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2/2/2012 Venture Capital & Emerging Companies Alert: New Small Offering Exemption Receiving Support
1/24/2012 Antitrust & Federal Regulation Alert: FTC Announces Increased HSR Thresholds
1/19/2012 Venture Capital & Emerging Companies Alert: Removing the Ban on General Solicitations Gaining Momentum
1/13/2012 Government Law Alert: Supreme Court Affirms Ban on Campaign Contributions and Independent Expenditures by Foreign Nationals
1/13/2012 Employment, Labor & Benefits Alert: Massachusetts State Senate Recommends Passage of Bill Providing Leave to Victims of Domestic Violence
1/12/2012 Environmental Alert: Sackett v. EPA: United States Supreme Court Critical of EPA
1/9/2012 Venture Capital & Emerging Companies Alert: Crowdfunding: A 2012 Event?
1/9/2012 Privacy & Security Alert: New Year’s Resolutions — Privacy & Security
1/9/2012 Immigration Alert: Employment-Based Second Preference (EB-2) Cut-off Dates for China and India Continue Significant Advancement
1/9/2012 Distressed Debt Alert: Distressed Claims Trading: Insider Trading May Lead to Disallowance of Bankruptcy Claims and Breach of Fiduciary Duties
1/6/2012 Corporate Compliance Alert: California’s New Forced Labor Disclosure Law: Empowering Consumers while Burdening the Supply Chain California slavery and human trafficking law affects more than mega-retailers and major manufacturers.
1/4/2012 Environmental Alert: Sackett v. EPA: Does the Constitution Mandate the Ability to Challenge an EPA Order Pre-Enforcement?
12/27/2011 Employment, Labor & Benefits Alert: New York Appellate Court Defines Summary Judgment Standard for New York City Human Rights Law Claims
12/23/2011 Litigation Alert: Drinking During the Holidays: Protecting Yourself and Your Children
12/22/2011 Environmental Alert: Appropriations Bill Does Not Limit Clean Water Act Jurisdiction
12/21/2011 Litigation Alert: CDC Survey Reveals Sexual Violence Is Widespread, while Campuses Report More Sexual Assaults — How to Protect Your Family and Children
12/20/2011 Energy & Clean Technology Alert: 2012 Defense Act Liberalizes Section 1603 Grant Rules for Regulated Public Utility Property
12/15/2011 Employment, Labor & Benefits Alert: California’s New Wage Theft Protection Act: Happy New Year to California Employers
12/14/2011 Housing Alert: Supreme Judicial Court to Consider Whether Cheap Market-Rate Housing Can Be Counted in Determining Compliance of Towns with Chapter 40B
12/13/2011 Health Care Antitrust Alert: FTC Does Not Embrace Dentist Board’s Anticompetitive Activity
12/13/2011 Employment, Labor & Benefits Alert: The New York Wage Theft Prevention Act’s Annual Pay Notice Deadline Is Just Around the Corner
12/12/2011 Environmental Alert: MassDEP’s Proposed Approach to Anaerobic Digestion: Solution or Stomachache?
11/30/2011 Environmental Alert: Impending Changes to Underground Storage Tank Regulations
11/28/2011 Immigration Alert: USCIS Announces Fiscal Year 2012 H-1B Cap Reached
11/17/2011 Employment, Labor & Benefits Alert: New Jersey Employment Law Alert: Employers Must Immediately Post and Distribute Record-keeping Notice
11/15/2011 Immigration Alert: H-1B Cap Update for FY 2012
11/10/2011 Public Finance Alert: Recent Developments Regarding Issuer Responsibility for Reviewing Initial Offering Prices of Bonds
11/3/2011 Intellectual Property Alert: Do You Qualify for the “Micro Entity” Discount?
11/1/2011 Venture Capital & Emerging Companies Alert: Tax Incentive to Invest in Small Businesses Prior to Year End
10/28/2011 Immigration Alert: Immigration News Update for October 2011
10/24/2011 Securities Alert: SEC’s Microcap Fraud Working Group Roundtable Airs Problems, Offers Suggestions
10/20/2011 Securities Law/Privacy Alert: SEC Provides Disclosure Guidance on Cybersecurity
10/20/2011 Public Finance Alert: Schedule K and Post-Issuance Compliance
10/17/2011 Intellectual Property Alert: Federal Circuit Affirms ITC’s Extraterritorial Authority in Trade Secret Cases
10/14/2011 Environmental Alert: EPA Revises Lead Paint Rules for Building Renovations
10/12/2011 Immigration Alert: FY 2012 H-1B Cap Update
10/11/2011 Litigation Alert: Maxwell-Jolly: Supreme Court Considers Whether Supremacy Clause Can Be Used to Directly Challenge State Statutes
10/10/2011 Health Law Alert: Maxwell-Jolly: Supreme Court Considers Whether Supremacy Clause Can be Used to Challenge State Medicaid Rate Cuts
9/26/2011 Employment, Labor & Benefits Alert: Social Network Warning – Employers Should Use Caution in Disciplining Employees for On-line Statements
9/16/2011 Intellectual Property Alert: Leahy-Smith America Invents Act – What You Need to Know Now
9/15/2011 Trademark Alert: Act Now to Prevent Use of Your Trademark in Connection with New .XXX Adult Entertainment Domain Names
9/13/2011 Franchise Alert: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Affirms Lower Court Ruling in Favor of Employees Misclassified as Franchisees/Independent Contractors
9/8/2011 Housing Alert: Chapter 40B Safe from Yet Another Attack, For Now
9/8/2011 Corporate Alert: UK Bribery Act: Understanding & Mitigating Risks
9/7/2011 Employment, Labor & Benefits Alert: NLRB Requires Non-Union Employers to Post Unionization Rights Notices
8/19/2011 Trademark Alert: What the .XXX “Sunrise B Period” Means for Trademark Registration Owners
8/18/2011 Corporate & Securities Alert: Federal Appeals Court Vacates SEC’s Proxy Access Rule
8/12/2011 Employment, Labor & Benefits Alert: Beware of Broad Confidentiality Clauses in Employment Contracts—And the Expanding Application of the National Labor Relations Act
8/9/2011 Intellectual Property Alert: Myriad Impact of the Federal Circuit’s Decision in Myriad Genetics
8/2/2011 Immigration Alert: Processing of Prevailing Wage Determinations Currently Suspended Until Further Notice
7/22/2011 Life Sciences/FDA Alert: FDA Draft Guidance on In Vitro Companion Diagnostic Devices Provides an Outline but Few Specifics to Advance the Growth of Personalized Medicine
7/21/2011 Real Estate & Land Use Litigation Alert: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Seeks Amicus Briefs on Pivotal Dover Amendment Case
7/18/2011 Securities Litigation Alert: Lessons Learned from Initial "Say-on-Pay" Litigation
7/12/2011 Employment, Labor & Benefits Alert: Warning: ERISA “Plan Assets” May Be Involved
7/6/2011 Employment, Labor & Benefits Alert: Two Recent Massachusetts Cases Support an Employer’s Ability to Enforce Noncompete Agreements
6/27/2011 Energy & Clean Technology Alert: Invention Assignment Following Stanford v. Roche: Implications for Technology Transfer and Government Contracts
6/24/2011 Life Sciences Alert: Invention Assignment Following Stanford v. Roche: Implications for Technology Transfer and Government Contracts
6/24/2011 Copyright Alert: Nevada Court Deals Righthaven a Serious Setback
6/23/2011 Class Action Alert: The Future of Class Action Suits After Wal-Mart v. Dukes
6/21/2011 Trademark Alert: A New Domain Name System Is Coming… Are You Ready?
