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07.18.13

D.C. Circuit Flips DOL’s Flip-Flop On Mortgage Loan officers

Mortgage loan officers may qualify for the administrative exemption from the overtime wage provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals held July 2, striking down a 2010 Administrator’s Interpretation from the Department of Labor.


07.17.13

How Does the DOMA Defeat Impact Healthcare Reform and Health Insurance Access?

In a sharply divided ruling on the United States v. Windsor released on June 26, 2013, the Supreme Court invalidated DOMA, clearing the way for federal recognition of same-sex marriages.


07.11.13

FTC to Search Engines: Make Ads Distinct

Eleven years after last issuing guidance to search engines about displaying paid search results, the Federal Trade Commission sent letters to dozens of companies, including AOL, Bing, Google, and Yahoo, reiterating the need to distinguish between natural and paid search results.


07.03.13

Will Advertisers Feel the Backlash After Revelations of Government Surveillance?

After the nation learned that the National Security Agency has engaged in widespread surveillance of consumer communications over the last several years, some advertisers fear the public’s reaction could negatively impact the industry.


07.03.13

Federal Reserve Adopts Basel III for U.S. Banks

On July 2, 2013, the Federal Reserve Board approved a final rule implementing the Basel III regulatory capital reforms from the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision as well as certain changes required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.


07.03.13

Supreme Court Sides With Employers in Title VII Suits

Capping off a term of big decisions with employer-friendly results, the U.S. Supreme Court weighed in on two major employment issues in a pair of Title VII cases that determined retaliation claims require plaintiffs to prove their case according to traditional “but for” causation and ...


07.01.13

Action Required! New Commercial Lease Disclosure Concerning Disability Access Legal Requirements

This year, July 1 marks more than just the halfway point of the year. Effective July 1, commercial and nonresidential property owners in California have additional disclosure requirements to contend with courtesy of California Civil Code Section 1938.


06.27.13

Domino’s Delivers $9.75M TCPA Settlement

It took more than 30 minutes, but Domino’s Pizza delivered a settlement deal to a class of plaintiffs in a Telephone Consumer Protection Act suit totaling $9.75 million.


06.27.13

Panel Calls For Litigation Reform To Address Patent Trolls

In a June 18, 2013, panel discussion titled “Trolls, Traders, and Wizards – Understanding the Market for Innovation,” the impact of the recently implemented America Invents Act (AIA), as well as the prospects for even more proposed patent reforms, was debated by leading jurists ...


06.26.13

President Obama Announces Administration’s Climate Vision

In a much anticipated speech, President Obama addressed the issue of climate change and what the United States will be doing about it the future.