Best in Law Blogs : LexBlog Network : December 23, 2009

Dennis Westlind wins the day. I was all ready to lead-in to this post by wishing everyone a Happy Festivus. Dennis is already on top of it by gifting Oregon employers with ten things they should know for 2010. Notably absent: the feats of strength and airing of grievances. Happy Holidays everyone.

• SEC to formally invite and specifically reward cooperation for the first time – New Jersey lawyer Alain Leibman on Fox Rothschild’s White Collar Defense & Compliance
• Teen Texting While Driving on the Rise – Phoenix attorney Martin Solomon of Solomon & Relihan on The Guardian Blog
• A Prozac economy for entrepreneurs? No way, no how! – Boston lawyer Prithvi Tanwar of Foley Hoag on the firm’s Emerging Enterprise Center Blog
• A Surprising Number of Americans Fear the Flu Shot is Unsafe – Houston attorney David Oliver of Vorys on the firm’s blog, Mass Torts: State of the Art
• Our Festivus Present to Oregon Employers: Ten Things You Should Know for 2010 – Portland lawyer Dennis Westlind of Stoel Rives in the firm’s World of Work Blog
• Don’t Miss The Red Flags When Hiring An Employee – Marylee Abrams of Abrams & Schmidt on the firm’s Minnesota Labor & Employment Law Blog
• Independent Contractor or Employee: An Old Question Continues to Haunt Employers – New York attorney John Ho of Bond, Schoeneck & King on the firm’s blog, New York Labor and Employment Law Report
• More Tax Provisions than the Estate Tax Expiring December 31 – New Jersey lawyer Deirdre Wheatley-Liss of Fein, Such, Kahn & Shepard on her New Jersey Estate Planning & Elder Law Blog
• Financial Contingencies, “Pay if Paid” Clauses and Takings, Oh My!: The Fallout from the Granby Towers Litigation – Arlington attorney Heidi Meinzer of Bean Kinney & Korman on the firm’s Virginia Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law blog
• The Trouble with 403(b) Cash; the 403(b) SAR; and Other 403(b) Stocking Stuffers – Indiana lawyer Robert Toth of Giller and Calhoun on the blog’s, Business of Benefits