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Clifford G. Maine; Barnes & Thornburg LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 21, 2013, previously published on March 18, 2013 Effective April 1, 2013, the United Kingdom will implement an air passenger duty (APD). The APD is an excise duty chargeable on passengers being transported from a U.K. airport on a qualifying aircraft. The calculation of the APD is determined by the number of chargeable passengers, their...
| | Are Your Ad Disclosures Clear and Conspicuous? The FTC Dictates Disclosures in Digital Advertising
Olivia M. Fleming, Joan L. Long; Barnes & Thornburg LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 15, 2013, previously published on March 13, 2013 On March 12, 2013, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released its revised guidelines for Dot Com Disclosures, the first update to these guides since the year 2000. It has always been the law that disclosure of information has to be clear and conspicuous if it is necessary to prevent an advertising...
| | Revised Form I-9 Released for Use by Employers
Mariana Richmond; Barnes & Thornburg LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 15, 2013, previously published on March 13, 2013 The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued a notice announcing that employers should begin using a revised version of the Form I-9. The revised I-9 became effective on March 8, but the government has provided a 60-day grace period during which employers may continue to use the...
| | District Court Enjoins Pennsylvania Environmental Hearing Board Permit Appeals
Mindy L. Boehr, Paul M. Drucker, Tammy L. Helminski, Jeffrey M. Peabody; Barnes & Thornburg LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 14, 2013, previously published on March 7, 2013 Federal Judge Robert D. Mariani granted an injunction to stay proceedings in the Pennsylvania Environmental Hearing Board on appeals filed by Delaware Riverkeeper Network and others of three state environmental permits issued to a pipeline operator, in Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co., LLC v. Delaware...
| | EPA Proposes to Eliminate Startup, Shutdown, and Malfunction Air Emission Exemptions in 36 States
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Legal Alert/Article March 12, 2013, previously published on March 8, 2013 EPA issued a proposed rule on Feb. 22, 2013, that would require 36 states to revise the startup, shutdown, and malfunction rules in their Clean Air Act State Implementation Plans (SIPs). The proposed rule clarifies EPA’s existing startup, shutdown, and malfunction (SSM) policy and addresses...
| | Inspector General Requests EPA Collect More Data on Air Emissions from Natural Gas and Oil Production Sector
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Legal Alert/Article March 12, 2013, previously published on March 5, 2013 The expansion of the oil and gas industry in the United States led the Inspector General to investigate whether EPA was equipped to regulate and evaluate the air emissions coming from this particular industry. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) released...
| | Beyond the DotCom: ICANN’s Trademark Clearinghouse Provides Time-Sensitive Brand Protection on the Internet
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Legal Alert/Article March 12, 2013, previously published on March 5, 2013 The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the agency that oversees the domain name system, is planning to launch what it calls a Trademark Clearinghouse on March 26, 2013 at www.trademark-clearinghouse.com to help brand owners protect their trademark rights online as new...
| | FDA Issues Proposed Rule on Acceptance of Data from Clinical Studies on Medical Devices
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Legal Alert/Article March 7, 2013, previously published on February 28, 2013 Earlier this week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a proposed rule amending its regulations on the acceptance of data from clinical studies on medical devices. The proposed rule requires that clinical studies outside the United States as support for any device-related application or...
| | Gina McCarthy Nominated To Be EPA Administrator
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Legal Alert/Article March 6, 2013, previously published on March 4, 2013 Today President Obama announced his intent to nominate Gina McCarthy as Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), to replace Lisa Jackson, who resigned effective Feb. 14, 2013. Bob Perciasepe, EPA Deputy Administrator, currently is the Acting EPA Administrator.
| | Final Rule Expands FMLA Leave for Military Family Members and Airline Crew Employees
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Legal Alert/Article February 28, 2013, previously published on February 21, 2013 On Feb. 6, 2013, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (DOL) published its Final Rule resulting in key changes to the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) regulations. These changes include expanding FMLA leave for military family members and amending the hours of service...
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