Law – Insight Sciences

The Employment Law You Are Probably Breaking

April 10, 2013 by timbatchelder, posted in Data Governance, Information Visualization, Knowledge Management

Suzanne Lucas, inc.com

EVIL HR LADY

How you pay your employees is governed by federal law. Violating it is easy, so be careful.

Dear Evil HR Lady,

If an exempt employee had to go to the doctor and missed an hour to three hours of work, can an…

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The Employment Law You Are Probably Breaking

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Docracy: sequencing the genome of legal documents

March 27, 2013 by timbatchelder, posted in Data Governance, Knowledge Management, Security & Privacy

Sequencing The Genome Of Legal Documents To Make Them Readable
BY BEN SCHILLER, fastcoexist.com

Unless you’re a lawyer, you probably don’t understand a lot of the agreements and contracts you sign. But Docracy hopes to even the playing field by letting you easily see which parts of a document are standard and where you might be getting…

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Marijuana Vending Machine Maker’s Stock Skyrockets

December 14, 2012 by timbatchelder, posted in Data Governance, Health Informatics, Knowledge Management, Security & Privacy

A one month’s supply of Sonata 10mg capsules. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Mike Epstein, mashable.com

Based on this month’s election, the idea legalizing marijuana seems more popular than ever. Two states, Washington and Colorado, have legalized pot at the state level. With the legal marijuana market looking stronger than ever, th…