Top 10 in Law Blogs: Big Data, Amending the FLSA, Cyber Security Exposure

After a bit of a break for the New Year, we are back with our regular end-of-day Top 10. In one of the better posts of the day, one that’s garnered a bit of reaction, Michael Kun has some ideas for fixing the Fair Labor Standards Act. Total posts on the LexBlog Network today: 178.

• Big Data Speaks Loudly and Carries a Big Stick – Katherine Spelman and Holly K. Towle of K&L gates on the firm’s blog, IP Law Watch
• Tips to Help Stem the Rising Tide of FMLA Claims – Philadelphia attorney Terri Gillespie of Obermayer on the firm’s blog, HR Legalist
• Medical vs. Recreational Marijuana in 2015 – Seattle lawyer Hilary Bricken of Harris Moure’s Canna Law Group on the firm’s Canna Law Blog
• A Simple Proposal to Amend the FLSA to Benefit Everyone – Yes, Everyone – Los Angeles lawyer Michael Kun of EpsteinBeckerGreen on the firm’s blog, Wage & Hour Defense
• Who has a ‘legitimate educational interest’ in seeing private student information? – Kansas City attorney Ben Irwin of Husch Blackwell on the firm’s blog, Higher Education Legal Insights
• In the Year 2015, Let’s Regain Some Trust by Making the ABS Debate Fact-Based and Transparent – Kenneth Grady of Seyfarth Shaw for the firm’s blog, SeytLines
• That Time the Entire Cyber Security Exposure Narrative Changed – Ohio attorney Kevin LaCroix of RT ProExec in his blog, The D & O Diary
• Clarion-Ledger Article Focuses on Funding for Commission on Judicial Performance – Jackson, Mississippi attorney Philip Thomas on the blog Mississippi Litigation Review and Commentary
• Three Reasons Cruise Passengers will be Safer in 2015 – Miami attorney Jim Walker of Walker & O’Neill on his blog, Cruise Law News
• Litigating Prenuptial Agreements Is Going To Get Messier – NY lawyer Neil Cahn on his blog, Divorce: New York

For more of the best, check out LXBN, a complete review of the top insight and commentary across the LexBlog Network.