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Document(s) published by this organization: 55
Show: results per page Sort by:  | EEOC Issues Guidance Regarding Employers' Consideration of Criminal Offenses
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Legal Alert/Article May 22, 2012, previously published on May 21, 2012 On April 25, 2012, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (the "EEOC") issued Enforcement Guidance on the Consideration of Arrest and Conviction Records in Employment Decisions Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (the "Guidance"). The Guidance is the EEOC's...
| | NLRB Suspends New Election Case Procedures Rule in Response to Court Ruling
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...
| | New California Requirements for Background Check Disclosures
Frederick D. Baron, Dennis M. Childs, Michelle C. Doolin, Seth A. Rafkin, Lois Benes Voelz; Cooley LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 17, 2012, previously published on May 14, 2012 Effective January 1, 2012, a new law in California has changed the requirements for the background check disclosure that employers must provide in order to conduct background investigations in California. Employers based outside of California may be governed by this requirement if they obtain...
| | CMS Delays Data Collection Requirement for the PPACA's Sunshine Provisions
Drew Gantt, David Sclar; Cooley LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 14, 2012, previously published on May 10, 2012 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") announced on May 3, 2012 that it will delay until at least January 1, 2013 commencement of data collection obligations for life sciences and other companies subject to the "sunshine" provisions in Section 6002 of the...
| | 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")...
| | Estate Planning Opportunities Expiring at the Close of 2012
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Legal Alert/Article May 9, 2012, previously published on May 7, 2012 Until the end of 2012, the federal gift, estate and generation-skipping transfer (GST) tax rates are 35%, and each person has a $5,120,000 exemption from all three types of taxes.
| | California Labor Commissioner Revises Wage Theft Prevention Act Template Form and Publishes Revised FAQ
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Legal Alert/Article April 27, 2012, previously published on April 25, 2012 As reported in prior Alerts, the Wage Theft Prevention Act of 2011 (AB 469) ("WTPA") took effect on January 1, 2012. This new law requires employers to provide all newly hired non-exempt California employees with a written notice at the time of hire that contains certain specified...
| | The RCO Doctrine on the Rise: Risks for Responsible Corporate Officers in the Health Care and Life Sciences Industries
Drew Gantt, David Sclar; Cooley LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 24, 2012, previously published on April 18, 2012 There are many reasons for companies in the health care and life sciences industries to develop and maintain a strong compliance program. For executives at health care and life sciences companies, the Responsible Corporate Officer ("RCO") doctrine is an especially compelling reason. The...
| | California Supreme Court Provides Guidance Regarding Meal and Rest Periods
Frederick D. Baron, Dennis M. Childs, Michelle C. Doolin, Seth A. Rafkin, Lois Benes Voelz; Cooley LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 16, 2012, previously published on April 13, 2012 On April 12, 2012, the California Supreme Court issued a landmark decision, Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Court (2012), holding that an employer's duty with respect to providing employee meal periods is only to relieve employees of all duty, relinquish control over their activities, and...
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