Business Litigation

Adopting technology for the sake of adopting technology rarely makes sense. This is true for Artificial Intelligence.

  • AI is the shiny new object right now.
  • ERP software vendors are rushing to incorporate AI functionality into their products.

To utilize AI, you must have a well-thought-out strategy for selecting, implementing, and using AI.

  • You need to ensure you have a business

Shelfware is software that you are no longer using or no longer need.

  • It can range from too many users.
  • It can be modules you no longer need or functionality that no longer meets your needs.

The first step is avoiding getting into this situation.

  • You can’t just rely on what your salesperson recommends or what your competitors are doing.

What are the advantages of using best-of-breed solution providers and deploying a multi-cloud implementation model?

  • Some of the advantages are choosing the best service/product for the job, optimizing different infrastructures, and maintaining flexibility.
  • But what are the risks?
  • Increased complexity and the need to manage multiple vendors increase the likelihood of an ERP implementation failure.

I discuss these issues in

On March 24, 2025, Virginia Governor Glenn Younkin signed into law S.B. 1218, which amended Virginia’s non-compete law to expand the definition of “low-wage employees” with whom employers may not enter into non-competition agreements. 

A “low-wage employee” previously was defined as any employee whose average weekly earnings fell below the Virginia average weekly wage. For 2025, this equated to $1,463 per

Wyoming just banned most non-compete agreements (Wyo. Stat. § 1-23-108): starting July 1, 2025, most agreements that restrict workers from working in competitive jobs will be void, absent some exceptions for:

  • High-Level Employees: Non-compete agreements with “executive and management personnel” and “officers and employees who constitute professional staff to executive and management personnel” will still be enforceable.  However,

On March 19, 2025, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) and the U.S. Department of Justice issued two technical assistance documents discussing how the agencies view and define Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (“DEI”) in the context of workplace discrimination: “What You Should Know About DEI-Related Discrimination at Work” and “What To Do If You Experience Discrimination

As we previously reported, on March 3, 2025, the Maryland District Court denied Defendants’ motion to stay the preliminary injunction in National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education v. Trump, preventing the federal government from enforcing several DEI-related clauses in its recent Executive Orders. The court held that the Government had not shown a likelihood of success on the

On February 26, 2025, the United States Supreme Court entertained oral argument in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services, a case that centered on whether a plaintiff who is a member of a majority group must meet a higher burden—namely, showing supporting “background circumstances”—in establishing a prima facie case of discrimination under Title VII.

Background

Plaintiff Ames, a heterosexual

Software audits are never random. If you are being targeted, the ERP vendor believes there is a revenue opportunity with your use of the software.

  • ERP vendors take advantage of ambiguous terms in the contract governing the scope of use of the software.
  • They also have no incentive to be accurate in their audit of the software.

If you are