Duane Morris LLP Alerts and Updates Copyright (c)2012 Duane Morris LLP http://www.duanemorris.com RSS Feed from law firm Duane Morris LLP en-us Wed May 16 22:34:34 EDT 2012 CMS Delays Data Collection Under ACA's Physician Payments Sunshine Act to January 1, 2013 http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/CMS_delays_data_collection_under_ACA_physician_payments_sunshine_act_4450.html 2012-05-09 EEOC Ruling Provides Guidance on Applying Title VII's Discrimination Prohibition to Transgender Employees http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/EEOC_ruling_applying_title_vii_discrimination_prohibition_transgender_employees_4448.html 2012-05-07 EEOC Issues Enforcement Guidance on Employers' Consideration of Arrest and Conviction Records in Employment Decisions http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/EEOC_enforcement_guidance_employer_consideration_arrest_and_conviction_records_4442.html 2012-05-02 ITC Ruling May Presage Return of Sanctions Proceedings http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/ITC_ruling_may_presage_return_of_sanctions_proceedings_4445.html 2012-05-02 UK Cookies Update: New Laws on Cookies and E-commerce http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/UK_cookies_update_new_laws_on_cookies_and_e-commerce_4436.html 2012-04-25 Mandatory ADA Standards on Accessibility to ATMs for the Visually Impaired Now in Effect http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/mandatory_ADA_standards_on_accessibility_ATMs_visually_impaired_now_in_effect_4437.html 2012-04-25 U.S. Supreme Court Restores Generic Pharma's Ability to Challenge Orange Book Use Code Information http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/supreme_court_restores_generic_pharma_ability_to_challenge_orange_book_use_code_info_4429.html 2012-04-19 Federal Circuit Addresses Infringement of Method-of-Use Patents by Generics in Yasmin&reg; Case http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/federal_circuit_addresses_infringement_method_of_use_patents_by_generics_in_yasmin_case_4428.html 2012-04-18 D.C. Circuit Enjoins NLRB's Posting Rule, Pending Appellate Proceedings http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/dc_circuit_enjoins_NLRB_posting_rule_4427.html 2012-04-18 Federal Court Rules NLRB's Union Posting Rule Unlawful http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/federal_court_rules_NLRB_union_posting_rule_unlawful_4421.html 2012-04-16 Pa. Appellate Court Issues Opinion in Dietz v. Chase Home Finance, LLC, Clarifying Preemption of State Common Law Claims by Fair Credit Reporting Act http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/pa_appellate_ct_dietz_chase_home_finance_4422.html 2012-04-16 JOBS Act Enacted, Imposes Substantial Deregulation on the Mechanics of Securities Offerings http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/JOBS_Act_enacted_imposes_substantial_deregulation_on_mechanics_securities_offerings_4418.html 2012-04-13 National Fraud Prevention System Means More Audits, Screening and Collection of Provider Data http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/national_fraud_prevention_system_audits_screening_collection_provider_data_4417.html 2012-04-12 California Supreme Court Rules in Brinker That Employers Must Provide Meal Breaks – But Need Not Ensure They Are Taken http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/CA_Supreme_Court_Rules_in_Brinker_4419.html 2012-04-12 Two NLRB Rules Effective April 30 Affect Most Private-Sector Employers http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/nlrb_rules_effective_april_30_affect_most_private_sector_employers_4416.html 2012-04-11 Third Circuit Compels Arbitration in Meal Break Case and Finds No Basis for District Court’s Unconscionability Ruling http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/third_circuit_compels_arbitration_meal_break_case_no_basis_for_unconscionability_ruling_4414.html 2012-04-09 ITC Ruling Requires Heightened Pleading Requirements For Domestic Industry "In The Process Of Being Established" http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/itc_ruling_requires_heightened_pleading_requirements_for_domestic_industry_4415.html 2012-04-09 FDA Issues Draft Guidance on Affordable Care Act Prescription Drug Sample Transparency Program: Reporting Deadline Informally Extended to October 1, 2012 http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/fda_draft_guidance_affordable_care_act_prescription_drug_sample_transparency_program_4409.html 2012-04-04 HHS Releases Final Rule and Interim Final Rules on Affordable Care Act's State Health Insurance Exchanges http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/hhs_rules_on_affordable_care_act_state_health_insurance_exchanges_4395.html 2012-03-14 Affordable Care Act's Prescription Drug Sample Transparency Program Set to Go into Effect April 1, 2012 http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/affordable_care_act_prescription_drug_sample_transparency_program_4392.html 2012-03-13 Supreme Court Addresses Whether Supremacy Clause Provides Private Right of Action to Challenge Medicaid Cuts in Douglas v. Independent Living Center http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/supreme_court_supremacy_clause_medicaid_cuts_4391.html 2012-03-12 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Releases Proposed Rule on Reporting and Returning of Overpayments http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/cms_releases_proposed_rule_on_reporting_and_returning_of_overpayments_4388.html 2012-03-08 U.S. Department of Labor Proposes FMLA Regulatory Changes: It's Not Just About the Military Leave Provisions http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/us_dept_of_labor_proposes_FMLA_regulatory_changes_4387.html 2012-03-07 Fifth Circuit Concludes That U.S. Supreme Court's "Fraud-on-the-FDA" Federal Preemption Precedent Has Broad Application http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/fifth_circuit_concludes_us_supreme_court_fraud-on-the-fda_fed_preemption_precedent_broad_4385.html 2012-03-02 FDA Issues Draft Guidance for Notification of Issues That May Result in Prescription Drug Shortage http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/fda_draft_guidance_notification_of_issues_that_may_result_prescription_drug_shortage_4382.html 2012-03-01 Obama Administration's 2013 Budget Proposal Includes Key Changes to Income Tax and Transfer Tax Provisions http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/obama_administration_2013_budget_proposal_income_tax_transfer_tax_provisions_4375.html 2012-02-27 Two-disease Rule No More: Pennsylvania Allows Multiple Malignancy Claims http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/two-disease_rule_no_more_pa_allows_multiple_malignancy_claims_4371.html 2012-02-24 Preparation of Your 2011 Tax Return May Be Much More Complicated Than You Think: Beware of a New IRS Reporting Requirement for This Tax Season http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/new_irs_reporting_requirement_for_2011_tax_season_4370.html 2012-02-23 Philadelphia Common Pleas Court Issues General Court Regulation on Mass Tort and Asbestos Programs http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/phila_common_pleas_court_general_regulation_mass_tort_asbestos_programs_4365.html 2012-02-23 Motion for Sanctions Granted for Failure to Comply with Discovery Obligations to Designate Witness Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 30(b)6 http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/motion_for_sanctions_failure_to_comply_with_discovery_obligations_4361.html 2012-02-21 European Commission Issues New Data Protection Proposals http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/european_commission_issues_new_data_protection_proposals_4347.html 2012-02-16 FDA Issues Draft Guidance Documents to Implement the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2009 http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/FDA_draft_guidances_implement_biologics_price_competition_innovation_act_4355.html 2012-02-13 IRS to Track Credit and Debit Card Purchases More Closely: Businesses and Hobbyists Think Twice Before You File Your 2011 Tax Return http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/irs_to_track_credit_and_debit_card_purchases_more_closely_4350.html 2012-02-03 Interim Rule Requiring Government Contractors’ Compliance Records to Be Publicly Available on Federal Government’s Contractor Performance and Integrity Information Website Is Revised and Now Final http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/interim_rule_government_contractors_compliance_records_publicly_available_4349.html 2012-01-31 What’s New for Tax Year 2011 (When Filing in 2012) http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/whats_new_for_tax_year_2011_4344.html 2012-01-25 On Your Marks for the Olympics http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/on_your_marks_for_the_Olympics_4345.html 2012-01-25 New 2012 Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program; Taxpayer Advocate Criticizes IRS "Bait & Switch"; Current Offshore Enforcement Initiatives http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/2012_offshore_voluntary_disclosure_program_taxpayer_advocate_offshore_enforcement_4341.html 2012-01-24 Deadline Approaching: New York Employers Have Until February 1, 2012, to Provide All Employees with Annual Wage Notice http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/ny_employers_deadline_approaching_to_provide_annual_wage_notice_4342.html 2012-01-24 FDA Sends Prescription Drug User Fee Act V to Congress for Reauthorization http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/FDA_sends_prescription_drug_user_fee_act_v_to_congress_for_reauthorization_4339.html 2012-01-23 U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Determines That FDA Warning Letters Are Not Final Agency Action http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/dc_circuit_determines_that_FDA_warning_letters_are_not_final_agency_action_4337.html 2012-01-20 February Visa Bulletin, EB-2 for China and India Moves 12 Months and Other Immigration Law Updates http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/february_visa_bulletin_EB-2_for_china_india_moves_and_other_immigration_law_updates_4333.html 