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Jared B. Briant, Calvin L. Litsey, Aaron D. Van Oort, Leita Walker; Faegre Baker Daniels;
Legal Alert/Article March 20, 2013, previously published on March 19, 2013 On March 19, 2013, the Supreme Court decided Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., No. 11-697, holding that copyright law's "first sale" doctrine applies to copies of a copyrighted work lawfully made abroad.
| | USCIS Predicts H-1B Cap-Subject Petitions Will be Subjected to Random Lottery; Announces Premium Processing to Start on April 15th
Beth E. Carlson, Sarah R. Kilibarda; Faegre Baker Daniels;
Legal Alert/Article March 20, 2013, previously published on March 19, 2013 April 1 is the first day U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will accept H-1B cap-subject petitions for next year's allotment of visas for foreign national professionals in specialty occupations. Cap-subject H-1B visas become available each year on October 1—and filings with USCIS can...
| | Supreme Court Decides Standard Fire Insurance Co. v. Knowles
Teresa A. Griffin, Aaron D. Van Oort; Faegre Baker Daniels;
Legal Alert/Article March 20, 2013, previously published on March 19, 2013 On March 19, 2013, the Supreme Court decided Standard Fire Insurance Co. v. Knowles No. 11-1450, holding that class-action plaintiffs cannot avoid federal jurisdiction under the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 ("CAFA") by stipulating that they will not seek in excess of $5 million in...
| | Department of Labor Releases New FMLA Workplace Poster and Form
Andrew R. Anderson, Mary L. Will; Faegre Baker Daniels;
Legal Alert/Article March 19, 2013, previously published on March 8, 2013 Last month, concurrent with the 20th anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the U.S. Department of Labor published new versions of FMLA forms and a new workplace poster that employers should post by March 8, 2013.
| | Minnesota Weekly Legislative Update: 03/15/2013
Faegre Baker Daniels;
Legal Alert/Article March 19, 2013, previously published on March 15, 2013 A number of events scheduled throughout the week kept the Capitol halls and hearing rooms crowded with legislators, lobbyists, and citizens. Governor Mark Dayton released his supplemental budget, the Conference Committee for the health insurance exchange legislation held multiple hearings, and...
| | White House Report Details Sequester's Impact
Joshua L. Andrews, Andrew L. Ehrlich; Faegre Baker Daniels;
Legal Alert/Article March 14, 2013, previously published on March 7, 2013 The White House Office of Management and Budget recently released its report to Congress detailing the impact of sequestration across a variety of agencies, providing some detail as to how programs and offices may be impacted. While the report summarizes overall reductions, it does not specify how...
| | Minnesota Weekly Legislative Update: 03/08/2013
Faegre Baker Daniels;
Legal Alert/Article March 14, 2013, previously published on March 8, 2013 This week featured long legislative committee hearings and floor sessions as legislators raced to get bills through committees in order to reach the first committee policy deadline set for March 15. The Health Insurance Exchange passed the House and the Senate. The Silica Sand Mining bill passed...
| | Important Keystone Report Issued, Still No Sign of Decision
Faegre Baker Daniels;
Legal Alert/Article March 12, 2013, previously published on March 5, 2013 Late last week, the U.S. State Department issued its supplemental environmental impact statement on the proposed Keystone XL pipeline. The Keystone XL pipeline would transport petroleum from Canadian oil sands to refinery operations around the Gulf of Mexico. While the report stopped short of...
| | New Form I-9 to Be Released March 8; Employers Required to Use New I-9 Form by May 7, 2013
Faegre Baker Daniels;
Legal Alert/Article March 12, 2013, previously published on March 7, 2013 According to an advance copy of a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) notice set to be published in the Federal Register on March 8, 2013, USCIS is announcing the newly revised Employment Eligibility Verification Form, Form I-9. Employers will be required to use the newly revised Form...
| | EPA and Congressional Action on TSCA Starts To Take Shape for 113th Congress
Faegre Baker Daniels;
Legal Alert/Article March 12, 2013, previously published on March 5, 2013 Recent developments in Congress and at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) indicate that the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) is sure to remain amongst the highest priority legislative and regulatory issues in 2013. The Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee has examined TSCA...
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