White-Collar Criminal Alert: McNulty Memo

by | Feb 13, 2007 | Other News

Deputy Attorney General Paul J. McNulty has issued a new “Thompson Memo” in an attempt to address concerns raised by Judges and Congress over the Department’s demands that companies waive the attorney-client privilege in order to be considered a good...

Employment Alert: Workplace Searches: Employees Beware – In the absence of a warrant, an employer could consent to a governmental search of an employee's office and workplace computer without the employee's knowledge or consent.

by | Feb 13, 2007 | Employment Alerts, Other News

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled that under the Fourth Amendment, in the absence of a warrant, an employer could consent to a governmental search of an employee’s office and workplace computer without the employee’s knowledge or consent. ...