2012-01-18 U.S. Supreme Court Recognizes Ministerial Exception and Bars Employment Discrimination Claims by Employees Engaged in Ministerial Functions http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/us_supreme_court_ministerial_exception_bars_employment_discrimination_claims_4331.html 2012-01-13 Massachusetts Appeals Court Invalidates Mechanic's Liens Against Condo Common Areas http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/mass_appeals_court_invalidates_mechanic_liens_against_condo_common_areas_4328.html 2012-01-11 FDA Issues Proposed Rule Regarding Citizen Petitions and PSAs Related to Section 505(b)(2) Applications or ANDAs http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/FDA_proposed_rule_citizen_petitions_PSAs_section_505_ANDAs_4319.html 2012-01-04 SEC Amends Accredited Investor Net Worth Standards per Dodd-Frank http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/SEC_amends_accredited_investor_net_worth_standards_per_dodd-frank_4315.html 2011-12-28 CMS Issues Proposed Sunshine Act Regulations http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/CMS_issues_proposed_sunshine_act_regulations_4316.html 2011-12-28 NLRB Postpones Implementation Date for New Notice-posting Rule Once Again http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/NLRB_postpones_implementation_date_for_new_notice-posting_rule_again_4317.html 2011-12-28 Two-Year Statute of Limitations for Federal Securities Fraud Claims Begins to Run When a Reasonably Diligent Plaintiff Would Have Discovered the Violations http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/statute_limitations_begins_when_diligent_plaintiff_would_have_discovered_violations_4313.html 2011-12-19 Florida Supreme Court Says Bank and Homeowner Can't Settle Mortgage Foreclosure Case http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/fla_supreme_ct_says_bank_and_homeowner_cannot_settle_mortgage_foreclosure_4305.html 2011-12-12 Project Labor Agreements Are Once Again Part of the Public Bidding Process in Philadelphia http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/project_labor_areements_once_again_part_of_public_bidding_process_philadelphia_4306.html 2011-12-12 IRS Issues Advanced Notice of Rulemaking for Governmental Plans http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/IRS_advanced_notice_of_rulemaking_for_governmental_plans_4303.html 2011-12-07 Massachusetts Passes Legislation Banning Employment Discrimination Based on Gender Identity Bias http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/mass_passes_legislation_banning_employment_discrimination_gender_identity_bias_4302.html 2011-12-07 Compliance Countdown to 2012 for California Employers: New Laws for the New Year http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/compliance_countdown_to_2012_ca_employers_new_laws_4300.html 2011-12-06 Time-Sensitive Notice Requirement for New Jersey Employers: Obligation to Maintain and Report Records http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/time-sensitive_notice_requirement_for_nj_employers_4301.html 2011-12-06 Illinois Broadens the Standards for Enforcing Restrictive Covenants in Illinois http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/illinois_broadens_standards_for_enforcing_restrictive_covenants_in_illinois_4299.html 2011-12-06 Businesses and Households Employing Independent Contractors: Remain Aware http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/businesses_and_households_employing_independent_contractors_4298.html 2011-12-05 Superior Court of Pennsylvania Holds Communications Between Attorneys and Experts Are Not Discoverable http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/superior_court_pa_holds_communications_between_attorneys_and_experts_not_discoverable_4296.html 2011-12-05 Nevada Supreme Court Imposes Duty to Warn on Pharmacists http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/nevada_supreme_court_imposes_duty_to_warn_on_pharmacists_4297.html 2011-12-02 Federal Estate Tax Portability: Why Credit-Shelter Trusts Are Still Optimal http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/federal_estate_tax_portability_why_credit-shelter_trusts_are_still_optimal_4287.html 2011-11-21 Businesses and Households Employing Independent Contractors - Beware http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/businesses_employing_independent_contractors_beware_4281.html 2011-11-15 H-1B Cap Update http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/H-1B_cap_update_4273.html 2011-11-08 Philadelphia Ordinance Requires Paid Sick Time to Employees of City Contractors http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/philadelphia_ordinance_requires_paid_sick_time_employees_of_city_contractors_4271.html 2011-11-04 Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Protections Apply to Non-Tangible Employment Action http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/sarbanes-oxley_whistleblower_protections_apply_to_non-tangible_employment_action_4265.html 2011-11-02 Electronic Funds Transfer Act: Class Actions Surge Highlighted by Recent Cases http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/electronic_funds_transfer_act_class_actions_surge_highlighted_by_recent_cases_4266.html 2011-11-02 Supreme Court Orders Ninth Circuit to Revisit Preemption Ruling Against Generic OTC Ibuprofen Manufacturer http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/supreme_ct_orders_ninth_circuit_revisit_preemption_generic_manufacturer_4267.html 2011-11-02 New Jersey’s Tax Bulk Sales Provision: Companies Doing Business in the State Be Aware http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/nj_tax_bulk_sales_provision_companies_doing_business_in_nj_be_aware_4264.html 2011-11-01 FTC Steps Up Enforcement on Health-related Claims in Advertising http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/ftc_steps_up_enforcement_on_health-related_claims_in_advertising_4261.html 2011-10-28 Final Antitrust Policy Statement Regarding ACOs in Medicare Shared Savings Program http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/final_antitrust_policy_statement_regarding_ACOs_in_medicare_shared_savings_program_4259.html 2011-10-21 Fifth Circuit Affirms NLRB Expansion of Employer Liability in Parent-Subsidiary-Affiliate Relationships http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/fifth_circuit_affirms_nlrb_expansion_employer_liability_parent-subsidiary-affiliate_4254.html 2011-10-18 Florida Appellate Court Restricts Foreclosure Summary Judgment Affidavit from Bank That Relies on Data from a Computer System as Inadmissible Hearsay http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/fla._appellate_ct_restricts_foreclosure_summary_judgment_affidavit_4253.html 2011-10-17 NLRB Postpones Implementation Date for New Notice-posting Rule http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/nlrb_postpones_implementation_date_for_new_notice-posting_rule_4240.html 2011-10-13 Georgia Court: Adverse Shareholder Say-on-Pay Vote, Without More, Does Not Invalidate or Require Rescission of Compensation Decisions Made by Directors of Delaware Corporations http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/ga_court_adverse_shareholder_say-on-pay_vote_compensation_decision_directors_delaware_corp_4241.html 2011-10-13 New FDA Guidance for Industry on Implementation of Fee Provisions of the Food Safety Modernization Act http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/fda_guidance_implementation_fee_provisions_food_safety_modernization_act_4237.html 2011-10-11 Big Win for Drug Companies Under the New Jersey Product Liability Act http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/big_win_for_drug_companies_under_nj_product_liability_act_4233.html 2011-10-04 FDA Publishes Final Guidance for Industry on Applications for Nonprescription Drug Products http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/fda_publishes_final_guidance_for_industry_on_applications_nonprescription_drug_products_4234.html 2011-10-04 FDA Issues Compliance Policy Guide That Provides Potential Business Advantage for Filing New Drug Application for Marketed, Unapproved Drug http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/fda_compliance_policy_guide_potential_business_advantage_filing_nda_4232.html 2011-09-30 Public Entities Can Contractually Waive Their Right to Invoke the Doctrine of Nullum Tempus in Pennsylvania http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/public_entities_can_contractually_waive_right_to_invoke_doctrine_of_nullum_tempus_in_pa_4230.html 2011-09-29 IRS Announces New Voluntary Worker Classification Settlement Program http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/irs_announces_new_voluntary_worker_classification_settlement_program_4226.html 2011-09-29 New California Law Prohibits Genetic Discrimination and Can Result in Significant Damages If Violated http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/california_law_prohibits_genetic_discrimination_can_result_significant_damages_if_violated_4222.html 2011-09-23 The Lacey Act Has Teeth http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/the_lacey_act_has_teeth_4217.html 2011-09-20 U.S. District Judge Rejects FDA's Attempted Regulatory Authority over Compounding Pharmacies in United States v. Franck's Lab, Inc. http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/u.s._district_judge_rejects_fda_attempted_regulatory_authority_over_compounding_pharmacies_4218.html 2011-09-20 Discrimination Against the Unemployed Now Banned in New Jersey: Are More-Expansive Federal Protections Far Behind? http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/discrimination_against_unemployed_now_banned_in_new_jersey_4215.html 2011-09-19 New York City's Recently Enacted "Workplace Religious Freedom Act" Expands Employers' Obligations to Accommodate Employees' and Applicants' Religious Practices Under NYC Human Rights Law http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/nyc_workplace_religious_freedom_act_expands_employer_obligations_on_religious_practices_4216.html 2011-09-19 SEC Amended Rule 14a-8 Allows Shareholders Proxy Access to Director Nominations for 2012 Season