6/21/2011 Health Care Enforcement Defense Alert: The Government Announces Predictive Modeling Technology for Medicare To Go Live on July 1, 2011
6/20/2011 Immigration Alert: Impact of Advancement of the Employment-Based Second Preference Numbers for China and India
6/16/2011 Securities/Corporate Compliance & Internal Investigations Alert: SEC Adopts Final Whistleblower Bounty Rules under Dodd-Frank
6/15/2011 Intellectual Property Alert: Supreme Court Upholds Strong Presumption of Patent Validity
6/14/2011 Intellectual Property Alert: U.S. Supreme Court Holds "Willful Blindness" Is Sufficient for Inducement of Patent
6/13/2011 Life Sciences & FDA Alert: New Guidance on RUOs and IUOs May Affect LDTs
6/10/2011 Intellectual Property Alert: In Therasense, the Federal Circuit Breathes Some Sense into Inequitable Conduct
6/10/2011 Employment Alert: Connecticut to Require Many Employers to Offer Paid Sick Leave
6/9/2011 Litigation Alert: Supreme Court Rejects Fifth Circuit’s Requirement That Plaintiffs in a Securities Fraud Litigation Prove Loss Causation in Order to Obtain Class Certification
5/25/2011 Trademark Alert: Beware of Trademark Fee Scams in Europe and Asia
5/24/2011 Employment, Labor & Benefits Alert: EEOC ADAAA Regulations Significantly Expand ADA Coverage, Impacting all Employers
5/9/2011 Trademark Alert: What Trademark Owners Need to Know About the .XXX Domain
4/29/2011 Securities Alert: Using Finders to Assist in Financings Can Impose Significant Risks on Your Company
4/28/2011 Government Law Alert: California Extends “Pay-to-Play” Laws to Certain Placement Agents
4/28/2011 Class Action Alert: U.S. Supreme Court Overturns California Rule that Prohibited Waivers of Class Action Relief in Arbitration Agreements
4/26/2011 Energy & Clean Technology Alert: ARPA-E Launches Five New Programs with $130 Million in Funding
4/19/2011 Securities Alert: SEC Proposes Rules to Require Revised Exchange Listing Standards for Compensation Committees
4/8/2011 Employment, Labor & Benefits Alert: The New York State Department of Labor Releases New York Wage Theft Prevention Act Pay Notice Templates and Other Guidance
4/6/2011 Health Care Reform Alert: CMS and OIG Issue Joint Notice, Solicit Comments Related to Waivers of Fraud and Abuse Provisions for Accountable Care Organizations
4/5/2011 Health Care Reform Alert: IRS Issues Guidance on W-2 Reporting of Health Care Costs
4/5/2011 Employment, Labor & Benefits Alert: IRS Issues Guidance on W-2 Reporting of Health Care Costs
4/1/2011 Health Care Antitrust Alert: FTC/DOJ Issue Proposed Statement of Antitrust Enforcement Regarding Accountable Care Organizations
3/31/2011 Immigration Alert: Employers May Need to Update Dun & Bradstreet Info for USCIS
3/31/2011 Energy & Clean Technology Alert: DOE Announces Contest to Spark Energy Entrepreneurship
3/29/2011 Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Alert: Enforcement Dates Extended for PPACA Internal Appeals Procedures
3/23/2011 Employment, Labor & Benefits Alert: Supreme Court Expands Antiretaliation Protection
3/17/2011 Litigation Alert: CA Supreme Court Prohibits Zip Code Requests in Credit Card Transactions
3/15/2011 Energy & Clean Technology Alert: USDA 9003 Advanced Biofuel/Bioproduct Loan Guarantee Program Interim Final Rule & FY2011 NOFA
3/1/2011 Health Care Antitrust Alert: DOJ Begins Enforcing Section 2 of the Sherman Act with Texas Hospital
2/25/2011 Health Law Alert: CMS Final Rule Strengthens Framework to Prevent Health Care Fraud
2/15/2011 Immigration Alert: Work and Travel Made Easier for Adjustment of Status Applicants
2/14/2011 Life Sciences Alert: FDA Releases Criteria for Responsible Officer Prosecutions
2/11/2011 Employment, Labor & Benefits Alert: Two Recent Cases Expand the Scope of Potential Discrimination/Retaliation Claims Based on an Employee’s Relationship with Others
2/8/2011 Securities Alert: SEC Adopts Final Say-on-Pay Rules
2/1/2011 Real Estate and Land Use Litigation Alert: Massachusetts Appeals Court Affirms that Town Must Refund Sewer Connection “Fee” Charged to Developers
1/31/2011 Energy & Clean Technology Alert: Court: Tax Equity Partnerships Promote Congressional Intent
1/28/2011 Immigration Alert: USCIS Announces Fiscal Year 2011 H-1B Cap Reached
1/27/2011 Immigration Alert: H-1B Cap to Be Reached Imminently
1/26/2011 Employment, Labor and Benefits Alert: Privacy Implications of Employment Background Checks: U.S. Supreme Court Rules for Employers
1/25/2011 Employment Law Alert: Favorable Ruling for California Employers
1/24/2011 Antitrust and Federal Regulation Alert: Federal Trade Commission Announces Increased Hart-Scott-Rodino Thresholds
1/13/2011 Employment, Labor and Benefits Alert: IRS Delays Enforcement of the Insured Group Health Plan Nondiscrimination under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
1/11/2011 Real Estate Alert: What Does the Ibanez Decision Mean?
1/3/2011 Public Finance Alert: SEC Proposal May Require Municipal Entity Board Members and Conduit Borrower Board Members and Financial Officers to Register as Municipal Advisors
1/3/2011 Immigration Alert: Reprieve Granted Until February 20, 2011 to Answer Export Control Questions on Form I-129
12/21/2010 Employment Alert: Recent Amendments to the New York Labor Law Enhance Employer Wage Notice Requirements and Impose Steeper Penalties for Failure to Pay Wages
12/17/2010 Health Care Enforcement Defense Alert: DOJ and HHS Announce Efforts to Obtain Proactive Data Mining Tools to Supplement Anti-Fraud Efforts
12/17/2010 Energy and Clean Technology Alert: Congress Recharges Tax Incentives for the Clean Energy Sector
12/17/2010 Copyright Alert: U.S. Supreme Court Reaches a Split Decision in Costco Wholesale Corporation v. Omega S.A.
12/15/2010 Immigration Alert: H-1B Cap Update
12/6/2010 Environmental Alert: Supreme Court Will Decide Fate of Climate Change Nuisance Lawsuits
12/3/2010 Antitrust Alert: Third Circuit Revives Conspiracy Claims against Hospital and Insurer
12/1/2010 Immigration Alert: New Form I-129 Requires Immediate Employer Attention to “Deemed Export” Issues
11/29/2010 ML Strategies Alert: Incentivizing Energy Efficiency across the American Economy
11/23/2010 Securities Alert: SEC Proposes Say-on-Pay Rules
11/23/2010 Employment, Labor and Benefits Alert: Don’t Shoot the Messenger: Another Court Cautions against Retaliating against Employees Who Report Data Security Concerns
11/17/2010 Employment, Labor and Benefits Alert: Facebook Status Update: Protected Activity
11/15/2010 Health Care Reform Alert: New Health Plan Notices Required Under Health Care Reform
11/15/2010 Employee Benefits Alert: New Health Plan Notices Required Under Health Care Reform
11/11/2010 White Collar and Health Care Enforcement Defense Alert: In-House Counsel Indicted in Responding to Government Inquiry
11/11/2010 Antitrust and Federal Regulation Alert: Aggressive Consumer Protection Enforcement
11/9/2010 Employee Benefits Alert: Section 409A Compliance: A Second Bite at the Apple Ends December 31st
11/4/2010 Health Care Reform Alert: Stark Law Update: CMS Finalizes Rule Regarding Disclosure Requirements for Certain In-Office Ancillary Services
11/2/2010 Health Care Reform Alert: How Health Care Reform Adversely Impacts Executive Health Care and COBRA Subsidy Arrangements
10/18/2010 Consumer Product Safety Alert: CPSC Issues Final Interpretative Rule on Definition of “Children’s Product”
10/6/2010 Immigration Alert: USCIS Filing Fee Changes Coming November 23rd
10/5/2010 Securities Alert: SEC Suspends Effectiveness of Proxy Access Rules
10/4/2010 Consumer Protection Advertising Alert: FTC “Pomels” POM Wonderful and Other Companies for Making Allegedly False and Misleading Health Claims
9/27/2010 Securities Alert: Proxy Access Becomes a Reality
9/27/2010 Health Care Reform Alert: CMS Implements Self-Referral Disclosure Protocol Process to Self-Disclose Stark Law Violations
9/23/2010 Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Alert: The DOJ’s FCPA Crackdown on the Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices Industry
9/23/2010 Employment, Labor and Benefits Alert: Massachusetts Law “Bans the Box,” Requiring Many Employers to Change Their Employment Applications by November 4, 2010
9/17/2010 Immigration Alert: Senate Vote on DREAM Act Imminent
9/8/2010 Immigration Alert: U.S. Department of State to Conduct Random Audits of Approved Nonimmigrant Visa Petitions, Including Contact with Employers
9/7/2010 Housing Alert: Massachusetts’ Highest Court Instructs Town Boards of Appeals Not to Invade the Province of State Subsidizing Agencies
8/24/2010 Antitrust Alert: Leegin on Remand: Retailer Fails to Sell Vertical Price Fixing Allegation
8/18/2010 Immigration Alert: Fees and More Fees: Homeland Security Substantially Increases Fees for Certain U.S. Employers & ESTA Travelers
8/12/2010 Construction Litigation Alert: Massachusetts Enacts "Prompt Payment" Legislation for Private Construction Contracts
7/28/2010 Immigration Alert: Federal Court Issues Preliminary Injunction Against the Most Controversial Sections of Arizona Immigration Law
7/26/2010 Venture Capital and Emerging Companies Alert: Dodd-Frank Act Affects Private Placements by Raising the Bar for Individual Accredited Investors
7/21/2010 Securities Alert: Financial Reform Bill is Signed by President Obama
7/21/2010 Health Law Alert: Federal Money for EHR Meaningful Users in Closer Reach
7/15/2010 White Collar Defense Alert: Criminal Provisions in the Wall Street Reform Act
7/13/2010 Employment Alert: Second Circuit’s Novartis Ruling is a Wake-Up Call for Pharma Companies and Others Requiring Overtime Pay for Sales Reps under the FLSA
