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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v4.1.2 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Sun, 06 Jul 2008 20:37:16 GMT--><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><title>LegalBriefs</title><subtitle>LegalBriefs</subtitle><id>http://www.thinkilg.com/legalbriefs/</id><link rel="alternate" type="application/xhtml+xml" href="http://www.thinkilg.com/legalbriefs/"/><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.thinkilg.com/legalbriefs/atom.xml"/><updated>2008-05-12T17:45:10Z</updated><generator uri="http://www.squarespace.com/" version="Squarespace Site Server v4.1.2 (http://www.squarespace.com/)">Squarespace</generator><entry><title>Simple, Effective &amp; Illegal</title><category>General Business</category><id>http://www.thinkilg.com/legalbriefs/2008/4/16/simple-effective-illegal.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.thinkilg.com/legalbriefs/2008/4/16/simple-effective-illegal.html"/><author><name>Alan Thayer</name></author><published>2008-04-16T20:26:53Z</published><updated>2008-04-16T20:26:53Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<span class="full-image-float-right"><img src="http://www.thinkilg.com/storage/iStock_000004933144Small.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1208378605364" mce_real_src="http://www.thinkilg.com/storage/iStock_000004933144Small.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1208378605364" alt="iStock_000004933144Small.jpg" /></span>Would you be interested in an effective, proven way to resolve conflicts, restore trust, repair relationships and yes, even reduce your risk of legal liability?<br /><br />Would you be interested to know that once the University of Michigan Health System began using this method, attorney fees dropped from $3 million to $1 million per year and malpractice lawsuits and notices of intent to sue were cut in half? What works in the high risk medical field could also help resolve your disputes with employees, customers, vendors and the public.<br /><br />What is this magical dispute resolution method?]]></summary></entry><entry><title>New Military Family Leave Law</title><category>Employment Law</category><id>http://www.thinkilg.com/legalbriefs/2008/3/12/new-military-family-leave-law.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.thinkilg.com/legalbriefs/2008/3/12/new-military-family-leave-law.html"/><author><name>Alan Thayer</name></author><published>2008-03-12T19:39:50Z</published><updated>2008-03-12T19:39:50Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-float-left"><img src="http://www.thinkilg.com/storage/Soldiers%20Hug%20216px.jpg" alt="Soldiers%20Hug%20216px.jpg" mce_real_src="http://www.thinkilg.com/storage/Soldiers%20Hug%20216px.jpg" /></span></p><p><b>Employers must follow new undefined law.</b> </p><p>There are two new types of leave under federal law for families of active service members - active duty family leave and injured service member family leave. What are your obligations under this new law? We do not know. The statute passed by Congress requires you to follow rules that will be adopted by the Secretary of Labor. You must follow this new law effective January 28, 2008 even though no new rules have been adopted.</p>]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Military Family Leave Notice</title><category>Employment Law</category><id>http://www.thinkilg.com/legalbriefs/2008/3/12/military-family-leave-notice.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.thinkilg.com/legalbriefs/2008/3/12/military-family-leave-notice.html"/><author><name>Alan Thayer</name></author><published>2008-03-12T19:36:48Z</published><updated>2008-03-12T19:36:48Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<span class="full-image-float-right"><img alt="NDAAAmndmnts%20216px.jpg" src="http://www.thinkilg.com/storage/NDAAAmndmnts%20216px.jpg" style="width: 123px; height: 141px;" mce_real_src="http://www.thinkilg.com/storage/NDAAAmndmnts%20216px.jpg" /></span>The U.S. Department of Labor has issued a new Military Family Leave poster that employers are required to post. We put a copy of the poster on our website so that you can download it for free.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Military Family Leave Policy</title><category>Employment Law</category><id>http://www.thinkilg.com/legalbriefs/2008/3/12/military-family-leave-policy.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.thinkilg.com/legalbriefs/2008/3/12/military-family-leave-policy.html"/><author><name>Alan Thayer</name></author><published>2008-03-12T19:34:15Z</published><updated>2008-03-12T19:34:15Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-float-left"><img style="width: 131px; height: 89px;" alt="MFL%20Policy%20198px.jpg" src="http://www.thinkilg.com/storage/MFL%20Policy%20198px.jpg" /></span>You must revise your current FMLA policy to include Military Family Leave. If you would like language we prepared that is consistent with new Military Family Leave requirements, simply call our office at 541-345-2325 and ask Rose or Stephanie for a copy.<br /><br />Alan Thayer<br />Business Attorney<br /><br /></p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Reinventing Business Law</title><category>General Business</category><id>http://www.thinkilg.com/legalbriefs/2008/2/6/reinventing-business-law.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.thinkilg.com/legalbriefs/2008/2/6/reinventing-business-law.html"/><author><name>Alan Thayer</name></author><published>2008-02-06T19:38:47Z</published><updated>2008-02-06T19:38:47Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-float-right"><img alt="Gears%20Small.jpg" src="http://www.thinkilg.com/storage/Gears%20Small.jpg" mce_real_src="http://www.thinkilg.com/storage/Gears%20Small.jpg" /></span>How would you reinvent the way lawyer&rsquo;s serve business?