http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/sec_amended_Rule_14a-8_allows_shareholders_proxy_access_to_director_nomination_2012_season_4213.html 2011-09-16 International Chamber of Commerce Introduces Its New Rules for Arbitration http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/international_chamber_of_commerce_introduces_new_rules_for_arbitration_4212.html 2011-09-13 Third Circuit Holds That Pa. Appraisal Statute Does Not Prevent a Dissenting Shareholder from Separately Pursuing Claim for Breach of Fiduciary Duty Post-merger http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/third_circuit_pa_appraisal_statute_dissenting_shareholder_claim_breach_fiduciary_duty_4210.html 2011-09-08 FDA Issues Draft Guidance for Industry Tablet Scoring http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/fda_issues_draft_guidance_for_industry_tablet_scoring_4206.html 2011-09-02 Triple X: Not Just for the Adult Entertainment Industry http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/triple_x_not_just_for_the_entertainment_industry_4195.html 2011-08-31 European Union Confirms "Get-tough" Approach on Cookies http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/european_union_confirms_get-tough_approach_cookies_4203.html 2011-08-31 Property Tax Appeals May Help Take the Sting out of Double-digit Vacancy Rates in New Jersey http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/property_tax_appeals_may_help_double-digit_vacancy_rates_nj_4204.html 2011-08-31 NLRB Issues Final Rule Requiring All Employers Subject to National Labor Relations Act to Post Notice of Employee Rights to Engage in Union Activity http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/nlrb_final_rule_employers_subject_to_nlra_post_notice_employee_rights_union_activity_4200.html 2011-08-30 Guidance For Employers' Hurricane and Disaster Preparation http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/guidance_for_employers_hurricane_and_disaster_preparation_4193.html 2011-08-26 Attention Owners of Income-Producing Properties in New Jersey: Protect Your Property Tax Appeal Position http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/owners_of_income_producing_property_nj_protect_your_property_tax_appeal_position_4194.html 2011-08-26 IRS Expands Options for Taxpayers Faced with Collection Enforcement Activities http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/irs_expands_options_taxpayers_faced_with_collection_enforcement_4181.html 2011-08-24 Inception of the Online Red Light District: ICANN to Launch Top-level Domain Extension This Fall http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/icann_to_launch_top_level_domain_extension_4189.html 2011-08-22 Revised HSR Premerger Notification Form Goes into Effect http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/revised_hsr_premerger_notification_form_goes_into_effect_4184.html 2011-08-17 CBP to Eliminate Courtesy Notice of Liquidation for Certain Entry Filings, Effective September 30, 2011 http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/cbp_eliminates_courtesy_notice_of_liquidation_for_certain_entry_filings_4185.html 2011-08-17 N.J. Appellate Division Refuses to Certify Class Action Under Telephone Consumer Protection Act; Finds Class Certification Is Not a Superior Method of Proceeding http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/nj_appellate_division_finds_class_certification_not_superior_method_of_proceeding_4180.html 2011-08-10 Summer Business Trips Combined with Vacation May Provide Tax Benefits http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/business_trips_combined_with_vacation_may_provide_tax_benefits_4171.html 2011-08-05 Appeals Court Distinguishes Supreme Court Ruling on Arbitration Clauses Barring Class-action Suits http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/appeals_court_distinguishes_supreme_court_ruling_arbitration_clauses_barring_class_action_4168.html 2011-08-03 FDA Issues Fee Rates Under Food Safety and Modernization Act for Domestic and Foreign Facility Reinspections, Failure to Comply with Recalls, and Importer Reinspection http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/fda_issues_fee_rates_under_fsma_4169.html 2011-08-03 Circuit Courts Uphold Dismissal of Securities Claims Based on Alleged Fraud in Sale of Auction Rate Securities http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/circuit_courts_uphold_dismissal_securities_claims_sale_auction_rate_securities_4170.html 2011-08-03 Federal Circuit Reverses N.Y. District Court: Claims to "Isolated" DNA Are Eligible for Patent Protection http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/federal_circuit_finds_claims_to_isolated_dna_eligible_patent_protection_4167.html 2011-08-02 World Customs Organization Publishes Commentary to Valuation Agreement Related to Dutiable Status of Third-party Royalties and License Fees http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/wco_commentary_valuation_agreement_dutiable_status_third-party_royalties_license_fees_4166.html 2011-08-02 Pennsylvania District Court Dismisses Class Action Against Pharmaceutical Giant Johnson and Johnson http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/pa_district_court_dismisses_class_action_against_pharma_giant_johnson_&_johnson_4162.html 2011-07-26 FDA Issues Proposed Rule to Withdraw Regulations Related to Prescription Drug Marketing Act Pedigree Requirements http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/fda_proposed_rule_withdraw_regs_prescription_drug_marketing_act_pedigree_requirements_4159.html 2011-07-20 The Court Gets It Wright: Unintended Injury Arising from Drunken Horseplay Is Not a Covered "Accident" http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/unintended_injury_from_drunken_horseplay_not_covered_accident_4150.html 2011-07-18 Illinois, Michigan and California State Tax Advisory http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/Illinois_Michigan_and_California_State_Tax_Advisory_4148.html 2011-07-15 California Court Rules That Insurer Has No Duty to Defend or Indemnify Prop. 65 Claim http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/California_Court_Rules_Insurer_Has_No_Duty_Defend_Indemnify_Prop_65_Claim_4149.html 2011-07-15 Proposed Comprehensive Revisions to the U.S. Export Administration Regulations http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/Revisions_export_administation_regulations_EAR_USML_CCL_4147.html 2011-07-14 U.S. Supreme Court Reaffirms Stringent Test for General Jurisdiction over Foreign Manufacturers http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/Supreme_Court_Goodyear_Dunlop_Tires_Operations_Brown_general_personal_jurisdiction_France_4139.html 2011-06-30 New Pennsylvania Law Limits Joint and Several Liability http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/Pennsylvania_senate_bill_1131_joint_several_liaibility_asbestos_mass_tort_4138.html 2011-06-29 Privacy Notice to Be Given by Mexican Entities and Individuals Under the Federal Protection Law of Personal Data http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/Mexico_Federal_Protection_Law_Personal_Data_4136.html 2011-06-28 U.S. Supreme Court Overturns N.J. Supreme Court's Extension of Long-arm Jurisdiction http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/Supreme_Court_McIntyre_Machinery_Nicastro_NJ_long-arm-jurisdiction_product_liability_4137.html 2011-06-28 Appeals Court Rules N.J. WARN Act May Apply to Parent Companies http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/NJ_WARN_Act_DeRosa_Accredited_Home_Lenders_employers_4132.html 2011-06-27 Florida's New Condominium and Homeowners' Associations Laws Take Effect http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/Florida_HB-1195_Condominium_Act_HB-59_homeowners_associations_4120.html 2011-06-23 In Smith v. Bayer Corp., Supreme Court Breathes New Life into Repetitive State Court Class Actions http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/Smith_Bayer_McCollins_Supreme_Court_state_class_actions_relitigation_Baycol_4121.html 2011-06-23 Supreme Court Holds Mutual Fund Investment Adviser Not Liable for Misleading Statements in Fund's Prospectus http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/Supreme_Court_Janus_Capital_Group_First_Derivative_Traders_prospectus_false_4122.html 2011-06-23 U.S. Supreme Court Holds That State-Law-Based Failure-to-Warn Claims Are Federally Preempted Against Generic Drug Manufacturers http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/Supreme_Court_Pliva_Mensing_federal_preemption_generic_pharma_4129.html 2011-06-23 Supreme Court, in Wal-Mart Employment Discrimination Case, Changes the Landscape of Class Action Litigation http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/Supreme_Court_Wal-Mart_Dukes_employment_discrimination_class_action_4119.html 2011-06-22 N.J. Casino Control Commission Issues Rules for Pilot Program for Licensing Small Casinos http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/NJ_Casino_Control_Commission_S-1866_boutique_4114.html 2011-06-21 EB-2 Visas for China and India Move Five Months and Other Immigration Law Updates http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/July_Visa_Bulletin_EB-2_China_india_Mexico_Philllipines_E-Verify_Hazelton_Alabama_VIBE_4115.html 2011-06-21 Florida Minimum Wage Is Now Higher Than Federal Minimum http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/Florida_minimum_wage_cadet_workforce_innovation_7.31_4112.html 2011-06-20 Pennsylvania Court Digs New Ground for Excavator's Lien Claim: Firmer Foundation or Deeper Hole? http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/PA_mechanics_lien_law_BN_Excavating_PBC_Hollow-A_construction_contractors_4111.html 2011-06-17 FDA's Guidelines for Petitions Filed Under Section 505(q) of Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/FDA_petition_505(q)_Food_Drug_Cosmetic_Act_ANDA_pharma_4109.html 2011-06-16 "Religious Worship Services" After-Hours in School Facilities Prohibited by NYC Rule and Sustained by Second Circuit http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/Bronx_Household_Faith_Board_Education_New_York_NYC_religious_worship_services_school_4108.html 2011-06-14 Supreme Court Sets Stage for Skirmish on Price Impact and Securities Class Certification