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Mar 2017
Background Checks? That is the Question Has your company decided yet whether it will conduct criminal background or credit checks? If you are already using that tool as part of your job screening process, are you keeping up with legal developments in every city, county or state where you do business to verify whether......
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March 24, 2017
Manufacturing: Making It Globally – A study by DLA Piper’s Manufacturing Group
Manufacturing: Making It Globally – A study by DLA Piper’s Manufacturing Group Manufacturing is at the core of the UK economy. Despite mixed performance over the past two decades, UK manufacturing is currently strong and...
March 17, 2017
SEC Announces Enforcement Results for 2013
SEC Announces Enforcement Results for 2013 The Securities and Exchange Commission recently announced the results of its enforcement activities during fiscal year 2013. Most notably, the SEC disclosed that it filed 686 enforcement actions and...
March 14, 2017
Sacramento Kings Acquire Shopping Plaza in Preparation for Stadium Development
Sacramento Kings Acquire Shopping Plaza in Preparation for Stadium Development Posted by Brandt Hollander on Wednesday, February 5, 2014 In connection with the development of a new downtown arena, the Sacramento Kings announced recently that...
March 13, 2017
UK Financial Regulatory Developments – February 2016 #20
UK Financial Regulatory Developments – February 2016 #20 ECB consults on IPSs ECB is consulting on how to assess the eligibility of institutional protection schemes (IPSs) for prudential purposes. Under the CRR, an IPS is...
March 10, 2017
After Heimeshoff: Applying An ERISA Plan’s Contractual Limitation of Actions Provision
After Heimeshoff: Applying An ERISA Plan’s Contractual Limitation of Actions Provision In Heimeshoff v. Hartford Life & Acc. Ins. Co., 134 S.Ct. 604 (2013), the Supreme Court held that an ERISA plan’s contractual limitations period...
March 09, 2017
California Supreme Court Grants Review of Decision Invalidating SANDAG Regional Transportation Plan
California Supreme Court Grants Review of Decision Invalidating SANDAG Regional Transportation Plan The California Supreme Court has agreed to review the appellate court decision Cleveland National Forest Foundation v. San Diego Association of Governments. As...
March 08, 2017
President Obama Directs USDOL To Revamp FLSA Overtime Exemptions So More Employees Are Eligible For Overtime Pay
President Obama Directs USDOL To Revamp FLSA Overtime Exemptions So More Employees Are Eligible For Overtime Pay On March 13, 2014, President Obama signed a Memorandum directing the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) to revamp...
March 05, 2017
SAMHSA Proposes Changes to Substance Use Disorder Treatment Confidentiality Regulations
SAMHSA Proposes Changes to Substance Use Disorder Treatment Confidentiality Regulations On February 5, 2015, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA) released a long-awaited proposed rule to modify the confidentiality rules that apply to...
March 04, 2017
Telemedicine Providers Need to Keep Up with State Laws
Telemedicine Providers Need to Keep Up with State Laws Tech-savvy health care providers and tech-savvy patients in California can be grateful for California’s policies regarding telehealth practices. Consider the turmoil in Texas: telehealth practitioners who...
March 04, 2017
US Court of Appeals Revises Opinion: Section 1782’s Use in Arbitration Ambiguous
US Court of Appeals Revises Opinion: Section 1782’s Use in Arbitration Ambiguous With the Eleventh Circuit’s revision, using Section 1782 to request the production of evidence in private international commercial arbitrations remains uncertain. On January...