7/2/2010 Health Care Reform Alert: Update: U.S. Department of Labor Issues Model Notices Applicable to Child Coverage, Lifetime Limits, and Patient Protection
6/30/2010 Health Care Reform Alert: New Health Care Reform Regulations Address Pre-Existing Conditions, Lifetime and Annual Coverage Limits, Restrictions on Rescission, and Patient Protections
6/28/2010 White Collar Defense Alert: Supreme Court Significantly Limits Fraud Prosecutions
6/22/2010 Employment, Labor and Benefits Alert: Supreme Court Rules that Private Text Messages Are not Always Private
6/22/2010 Employment, Labor and Benefits Alert: New York Task Force Continues Aggressive Enforcement Against Employers Who Misclassify Their Workers
6/18/2010 Health IT Alert: FCC Seeks Comments on Converged Communications and Health Care Devices; Schedules Public Meeting
6/15/2010 Government Law and Public Finance Alert: New Massachusetts Open Meeting Law Goes Into Effect On July 1, 2010
6/4/2010 Energy and Clean Technology Intellectual Property Alert: USPTO Expands Green Technology Pilot Program to Cover More Inventions
5/27/2010 Health Care Enforcement and White Collar Defense Alert: SJC Limits Corporate Criminal Liability
5/27/2010 Government Contracts Alert: Department of Labor Issues Final Rule Requiring Federal Contractors to Post Employee Rights
5/25/2010 Telecommunications Alert: FCC Finalizes Rules on One-Day Porting Interval, Adopts Standardized Data Fields and Process Flows
5/25/2010 Telecommunications Alert: FCC Adopts Clarifications and Proposes Modifications to its Pole Attachment Rules
5/17/2010 Health Care Enforcement Defense Alert: Fraud and Abuse Enforcement: Big Recoveries in 2009; Big Plans for 2010
4/30/2010 FTC Consumer Protection Alert: FTC Closes Blogger Marketing Investigation
4/29/2010 Employment, Labor and Benefits Alert: DOL Signals Intent to Increase Oversight of Unpaid Interns
4/21/2010 Employment, Labor and Benefits Alert: Health Care Industry Becomes a Target for Strict FLSA Compliance
4/21/2010 Antitrust Alert: Federal Antitrust Agencies Release Proposed Horizontal Merger Guidelines
4/20/2010 Health Care Reform Alert: Immediate Imputed Income Relief under the New Health Care Reform Law
4/16/2010 Employee Benefits Alert: COBRA Subsidy Extended to May 31, 2010
4/13/2010 Employment, Labor and Benefits Alert: Health Care Reform Amendments to FLSA Require Break Time and Private Place for Nursing Mothers to Express Milk
4/12/2010 Immigration Alert: USCIS Still Accepting H-1B Petitions
4/2/2010 Employment Alert: New Jersey Supreme Court Finds Privacy Rights in Employee E-Mails
3/29/2010 Privacy and Security Alert: Popular Restaurant Chain Settles Federal Trade Commission Data Breach Charges
3/26/2010 Health Law and Employee Benefits Alert: HHS Announces Delay in Enforcement of HITECH Rules as Applied to Business Associates
3/22/2010 Immigration Alert: April 1st Deadline for Filing H-1B Worker Petitions Approaches
3/11/2010 Privacy and Security Alert: Privacy Law Developments in the United Kingdom: New Powers To Levy Fines for Personal Data Breaches
3/9/2010 mHealth Alert: FCC Seeks Comments on AHA Proposal To Use Amateur Radio Stations in Emergency Preparedness Drills
3/8/2010 Employee Benefits Alert: COBRA Subsidy Now Available through March 31, 2010
3/5/2010 Health Care Reform Alert: Is Your Electronic Health Record Technology "Meaningful?"
3/4/2010 Health Law Alert: Massachusetts Department of Public Health Issues Guidance Document IV To Clarify the Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Manufacturers Code of Conduct
3/3/2010 Telecommunications Alert: FCC Clarifies Policy on MDU Bulk Billing and Exclusive Marketing Arrangements with Cable and Other Video Providers
3/2/2010 Telecommunications Alert: Federal District Court Finds That Access Charges Should Not Apply to VoIP-Originated Calls Regardless of Filed Tariff Language because They Are “Information Services”
3/2/2010 Securities Alert: New SEC Rule Regarding Short Selling — The “Alternative Uptick Rule”
2/16/2010 mHealth Alert: Text4baby: Texting Health Messages to Pregnant Women and New Moms
2/9/2010 Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Alert:Department of Labor Issues Model CHIP Notice
2/3/2010 Health Care Enforcement Defense Group Alert: Fighting Health Care Fraud - This Time, It’s Personal
2/1/2010 Privacy and Security Alert: Tick-Tock: It’s February 1 - The Countdown to Compliance with the Massachusetts Data Security Regulations Has Begun!
1/26/2010 Telecommunications Alert: Supreme Court Case Allows Corporate Political Advertising, but Some Restrictions Remain; Disclosure Requirements Also Apply
1/20/2010 Antitrust Alert: FTC Announces Decreased HSR Thresholds
1/14/2010 Securities Litigation and White Collar Defense Alert: Khuzami Announces Initiative To Encourage Cooperation by Individuals and Companies with SEC Investigations
1/13/2010 Telecommunications Alert: FCC Allows Cablevision To Encrypt Its Basic Video Service Tier
1/12/2010 Litigation Alert: Business Litigation Session “Pilot Project” To Reduce Spiraling Discovery Costs Takes Flight
12/22/2009 Immigration Alert: USCIS Announces Fiscal Year 2010 H-1B Cap Reached
12/22/2009 Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Alert: COBRA Subsidy Extended
12/18/2009 Litigation Alert: In-House Counsel Sanctioned for Failing to Monitor the Preservation of Electronic Evidence
12/17/2009 Antitrust and Federal Regulation Alert: Federal Trade Commission Picks Intel As Target for Separate Section 5 Claim Beyond the Sherman Act
12/16/2009 Employment, Labor and Benefits Alert: Ignorance Is Not Bliss: Supervisors May Not Bury Their Heads in the Sand To Avoid Sexual Harassment Liability
12/11/2009 Appellate Law and Securities Litigation Alert: A Challenge to the Constitutionality of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
12/10/2009 Energy and Clean Technology Intellectual Property Alert: USPTO Announces Program to Accelerate Review of Green Technology
12/4/2009 Employment, Labor and Benefits Alert: New York DOL Reverses Course: Employers No Longer Required To Use Its Official Form for New Hires
12/3/2009 Health Care Enforcement Defense Group Alert: Obama Issues Executive Order Targeting Improper Payments and Waste
12/2/2009 Immigration Alert: H-1B Cap Update: Visas Going Quickly
12/2/2009 FTC Consumer Protection Alert: New Advertising Guidelines Effective December 1, 2009: "Results May Vary"... and the FTC Wants You To Change Your Disclosure
11/23/2009 Telecommunications Alert: FCC Issues Declaratory Ruling Clarifying Processes For State And Local Responses To Tower Siting Requests
11/23/2009 Health Law and Communications Alert: FCC Issues Public Notice Seeking Comment On Broadband Infrastructure and Health IT
11/18/2009 Telecommunications Alert: FCC Seeks Comment on Analytical Framework Necessary To Resolve Issues in the Special Access NPRM WC Docket No. 05-25, RM-10593
11/11/2009 Employment, Labor and Benefits Alert: Recent Law Expands FMLA Coverage Relating to Military Caregiver Leave and Qualifying Exigencies
11/9/2009 Employee Mobility Alert: Decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Allows High-Level Executive To Compete with Former Employer
11/4/2009 Immigration Alert: H-1B Cap Update
11/4/2009 Health Law / Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Alert: HHS Issues Interim Final Rule Implementing Civil Penalty Provisions of HITECH Act
11/3/2009 Employment Alert: New York DOL Says that All Employers Must Use Its Official Form for New Hires, Despite Absence of Grant of Such Authority
10/30/2009 Privacy and Security/Class Action Alert: Maine High Court To Decide Whether Class In Data Breach Action Can Recover For Lost Time And Inconvenience
10/29/2009 Health Care Enforcement Defense Group Alert: Senate Hearing and Proposed Legislation Focus on Health Care Fraud
10/21/2009 Product Liability Alert: Product Liability Implications from Donovan vs. Phillip Morris Decision
10/20/2009 Insurance and Reinsurance Alert: Donovan v. Philip Morris
10/16/2009 Telecommunications Alert: Major Cable Operators Did Not Discriminate against Unaffiliated Programmer, Wealth TV, FCC Judge Finds
10/15/2009 Employee Mobility Alert: Ends versus Means: Courts Vary in Their Interpretation of Employee Liability under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
10/9/2009 Employment Alert: New York's "Faithless Servant" Doctrine Allows Employer To Recoup $7 Million for CEO's Salary and Bonus
10/8/2009 Health Care Antitrust Alert: FTC Orders Roanoke Hospital To Divest Recently Acquired Outpatient Clinics To Restore Competition
10/7/2009 FTC Consumer Protection Alert: Advertisers, Bloggers, Endorsers and Testimonialists Beware! FTC Revises Guides on Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising
10/7/2009 Energy and Clean Technology Alert: Climate Bill Differences: Waxman-Markey versus Kerry-Boxer
10/5/2009 Employment and Labor Alert: The Increased Use of Social Networking Websites and the Importance of a Social Networking Policy for Your Workforce
10/2/2009 Telecommunications/Privacy Alert: Third Circuit Rejects FCC Finding That AT&T Lacks "Personal Privacy" under Federal Freedom of Information Act Definition
10/2/2009 Public Finance and Litigation Alert: Governor Patrick Signs Bill Delaying Implementation of Lobbying Law
10/2/2009 Immigration Alert: U.S. Government Announces Fiscal Year 2011 Diversity Immigrant Visa Lottery
10/1/2009 Environmental Alert: The Second Circuit Reinstates Global Warming Federal Nuisance Claims against Utilities: Connecticut, et al. v. American Electric Power Co., Inc., et al.