http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/Supreme_Court_Erica_P_John_Fund_Halliburton_price_impact_class_action_certification_4104.html 2011-06-10 Supreme Court Affirms Heightened Burden of Proof to Invalidate Patents http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/Supreme_Court_Microsoft_i4i_USPTO_patent_burden_proof_4102.html 2011-06-10 Pa. Supreme Court to Address Exclusivity of Pa. Workers' Compensation Act in Asbestos Cases http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/PA_Supreme_Court_Landis_Chesterton_Tooey_Steel_workers_compensation_asbestos_4101.html 2011-06-09 Supreme Court Rules That Federally Funded Inventions Are Not Automatically Owned by Universities http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/Supreme_Court_Board_Trustees_Leland_Stanford_University_Roche_Bayh-Dole_invention_patent_4099.html 2011-06-08 SEC Adopts Final Rules on Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Program http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/SEC_Dodd-Frank_whistleblower_rules_4100.html 2011-06-08 Pa. District Court Awards $367,000 in E-discovery Costs to Prevailing Defendants http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/e-discovery_costs_Race_Tires_America_Hoosier_Racing_4096.html 2011-06-07 SEC Proposes Disqualifying "Bad Actors" from Rule 506 Offerings http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/SEC_rule_506_felons_bad_actors_securities_safe_harbor_4092.html 2011-06-06 When Is Defective Construction Work Sufficiently "Unsafe" for N.J. Statute of Repose's Protection of Defendants? http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/NJ_statute_repose_construction_defect_unsafe_port_imperial_4087.html 2011-05-24 Arbitration Is Exclusive Remedy for Displeased New-Home Warranty Claimants, per N.J. Appellate Division http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/NJ_Frumer_National_Home_Insurance_arbitration_buyer_warranty_4088.html 2011-05-24 United Kingdom's New Laws on Cookies and E-commerce http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/UK_Vaizey_EU_e-Privacy_Directive_2009-136-EC_cookies_Article_29_4043.html 2011-05-23 CMS: Proposed Rule for States on Medicaid Fee-for-Service Rate-Setting Procedures http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/CMS_methods_assuring_access_covered_Medicaid_services_4076.html 2011-05-12 In Drug Products Liability, Pa. Supreme Court Denies Attempt to Introduce "Failure-to-Warn" Theories of First Impression http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/PA_Cochran_Wyeth_Redux_Pfizer_diet_drug_heart_disease_4077.html 2011-05-12 FDA Proposes Pre-marketing User Fees for Biosimilar Product Manufacturers Comparable to Fees for Branded Manufacturers http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/FDA_biologics_price_competition_innovation_act_user_fee_biosimilar_biological_4073.html 2011-05-11 FDA: Liquid OTC Drugs with Poorly Labeled Measuring Devices May Constitute Misbranding http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/FDA_liquid_OTC_drugs_labeling_measuring_device_misbranding_4071.html 2011-05-10 OFCCP Proposes Revisions to Veterans' Affirmative Action Regulations http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/OFCCP_revisions_VEVRAA_contractors_subcontractors_veterans_4072.html 2011-05-10 FDA's Interim Final Rules for the Food Safety Modernization Act http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/FDA_food_rules_FSMA_section_207_304_4070.html 2011-05-06 FDA: Processing and Reprocessing Medical Devices in Healthcare Settings http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/FDA_processing_reprocessing_medical_devices_health_care_settings_validation_labeling_4058.html 2011-05-04 FDA Requests Comments on Improving Regulatory Rules http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/FDA_executive_order_13563_improving_regulation_regulatory_review_4054.html 2011-05-03 Class Action Waivers Declared Enforceable by the U.S. Supreme Court http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/ATT_Mobility_Conception_Supreme_Court_class_action_arbitration_waiver_4051.html 2011-04-29 Labeling Changes for Prescription Drugs After New Safety Information: FDA's Draft Guidance http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/FDA_safety_labeling_changes_section_505-o-4_food_drug_cosmetic_act_4050.html 2011-04-28 SEC Proposals for Compensation Committees and Compensation Advisers http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/SEC_listing_standards_compensation_committee_advisers_Dodd-Frank_4049.html 2011-04-25 Long-term Care Pharmacy Joint Venture May Violate Anti-kickback Laws: OIG Issues Advisory Opinion 11-03 http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/OIG_Advisory_Opinion_No_11-03_long-term_care_pharmacy_joint_venture_anti-kickback_4045.html 2011-04-20 Build for the Tenant, but Lien the Landlord's Title? Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Clarifies the Standard http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/MA_Trace_Construction_Dana_Barros_Sports_Complex_lien_landlord_tenant_contractor_4041.html 2011-04-19 Philadelphia "Bans the Box": Employers Cannot Ask About Criminal Convictions on Employment Applications http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/Philadelphia_Fair_Criminal_Records_Screening_Standards_employers_criminal_application_4042.html 2011-04-19 Discrimination Suit of Government Contractor's Employee Can Proceed, Despite Denial of Security Clearance http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/Zeinaldi_Raytheon_security_clearance_government_contractor_employee_4033.html 2011-04-15 To Seek Exclusion of Shareholder Proposals, Companies May Bypass "No-action Letter Request" and Go Directly to Federal Court http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/Shareholder_proposal_exclude_SEC_KBR_Chevedden_Apache_4034.html 2011-04-15 FDA Drafts Pharma Industry Guidance for Postmarketing Studies and Clinical Trials http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/FDA_guidance_postmarketing_studies_clinical_trials_505(o)(3)_Food_Drug_Cosmetic_4028.html 2011-04-14 HSBC India Accounts Sought by IRS: Time Running Out for IRS Voluntary Disclosure by HSBC India Customers http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/HSBC-India_IRS_voluntary_disclosure_program_offshore_accounts_4025.html 2011-04-13 DOL's "Mixed Bag" Final Rule Amends Some FLSA Regulations; Leaves Intact Other Regulations Previously Slated to Change http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/DOL_FLSA_regulations_employers_4022.html 2011-04-11 UK Bribery Act's Impact on Private Equity http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/UK_Bribery_Act_private_equity_investors_4020.html 2011-04-08 Medicare Shared Savings Program and ACO Proposed Regulations: A Summary http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/Medicare_Shared_Savings_Program_ACO_Regulations_4021.html 2011-04-08 Maryland to Restrict Credit Reports in Employment Decisions http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/Maryland_Job_Applicant_Fairness_Act_governor_O-Malley_law_4019.html 2011-04-07 UK Bribery Act, Effective 1 July 2011, to Impact Businesses Large and Small http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/UK_Bribery_Act_MoJ_guidance_4007.html 2011-04-07 U.S. Supreme Court in Matrixx: No Bright Line for "Materiality" in a Securities Fraud Claim http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/Supreme_Court_Zicam_anosmia_Matrixx_Siracusano_materiality_securities_fraud_4015.html 2011-04-05 Securities Fraud Claims Against Outside Law Firm Could Not Be Certified as Class Action, Third Circuit Determines http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/DVI_securities_litigation_Third_Circuit_fraud_class_action_law_firm_10-Q_4016.html 2011-04-05 Supreme Court Decides 340B Entities Cannot Sue Pharmaceutical Manufacturers for Noncompliance with Pharmaceutical Pricing Agreement http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/Supreme_Court_340B_pharma_manufacturers_PPA_4011.html 2011-04-01 IRS Publishes Guidance on Healthcare Reform Changes to Form W-2 http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/IRS_guidance_healthcare_reform_form_w-2_4012.html 2011-04-01 IRS Announces New Voluntary Disclosure Program with Translations in Eight Languages http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/IRS_Voluntary_Disclosure_Chinese_German_Korean_Spanish_Farsi_Hindi_Russian_Vietnamese_3996.html 2011-03-31 IRS Voluntary Disclosure "Penalty Framework" for Offshore Accounts http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/IRS_OVDI_offshore_voluntary_disclosure_penalty_framework_3999.html 2011-03-31 EEOC Issues Final Regulations Implementing ADA Amendments Act http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/EEOC_final_regulations_ADA_ADAAA_4008.html 2011-03-31 Third Circuit Upholds Permitting Testimony of Outside Corporate Counsel Against Former CEO http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/Third_Circuit_United_States_v_Norris_outside_counsel_CEO_4009.html 2011-03-31 Supreme Court Holds That FLSA's Anti-Retaliation Provision Applies to Oral Complaints http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/Kasten_Saint_Gobain_Supreme_Court_oral_complaints_FLSA_employer_4006.html 2011-03-28 Pennsylvania District Court Prevents Disclosure of Hundreds of Confidential Settlement Agreements http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/PA_FTC_Cephalon_confidential_settlement_agreements_4005.html 2011-03-24 Online Retailers and Vendors Advertising on Illinois-based Websites Subject to Tax, Beginning July 1, 2011 http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/Illinois_public_act_096-1544_service_use_tax_website_online_4004.html 2011-03-24 FDA Announces Draft Guidance for Industry on User Fee Waivers, Reductions and Refunds for Drug and Biological Products http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/FDA_draft_guidance_user_fee_waivers_reductions_refunds_drug_biological_products_3994.html 2011-03-17 New Labor Law Establishes Additional Notice and Recordkeeping Requirements for New York Employers http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/NY_Labor_Law_notice_recordkeeping_requirements_employers_3991.html 