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Frederick D. Baron, Dennis M. Childs, Elizabeth L. Lewis, Seth A. Rafkin, Lois Benes Voelz; Cooley LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 17, 2012, previously published on May 16, 2012 In a prior Alert dated December 28, 2011, we reported that the National Labor Relations Board (the "NLRB" or the "Board") had adopted a controversial new rule amending its election case procedures. The new rule took effect on April 30, 2012. The changes encompassed by the rule...
| | Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Narrows Scope of Federal Laws Protecting Trade Secrets
Adam J. Ruttenberg, Diane W. Savage; Cooley LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 10, 2012, previously published on May 8, 2012 On April 11, 2012, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a much anticipated opinion explaining the reasons that it vacated the conviction of former Goldman Sachs' programmer, Sergey Aleynikov, under the federal National Stolen Property Act ("NSPA") and the...
|  | Canada Issues Final Regulations to Anti-Spam Law
Adam J. Ruttenberg, Diane W. Savage; Cooley LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 10, 2012, previously published on May 8, 2012 In December 2010 Canada passed the Anti-Spam Law ("CASL"), the world's most stringent anti-spam law. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission ("CRTC") issued the final version of the Electronic Commerce Protection Regulations ("Regulations")...
| | How Proposed EU-Wide Data Protection Regulation Will Affect U.S. Based Businesses
Susan Lu Lyan, Adam J. Ruttenberg, Diane W. Savage, Charles A. Schwab; Cooley LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 18, 2012, previously published on January 2012 The text of a proposed new EU-wide regulation on data protection was made available in December 2011 in advance of formal publication this month. The Explanatory Memorandum attached to the proposed General Data Protection Regulation (the "Proposed Regulation") states that it is the result...
| | IRS Announces Adjusted Plan Limits for 2012
Michelle Lara, Thomas Z. Reicher, Lisette Sell, David A. Walsh, Thomas S. Welk; Cooley LLP;
Legal Alert/Article November 2, 2011, previously published on November 2011 The Internal Revenue Service has announced the 2012 limits that affect the operation of tax-qualified retirement plans, including 401(k) plans, and certain other types of employee benefit plans, including deferred compensation plans that may be subject to Internal Revenue Code §409A. The...
| | Commercial Text Messages Receive Increased Scrutiny
Matthew D. Brown, Joseph Leventhal, Susan Lyon, Michael G. Rhodes, Adam J. Ruttenberg; Cooley LLP;
Legal Alert/Article October 21, 2011, previously published on October 18, 2011 Two recent cases, one a Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") matter and the other a civil class action, highlight the increased risks faced by companies engaging in text messaging campaigns.
| | A California Superior Court Finds Online Transactions Are Not Covered by the Song-Beverly Credit Card Act
Michelle C. Doolin, Adam J. Ruttenberg, Diane W. Savage, Charles A. Schwab; Cooley LLP;
Legal Alert/Article October 11, 2011, previously published on October 5, 2011 On August 24, 2011, Judge Loretta M. Giorgi of the San Francisco Superior Court dismissed a lawsuit against Craigslist which alleged that Craigslist had violated California Civil Code section 1747.08 (part of the Song-Beverly Credit Card Act of 1971) by requiring customers who use credit cards as...
| | Department of Labor Issues Final Rule Implementing Executive Order Requiring Service Contract Act Contractors to Hire Predecessor Employees
Connie N. Bertram, Elizabeth L. Lewis; Cooley LLP;
Legal Alert/Article September 14, 2011, previously published on September 2, 2011 On August 29, 2011, the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division ("WHD") issued a final rule to implement President Obama's Executive Order 13495, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts (the "Executive Order"). The Executive Order requires federal...
| | Connecticut Enacts Law Banning Employers from Using Credit Reports to Make Employment Decisions
Connie N. Bertram, Elizabeth L. Lewis, Seth A. Rafkin, Michael Sheetz, David A. Walsh; Cooley LLP;
Legal Alert/Article August 16, 2011, previously published on August 8, 2011 On July 13, 2011, Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy signed legislation that prohibits employers from using credit reports to make selection and employment-related decisions. The law will become effective on October 1, 2011, and it will cover all employers in Connecticut that have at least one...
| | Draft Executive Order Could Force Contractors to Disclose Political Contributions
Connie N. Bertram, Guy Brenner, Cathryn Le Regulski, Elizabeth L. Lewis, Andrew Tumbull; Cooley LLP;
Legal Alert/Article July 25, 2011, previously published on July 20, 2011 On April 13, 2011, the Obama administration released a draft Executive Order called "Disclosure of Political Spending by Government Contractors" ("Draft Order") that contemplates requiring federal contractors to disclose political contributions when bidding on federal contracts....
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