9/30/2009 Public Finance and Litigation Alert: Legislature Passes Bill Delaying Implementation Date of Lobbying Law
9/30/2009 Energy and Clean Technology Alert: Offsets Drive Opportunities in the New Carbon Economy
9/25/2009 Energy and Clean Technology Alert: Smart Grid Privacy Issues To Be Examined by the Federal Communications Commission - Comment Period through October 2, 2009
9/22/2009 Energy and Clean Technology Alert: Department of Energy To Expedite Clean Energy Grants; Summary of Grant Allocation
9/1/2009 Immigration Alert: New I-9 Form Released, but Previous Form Still Acceptable
8/31/2009 Immigration Alert: E-Verify Rule for Federal Contractors To Go Into Effect September 8, 2009
8/25/2009 Music Copyright Alert: Unpredictable Playlist Dooms Sound Recording Copyright Holders’ Infringement Claim
8/21/2009 Telecommunications Alert: FCC Seeks Comment on Definition of "Broadband"
8/20/2009 Employment, Labor and Benefits Alert: New York Employers Should Begin Issuing Offer Letters to All New Hires To Comply with Amended Provisions of the New York Labor Law
8/19/2009 Privacy and Security Alert: Analysis of Amendments to Massachusetts Data Security Regulations
8/17/2009 Privacy and Security Alert: Massachusetts Revises Data Security Regulations and Gives Three-Month Reprieve for Compliance
8/14/2009 Intellectual Property Alert: Reduced Time Limits for Filing Divisional Applications at the European Patent Office
8/14/2009 Employment, Labor and Benefits/Privacy and Security Alert: Conducting Workplace Surveillance - California Supreme Court Identifies Guidelines for Employers
8/11/2009 Immigration Alert: DHS Site Visits and Inspections - Be Prepared
8/7/2009 Telecommunications Alert: Two State PSCs Ask FCC to Formally Rule That State Universal Service Fund Assessments on VoIP Services Are Legitimate
7/31/2009 Securities Law Alert: SEC Takes Action Against Abusive Short Sales
7/30/2009 Privacy and Security Alert: FTC Announces Three-Month Delay of Enforcement of "Red Flags" Rule
7/29/2009 Consumer Product Safety Commission Alert: Recent Major Decisions by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Impact Sellers of Children’s Products
7/27/2009 Insurance and Reinsurance Alert: The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts Adopts Pro Rata/Time-on-the-Risk Allocation Rejecting Efforts to Apply an "All Sums" Allocation
7/23/2009 Securities Law Alert: SEC v. Cuban: What the Decision Means For Insider Trading Liability and Confidentiality Agreements
7/23/2009 Privacy and Security Alert: Last Call for "Red Flag" Compliance Planning
7/22/2009 Telecommunications Alert: D.C. Circuit Finds FCC's Elimination of Dominant Carrier Regulation for Certain ILECs' Special Access Broadband Lines Reasonable, but Subject to Review in Current Special Access Docket
7/22/2009 Public Finance Alert: Securities and Exchange Commission Releases Proposed Changes to Rule 15c2-12 Disclosure Requirements
7/21/2009 Trademark Alert: UPDATE: Reserving, Registering, and Challenging Personalized Usernames on Facebook
7/21/2009 Securities Law Alert: Recent NASDAQ Updates on Listing Rules and Related Matters
7/20/2009 mHealth Alert: FCC Extends Boston Scientific's Authority for Implanted Cardiac Devices
7/16/2009 Energy and Clean Technology Alert: "Grants in Lieu of Tax Credits" - New Guidance on Eligibility and How To Apply
7/15/2009 Securities Law Alert: SEC Approves Amendment to Stock Exchange Rule To Eliminate Broker Discretionary Voting in Director Elections
7/15/2009 Energy and Clean Technology Alert: Smart Grid Investment Grant Program Deadlines Looming
7/14/2009 E-Discovery Alert: Court Provides Essential Guidance Concerning the Production of Electronic Materials in a Recent Decision
7/13/2009 California Litigation Alert: California Signs Into Law New E-Discovery Rules
7/10/2009 Immigration Alert: "No-Match" Regulations Set to Be Rescinded as DHS Focuses on Strengthening E-Verify
7/7/2009 Energy and Clean Technology Alert: States Define the Future of Renewable Electricity Use
7/6/2009 Employment, Labor and Benefits | Appellate Alert: U.S. Supreme Court Scores One for Employers in “Mixed-Motives” Age Discrimination Cases
7/2/2009 mHealth Alert: FCC Proposes Rules for MBAN
7/2/2009 Public Finance and Litigation Alert: Massachusetts Ethics, Lobbying and Campaign Reform—How Will it Affect You?
7/1/2009 mHealth Alert: mHealth Raise New FCC and FDA Issues
7/1/2009 Employment, Labor and Benefits Alert: U.S. Supreme Court Rules for White Firefighters in Title VII Disparate Treatment Suit
6/30/2009 Telecommunications Alert: FCC Order Reforms Telecommunications Regulation Forbearance Process
6/30/2009 Immigration Alert: USCIS Announces Form I-9 Remains Valid Beyond Current Expiration Date of June 30, 2009
6/30/2009 Energy and Clean Technology Alert: Massachusetts Finalizes Renewable and Alternative Energy Regulations
6/26/2009 Health Care Fraud Alert: HEAT in Action
6/26/2009 Energy and Clean Technology Alert: Smart Grid Stimulus Dollars May Start Flowing Soon
6/25/2009 Immigration Alert: USCIS to Reintroduce Premium Processing for Most Employment-Based Immigrant Visa Petitions
6/24/2009 D.C. Circuit Remands FCC Denial of Verizon Unbundling Forbearance Petitions
6/23/2009 Employment, Labor and Benefits Alert: Employers Must Provide Paid Leave to New Jersey Employees Effective July 1, 2009
6/17/2009 Immigration Alert: Significant Permanent Residency Backlog Looming
6/15/2009 Public Finance Tax Advisory: $25 Billion Recovery Zone Bond Program Implemented
6/12/2009 Trademark Alert: Trademark Owners Must Act Immediately To Prevent Registration of Their Trademarks as Facebook URLs
6/11/2009 Immigration Alert: USCIS Announces Further Delays in E-Verify Implementation
5/29/2009 Telecommunications Alert: D.C. Circuit Upholds FCC’s Expansive Reading of Its Authority To Ban Exclusive Cable Contracts with MDUs
5/22/2009 Securities Law Alert: SEC Votes to Expand Proxy Access Rights of Shareholders
5/21/2009 Immigration Alert: H-1B Cap Update
5/21/2009 Health Care Fraud Alert
5/13/2009 Privacy and Security Alert: Supreme Court Upholds Requirement that the Government Prove Knowledge of Identity Theft
5/6/2009 Employment Alert: H1N1 Flu Readiness: A Summary of Employment-Related Concerns
5/5/2009 Telecommunications Alert: Eighth Circuit Upholds Injunction against Nebraska Requirement that VoIP Provider Vonage Pay into State Universal Service Fund
5/1/2009 Privacy and Security Alert: Stay of Execution of Red Flag Enforcement: FTC Announces Three-Month Delay of Enforcement of “Red Flags Rule”
4/29/2009 Telecommunications Alert: Ninth Circuit Decision May Provide Clarity on Legality of Cable, Telecommunications, and Internet Service Early Termination Fees
4/29/2009 Immigration Alert: Visa Processing Suspended or Restricted at U.S. Embassy and All U.S. Consulates in Mexico
4/23/2009 Immigration Alert: Mandatory Use of E-VERIFY by Government Contractors Postponed Again
4/23/2009 Health Law Alert: Identity Theft Red Flag Program Compliance Deadline Rapidly Approaching
4/23/2009 Employment Alert: Salary Deferral Arrangements May Be Void under Massachusetts Wage Act, Even for Top Executives
4/22/2009 Telecommunications Alert: Impending FCC and Court Rulings to Shape Future of Access by Cable and Other Competitive Telecom Providers to ILEC Facilities
4/17/2009 Telecommunications Alert: FCC Sets Plan for Reform of Non-Rural High-Cost Universal Service Support
4/9/2009 Immigration Alert: H-1B Cap Update: Cap Not Yet Reached
4/7/2009 Employee Benefits Alert: IRS Issues New Guidance on COBRA Subsidy
4/6/2009 Public Finance Alert: IRS Initiates Build America Bonds (Direct Payment) Program
4/6/2009 Employment Alert: Employers May Benefit from Supreme Court Decision Upholding Arbitration Requirements
4/3/2009 Litigation Alert: The Supreme Court Upholds a Jury Verdict against Wyeth Based on a Failure-to-Warn Theory