2011-03-15 The CPSC Product-Safety Database: Now Live and in Full Operation http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/CPSC_product_safety_database_3990.html 2011-03-14 Illinois Supreme Court Clarifies Rights of Lenders and Mechanics Lien Claimants to Proceeds of Foreclosure Sale http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/illinois_rights_lenders_mechanics_lien_claimants_foreclosure_sale_3987.html 2011-03-10 New Medicare Building Code Requirements Raise Concerns for Hospital Provider-based Facilities http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/CMS_Medicare_building_code_requirements_hospitals_3986.html 2011-03-10 FDA Removes More Than 500 Unapproved Prescription Cough, Cold and Allergy Drug Products from the U.S. Market http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/FDA_removes_unapproved_prescription_cough_cold_allergy_drugs_initiative_3985.html 2011-03-09 Fifth Circuit Rules in Favor of Compounding Pharmacies, in Medical Center Pharmacy v. Holder http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/Fifth_Circuit_Medical-Center-Pharmacy_Holder_compounding_3975.html 2011-03-04 What's New for Tax Year 2010 (When Filing in 2011) http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/whats_new_tax_year_2010_filing_in_2011_3971.html 2011-03-02 U.S. Supreme Court Broadens Employer Liability by Upholding "Cat's Paw" Theory in Employment Discrimination Case http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/Supreme_Court_Staub_Proctor_Hospital_cat_paw_employment_discrimination_3972.html 2011-03-02 The New HIPAA Landscape: Enhanced Enforcement, Million-dollar Payments and Data Breach Self-Reporting Requirements Compel Compliance http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/HIPAA_enforcement_penalty_data_breach_self-reporting_compliance_Mass-General_Cignet_Health_3966.html 2011-03-01 CMS Issues Proposed Rule Prohibiting Medicaid Payments for Healthcare-Acquired Conditions http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/CMS_Medicare_Medicaid_rule_healthcare_acquired_conditions_HAC_PPACA_3962.html 2011-02-25 U.S. Indicts Four Credit Suisse Bankers in Increasing Crackdown on Offshore Accounts: Time for Voluntary Disclosure Running Out http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/Credit_Suisse_Frey_Leumi_Maerki_Baumann_Adami_Agustoni_Bergantino_Schaerer_IRS_Offshore_3963.html 2011-02-25 Final Rules to Amend the Bank Secrecy Act Regulations Regarding Reports of Foreign Financial Accounts (FBARs) http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/FinCEN_final_rules_Bank_Secrecy_Act_FBAR_3964.html 2011-02-25 FDA Extends Comment Period for Strategies to Address Animal Drug Products Marketed in the U.S. Without Approval http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/FDA_unapproved_animal_drugs_FDA-2010-N-0528_3960.html 2011-02-23 Design Professionals May File Mechanic's Liens in Massachusetts http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/Design_professionals_architects_file_mechanics_liens_Massachusetts_MA_3956.html 2011-02-18 New Jersey's Bill S-11 Establishes the Atlantic City Tourism District http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/NJ_Bill_S-11_Atlantic_City_Tourism_District_casino_gaming_3943.html 2011-02-11 Mobile Internet Access: The Service That Ate the Radio Spectrum http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/mobile_Internet_access_radiofreqeuncy_broadband_spectrum_FCC_3942.html 2011-02-11 California Supreme Court Expands Retailers' Liability Under Credit Card Privacy Laws http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/California_CA_supreme_court_retailers_credit_card_privacy_ZIP_codes_3945.html 2011-02-11 New Jersey's Bill S-12 Redesigns the Regulatory System for the Gaming Industry http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/NJ_bill_S-12_regulation_gaming_gambling_Atlantic_City_3946.html 2011-02-11 New Jersey's Bill S-490 Permits Casinos to Offer Internet Wagering http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/NJ_bill_S-490_casinos_Internet_wagering_Atlantic_City_3947.html 2011-02-11 New Jersey's Bill S-1866 Permits the Construction of "Boutique" Casinos http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/NJ_bill_S-1866_construction_boutique_casinos_Atlantic_City_3948.html 2011-02-11 FDA Issues "Non-Binding" Park Doctrine Criteria for Potential Referral of "Responsible Corporate Officials" for Prosecution for Alleged Violations of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/FDA_Park_doctrine_prosecution_corporate_officials_Food_Drug_Cosmetics_Act_3941.html 2011-02-10 CMS Proposes New Rule on Patient Quality-of-Care Complaints http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/CMS_rule_patient_quality_care_complaints_QIO_3937.html 2011-02-09 IRS Announces New Voluntary Disclosure Program http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/IRS_Offshore_Voluntary_Disclosure_Program_2011_OVDI_3939.html 2011-02-09 New York State Orders Increases in Base Wages for Hospitality Industry's Service Employees, and Other Significant Changes http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/NY_New_York_State_wage_order_hospitality_industry_3938.html 2011-02-09 SEC Finalizes Rules for Shareholders' Say-on-Pay, Say-on-Frequency and Say-on-Golden Parachute Votes http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/SEC_shareholder_vote_say_on_pay_frequency_golden_parachute_3935.html 2011-02-04 SEC Proposes Amendments per Dodd-Frank to Accredited Investor Standards http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/SEC_amendments_Dodd_Frank_accredited_investors_standards_3934.html 2011-02-02 UK Ministry of Justice Confirms Delay with Bribery Act Guidance http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/UK_MoJ_delay_guidance_Bribery_Act_3933.html 2011-02-01 New Jersey Significantly Amends Construction Lien Law, Effective Immediately http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/NJ_amended_construction_law_lien_law_3931.html 2011-01-31 OFCCP Affirmative Action Directive Gives New Guidance for Healthcare Providers and Insurers http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/OFCCP_affirmative_action_guidance_healthcare_provider_insurer_FEHBP_TRICARE_3932.html 2011-01-31 Supreme Court Broadens Scope of Title VII Anti-Retaliation Provision to Include Employees with Close Relationships to Employee Engaging in Protected Activity http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/Supreme_Court_Title_VII_retaliation_employee_relationship_3929.html 2011-01-28 The Changing Landscape of Competition Law: Massachusetts Noncompete Bill Re-Filed http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/mass_noncompete_bill_refiled_3928.html 2011-01-27 FDA Issues Guidance on Dietary Supplement cGMP Regulations http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/FDA_guidance_dietary_supplement_cGMP_regulations_3927.html 2011-01-27 New Alternatives to Condominium Structure for Florida Real Estate Developers http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/Florida_non-condominium_condo_real_estate_development_3924.html 2011-01-24 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Already Nearing 2011 Cap for H-1B Petitions http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/USCIS_citizenship_immigration_H-1B_petition_cap_2011_3918.html 2011-01-11 IRS Changes Payment Procedure for Private Foundation Excise Taxes, Effective January 1, 2011 http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/IRS_private_foundation_electronic_federal_tax_payment_system_EFTPS_3906.html 2010-12-31 The Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/Tax_Relief_Unemployment_Insurance_Reauthorization_Job_Creation_Act_2010.3904.html 2010-12-27 Suspension of Implementation of Part 6 of the Updated Form I-129 Regarding Export Control Questions http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/Suspension_of_Implementation_Part_6_Updated_Form_I-129_Export_Control_Questions_3905.html 2010-12-23 Tax Relief Act of 2010: Year-End Planning and Beyond http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/Tax_Relief_Unemployment_Insurance_Reauthorization_Job_Creation_Act_2010_estate_gift_GST_3899.html 2010-12-23 Export Control Compliance for Employers and Other Immigration Law Updates http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/US_Immigration_export_control_visa_employer_3898.html 2010-12-20 New NLRB Decision Likely to Aid Union Organizing http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/NLRB_Dana_UAW_labor_union_organizing_CBA_3896.html 2010-12-15 Delaware Supreme Court Reverses Ruling on Term-Lengths for Directors Serving on Staggered Boards http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/Delaware_Supreme_Court_Airgas_Air_Products_board_directors_stockholders_annual_meeting_3897.html 2010-12-15 Dodd-Frank Act Update: SEC Proposes Rules Applicable to Investment Advisers http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/Dodd-Frank_update_SEC_rules_investment_advisers_3891.html 2010-12-06 When Does the Payment of Low Reimbursement Rates or Other Conduct by an Insurer Violate the Antitrust Laws? http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/West_Penn_Allegheny_Health_UPMC_reimbursement_antitrust_3890.html 2010-12-06 FDA Food Safety Modernization Act Passes U.S. Senate http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/FDA_Food_Safety_Modernization_Act_Senate_510_3888.html 2010-12-03 Expanded 1099 Reporting for Rental Property Owners http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/Expanded_1099_Reporting_Rental_Property_Owners_3887.html 2010-12-01 Chicago Tax Law Update http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/Chicago_tax_law_update_3886.html 2010-11-29 A "Less" Flexible Savings Account, Starting in 2011 http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/less_flexible_savings_account_in_2011_3883.html 2010-11-24 Seventh Circuit Ruling on Personal Jurisdiction in Hemi Case May Impact All Internet Retailers http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/ruling_on_personal_jurisdiction_hemi_may_impact_internet_retailers_3882.html 2010-11-24 EEOC Issues Final Regulations