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• Can a physician be held liable when a patient with a known drug and alcohol history overdoses on a high-potency skin patch medication by using it in an "off-label" manner?
• Were the plaintiff's actions reasonably foreseeable by the physician?
• Was the "but for" proximate cause charge appropriate when multiple causes of the injury were possible, and was such a charge plain error by the trial judge? 

President Obama to Issue Executive Order Limiting Overtime Exemptions and Expanding the Number of Employees Eligible to Receive Overtime Pay

By Keith Gutstein, Esq. and Philip R. Voluck, Esq.

Using the sweeping power of an Executive Order, President Obama will seek this week to change the country's rules addressing overtime pay, and in the process drastically expand the number of employees eligible to receive such premium compensation.

5 Stupid Voicemail Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

By Mark Hunter "The Sales Hunter"

We've all heard stupid voicemails, and if you're like me, you do two things.

One, you delete them before they're done, and two, you remark to yourself how the person leaving it is a village idiot.

San Francisco Enacts 'Ban the Box' Law                       By Jamie" C. Allen, Esq., of Jackson Lewis P.C.

Private sector employers in the City of San Francisco will have to comply with new "ban the box" legislation restricting questions about applicants' criminal records on applications for employment and during job interviews. 

The Tax Professional's Dirty Dozen List

By Seth L. Laver, Esq. and Jonathan S. Ziss, Esq. of Goldberg Segalla LLP

April 15 is looming. For tax professionals across the country, the emergence of spring also means it's time to hunker down to prepare tax returns. In the midst of preparing returns and meeting deadlines, tax professionals must also consider the reality that tax advice and return preparation reportedly result in the greatest number of claims against accountants. Some good news is that there are common themes amongst the types of claims facing tax professionals which provide insight and valuable lessons. In particular, the IRS publishes an annual list of the "dirty dozen" tax scams which can provide an important risk management tool to the APL community. In its recently published 2014 list, identify theft and phone scams top the charts.