Articles & Publications

Title Date
Should we panic about pension? June 2010  
Record labels get slapped March 2010  
Are You in Charge of the Money? February 2010  
Can You Please Turn It Down? January 2010  
He Said, She Said December 2009  
No choice: Workers lose certain rights to sue for discrimination in court November 2009  
The Pen is Mightier than the Sword March 2009  
Bad Borrowing February 2009  
Not Just for the Fun of it January 2009  
Don’t Look a Gift Score in the Mouth December 2008  
Disabled? New protections for disabled musicians and other workers November 2008  
Licensing Music Online August 2008  
Competent or Not? July 2008  
Some Blogger Called Me a Jerk! May 2008  
Supreme Court Slams Equal Pay February 2008  
A Major Blow: New Labor Rule Will Hurt Organizing December 2007  
United States of America ex rel. Quinn V. Omnicare, Inc. - The Loophole Has Been Closed November 2007  
When Can You Be Fired, Legally? September 2007  
Looking for Legal Help? July 2007  
Are "Non-Compete" Contracts Legal? July 2007  
The Day The Music Died June 2007  
You'd Better Shop Around May 2007  
When Elections Aren’t Enough April 2007  
American Ballet Theatre Settles Lawsuit April 2007  
Raising Up Women’s Rights with a Forklift March 2007  
NLRB is ‘Rip Van Winkle’? March 2007  
Looking For Music Schools on the Web? Let the Buyer Beware! February 2007  
Lose Your Gig? File for Unemployment, if You Can... January 2007  
Instruments and Airplanes: Legally Speaking December 2006  
Why Can Musicians Strike - But Not Firefighters? July 2006  
Scabs Can Run But They Can’t Hide April 2006  
You Have the Right (Not) to Remain Silent! February 2006  
When You’re Discriminated Against, for a Discrimination Complaint January 2006  
When Two Musicians Record a CD, Who Owns It? December 2005  
Copyright Protection for Arrangers November 2005  
"Can You Keep It Down?" Practicing in Your Apartment October 2005  
It Takes Two (or More) to Tango July 2005  
Getting Rid of a Bad Decision April 2005  
Is Arbitration Final? Maybe, Maybe Not March 2005  
A New Kind of Strike February 2005  
Sexy Lawsuits Hog the Press November 2004  
First Rule of Business: Protect Yourself! November 2004  
Elections the Union Way October 2004  
Can You Put That in Writing? September 2004  
802 Legal Corner: Can You Hear Me Now? July 2004  
Work for Hire... Watch Out! June 2004  
802 "Can You Turn It Down?" May 2004  
Pregnancy Discrimination: What Every Woman Should Know March 2004  
What’s Your Grievance? February 2004  
"Waiter, There's Glass in my Pudding!" January 2004  
802 Legal Corner: How Someone Can "Steal" Your Song...Legally December 2003  
Discrimination Claims: A Guide for Musicians (Part II) October 2003  
If You're Discriminated Against: A Gude for Musicians (Part III) October 2003  
You've Won! Now, How Do You Collect? June 2003  
Discrimination Claims: A Guide for Musicians (Part I) June 2003  
What To Do When You're Not Paid April 2003  
Federal Administration and Enforcement of Wage-Hour Laws May 1997  
Multiemployer and Multiple-Employer Plans May 1996  
An Overview of Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act and Its Impact Upon Federal Labor Law - Part I August 1995  
An Overview of Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act and Its Impact Upon Federal Labor Law - Part II August 1995  
Collective Bargaining Under the ADA Title I November 1994  
The Effect on Collective Bargaining Obligations of Statutory Duties Under the ADA Title I March 1994  
Employee Welfare Benefit Entitlement and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act March 1994  
All of my legal columns first appeared in Allegro, the official newspaper of the New York City musicians’ union (AFM Local 802), where I am legal counsel. For more information about Local 802, AFM, see www.Local802afm.org
Disclaimer | Testimonials | Blog | Facebook | Twitter
© 2010 Law Office of Harvey S Mars LLC 
Site Design by Granite Web Design, Inc.