Regarding Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/eeoc_issues_final_regulations_title_II_genetic_information_nondisclosure_act_3875.html 2010-11-22 HHS Announces $335 Million in Available Funding for Existing Healthcare Centers http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/HHS_PPACA_CMS_section_330_health_center_expansion_funding_3873.html 2010-11-19 U.S. Department of Labor Further Expands Jurisdiction over Hospitals and Healthcare Providers; TRICARE Agreements Impose Affirmative Action Obligations http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/DOL_OFCCP_Florida_Hospital_affirmative_action_federal_subcontractor_3865.html 2010-11-15 Small Business Jobs Act Contains Breaks for Businesses and Individuals http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/small_business_jobs_act_contains_breaks_for_businesses_and_individuals_3863.html 2010-11-11 SEC Proposes Say-on-Pay and Say-on-Golden-Parachute Rules http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/SEC_say_on_pay_golden_parachute_Dodd_Frank_3859.html 2010-11-05 Election Results Provide Sweeping Changes for Georgia's Restrictive Covenant Law and Employers http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/Georgia_election_amendment_HB_173_restrictive_covenant_law_3860.html 2010-11-05 Acting Solicitor General Gives Government's Position on Generic-Pharma Preemption to U.S. Supreme Court http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/Solicitor_General_Federal_Preemption_Generic_Drugs_Pharma_Supreme_Court_3858.html 2010-11-04 Immigration Fees Increase; November Cut-Off Dates See Little Movement http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/Immigration_November_Visa_Bulletin_fee_increase_3857.html 2010-11-02 Acquisition of Company Assets May Include Unclaimed Property Liabilities http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/acquisition_company_assets_unclaimed_property_liability_3856.html 2010-10-29 Eminent-Domain Reform Bill Advances in New Jersey State Senate, But Does Not Take a Big Leap http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/NJ_eminent_domain_bill_S-1451_real_estate_3849.html 2010-10-21 U.S. Military's TRICARE Health Program Issues Retail Pharmacy Refund Rule for Drug Prescriptions http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/TRICARE_retail_pharmacy_drug_refund_program_3838.html 2010-10-19 Pennsylvania Provides Stiff Criteria for Classifying Employees and Independent Contractors http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/PA_Pennsylvania_construction_workplace_misclassification_employee_contractor_3842.html 2010-10-15 Temporary Provisions of Small-Business Act Exclude Tax on 100 Percent of Gain on Qualified Small-Business Stock Through the Remainder of 2010 http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/Small_Business_Jobs_Credit_Act_tax_exclusion_QSBS_3843.html 2010-10-15 CMS's Stark Law Self-Referral Disclosure Protocol Raises Tough Decisions for Healthcare Providers http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/CMS_Stark_Law_physician_self_referral_disclosure_protocol_SRDP_health_3840.html 2010-10-14 UK Clarifies Wide-Ranging Bribery Laws and the Impact on Non-UK Companies http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/UK_MoJ_consultation_draft_guidance_Bribery_Act_2010_non-UK_companies_3837.html 2010-10-07 SEC Proposes New MD&amp;A Disclosure Requirement for Short-Term Borrowing Arrangements http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/SEC_MD_A_disclosure_short_term_borrowing_3830.html 2010-10-04 New Jersey Appeals Court Allows Counsel During Jury Selection to Research Potential Jurors on the Internet http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/NJ_laptop_internet_research_jury_selection_juror_3828.html 2010-10-01 Reminder: Review Employment Application Forms by November 4, 2010, for Compliance with "Ban the Box" Legislation in Massachusetts http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/Massachusetts_MA_ban_the_box_employment_application_3829.html 2010-10-01 New York Amends Public Authorities Law for Subcontractors Filing Liens on NYC School Construction Authority Projects http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/NY_Public_Authorities_Law_NYC_School_Construction_Subcontractor_Lien_3822.html 2010-09-27 U.S. District Court Imposes Stiff Sanctions for Destruction of Electronically Stored Information in Discovery http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/eDiscovery_ESI_spoliation_Victor_Stanley_Creative_Pipe_Grimm_3824.html 2010-09-27 Internal Revenue Service "Going Green" with the Elimination of Paper Payment Coupons http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/irs_eliminating_paper_coupons_3818.html 2010-09-23 IRS Offers One-Time Special Relief Filing Program: Last Chance for Small Tax-Exempt Organizations to Preserve Their Exempt Status http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/irs_offers_filing_relief_for_small_nonprofits_3819.html 2010-09-23 In Stricker Case, District Court to Dismiss Medicare's Suit Seeking Reimbursement from Defendants, Insurers and Attorneys http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/Stricker_Abernathy_Monsanto_Medicare_MSP_statute_limitations_3816.html 2010-09-22 SEC Provides Relief for Non-Accelerated Filers from Auditor Attestation Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/SEC_Dodd_Frank_Section_404_auditor_attestation_reporting_3817.html 2010-09-22 Class Action Lawsuit Challenges Medicare's Recovery Practices Under the Medicare Secondary Payer Statute http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/Haro_Sebelius_MSP_class_action_Medicare_3814.html 2010-09-21 New Massachusetts Law Requires Employee Notification for Negative Materials Placed in Personnel Records http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/Massachusetts_MA_Employee_Notification_Negative_Personnel_Records_3813.html 2010-09-20 Massachusetts Appeals Court Rules on Burden of Proof for Lien Claimants http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/Massachusetts_MA_lien_law_subcontractor_burden_proof_3812.html 2010-09-16 Impacts of the US Financial Reform Act on International Business http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/US_Financial_Reform_Dodd_Frank_Europe_Akzo_Nobel_3807.html 2010-09-14 USCIS's Fee Increases and Other Immigration Law Updates http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/immigration_law_update_3805.html 2010-09-13 SEC Adopts New Rules Providing Proxy Access for Shareholders http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/sec_adopts_new_rules_providing_proxy_access_for_shareholders_3800.html 2010-09-10 The Windy State: New Jersey Approves Offshore Wind Legislation http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/NJ_New_Jersey_Offshore_Wind_Energy_Legislation_3796.html 2010-09-02 U.S. Justice Department's New ADA Regulations and Accessibility Guidelines for Places of Public Accommodation and Public Entities http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/DOJ_ADA_title_II_II_regulations_accessibility_3794.html 2010-08-31 U.S. Financial Reform: The Regulation of Derivatives and Swap-Trading Provisions http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/financial_reform_derivatives_swap_trading_3761.html 2010-08-24 U.S. Financial Reform: Too-Big-to-Fail Bailout Avoidance Provisions http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/financial_reform_orderly_liquidation_bailout_avoidance_3762.html 2010-08-24 U.S. Financial Reform: Creation of the Federal Insurance Office and the Financial Stability Oversight Council http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/financial_reform_federal_insurance_office_FIO_3763.html 2010-08-24 U.S. Financial Reform: Capital Requirements for Financial Institutions http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/financial_reform_financial_institution_requirements_3764.html 2010-08-24 U.S. Financial Reform: Modifications to the U.S. Federal Reserve's Emergency Lending Authority http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/financial_reform_federal_reserve_emergency_lending_3765.html 2010-08-24 U.S. Financial Reform: The Volcker Rule and Improvements in the Regulation of Banking Entities and Nonbank Financial Companies Supervised by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/financial_reform_volcker_rule_bank_regulation_3750.html 2010-08-24 Tax Amnesties in Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico and D.C. http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/Tax_amnesty_Florida_Illinois_Kansas_Minnesota_Nevada_New_Mexico_DC_3788.html 2010-08-24 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010: Congress Enacts Sweeping Financial Reform http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/Dodd_Frank_Wall_Street_Reform_Consumer_Protection_Act_3760.html 2010-08-24 U.S. Financial Reform: Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/mortgage_reform_anti_predatory_lending_act_3766.html 2010-08-24 U.S. Financial Reform: Corporate Governance and Executive Compensation Provisions for Public Companies http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/corporate_governance_executive_compensation_provisions_3767.html 2010-08-24 U.S. Financial Reform: Credit Rating Agencies http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/credit_rating_agencies_3768.html 2010-08-24 U.S. Financial Reform: Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 Institutes First Federal Regulation of Debit Card Interchange Fees http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/financial_reform_consumer_financial_protection_act_2010_debit_card_fees_3770.html 2010-08-24 U.S. Financial Reform: New Whistleblower Incentives and Protections, and More Enforcement Expected http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/financial_reform_new_whistleblower_incentives_protections_3772.html 2010-08-24 U.S. Financial Reform: Municipal Securities http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/financial_reform_municipal_securities_3773.html 2010-08-24 U.S. Financial Reform: Creation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/financial_reform_creation_consumer_financial_protection_bureau_3774.html 2010-08-24 U.S. Financial Reform: Registration