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Without a Republican majority in the Senate last year, Congress was unable to pass patent reform legislation.

In January 2012, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) decided arbitration clauses in employment contracts that require individual arbitration, rather than class-wide or collective actions, violate Section 8(a)(1) of the National Labor Relations Act (the NLRA or Act).

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently sent out 15 letters warning makers of plastic bags that claims indicating that such bags are “oxodegradable,” “oxo biodegradable,” or “biodegradable” may be viewed as deceptive under the Green Guides.

The Better Business Bureau’s Online Interest-Based Advertising Accountability Program (Accountability Program) recently challenged Best Buy, Yelp, Answers Corp., Buzzfeed Inc., and Go.com over the companies’ failure to provide adequate notice regarding the fact that information was collected from th

A National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) administrative law judge (ALJ) found that two employees of a nonprofit youth center engaged in concerted activity when they discussed their workplace concerns via Facebook.

Around this abundance of litigation developed a significant body of jurisprudence, to which Judge Sean Lane of the Southern District of New York Bankruptcy Court recently added in clarifying the ordinary course of business preference defense.

In recent years, second lien financings have increased in popularity. Senior creditors rely on intercreditor agreements to protect their interests by limiting the rights that junior lien holders would otherwise enjoy as secured creditors through either lien subordination, payment subordination.

In an effort to encourage hospitals to take advantage of the 68 percent settlement offer for previously denied inpatient claims, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced a new procedure.

Don’t let Hauge’s “pitch” language throw you off. What I am talking about here precedes “branding.” Develop your story; embody it; live it with passion; and connect to others. Then, your branding can begin. More on that later.

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed a lower court’s conclusion that a doctor in a service corporation was actually an employer, and thus could not bring a claim under federal discrimination statutes based upon her termination.

Health care organizations that contract with physicians can face potential liability, as well as exclusion from participation in federal health care programs, under various laws (such as the Stark Law), the anti-kickback statute, and the False Claims Act (FCA).

The FTC recently announced a significant enforcement action against AT&T Mobility for unlawfully billing customers for unauthorized third-party charges, also known as “cramming.”

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced a policy allowing acute care and critical access hospitals to settle inpatient-status claims currently on appeal in exchange for a partial payment equal to 68 percent of the claims’ net allowable amount.

US Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP’s) Office of Regulatory Audit will be hosting a webinar on Thursday, October 9, 2014 from 2:00 pm–3:30 pm Eastern Time to provide an overview of its Focused Assessment (FA) Program.

In the City’s motion for summary judgment, it argued that Stragapede was not disabled under the ADA and that the City did not consider him to be disabled.

This case presents a common scenario and dynamic that a party involved with a distressed bank holding company may have seen in the last several years.

On September 30, 2014, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit unanimously held that the first-in-the-nation Safe Drug Disposal Ordinance passed by Alameda County, California is constitutional.

On October 1, 2014, at the President’s directive, the Department of Labor promulgated the final rule raising the minimum wage for federal contract workers.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that it is extending the deadline for the Local Telephone Competition and Broadband Report, commonly known as FCC Form 477.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced changes to the “Mail or Telephone Order Merchandise” Rule, or the Mail Order Rule, aimed at updating the Rule for the 21st century and easing the costs of compliance.