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Beth S. Gotthelf, Joseph E. Richotte; Butzel Long;
Legal Alert/Article May 16, 2012, previously published on May 14, 2012 Those operating in industries highly regulated by federal, state, and local environmental protection agencies have seen an increase in the number of violations being escalated from administrative notices of violations and fines, or even civil penalties, to criminal prosecutions. Criminal...
| | KORUS Free Trade Agreement Takes Effect March 15, 2012
Michael F. Golab, Michael F. Golab, Daniel P. Malone, Christopher J. Nelson, Craig S. Schwartz; Butzel Long;
Legal Alert/Article March 28, 2012, previously published on March 8, 2012 On October 19, 2011, Butzel Long published a Client Alert indicating that the United States had ratified the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (“KORUS FTA”), a significant bilateral trade pact with South Korea. Since then, South Korea’s National Assembly has also ratified the KORUS...
| | Steps Toward Health Reform in 2012
Adele P. Jorissen, Robert H. Schwartz; Butzel Long;
Legal Alert/Article March 6, 2012, previously published on February 23, 2012 The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) has been the topic of extensive debate and discussion since its introduction. The PPACA impacts hospitals, providers, and all other health care providers and insurers in a variety of ways. Navigating the numerous changes and requirements can be...
| | EPA Announces Changes to Boiler and Incinerator Air Pollution Standards
Beth S. Gotthelf, Susan L. Johnson; Butzel Long;
Legal Alert/Article December 13, 2011, previously published on December 8, 2011 On December 2, 2011, EPA announced proposed standards to address air emissions from existing and new boilers and commercial and industrial solid waste incinerators (CISWI).
| | IRS Announces New Employee Benefits Limits for 2012
Thomas L. Shaevsky; Butzel Long;
Legal Alert/Article December 2, 2011, previously published on December 2011 The Internal Revenue Service has recently announced cost-of-living adjustments applicable to dollar limitations for retirement plans (and other items) for 2012. Many of the retirement plan limitations will change for 2012 because the increase in the cost-of-living index met the statutory thresholds...
| | Michigan Supreme Court Limits Employer Liability for Employee’s Intentional, Unforeseeable Quid Pro Quo Sexual Harassment
Shanta S.W. McMullan, Scott T. Patterson; Butzel Long;
Legal Alert/Article August 22, 2011, previously published on August 9, 2011 In a significant change in Michigan sexual harassment law, on July 29, 2011 the Michigan Supreme Court issued a 4-3 decision in Hamed v. Wayne County et al., which overruled its 1996 decision of Champion v. Nation Wide Security Inc. Champion had imposed strict liability on employers under...
| | SEC Adopts Inflation Adjusted Definition of “Qualified Client” Under The Investment Advisers Act
Robert A. Hudson, Robert I. Jones, Jennifer E. Powell; Butzel Long;
Legal Alert/Article July 28, 2011, previously published on July 20, 2011 On July 12, 2011, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), issued Release No. IA-3236 (7/12/11) (the “Order”), raising the dollar amount thresholds in Rule 205-3 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Advisers Act”) for purposes of the...
| | SEC Adopts Significant Implementing Rules For Investment Advisers Under Dodd-Frank Act
Jennifer E. Consiglio (Powell), Robert A. Hudson, Robert I. Jones; Butzel Long;
Legal Alert/Article July 21, 2011, previously published on July 5, 2011 On June 22, 2011, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted rules, rule amendments and amendments to Form ADV (the “New Rules”) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Advisers Act”) to implement Title IV of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street...
| | The Open Meetings Act Requires Public Bodies to Specify their Decisions
Robin Luce Herrmann; Butzel Long;
Legal Alert/Article June 14, 2011, previously published on June 3, 2011 In a recent decision under the Open Meetings Act (“OMA”), the Michigan Court of Appeals held that a public body’s minutes did not adequately reflect the decision made at a meeting, thus violating the OMA
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