of Advisors to Private Investment Funds and Pools, and of Small Advisory Firms http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/financial_reform_registration_advisors_private_investment_funds_3753.html 2010-08-24 Illinois Enacts New Tax Amnesty http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/Illinois_tax_amnesty_3782.html 2010-08-20 Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act Amended to Expand Coverage, Increase Penalties and Toughen Enforcement http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/Illinois_Wage_Payment_Collection_Act_amendments_IWPCA_3778.html 2010-08-13 New Massachusetts Prompt-Pay Law to Govern Private Construction http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/Massachusetts_prompt_pay_law_construction_3777.html 2010-08-12 Wiggle Room for Local Regulation of Marcellus Gas Drilling, or Potentially Reversible Error? http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/local_regulation_marcellus_shale_drilling_3771.html 2010-08-10 In Pennsylvania Products Liability Decisions, Pharmaceutical Manufacturers May Lose a Little, but Gain a Lot http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/PA_product_liability_pharma_wyeth_3769.html 2010-08-10 Data Protection Regulator for Germany's Schleswig-Holstein Calls for European Review of FTC's Safe-Harbor Program http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/Germany_Schleswig_Holstein_Thilo_Weichert_Safe_Harbor_Data_Protecton_3759.html 2010-08-06 Massachusetts Prompt-Pay Act Heads to Governor's Desk http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/Massachusetts_MA_prompt_pay_act_3757.html 2010-08-05 Federal Government to Provide Its Position on Generic Preemption to the U.S. Supreme Court http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/federal_government_provide_position_generic_presumption_supreme_court_3751.html 2010-08-03 Beyond Wall Street, the Dodd-Frank Act's Potential Impact on Whistleblowing http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/Dodd-Frank_financial_reform_employee_whistleblower_3746.html 2010-07-29 SEC Issues Concept Release on the "Plumbing" of the U.S. Proxy System http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/SEC_Proxy_Plumbing_release_3745.html 2010-07-28 Ninth Circuit Applies California Law to Determine Independent-Contractor Status, Despite Choice-of-Law Provision for Texas http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/Ninth_Circuit_California_Independent_Contractor_Texas_3741.html 2010-07-27 U.S. Department of Labor Clarifies When Employees Standing "In Loco Parentis" May Take FMLA Leave to Care for a Child http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/DOL_FMLA_loco_parentis_leave_3734.html 2010-07-15 Significant Changes to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Will Protect Drafts of Expert Reports from Discovery http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/FRCP_Rule_26_expert_witness_3735.html 2010-07-15 Pennsylvania Adopts Legislation Granting Automatic Extension to Development Approvals http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/PA_Extension_Real_Estate_Development_Approvals_3731.html 2010-07-12 UK Updates Guidance for Data-Protection Legislation with Online Code of Practice for Personal Information http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/UK_ICO_Personal_Information_Online_Code_Practice.3732.html 2010-07-12 Homebuyer Tax Credits Extended: And They Said There Were No Second Chances . . . http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/homebuyer_tax_credits_extended_3729.html 2010-07-08 U.S. Supreme Court Establishes "Transaction Test" to Determine Extraterritorial Reach of Section 10(b) of Exchange Act and SEC Rule 10b-5 http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/Supreme_Court_Transaction_Test_SEC_10b_3725.html 2010-06-30 U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Sole Reliance on Machine-or-Transformation Test for Patent-Eligibility of Processes and Business Methods http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/Supreme_Court_Patent_Process_Business_Method_3724.html 2010-06-29 India EB-2 Cut-Off Date Jumps Forward and Other Immigration Law Updates http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/india_eb2_cutoff_date_jumps_forward_immigration_updates_3718.html 2010-06-28 U.S. Supreme Court Limits Honest-Services Fraud Prosecutions to Schemes to Defraud Involving Bribes or Kickbacks http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/us_supreme_court_limits_honest_services_fraud_3720.html 2010-06-28 Supreme Court Allows Arbitrators to Determine Validity of Arbitration Agreements, Strengthening Enforcement http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/Supreme_Court_Arbitration_Agreements_Arbitrators_3715.html 2010-06-24 Supreme Court Concludes Employer Had Legitimate Interest in Reviewing Employee's Text Messaging http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/Ontario_Quon_Employee_Text_Messaging_3704.html 2010-06-22 Long-Anticipated "Carried Interest" Tax Legislation Moves Closer to Reality http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/Carried_Interest_Closing_Tax_Loopholes_3700.html 2010-06-17 UK to Focus Efforts on Regulating Online Advertising http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/uk_focuses_efforts_online_advertising_3689.html 2010-06-08 Florida's New Condominium and Homeowners' Associations Laws http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/florida_new_condominium_hoa_laws_3686.html 2010-06-07 Ninth Circuit Holds Application for Copyright Registration Sufficient to Bring Suit in Federal Court http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/ninth_circuit_application_copyright_sufficient_federal_court_3687.html 2010-06-07 U.S. Senate Passes Massive Hedge Fund Managers Regulation Bill http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/senate_passes_hedge_fund_managers_regulation_bill_3688.html 2010-06-07 U.S. Department of Labor Issues New Regulations on Nonagricultural Child Labor http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/DOL_nonagricultural_child_labor_3684.html 2010-06-03 Department of Labor's New Regulations Require Federal Contractors and Subcontractors to Post Notices Informing Employees of Rights to Join a Union http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/dol_requires_federal_contractors_post_notices_informing_employees_right_join_union_3683.html 2010-06-02 German Privacy Regulators Issue Decision on Data Protection and Safe-Harbor Self-Certification of US Companies http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/Dusseldorfer_Kreis_Safe_Harbor_Privacy_3680.html 2010-05-28 New York's High Court Holds U.S. Supreme Court's Faragher-Ellerth Defense for Employers in Harassment Claims Is Inapplicable Under New York City Human Rights Law http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/Faragher_Ellerth_Affirmative_Defense_NYCHRL_3670.html 2010-05-19 New Jersey Governor Eliminates "Time-of-Decision" Rule in Favor of "Time-of-Application" Rule http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/NJ_Senate_Bill_82_Zoning_3658.html 2010-05-12 One Month After Healthcare-Reform Legislation: Update on the New Regulatory Guidance http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/Healthcare_reform_regulatory_guidance_3657.html 2010-05-11 New Jersey Case with International Significance: Appellate Court Stays Enforcement of Foreign Country Money-Judgments Recognition Act http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/NJ_Kitchens_Evans_foreign_judgment_3655.html 2010-05-10 Reimbursement Requests for Early Retiree Reinsurance Program May Exceed Funding http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/HHS_Early_Retiree_Reinsurance_Program_3656.html 2010-05-10 Continuing Extension Act Lengthens COBRA Subsidy Period Again http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/COBRA_Continuing_Extension_Act_3641.html 2010-04-30 No Longer Tilting at Windmills: Department of the Interior Approves Cape Wind Project http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/Cape_Wind_Energy_Project_Approved_3642.html 2010-04-30 FINRA Issues Regulatory Guidance for Broker-Dealers' Investigations in Private Placements http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/FINRA_guidance_private_placements_3640.html 2010-04-28 Antitrust Enforcement Agencies Propose Revised Horizontal Merger Guidelines http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/antitrust_FTC_horizontal_merger_guidelines_3635.html 2010-04-23 Medicare Secondary Payer Reporting and Repayment Obligations: Is Relief on the Way? http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/medicare_secondary_payer_reporting_3633.html 2010-04-22 Florida District Court Ruling on Condo Buyers' Deposits Opens Door for Canceled Contracts and Refunds http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/Florida_condo_escrow_3632.html 2010-04-21 ITC Rules That Litigation Expenses May Satisfy "Domestic Industry" Requirement for Patents http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/ITC_Coaxial_Cable_Domestic_Industry_3631.html 2010-04-20 Tougher Bribery Legislation Passes in the UK http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/UK_Bribery_Act_2010_3628.html 2010-04-19 Cadmium Products Now in Crosshairs of Federal and State Legislators http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/cadmium_ban_toys_consumer_product_safety_3620.html 2010-04-09 Recent Tax Changes Affect Companies Doing Business in Colorado, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/Tax_Amnesty_MA_PA_Retailer_CO_3621.html 2010-04-09 U.S. Supreme Court's Sixth-Amendment Ruling Requires Defense Counsel to Inform Immigrant When Plea May Lead to Deportation http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/Padilla_Supreme_Court_Immigrant_Plea_3617.html 2010-04-07 Employer Tax Benefits in Newly Enacted HIRE Act http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/HIRE_Act_employer_tax_benefits_3613.html 2010-04-05 Modifications to Press-Release Requirements for NASDAQ-Listed Companies http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/modifications_to_press_release_requirements_nasdaq_listed_companies_3611.html 2010-04-01 District Court Invalidates Claims to Isolated DNA Molecules and Methods of Their Use; Finds Subject Matter Ineligible for Patent Protection http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/Myriad_DNA_Patent_3609.html 2010-03-31 Healthcare Reform: What Is the Impact on Employers? 