<br /><br />Since Henry II first assigned five judges to his King&rsquo;s Court in 1178, law has been a reactive profession. When you have a problem, any one of a number of great attorneys can help you reach a resolution. What businesses need, however, are strategies and tactics they can use to head off potential problems in the first place.<br /><br />How could you be better served by Lawyers?</p><p>&nbsp;</p>]]></summary></entry><entry><title>New Changes for the New Year</title><category>Miscellaneous</category><id>http://www.thinkilg.com/legalbriefs/2008/1/22/new-changes-for-the-new-year.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.thinkilg.com/legalbriefs/2008/1/22/new-changes-for-the-new-year.html"/><author><name>Alan Thayer</name></author><published>2008-01-22T23:55:58Z</published><updated>2008-01-22T23:55:58Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<span class="full-image-float-left"><img alt="2008XSmall.jpg" src="http://www.thinkilg.com/storage/2008XSmall.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1201046293763" mce_real_src="http://www.thinkilg.com/storage/2008XSmall.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1201046293763" /></span>With the new year come changes for businesses - particularly businesses with employees.<br /><br />There is a new minimum wage. New employment posters are required. There is a new I-9 form for new employees. Copyright notices must be updated. There are also strategies you can implement to avoid common legal problems.<br /><br />With the new year, there have also been changes to my law practice and Perrin &amp; Thayer.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Update Copyright Notices for the New Year</title><category>General Business</category><id>http://www.thinkilg.com/legalbriefs/2008/1/22/update-copyright-notices-for-the-new-year.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.thinkilg.com/legalbriefs/2008/1/22/update-copyright-notices-for-the-new-year.html"/><author><name>Alan Thayer</name></author><published>2008-01-22T23:24:20Z</published><updated>2008-01-22T23:24:20Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<span class="full-image-float-right"><img src="http://www.thinkilg.com/storage/copyright_small%202.jpg" alt="copyright_small%202.jpg" mce_real_src="http://www.thinkilg.com/storage/copyright_small%202.jpg" /></span>If you have a website, publish printed or electronic newsletters or produce other publications, remember to update your copyright notices for the current year.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>New I-9 Form</title><category>Employment Law</category><id>http://www.thinkilg.com/legalbriefs/2007/11/30/new-i-9-form.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.thinkilg.com/legalbriefs/2007/11/30/new-i-9-form.html"/><author><name>Alan Thayer</name></author><published>2007-11-30T00:59:17Z</published><updated>2007-11-30T00:59:17Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<span class="full-image-float-left"><img src="http://www.thinkilg.com/storage/USCIS%20logo.jpg" alt="USCIS%20logo.jpg" mce_real_src="http://www.thinkilg.com/storage/USCIS%20logo.jpg" /></span>Alert <b><i>Legal</i>Briefs</b> readers have noticed that the I-9 immigration form has an expiration date and that date has long passed. The Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services have stated employers should continue to use the old form until a new form has been issued. That new form is now available.<br /><br />This issue of <b><i>Legal</i>Briefs</b> will tell you how you can get the new form and the government&rsquo;s Handbook for Employers for free. Changes in the new I-9 form will also be discussed.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>If It’s Not in Writing ... It Did Not Happen</title><category>General Business</category><id>http://www.thinkilg.com/legalbriefs/2007/11/14/if-its-not-in-writing-it-did-not-happen.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.thinkilg.com/legalbriefs/2007/11/14/if-its-not-in-writing-it-did-not-happen.html"/><author><name>Alan Thayer</name></author><published>2007-11-14T18:19:56Z</published><updated>2007-11-14T18:19:56Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<span class="full-image-float-right"><img alt="iStock_000003933125XSmall.jpg" src="http://www.thinkilg.com/storage/iStock_000003933125XSmall.jpg" style="width: 258px; height: 162px;" mce_real_src="http://www.thinkilg.com/storage/iStock_000003933125XSmall.jpg" /></span>The question in any legal proceeding is how do you prove your side of the story? Sure, you can introduce testimony about what you said and what others said, what others did and what others failed to do. But what do you do when others remember something different or they outright lie? How do you protect yourself?]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Rehiring Former Employees</title><category>Employment Law</category><id>http://www.thinkilg.com/legalbriefs/2007/11/8/rehiring-former-employees.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.thinkilg.com/legalbriefs/2007/11/8/rehiring-former-employees.html"/><author><name>Alan Thayer</name></author><published>2007-11-08T17:07:35Z</published><updated>2007-11-08T17:07:35Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[Have you ever rehired a former employee? Are there any circumstances where you might possibly do so in the future? If you have or if you might, what are the rules on benefits? Do their former years of service count towards current vacation levels and other benefits?]]></summary></entry></feed>