4/2/2009 Immigration Alert: New Form I-9 Mandatory Starting Tomorrow, April 3, 2009
4/1/2009 Securities Law Alert: NASDAQ Extends Suspension of Continued Listing Rules
4/1/2009 Health Law Client Advisory: A Win for PBMs: Federal Court Holds D.C.’s Access Rx Act Preempted by ERISA
3/27/2009 Employment Alert: Court of Appeals Ruling Potentially Streamlines Trade Secret Litigation
3/26/2009 Toxic Assets Alert: Treasury Department Releases Plan on Toxic Assets
3/26/2009 Employment Alert: First Circuit Case Provides Cautionary Tale Regarding Potential Libel Claims
3/25/2009 Health Law Client Alert: OIG Narrows Scope of Permissive Self-Disclosures and Imposes a Floor on Kickback Settlement Amounts
3/20/2009 Employee Benefits Alert: COBRA Subsidy Update: Model Notices Available
3/16/2009 Securities Law Alert:Securities and Exchange Commission to Consider Reinstating the "Uptick Rule"
3/13/2009 Insurance/Reinsurance and Litigation Alert:California Supreme Court Holds That Escape of Pollutants — Not Deposit — is the Relevant Discharge for Application of the Pollution Exclusion, and that Insurer Can be Liable for Indivisible Damages
3/12/2009 Public Finance Alert: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Opens Door to Tax-Exempt Financing for Producers of Intangibles
3/6/2009 Telecommunications Alert: FCC Begins to Implement Child Safe Viewing Act of 2007
3/4/2009 Intellectual Property Alert: California Court of Appeal Weighs in on the Uniform Trade Secret Act's Preemption of Common Law Claims
3/4/2009 Immigration Alert: Reminder: April 1st H-1B Filing Deadline Fast Approaching
3/2/2009 Privacy and Security / Communications Alert: FTC Releases Staff Report Announcing Self-Regulatory Principles for Online Behavioral Advertising
2/23/2009 Immigration Alert: New Stimulus Legislation Limits H-1Bs for Employers Receiving TARP Funds
2/20/2009 Employee Benefits Alert: Stimulus Bill Expands HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules to Business Associates Impact on Group Health Plans, Benefits Brokers/Consultants, and Third-Party Administrators
2/19/2009 Telecommunications Alert: State Regulatory Commissions Affirm Interconnection Rights for Cable-Owned CLECs Providing VoIP Services
2/19/2009 Employee Benefits Alert: Executive Compensation Significantly Restricted by Economic Stimulus Package
2/18/2009 Privacy and Security Alert: Massachusetts Extends Deadline for Compliance with Data Security Regulations to January 1, 2010
2/18/2009 Energy and Clean Technology Alert: Highlights of the Stimulus Package for the Energy and Clean Technology Sector
2/18/2009 Employment Alert: The Employee Free Choice Act and the RESPECT Act: How Should Employers Respond?
2/18/2009 Employee Benefits Alert: Economic Stimulus Law Expands and Subsidizes COBRA
2/10/2009 Health Law and Health Information Technology Alert: Electronic Health Record Legislation Passed As Part of President's Stimulus Package
2/9/2009 Employment Alert: New York Enacts New Laws Regarding Background Checks and Hiring
2/9/2009 Employment Alert: Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act Creates New Whistleblower Rights Affecting Manufacturers‚ Distributors‚ Private Labelers‚ and Retailers
2/6/2009 Telecommunications Alert: Municipal Advocates File FCC Petition Claiming AT&T Version of Streaming PEG Access Unlawful
2/6/2009 Litigation and Securities Alert: Using the Attorney-Client Privilege to Protect Drafts of SEC Filings
2/3/2009 Venture Capital Alert: Revisions to Form D and Mandatory Electronic Filing Requirements for Form D for all Issuers
2/3/2009 Employee Benefits Alert: Supreme Court Rules on ERISA Plan Beneficiary Designations
2/2/2009 Immigration Alert: USCIS Delays Effective Date of Interim Rule to April 3, 2009 for Use of Revised I-9 Form and Employment Verification Documents
1/30/2009 Securities Law Alert: NYSE Temporarily Lowers Market Capitalization Requirement
1/30/2009 Privacy and Security Alert: Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation Faces Growing Criticism Over Data Security Regulations’ Content and Implementation Date
1/29/2009 Intellectual Property Alert: United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts Adopts New Patent Rule
1/29/2009 Immigration Alert: The H-1B "Cap Season" Is Upon Us
1/29/2009 Employment Alert: Obama Signs Ledbetter Act; Congress Continues to Debate Paycheck Fairness Act
1/28/2009 Health Law Alert: OMIG Publishes Regulations for Mandatory Compliance Programs
1/27/2009 Consumer Protection Alert: Buyer Beware Who Else Might Be Monitoring Web-Surfing on Your Mobile Device?
1/23/2009 Telecommunications Alert: FCC Denies A CLEC Petition Asking That Its IP-PSTN Traffic Be Free from Access Charges
1/23/2009 Energy and Clean Technology Alert: Massachusetts Announces New Rules for Renewable Portfolio Standards
1/16/2009 Health Law Alert: OHRP Publishes New Registration Requirements for IRBs
1/16/2009 Employment Alert: New Department of Labor FMLA Regulations Effective Today
1/15/2009 Antitrust Alert: HSR and Other FTC Civil Penalties Increase Adjusted Penalties Effective February 9, 2009
1/14/2009 Employee Benefits Alert: Offshore Hedge Funds (Among Others) in the Cross-Hairs IRS Issues Interim Guidance Implementing Code § 457A
1/13/2009 Immigration Alert: Implementation of Federal Contractor E-Verify Regulations Delayed
1/8/2009 Antitrust Alert: FTC Announces Annual Revision of HSR Threshold Size of Transaction Test Will Be $65.2 Million
1/6/2009 Immigration Alert: Important I-9 Changes Go Into Effect on February 2, 2009
12/31/2008 Telecommunications Alert: Forthcoming Eighth Circuit Decision on Nebraska Public Service Commission Requirement Regarding State Universal Service Fund Likely to Have Broad National Significance
12/24/2008 Corporate Alert: SEC Adopts XBRL and Launches IDEA
12/23/2008 Health Law Alert: TRICARE Announces Implementation of Medicare's Outpatient Prospective Payment System
12/23/2008 Global Financial Crisis Alert: NASDAQ Extends Temporary Suspension of Certain Continued Listing Requirements
12/18/2008 Litigation and Securities Alert: Collapse of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC
12/12/2008 Life Sciences Alert: Biotechnology Industry Executives Propose Bailout for Struggling Companies
12/12/2008 Insurance Alert: The First Circuit Holds That a Massachusetts Insured May Sue Its Insurer for Bad Faith after Winning a Separate Action for Declaratory Judgment As to Its Rights under an Insurance Policy
12/5/2008 Employee Benefits Alert: New Benefit Available to Bicycle Commuters in 2009
12/3/2008 Immigration Alert: Change in Requirements for Private Aircraft Arriving and Departing the United States
11/21/2008 Telecommunications Alert: D.C. Circuit Sidesteps Merits of Cable Programmers’ Challenge to Duplicative Must-Carry Rules in C-SPAN v. FCC
11/19/2008 Employment Alert: Department of Labor Publishes New Rules on FMLA Leave
11/18/2008 Federal Contractor Alert: The Coming "Sea Change" for Federal Contractors and Subcontractors
11/17/2008 Venture Capital Alert: Venture Capital and Private Equity Funds Need to Reconsider the Indemnification Rights of its Director Designees
11/14/2008 Privacy and Security Alert: Breaking News--Massachusetts Extends Deadline to Comply with Data Security Standards to May 1, 2009
11/14/2008 Immigration Alert: Final E-Verify Regulations for Federal Contractors Published Today
11/13/2008 Securities Alert: Do You Need to Refile Your Shelf Registration Statements?
11/12/2008 Energy and Clean Technology Alert: Electricity Prices in Northeast Not Likely to Increase from Carbon Costs
11/7/2008 Immigration Alert: Significant Changes to UK Work Permit and Related Immigration Issues
11/4/2008 Employment Alert: New York State Adopts a More Stringent WARN Act
11/3/2008 Employment Alert: Are Employees Entitled to Time Off from Work to Vote?
