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Crowell & Moring LLP New York, NY Document Search Results (43) Show: results per page Sort by:  | Preparing For May Day, and Beyond, At the NLRB
Thomas P. Gies, Jeffrey W. Pagano, Mark A. Romeo; Crowell & Moring LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 18, 2012, previously published on April 16, 2012 This is a big month at the NLRB, with three important new initiatives in the works.
| | Maryland Takes the Lead on Social Media Access Legislation
Thomas P. Gies, Jeffrey W. Pagano, Mark A. Romeo, S. Shane Sagheb; Crowell & Moring LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 16, 2012, previously published on April 13, 2012 Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley is expected to sign a ground-breaking bill passed last week by the Maryland General Assembly. The bill prohibits employers from requesting or requiring applicants or employees to provide information that would allow an employer to gain access to social media...
| | Transgender Employees Protected By Federal Law Against Discrimination
Kris D. Meade, Jeffrey W. Pagano, Mark A. Romeo, Wendy A. Sugg; Crowell & Moring LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 26, 2012, previously published on March 23, 2012 The Eleventh Circuit recently held that transgender employees are protected by federal anti-discrimination laws, bolstering employee claims for harassment and discrimination in the workplace. Glenn v. Brumby, Nos. 10-14833, 10-15015 (11th Cir. Dec. 6, 2011). While the plaintiff, as a Georgia state...
| | New CIETAC Arbitration Rules 2012
Henry Guy Burnett, Julia-Didon Cayre, Baiju S. Vasani, Jane Wessel; Crowell & Moring LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 26, 2012, previously published on March 20, 2012 The China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission ("CIETAC") has published its long-awaited revised Arbitration Rules (the "2012 Rules"), updating its previous rules of 1995 (the "1995 Rules"). The 2012 Rules, adopted by the China Council for the...
| | Potential for Change in Anti-Money Laundering Laws & Regulations: New FATF Recommendations, FinCEN Calls for Comments on Customer Due Diligence Procedures
Caitlin FitzRandolph Bos, Linda Lerner, Eden L. Rohrer, Cari N. Stinebower; Crowell & Moring LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 12, 2012, previously published on March 8, 2012 On February 29, 2012, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) within the U.S. Department of the Treasury published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rule Making (“ANPRM”) requesting comments on plans to formalize Customer Due Diligence (“CDD”) procedures....
| | Federal Court Imposes Broad Preservation Obligation Regarding Potential Class Members in FLSA Action
David E. Bell, Christopher Calsyn, Thomas P. Gies, Jeffrey W. Pagano, Mark A. Romeo, Jeane A. Thomas; Crowell & Moring LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 27, 2012, previously published on February 23, 2012 In a ruling that could have a widespread impact on the employment law landscape, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York recently ruled that KPMG LLP, defendant in a suit alleging FLSA and NY state class action claims, is required to preserve electronically stored information...
| | Registration Deadline Looms for Companies Seeking New gTLDs
Dickerson M. Downing, John L. Murino, Flip Petillion, Terence P. Ross, John I. Stewart; Crowell & Moring LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 17, 2012, previously published on February 17, 2012 Companies that are considering whether to apply for a new generic Top-Level Domain (TLD) should keep in mind that the filing window will close in less than six weeks. March 29, 2012 is the last date for new users to register for the application process. This deadline is key as the Internet...
| | California and the USDOL Stake Out Common Ground in Focusing on Alleged Misclassification of Employees as Independent Contractors
Melanie Natasha Henry, Kris D. Meade, Jeffrey W. Pagano, Mark A. Romeo, S. Shane Sagheb; Crowell & Moring LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 17, 2012, previously published on February 16, 2012 On February 9, 2012, the State of California and the U.S. Department of Labor announced that they have entered into a memorandum of understanding in order to combat misclassification of employees as independent contractors. In the view of the California Labor Commissioner, Julie A. Su, a recent...
| | Department of Labor Proposes FMLA Rule on Leave for Caregivers to Servicemembers and Airline Flight Crew Employees
Thomas P. Gies, James E. Kellett, Jared Levine, Mark A. Romeo, Ira M. Saxe; Crowell & Moring LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 15, 2012, previously published on February 14, 2012 The U.S. Department of Labor ("DoL") recently issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ("Notice") that, among other things, would implement legislation that extended military caregiver leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act ("FMLA" or "the Act"). The...
| | Second Circuit Weighs in Again on Class Action Waivers in Arbitration Agreements
Daniel D. Edelman; Crowell & Moring LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 3, 2012, previously published on February 3, 2012 On February 1, 2012, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reconfirmed two prior decisions that class action waivers in certain arbitration provisions applied to antitrust disputes are unenforceable. These waivers require arbitration to be conducted on an individual rather than...
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