embrace more liberal practice admission standards for those who serve in our military, whether directly or by virtue of…