10/31/2008 Trademark Alert: New Top Level Domain .TEL Registration Begins December 3, 2008 for Trademark Holders
10/31/2008 Privacy and Security Alert: When the Clock Strikes Midnight on January 1, 2009, Will Your Information Security Program Be Ready?
10/31/2008 Global Financial Crisis Advisory: Navigating the Current Financial Crisis
10/31/2008 Broadband Mapping Bill, Containing Child Internet Protection Amendments, Now In Effect
10/31/2008 Anti-Money Laundering Alert: FinCEN Withdraws Anti-Money Laundering Rule Proposals
10/29/2008 Immigration Alert: Important Employer Obligations to Consider During an Economic Downturn
10/22/2008 Privacy and Security Alert: Breaking News--FTC "Red Flags Rule" Enforcement Delayed
10/22/2008 Employee Benefits Alert: Connector Issues Final Regulation Establishing "Minimum Creditable Coverage" under the Massachusetts Health Care Reform Act
10/21/2008 International Trade Alert: Bureau of Industry and Security Announces Intra-Company Transfer License Exception
10/21/2008 Immigration Alert: Visa Waiver Program Expanding to Include New Countries
10/21/2008 Employee Benefits Alert: November 15, 2008 “Fair Share Contribution” Filing Deadline Approaches
10/20/2008 Global Financial Crisis Alert: NASDAQ Suspends Listing Requirements
10/16/2008 Immigration Alert: USCIS Increases TN Period of Stay from One to Three Years
10/15/2008 Global Financial Crisis Alert: Study on Mark-to-Market Accounting
10/15/2008 Global Financial Crisis Alert: SEC Seeks to Combat Market Manipulation
10/15/2008 Global Financial Crisis Alert: SEC Chairman Cox Calls for Credit Default Swaps Regulation
10/15/2008 Global Financial Crisis Alert: FBI Probes Role of 26 Firms in Financial Crisis
10/15/2008 Global Financial Crisis Alert: Agencies Consider Reduction of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Debt Risk
10/2/2008 Privacy and Security Alert: Massachusetts New Data Security Regulations Effective January 1, 2009
10/2/2008 Immigration Alert: U.S. Government Announces Fiscal Year 2010 Diversity Immigrant Visa Lottery
10/2/2008 Employment Alert: President Bush Signs ADA Amendments Act of 2008
9/23/2008 Litigation Alert: New Federal Law to Reduce Litigation Expense Federal Rule of Evidence 502
9/23/2008 Employee Benefits Alert: Financial Markets Impact ERISA Retirement Plans and Plan Fiduciaries
9/19/2008 Employment Alert: Congress Passes ADA Amendments Act of 2008 and EEOC Issues New ADA Guidance
9/18/2008 Real Estate and Environmental Alert: New York Landlords Now Required to Notify Tenants of Indoor Air Quality, Groundwater and Soil Test Results
9/9/2008 Health Advisory: CMS Moves Forward with a Modified Disclosure of Financial Relationships Initiative
9/4/2008 White Collar Defense Alert: Department of Justice Revises Corporate Charging Guidelines
8/18/2008 College Alert: The Dangers That Await Your College Bound Kids
8/13/2008 Energy and Clean Technology Alert: “Green Jobs” and “Global Warming” Bills Get Patrick’s Signature
8/8/2008 Antitrust Advisory: Unions' Exemption from Antitrust Laws is Not Made of Steel
8/7/2008 Employment Alert: DOL Issues Proposed Rules to Update Regulations Issued under the Fair Labor Standards Act
7/21/2008 Litigation Alert: Recent Case Highlights Pitfalls in Electronic Discovery
7/18/2008 Energy and Clean Technology Alert: Massachusetts Orders Revenue Decoupling by Distribution Companies
7/10/2008 Health Law Alert: PhRMA Issues New Marketing Code Effective January 2009
7/2/2008 Energy and Clean Technology Alert: Governor Deval L. Patrick Signs Major Energy Reform Bill
6/24/2008 Litigation Alert: SJC Announces New Civil Pleading Standard and Revises G.L. c. 93A, § 9 Injury Requirement
6/16/2008 Immigration Alert: Executive Order Mandates Federal Contractors to Confirm Employment Eligibility of Their Workforce
6/12/2008 Employment Alert: MCAD Commissioner Announces That Male Employees Are Covered by the Massachusetts Maternity Leave Act
6/11/2008 Employment Alert: New Jersey Passes Paid Family Leave Law
5/16/2008 Employment Alert: Congress Approves Genetic Anti-Discrimination Legislation
5/13/2008 Privacy and Security Alert: The FTC Approves Long-Awaited CAN-SPAM Discretionary Rule
5/5/2008 Employment Alert: Attorney General Issues Advisory Providing Important New Guidance on Massachusetts’ Independent Contractor Law
4/15/2008 Immigration Alert: USCIS Runs Random Selection Process for FY2009 H-1B Petitions
4/15/2008 Employment Alert: Bill Mandating Treble Damages in Wage and Hour Disputes Becomes Law
4/10/2008 Privacy Alert: Virginia: The 40th State
4/10/2008 Housing Alert: SJC Holds That Easement over Municipal Land Is Not Authorized under Chapter 40B
4/9/2008 Immigration Alert: USCIS Announces Fiscal Year 2009 H-1B Cap Reached
4/8/2008 Immigration Alert: USCIS Releases Interim Rule Addressing H-1B "Cap Gap" and Extending Some OPT-based EADs
3/28/2008 Energy and Clean Technology Alert: Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Announces CO2 Auctions
3/21/2008 Immigration Alert: USCIS Announces Interim Rule on Cap-Subject H-1B Visas for Fiscal Year 2009
3/20/2008 Public Finance Alert: Post Issuance Compliance and Reporting for Qualified 501(c)(3) Bonds
3/14/2008 Antitrust Alert: Paving the Intersection of Antitrust and Labor Law
3/7/2008 Antitrust & Federal Regulation: Senate Passes Consumer Product Safety Act Reauthorization More Litigation and Regulation on the Way
2/26/2008 Public Finance Alert: IRS Publishes Notice 2008-27 to Facilitate Certain Restructurings of Tax Exempt Bonds
2/22/2008 Employment Alert: Department of Labor Amends FMLA and Releases Proposed New FMLA Regulations
2/12/2008 Employment Alert: New Jersey Enacts Mini-WARN Act
2/11/2008 Intellectual Property Alert: The London Agreement
2/8/2008 Immigration Alert: USCIS Revises Guidance for Some Applications Delayed by FBI Background Checks
1/29/2008 Privacy and Security Alert: FTC Proposes “Self-Regulatory” Principles for Ehavioral Online Advertising
1/23/2008 Public Finance Alert: IRS Previews New Section 529 Qualified Tuition Program Regulations
1/16/2008 Immigration Alert: The H-1B "Cap Season" Is Upon Us
1/4/2008 Energy & Clean Tech Alert: MIT Enterprise Forum Podcast on Energy Innovation
12/21/2007 Immigration Alert: Critical Changes in Arizona Employment Verification Requirements to Take Effect January 1, 2008
12/20/2007 Antitrust Alert: Investing a Little Time to Consider Whether the Premerger Notification Rules Apply to Your Transaction Is Worth Its Weight in Gold
12/7/2007 Employment, Labor and Benefits Alert: OSHA Issues Final Rule on Employer-Paid Protective Equipment
11/29/2007 Immigration Alert: DOS Changes Requirements for Consulates to Issue H, L, O, P and Q Visa Stamps
11/26/2007 Securities Law Alert: SEC Shortens Rule 144 Holding Period and Adopts Other Regulatory Relief For Smaller Companies
11/26/2007 Privacy and Security Alert: FTC's Focus on Internet Advertising: A Recap of the Town Hall and What to Watch For
11/14/2007 Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Alert: DHCFP Issues Guidance under Mass. Health Care Reform Act's Fair Share Contribution Requirement on the Treatment of Multiemployer Plans
11/12/2007 Employee Benefits Alert: An Employers' Guide to the 2006 Massachusetts Health Care Reform Act-Updated As of November 12, 2007
11/9/2007 Immigration and Employment, Labor and Benefits Alert: USCIS Issues Revised Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9
11/8/2007 Homeland Security Alert: DHS Triggers Reporting Requirement with List of "Chemicals of Interest"
11/8/2007 Employees Benefits and Executive Compensation Alert: Massachusetts Division of Unemployment Assistance Issues Filing Instructions on the Fair Share Contribution and HIRD Form Requirements
11/5/2007 Public Finance Alert: U.S. Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Kentucky Municipal Bond Case
11/1/2007 Immigration Alert: USCIS Eliminates Receipt Requirement for Certain H and L Adjustment Applicants Returning from Overseas Travel
10/3/2007 Immigration Alert: U.S. Government Announces 2009 Diversity Immigrant Visa Lottery
9/19/2007 Public Finance Alert: Federal Appeals Court Rules Bond Insurer Lacks Standing for Fraud Claims
9/18/2007 Employee Benefits Alert: Half a Loaf: IRS Provides Limited Relief from Looming IRC § 409A Deadline
9/14/2007 Immigration Alert: Lawsuit Suspends Implementation of Recently Revised "No-Match" Rules
9/13/2007 Intellectual Property Alert: New UKIPO Rules Affect European Community and International Trademarks
9/13/2007 Employee Benefits Alert: Mass. Health Insurance Connector Issues Additional Cafeteria Plan Guidance
9/7/2007 Immigration Alert: H-2B Cap Exemption Will Expire unless New Legislation Is Passed
9/7/2007 Antitrust Alert: Second Circuit Eases Burden on Defendants
9/7/2007 Antitrust & IP Alert: Third Circuit Rules Deception in Standard-Setting Can Violate Antitrust Laws
8/23/2007 Public Finance Alert: IRS Releases Exempt Organization Compliance Check Questionnaire
8/22/2007 Privacy and Security Alert: Massachusetts and Oregon Adopt Data Breach Notification Legislation
8/22/2007 Immigration Alert: Immigration and Customs Enforcement Publishes Revised "No Match" Regulations, Effective September 14, 2007
