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Hospitality Industry: Mediation of Golf Industry Disputes Alert - January 31, 2012

Golf clubs and their developers, owners, builders, operators, managers and members are still taking their disputes to court to duke, or "club" it out. This trend continues even when there are readily available options to full-blown litigation, such as alternative dispute resolution (ADR).

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What Employers, Especially Financial Institutions, Need to Know about the Fair Credit Reporting Act
 
August 1, 2008
 
Mark Shapiro - Chicago

The federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”) allows employers to use “consumer reports” (such as credit checks) not only to evaluate a job applicant, but also to determine an employee’s eligibility for promotion, reassignment, or retention. When using a consumer report for employment purposes, employers must comply with several obligations. Click here to read the entire article, which was published by the American Bankers Association.

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