On August 29, 2005, the levees that were supposed to protect New Orleans failed catastrophically. The United States Army Corps of Engineers simply did not do the job it was tasked to do. As such,...
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In a recent decision involving a deaf employee’s professed need for a sign language interpreter to understand and participate in mandatory departmental meetings, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously reaffirmed that pursuant to the...
A year ago, we reported on “site visits” conducted by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) contractors to verify the facts contained in H-1B temporary worker petitions filed by employers....
Plan fiduciaries who are in the midst of implementing the new Form 5500 Schedule C requirements for service provider fees may not want to think about additional fee disclosures. But, on July 16, the Department of Labor (DOL), concluding...
On August 18, 2010, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued a cease-and-desist order (the...
On August 16, 2010, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued an order approving a settlement resolving allegations that ConAgra Trade Group, Inc. caused a non-bona fide price to be reported for the NYMEX spot month crude oil futures...
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (collectively the “Act”), includes a series of significant changes that are relevant to employer-provided group...
The undeniable benefits of word of mouth and viral marketing via blogs, Twitter, Facebook and other social media platforms have radically changed the marketing landscape. In an effort to stay current with the way in which consumers obtain product...
The New Jersey Tax Court recently ruled that space leased by a tax-exempt hospital to physicians and a food vendor was not exempt from property tax. More importantly, the court denied the hospital’s request to dismiss claims...
July 22, 2010, in a 5-4 decision, the Washington Supreme Court ruled that Washington state statutes of limitations do not apply to claims brought in arbitration, absent specific contractual language to the contrary. In particular, the Court...
Like a visit to the dentist, litigation is often necessary but seldom fun. It takes time, interferes with your business, disrupts your life, and can exact a substantial monetary and emotional toll. So if you have to go down the...
In In re Aetna, Inc. Securities Litigation, No. 09-2970, 2010 WL 3156560 (3d Cir. Aug. 11, 2010), the...
Arizona's new immigration law took effect on July 29, 2010. The controversial state law requires Arizona state and local law enforcement to verify immigration status upon suspicion that an individual is illegally present in the U.S. ...
In Northstar Financial Advisors, Inc. v. Schwab Investments, No. 09-16347, 2010 WL 3169400 (9th Cir. Aug. 12, 2010), the...
August 23rd, an engineering firm that consulted on the Interstate 35W bridge that collapsed in Minneapolis in 2007, killing 13 and injuring 145 others,...
The Wisconsin Court of Appeals on August 10, 2010 released a decision which potentially threatens the tax-exempt status of hospital outpatient departments throughout the state. In this case, Covenant Healthcare System, Inc. v. City of...
Linda Stahl is back with the follow-up to her discussion on...
In the wake of recent battles with Congress over healthcare reform, financial reform, and extension of unemployment benefits, President Obama is urging the Senate to move forward on the Paycheck Fairness Act after its approval last year by the...
In an effort to encourage the production of clean, renewable energy, some states have adopted or are considering policies that require utilities to purchase renewable energy from independent, non-utility producers. One such example are feed-in...
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On July 22, 2010, three federal agencies published new regulations imposing new rules on non-grandfathered health plans,...
Along with a new wave of bed bug infestations in New York City has come a lot of reputation damage to local companies. The critters forced an...
I was reminded of the title of this outstanding New Order song while attending the recent...
OMB Watch is reporting that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed several changes to its regulation of chemicals that...
A change in the rules on copyright licensing may be coming in the near future and from an unexpected and unanticipated source. The rules deal with...
A recent court decision involving particularly bizarre circumstances may signal a warning of...
On July 1, 2010, the New York Court of Appeals held that non-residents of New York City and State must plead and prove that alleged discriminatory...
Across the country, litigation involving marijuana has been consuming vast public resources. While California...
In the current economy, companies are looking for ways to trim their budgets. Legal fees can seem like an easy target, with the justification...
The "Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act" (Dodd-Frank)...
When filing a patent application, one must include a list of all inventors. Determining inventorship can be difficult, and getting it...
One of the National Labor Relations Board’s decisions on organized labor’s dart board is Dana Corp....
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