8/20/2007 Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Alert: An Employers' Guide to the 2006 Massachusetts Health Care Reform Act
8/1/2007 Public Finance Alert: Supreme Court Schedules Oral Argument in Kentucky v. Davis Municipal Bond Case
8/1/2007 Immigration Alert: USCIS Implements Extensive Fee Increase
7/27/2007 Housing Alert: Supreme Judicial Court Decision Protects the New England Fund, as Well as Other Affordable Housing Subsidy Programs
7/18/2007 Immigration Alert: A Change of Heart-USCIS to Accept Adjustment of Status Applications
7/13/2007 Immigration Alert: Follow-Up: Employment-Based Visa Numbers
7/2/2007 Immigration Alert: U.S. State Department Announces No Employment-Based Immigrant Visas Available until October
6/29/2007 Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Alert: Connector Delays Filing Requirement and Clarifies Part-Time Employee and Other Exceptions under the Massachusetts Health Care Reform Act's Section 125 Cafeteria Plan Mandate
6/28/2007 International Trade Alert: Exports to China Must Comply with New Commerce Department Licensing Rules
6/21/2007 Health Alert: OIG Withdraws Proposed "Substantially in Excess" Rule
6/21/2007 Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Alert: Health Connector Issues Four Final Rules Implementing Key Features of the Massachusetts Health Care Reform Act
5/29/2007 Securities Law Alert: SEC Proposes Regulatory and Offering Relief for Smaller Companies
5/22/2007 Public Finance Alert: U.S. Supreme Court to Rule on Constitutionality of State Tax Statutes Favoring In-State Municipal Bonds
5/17/2007 Immigration Alert: Department of Labor Final Rule: Drastic Changes to Labor Certification Practice
4/19/2007 Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Alert: Massachusetts Division of Insurance Issues Notice Implementing the Massachusetts Health Care Reform Act's Insurance Nondiscrimination Rule
4/17/2007 Immigration Alert: H-1B Lottery Held
4/12/2007 Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Alert: Treasury and IRS Issue Final 409A Regulations
4/11/2007 Immigration Alert: Update on H-1B Cap: U.S. Masters H-1B Numbers Still Available
4/3/2007 Immigration Alert: H-1B Cap Reached on Opening Day
3/1/2007 Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Alert: An Employers' Guide to the 2006 Massachusetts Health Care Reform Act
2/21/2007 Privacy and Security Alert: Six Additional State Data Security Breach Notification Laws Become Effective in 2007
2/21/2007 Privacy and Security Alert: Six Additional State Data Security Breach Notification Laws Become Effective in 2007
2/21/2007 Healthcare Alert: Release of Proposed Medicare Advantage (MA) Capitation Rates for 2008
2/13/2007 Healthcare Alert: Hearing on Fraud and Abuse Issues in Pharmaceutical Pricing
2/13/2007 Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Alert: Employer Stock Diversification Requirements under the Pension Protection Act of 2006
2/6/2007 Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Alert: An Employers' Guide to the 2006 Massachusetts Health Care Reform Act
2/2/2007 Healthcare Alert: Release of Final 2008 Medicare Advantage Applications
2/2/2007 Employment, Labor and Benefits Alert: Ninth Circuit Reaffirms Need for Employers to Establish and Communicate Electronic Monitoring Policies
2/2/2007 Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Alert: Changes to 402(f) Notices under the Pension Protection Act of 2006
2/1/2007 Immigration Alert: Final Rule Sent by DOL to OMB to Eliminate Labor Certification Substitution; USCIS Proposes Rule to Dramatically Hike Fees
1/25/2007 Real Estate & Communications and IT Alert: Federal Communications Commission Strikes Down Lease Restrictions on Wi-Fi Antennas
1/19/2007 Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Alert: Massachusetts Health Care Reform Breaking News: HIRD Form and Free Rider Surcharge Rules Withdrawn
1/16/2007 Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Alert: The Massachusetts Health Care Reform Act Update: Effective Dates Pushed Back for HIRD Form Requirement and Insurance Nondiscrimination Rule
1/16/2007 Business and Finance & Employment, Labor and Benefits Alert: Maryland Law Prohibits Printing Social Security Numbers on Paychecks
1/12/2007 Securities Law Alert: SEC Amends Recently Adopted Executive Compensation Disclosure Requirements
1/2/2007 Securities Law Alert: SEC Provides Relief for Smaller Companies on Sarbanes-Oxley Internal Control Reporting
12/28/2006 Immigration Alert: RiR Conversion Deadline Announced
10/5/2006 Immigration Alert: U.S. Government Announces: 2008 Diversity Immigrant Visa Lottery; Premium Processing For Certain Employment Based Immigration Petitions
9/18/2006 Health Alert: New York State Legislature Passes Sweeping Health Care Fraud Reform Legislation
8/23/2006 Immigration Alert: USCIS Announces Premium Processing Service Expansion to Some EB-3 I-140 Immigrant Visa Petitions
8/15/2006 Securities Law Alert: NASDAQ's New Market Categories; NASDAQ Becomes a National Securities Exchange
8/4/2006 Antitrust Alert: FTC Draws Line in the Sand Regarding Patent Holder's Behavior in Standard-Setting Process
8/1/2006 Immigration Alert: H-1B Cap is Reached for All Categories, Including Those with a U.S. Advanced Degree
7/19/2006 Insurance Bankruptcy Practice Alert: Supreme Court Denies Priority Status for Unpaid Worker's Compensation Premiums
7/10/2006 Employment, Labor and Benefits Alert: Supreme Court Decision Leaves Employers More Susceptible to Retaliation Claims
6/29/2006 White Collar Practice Alert: Pressuring KPMG to Cut Off Advancement of Fees of Employees in Criminal Tax Shelter Investigation Violates Constitutional Rights
6/27/2006 Business and Finance Alert: Hedge Fund Rule Vacated by United States Court of Appeals
6/19/2006 Health Alert: Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Releases Details of Comprehensive Drug Safety Bill
6/2/2006 Immigration Client Alert: H-1B Cap Reached for Fiscal Year 2007
5/22/2006 Immigration Client Alert: H-1B Numbers Going at Exponential Rate; Australians Receive Good News Regarding E-3 Visas
5/18/2006 Immigration Client Alert: H-1B Numbers Are Now Half Gone; Visa Appointments Must Be Scheduled Far In Advance
5/4/2006 Employment Alert: Employers May Not Be Required to Pay New York's Spread of Hours Bonus to Employees Paid Wages Sufficiently Above the Minimum Wage
5/1/2006 Health Alert: CMS Issues Final Part D Guidance on Controlling Fraud, Waste, and Abuse
4/21/2006 Health Alert: Massachusetts Enacts Landmark Health Care Reform Bill: An Overview of H. 4850, An Act Providing Access to Affordable, Quality, Accountable Health Care
4/7/2006 Health Alert: CMS Proposes New Process for Notification of Hospital Discharges
3/31/2006 Employee Benefits Alert: March 31 Deadline for Filing Medicare Part D Creditable Coverage Notices with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
3/29/2006 Health Alert: CMS Issues Final 2007 Medicare Part D Formulary Guidelines
3/14/2006 Employee Benefits Alert: Severance? It's Not What It Used to Be
3/1/2006 Health Alert: CMS Issues Proposed 2007 Part D Guidelines on Formularies and Enrollee Transition
2/14/2006 Health Alert: CMS Issues Guidance on Controlling Fraud, Waste, and Abuse for Medicare Part D Sponsors
2/14/2006 Employee Benefits Alert: Substantial Risks of Forfeiture - Mintz Levin Deferred Compensation Advisory Series Issue No. 6
2/10/2006 Immigration Client Alert: Preparing for the H-1B Cap: April 1st Filings
1/17/2006 Employee Benefits Alert: Getting to Know (and Love) the Short-Term Deferral Rule-Mintz Levin Deferred Compensation Advisory Series Issue No. 5
1/13/2006 Immigration Alert: Limited H-1B Numbers Remain for FY 2006 for U.S. Master's Degree Candidates
12/15/2005 Government Contracts Alert: Failure to Properly Mark Deliveries to Government Customers Causes Loss of IP Rights
12/14/2005 Business and Finance Alert: Important Q&A on the Effect of New Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code on Stock Options and Other Types of Equity Grants
12/5/2005 Employee Benefits Alert: Mintz Levin Deferred Compensation Advisory Series Issue No. 4
11/27/2005 Employment Alert: DOL Must Approve Waivers of FMLA Right
11/15/2005 Non Profit Organizations Alert: Recent Guidance from the U.S. Treasury Affecting Tax-Exempt Entities: Revoking Tax-Exempt Status vs. Imposing Intermediate Sanctions
11/9/2005 Employee Benefits Client Alert: The Basics: Deferred Compensation and Deferred Compensation Plans
11/2/2005 Immigration Alert: Critical Immigration Debate in U.S. Senate
10/25/2005 Benefits Alert: Navigating the Code § 409A Transitional Rules
10/25/2005 Antitrust Alert: Evanston Northwestern Healthcare Corporation Must Divest Highland Park Hospital - Administrative Law Judge Rules for FTC
10/20/2005 Non Profit Organizations Client Alert: IRS Proposes Major Changes to Form 990
10/7/2005 Immigration Client Alert: 2007 Diversity Immigrant Visa Lottery
10/5/2005 NEWS FLASH - IRS Issues Deferred Compensation Proposed Regulation
9/15/2005 Immigration Client Alert: Unprecedented Delays in Employment-Based Immigrant Visa Processing for Nationals of India and China; Rest of World Affected to Lesser Extent.