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http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/SEC_Climate_Change_Disclosure_3579.html 2010-03-05 COBRA Premium Subsidy Extended Once Again http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/COBRA_subsidy_extended_3577.html 2010-03-04 U.S. Supreme Court Endorses "Nerve Center" Test to Determine Corporations' State Citizenship, Potentially Affecting California Litigation http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/Hertz_Friend_nerve_center_3565.html 2010-02-26 California Supreme Court Rules "Kin Care" Law Inapplicable to Leave Plans Providing Unlimited or Uncapped Paid Sick Time http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/CA_Kin_Care_Sick_Time_html.3564 2010-02-25 Data Security Compliance Deadlines Are Quickly Approaching http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/Data_Security_Compliance_FTC_MA_3562.html 2010-02-16 New Jersey Supreme Court Extends Long-Arm Jurisdiction to Foreign Manufacturers Under the Stream-of-Commerce Theory http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/Nicastro_McIntyre_NJ_product_liability_3560.html 2010-02-12 Title Insurance 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http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert3309.html 2009-06-23 Pennsylvania Mini-COBRA Signed into Law http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert3308.html 2009-06-22 SEC Proposes Significant Proxy Rule Changes to Provide Shareholder Access to the Director Nomination Process http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert3307.html 2009-06-22 Challenging Times: Rethinking and Reshaping Estate Plans in New Tax and Economic Environments http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert3305.html 2009-06-17 IRS Issues Guidance on Electing Investment Tax Credit in Lieu of Production Tax Credit for Specified Renewable Energy Property http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert3302.html 2009-06-15 Facebook's New Vanity URLs: Trademark Owners May Need to Protect Their Brands from Infringement http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert3300.html 2009-06-12 E-Verify Requirement for Federal Contractors Delayed Again http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert3288.html 2009-06-02 FDA Seeks Comments on "Risk Information" in Advertising from Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Manufacturers http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert3282.html 2009-05-28 President Obama Signs into Law the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert3280.html 2009-05-27 Split Vote by CPSC Signals That Tracking Labels Must Be Placed on Children's Products by August 14, 2009 http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert3281.html 2009-05-27 FAR Rules for Stimulus-Funded Contracts: Alert 5 - Federal Publication of Contract Actions http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert3278.html 2009-05-26 U.S. Senate and SEC Corporate Governance Proposals http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert3277.html 2009-05-22 New RES Component of Cap-and-Trade Bill Would Add to Existing Federal Incentives http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert3275.html 2009-05-22 The Walls Are Closing In: Chinese Drywall Issues Prompt Legislation and Litigation http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert3274.html 2009-05-21 Supreme Court Confirms Application of Twombly to All Civil Cases http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert3273.html 2009-05-21 SAFETY Act Offers Both Liability Protection and Liability Avoidance for Companies, Directors and Officers, and Preservation of Stockholders' Value http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert3271.html 2009-05-18 FAR Rules for Stimulus Funded Contracts: Alert 4 - GAO and Inspector General Oversight http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert3270.html 2009-05-15 FAR Rules for Stimulus Funded Contracts: Alert 3 - Enhanced Contractors' Internet-Quarterly-Reporting Requirements http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert3264.html 2009-05-14 Group Health Plan Sponsors Now Required to Comply with CHIPRA http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert3265.html 2009-05-14 More Aggressive Antitrust Enforcement Ahead http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert3260.html 2009-05-13 SEC Files Credit Default Swap Insider-Trading Case http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert3259.html 2009-05-12 FAR Rules for Stimulus Funded Contracts: Alert 2 - Enhanced Whistleblower Protections http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert3252.html 2009-05-06 Pennsylvania High Court Strikes Ban on Gaming Licensees' Political Contributions http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert3254.html 2009-05-06 FAR Rules for Stimulus Funded Contracts: Alert 1 - Buy-American Provisions http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert3249.html 2009-05-05 Department of Homeland Security Announces Shift in Focus to Criminal Prosecution of Employers That Hire Undocumented Workers http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert3250.html 2009-05-05 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bars Use of Customs Bond Forms with Extraneous Information http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert3247.html 2009-05-04 "Red Flag" Identity Theft Rules Apply to Unsuspecting Businesses; FTC Extends Compliance Deadline Again http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert3016.html 2009-05-01 Preparing Your Workplace for a Potential Swine Flu Pandemic: A Checklist for Employers http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert3241.html 2009-04-29 EEOC Issues Guidance on Employer Best Practices for Workers with Caregiving Responsibilities http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert3239.html 2009-04-27 2009 Amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law Address Corporate Governance, Focus on Stockholder Rights http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert3234.html 2009-04-22 Employers May Require Union Employees to Arbitrate Statutory Discrimination Claims Under the Arbitration Provision of a Labor Contract http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert3232.html 2009-04-21 Environmental Protection Agency's "Endangerment" Proposal: A Carrot or a Stick? 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Guidance on Section 3(a)(10) Exemption http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2920.html 2008-07-09 SEC Approves One-Year Extension of Requirement for Auditor Attestation of Internal Controls for Smaller Public Companies http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2918.html 2008-07-08 Delaware Governor Vetoes Bill Restricting Use of Eminent Domain http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2910.html 2008-07-02 IFRS Becoming a Reality: International Financial Reporting Standards http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2911.html 2008-07-02 Florida's New Condominium and Homeowners Association Laws Take Effect http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2908.html 2008-07-01 Carbon Policy: In the Absence of Federal Legislation, California Announces Aggressive State-Level Carbon Strategy http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2905.html 2008-06-30 Supreme Court Clarifies the Extent to Which the False Claims Act Applies http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2904.html 2008-06-27 Settlement Bans Health Care 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http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2865.html 2008-06-04 U.S. Supreme Court Set to Decide If Transfer Tax Exemption Applies to Section 363 Sales http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2861.html 2008-06-02 With Efforts Underway to Overhaul the CPSC, Now Is the Time to Re-Examine Consumer Product Safety Compliance Programs http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2854.html 2008-05-28 "The Little Tax Credits That Could": The Ongoing Saga of the Renewable Energy Tax Credits http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2852.html 2008-05-27 Florida Eliminates Return for Transfers of Interest in Real Property (Form DR-219) http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2853.html 2008-05-27 Nursing Homes Be Aware: OIG Issues Supplemental Compliance Program Guidance http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2848.html 2008-05-21 Treasury Department Issues Proposed Regulations Governing Review of Foreign Investment in the United States http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2849.html 2008-05-21 Important New Employment Legislation Prohibits Discrimination Based on Genetic Information Federally and Provides for Paid Family Leave in New Jersey http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2838.html 2008-05-13 Immigration: Cap Gap Extension http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2835.html 2008-05-07 FDA Announces Draft Prescription Drug User Fee Act for Drug Safety Five-Year Plan http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2833.html 2008-05-06 Amendments to Florida Condominium Act http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2834.html 2008-05-06 Pain Pumps: The Next Medical Device Litigation Wave? http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2830.html 2008-05-02 New Case Adopts "Common Sense" Approach to Academic Medical Center Stark Exception http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2832.html 2008-05-02 Wage and Hour Violations Now Result in Triple Damages Under Massachusetts Law http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2823.html 2008-04-25 Invalid Subpoenas Sent Via E-Mail: New and Dangerous Internet Scam 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