by drlund | Dec 7, 2011 | Commentary, Legislation/Regulations |
The first, and often only, financial concern of research participants is how much they are getting paid for participation. In studies that do nothing more than measure reaction time to identify a number in a serial string of letters, there is little reason to be...
by marobo | Dec 7, 2011 | Commentary |
According to Title IV of the Americans with Disability Act, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is required to provide deaf and hard of hearing citizens with Telecommunication Relay Services (TRS), in the most efficient manner possible. In long distance...
by hartwelr | Dec 7, 2011 | Commentary, Legal/Tech News, Legislation/Regulations, Technology |
On October 20th Senator Kay Hagen (D-NC) introduced the Computer Professionals Update Act (CPU Act) for consideration in the Senate. The bill seeks to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to expand the overtime exception for hourly workers to cover a wide swath of IT...
by mmconrad | Dec 7, 2011 | Commentary, Legal/Tech News |
In a small town outside Springfield, Illinois, a controversy emerged this past month as to whether or not the U.S. had fallen victim to its first known industrial cyber attack. In a public water district, a water pump malfunctioned causing it to turn on and off until...
by aveglia | Nov 27, 2011 | Cases, Commentary, Legal/Tech News, Technology |
Apple’s litigious business strategy has been the source of discussion in the past, and the company seems to be continuing that trend in the iPad context. Android-based devices appear to be the biggest threat to Apple’s market share dominance, and new competitors...
by petermag | Nov 27, 2011 | Commentary |
While the vast majority of the country currently is debating the Supreme Court’s decision to grant cert on the individual mandate provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), other acts passed by Congress are expected to have major...