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Federal Judge Says Not So Quick, Strikes Down NLRB's "Quickie" Election Rule
Daniel B. Gilmore, May 21, 2012
On May 14, 2012, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia held that the National Labor Relations Board's recently effective "quickie" election rule is invalid. The rule, which had only become effective on April 30, 2012, significantly altered the procedures for...

Tennessee Gift Tax Repeal
Robert M. "Mark" Addison, May 9, 2012
In a move widely viewed as beneficial to taxpayers and facilitating lifetime estate planning, the Tennessee Legislature passed legislation repealing the Tennessee Gift Tax retroactively to January 1, 2012. Once this bill is signed by the Governor, the state of Connecticut will be the only state...

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Issues Updated Guidance on Use of Criminal History in Employment Decisions
Rosemarie Luise Hill,William H. Pickering, May 2, 2012
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on April 25, 2012, announced its long-awaited "Enforcement Guidance on the Consideration of Arrest and Conviction Records in Employment Decisions" (Guidance). Although the Guidance is considered by some not to be as draconian as...

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