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Sean A. Atkins, Kenneth G. Jaffe, Michael N. Kunselman, Stephen C. Palmer, Andrea Wolfman; Alston & Bird LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 10, 2012, previously published on May 8, 2012 The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) recently issued an order to clarify the circumstance under which its regulatory authority extends over sales of Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs); specifically, when such a sale is bundled with the sale of electric energy at wholesale. The order,...
| | EEOC Provides Updated Guidance on Use of Criminal Records in Employment Decisions and Finds that Title VII Protects Transgender Workers
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Legal Alert/Article May 8, 2012, previously published on May 7, 2012 Two recent actions by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC or the “Commission”) are likely to have a signifi cant impact on the Commission’s enforcement of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”). First, the Commission approved updated...
| | New Agency Guidance on Required Contraceptive Coverage Under Group Health Plans
Ashley Gillihan, John R. Hickman, Carolyn E. Smith; Alston & Bird LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 3, 2012, previously published on May 2, 2012 On August 1, 2011, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), a part of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), issued Guidelines on Women’s Preventive Health (the “HRSA Guidelines”). Under Section 2713 of the Public Health Service Act (PHSA), as added by...
| | President Issues Two New Executive Orders Tightening Sanctions on Iran and Syria
Thomas E. Crocker; Alston & Bird LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 3, 2012, previously published on May 3, 2012 President Obama has issued two new Executive Orders that impose significant new extraterritorial sanctions on persons who do business with Iran or Syria. One of the Executive Orders has particularly important implications for foreign financial institutions and other non-U.S. persons.
| | FATCA - Private Fund Executive Summary
Kristin Pernoll Hinson, Clay A. Littlefield, Matthew W. Mamak, Timothy P. Selby; Alston & Bird LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 2, 2012, previously published on May 1, 2012 The IRS recently issued proposed regulations under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) that provide additional FATCA guidance on due diligence, withholding and reporting obligations, carve-outs and exceptions to FATCA’s applicability, and a new timeline for implementation. This...
| | Hobby Losses and Movies: Lee and William Storey v. CIR, T.C. Memo. 2012-115 (4/19/2012)
Jasper L. Cummings; Alston & Bird LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 1, 2012, previously published on May 1, 2012 This new Tax Court decision allows a lawyer to avoid the hobby loss rule and currently deduct the costs of making a documentary movie that might be said to be “for fun,” and interprets for the first time Section 181 (enacted in 2004), which permits deduction rather than capitalization...
| | Courts Further Delay Enforcement of NLRB Posting Requirement
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Legal Alert/Article April 24, 2012, previously published on April 23, 2012 The United States District Court for the District of Columbia recently held that the National Labor Relations Board (the “Board”) did not exceed its authority in promulgating a rule requiring employers subject to the National Labor Relations Act (the “Act”) to post notices...
| | FERC Reexamines Policies on Open Access for Generator Interconnection Facilities
Sean A. Atkins, Kenneth G. Jaffe, Michael N. Kunselman, Stephen C. Palmer, Andrea Wolfman; Alston & Bird LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 24, 2012, previously published on April 23, 2012 The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) requesting public comments on its policies regarding priority rights to the use of facilities used to interconnect generation to the transmission grid. The proceeding could lay the groundwork for significant...
| | IRS Chart Clarifies Separate Form 8938 and FBAR Reporting Requirements
Tola Ozim, Edward Tanenbaum; Alston Bird LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 18, 2012, previously published on April 15, 2012 As part of the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act, the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act established a new and distinct foreign asset disclosure regime under Section 6038D requiring specified persons that hold interests in “specified foreign financial assets” to attach...
| | EEOC Issues Final Rule Regarding “Reasonable Factors Other Than Age” Defense to ADEA Disparate Impact Claims
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Legal Alert/Article April 18, 2012, previously published on April 16, 2012 On March 30, 2012, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC, or “the Commission”) issued its final rule revising the Commission’s Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) regulations. The EEOC has described the new regulations as an attempt to incorporate the holdings...
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