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John T. Gregg, Patrick E. Mears; Barnes & Thornburg LLP;
Legal Alert/Article October 16, 2012, previously published on October 15, 2012 In March 2012, we discussed proposed legislation in Michigan entitled the Nonrecourse Mortgage Loan Act (the “Act”), which would regulate the use and enforceability of certain loan covenants in non-recourse commercial transactions. See...
| | PHMSA Issues Revised Reporting Requirements - Second Notice & Request for Comments
Mindy L. Boehr, Paul M. Drucker, R. William Gardner, Tammy L. Helminski; Barnes & Thornburg LLP;
Legal Alert/Article October 16, 2012, previously published on October 11, 2012 On Sept. 21, 2012, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) issued a second notice and request for comments in the Federal Register proposing revisions to 1) the hazardous liquid pipeline system accident report form, 2) the natural and other gas transmission and gathering...
| | Healthcare Providers Responding to Meningitis Cases Linked to Tainted Steroid Injections
Stacy L. Cook, Heather Fesko Delgado, Laura D. Seng; Barnes & Thornburg LLP;
Legal Alert/Article October 16, 2012, previously published on October 12, 2012 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) alerted healthcare providers that certain steroid injections used mainly for the treatment of back pain and joint problems were potentially contaminated with a fungus that could cause meningitis. The steroid injections (methylprednisolone) were...
| | Potential Opportunity for Refund of FICA Taxes Paid on Supplemental Unemployment Benefits Payments
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Legal Alert/Article October 5, 2012, previously published on October 4, 2012 In a recent decision (U.S. v. Quality Stores, Inc., No. 10-1563, Sept. 7, 2012), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held that supplemental unemployment benefits payments (SUB payments) are not wages subject to the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA). As a result, the employer...
| | FTC Releases Revised Green Guides
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Legal Alert/Article October 4, 2012, previously published on October 2, 2012 Claims made by marketers about products or services being “environmentally friendly” will likely have a great impact on consumers, as many consumers have a preference for “green,” or environmentally friendly products. On Oct. 1, 2012, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)...
| | California Creates First State-Run Retirement Plan for Private Sector Employees
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Legal Alert/Article October 4, 2012, previously published on October 3, 2012 On Sept. 28, 2012, California Governor Jerry Brown signed legislation that will create the nation’s first state-run retirement plan for private sector employees. The legislation, Senate Bill 1234, establishes the California Secure Choice Retirement Savings Trust for more than 6 million...
| | The White House Reports Extension of Certain Immigration Programs
Marco A. Moreno, Mariana Richmond; Barnes & Thornburg LLP;
Legal Alert/Article October 4, 2012, previously published on October 1, 2012 On Friday, Sept. 28, 2012, the President signed into law S.3245, a bill that reauthorizes for three years the Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program, EB-5 Regional Center Program, the E-Verify Program, and the Special Immigrant Non-minister Religious Worker Program.
| | 2013 Plan Year Reduction in Health Flexible Spending Account Deferrals
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Legal Alert/Article October 4, 2012, previously published on October 2, 2012 One of the revenue raising provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) provides that the maximum employee pre-tax salary deferral to a health flexible spending account (Health FSA) may not exceed $2,500 for plan years beginning after Dec. 31, 2012 (as indexed for inflation...
| | NLRB Decides First Social Media Case; Finds Employer’s Policy Unlawfully Over-Broad
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Legal Alert/Article September 27, 2012, previously published on September 21, 2012 While the National Labor Relations Board’s (the NLRB) Acting General Counsel Lafe Solomon has issued multiple reports on social-media policies over the course of the last year, signaling NLRB scrutiny of employer policies, the NLRB itself had yet to rule on any cases until early September...
| | U.S. Aircraft Operators Possibly One Step Closer to Avoiding EU-ETS Requirements: Senate Passes SB 1956
Joel T. Bowers, Clifford G. Maine; Barnes & Thornburg LLP;
Legal Alert/Article September 27, 2012, previously published on September 25, 2012 On Sept. 21, 2012, the U.S. Senate passed a bill (Senate Bill 1956) which, if signed into law, will give the Secretary of Transportation the authority to make it illegal for aircraft operators in the U.S. to comply with the European Union's (EU's) onerous Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). The EU's...
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