9/15/2005 Antitrust Client Alert: Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission to Hold Workshop on Competition Policy and the Real Estate Industry
7/20/2005 Intellectual Property Client Alert: Supreme Court Expands Safe Harbor Exemption Definition for Preclinical Research
7/7/2005 Intellectual Property Client Alert: Software Inventions Remain Patentable in Europe
6/23/2005 Immigration Client Alert: Employment-Based Third Preference Category Visa Unavailable Until October 1, 2005
6/2/2005 Business Client Alert: Bank Regulators Requiring Financial Institutions to Adopt Tougher Measures on Data Security
6/1/2005 Immigration Client Alert: New "Green Card" Filing Procedures
6/1/2005 Antitrust Client Alert: Antitrust Conditions on Reuters' Acquisition of Moneyline Telerate: Lessons at Home and Abroad
5/24/2005 Immigration Client Alert: New E-3 Visa for Australian Professionals
5/19/2005 Benefits Client Alert: IRS and Treasury Extend the FSA Use-It-Or-Lose-It Rule
5/18/2005 Immigration Client Alert: Machine-Readable Passport Requirements to Take Effect at U.S. Borders on June 26, 2005
5/16/2005 Business and Finance Client Alert: FTC Seeks Comment on Additional CAN-SPAM Rules
5/5/2005 Non - Profit Organizations Client Alert: Massachusetts Attorney General Proposes Corporate Governance Bill for Public Charities
5/3/2005 Immigration Client Alert: Issuance of Interim H-1B Regulations Imminent
4/21/2005 Bankruptcy Law Alert: President Signs Major Bankruptcy Reform into Law
2/14/2005 Immigration Alert: New PERM Regulations
12/30/2004 Business Client Alert: Federal Trade Commission to Apply CAN - SPAM Final Rules Effective February 18, 2005
12/30/2004 Business Client Alert: Are You Ready for California's New Data Sharing Law?
12/28/2004 Securities Law Client Alert: SEC Postpones Periodic Report Deadlines for Accelerated Filers
12/10/2004 Immigration Alerts - 2004
11/24/2004 Immigration Alert: H-1B Visa Reform
10/25/2004 DON'T DEFER: IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED President Bush Signs Into Law the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 on October 22, 2004
8/1/2004 Benefits Alert: Massachusetts Department of Revenue Issues (Its First) Same Sex Marriage Guidance: Assessing the Impact on Employee Benefit Plans
7/15/2004 Benefits Alert: Davila and the Future of Health Plan Administration
6/25/2004 Employment Alert: Massachusetts Becomes the Sixth State to Adopt State-Wide Workplace Smoking Ban
5/20/2004 Benefits Alert: Reaching for High-Hanging Fruit, the IRS Issues Guidance on the Interaction of the HSAs with Other Health Arrangements
4/29/2004 Employment Alert: Department of Labor Issues Final Overtime Rule.
2/24/2004 Securities Client Alert: Payment of Fees to the PCAOB
12/22/2003 Business Alert: CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 Signed into Law by President Bush - Sets First National Standards for Commercial E-Mail
11/26/2003 Health Alert: Congress Passes Major Medicare Reform Bill
10/15/2003 Business Client Alert: Mandatory Electronic Filing for Exporters
5/21/2003 Intellectual Property Client Alert: FDA Proposes Changes To Clarify Patent Listing Requirements and 30-Month Stays of Approval Following Submission of Abbreviated New Drug Applications
4/15/2003 Health Client Alert: HIPAA Compliance Regulations Now in Effect
4/14/2003 Business Client Alert: Explosives Detection Equipment Under New Export Controls
1/31/2003 Intellectual Property Client Alert: Disclosure Controls and Procedures
8/5/2002 Securities Client Alert: SEC Expands Shareholder Power to Propose Votes on Equity Compensation Plans.
7/26/2002 Litigation Client Alert: Document Retention
6/10/2002 Business Client Alert: NYSE Proposes Changes to Corporate Governance Rules
5/1/2002 Intellectual Property Client Alert: U.S. Patent Court Rules on Deposit of Biological Organisms and the Written Description Requirement of the Patent Law
5/1/2002 Business Client Alert: EU to Assess New Value-Added Taxes on E-Commerce with U.S. Businesses
4/26/2002 Business Client Alert: Nasdaq Outlines Potential Changes to Corporate Governance Standards for Listed Companies
4/23/2002 Securities Client Alert: SEC Approves Mandatory Electronic Filing of NASD Submissions
4/17/2002 Securities Client Alert: SEC Proposes Accelerated Filing Deadlines, Website Access Disclosure, and 8-K Disclosure of Management Transactions
4/12/2002 Business Client Alert: Analyst Conflicts of Interest
4/1/2002 Business Client Alert: ITAR Exemptions for U.S. Institutions of Higher Learning
3/8/2002 Securities Client Alert: SEC Announces Intention to Significantly Change Corporate Disclosure Rules
3/1/2002 Business Client Alert: Federal Legislation Update: The USA PATRIOT Act and Applicability of Anti-Money Laudering Rules to Private Investment Companies/Funds
3/1/2002 Business Client Alert: Federal Legislation Update- The USA PATRIOT Act and Applicability of Anti-Money Laundering Rules to Private Investment Companies/Funds
11/1/2001 Federal Employment Labor and Benefits Client Alert: Federal Appeals Court Upholds Application of Weingarten Rights to Non-Union Employees
11/1/2001 Business Client Alert: D&O Insurance Alert: Are you Covered?
10/1/2001 Securities Client Alert: The NASDAQ Stock Market Takes Actions to Help Companies Remain Listed
8/1/2001 Intellectual Property Client Alert: European Patent Office Takes hard Line Against Business Method Patents
8/1/2001 Business Client Alert: How to Avoid Export Compliance Traps in E-Commerce
7/1/2001 Employment Alert: OSHA Distributes Annual Workplace Safety Surveys
6/1/2001 Securities Client Alert: New Guidance on Equity Line Financing Arrangements
6/1/2001 Intellectual Property Client Alert: Supreme Court Grants Certiorari in Festo Patent Matter- Potential Doctrine of Equivalents Ramifications
6/1/2001 Intellectual Property Client Alert: "Looking for a New Domain Name? .BIZ and .INFO Are Waiting For You...But You Better Act Now!"
3/1/2001 Employment Alert: Congress Rescinds Ergonomics Regulations
2/1/2001 Employment Alert: IRS Announces Two Year Moratorium on Payroll Tax Withholding on Statutory Stock Options
1/1/2001 Employment Alert: Ergonomics and New DOL Final Regulations on Benefit Claims and Plans
12/1/2000 Antitrust Client Alert: Important Changes to the "HSR" Notification Rules
11/15/2000 Securities Client Memorandum: Rule 10b5-1 and The New "Safe Harbor" for Trading by Insiders of Company Securities
5/1/2000 Securities Client Alert: Reminder- Companies Must Adopt an Audit Committee Charter by June 14, 2000
5/1/2000 Employment Alert: Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination Issues Guidelines on Massachusetts Maternity Leave Act: Guidelines Conflict With Well-Established Practice
4/1/1997 Environmental Regulatory Alert: Massachusetts Prosecutes Gravel and Concrete Industries for Industry-Wide Practices
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