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Document(s) published by this organization: 19
Show: results per page Sort by:  | A New IRS Voluntary Disclosure Initiative for Offshore Account Holders -- Coupled with New Enforcement Tools Against Those Who Do Not Participate
Steven S. Poulathas; Flaster/Greenberg P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article May 8, 2012, previously published on February 27, 2012 The IRS has announced a continuation of its Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Initiative (OVDI) permitting taxpayers with undisclosed foreign accounts to come forward and avoid significant civil and criminal penalties. Similar to the 2009 and 2011 OVDI, taxpayers who choose to participate in the OVDI...
| | Don't Ignore the Mail You'll Soon Receive from the NJDEP
Franklin J. Riesenburger; Flaster/Greenberg P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article April 10, 2012, previously published on April 5, 2012 As a current or prior owner or operator of a contaminated site in New Jersey, be on the lookout for important correspondence that will be coming from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) over the next month or so. That correspondence will be directed to the person or...
| | Pennsylvania Supreme Court Eliminates Circulator Residency Requirements
Kevin Greenberg; Flaster/Greenberg P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article March 29, 2012, previously published on March 27, 2012 The Pennsylvania Supreme Court yesterday eliminated the Election Code requirement that circulators reside in the district in which they circulate petitions. The decision was unanimous and defers to a 2002 federal court decision that had been inconsistently followed by Pennsylvania courts.
| | International Trademark Filings Reach New High
Jordan A. LaVine; Flaster/Greenberg P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article March 22, 2012, previously published on March 15, 2012 The World Intellectual Property Organization (“WIPO”) said March 12 that it received a record number of applications for international protection of trademarks in 2011, with filings from Russia, the European Union, and the United States leading the surge.
| | Physicians Who Reassign Their Right To Bill Medicare May Be Liable For False Claims
Sara H. Furman; Flaster/Greenberg P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article February 22, 2012, previously published on February 21, 2012 The Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently issued an alert notifying physicians who reassign their right to bill the Medicare program and receive Medicare payments that they may be liable for false claims submitted by the entities to which they reassigned their Medicare benefits.
| | New Jersey Assembly Approves Trade Secrets Act
Flaster/Greenberg P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article January 4, 2012 On December 5, 2011, the New Jersey General Assembly gave final legislative approval (79-0) to a bill (A-921) that, if signed by Governor Chris Christie, would provide state businesses statutory protection against the misappropriation of trade secrets for the first time. The New Jersey Trade...
| | New Jersey Assembly Approves Trade Secrets Act
Elisa N. Bramble; Flaster/Greenberg P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article December 23, 2011, previously published on December 19, 2011 On December 5, 2011, the New Jersey General Assembly gave final legislative approval (79-0) to a bill (A-921) that, if signed by Governor Chris Christie, would provide state businesses statutory protection against the misappropriation of trade secrets for the first time. The New Jersey Trade...
| | Philadelphia Residential Landlords Now Required to Obtain Certificate
Kevin M. Greenberg; Flaster/Greenberg P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article October 20, 2011, previously published on October 17, 2011 If you own residential rental property in the city of Philadelphia, before you can rent an apartment or any other residential unit, you must first obtain a Certificate of Rental Suitability (the “Rental Cert”) and supply it to the tenant. The requirement applies to both first-time...
| | Instant Unionization Through the Back Door
Kenneth R. Gilberg; Flaster/Greenberg P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article September 9, 2011, previously published on September 5, 2011 Although the union-friendly Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA), “card check” bill seemed dead in Congress, it now appears that the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is moving forward with changes that are designed to achieve many of the same objectives, including quick election...
|  | So It Shall Be Written: Workplace Policy in a Faith-Friendly Age
Michael D. Homans; Flaster/Greenberg P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article September 2, 2011, previously published by American Bar Association Section on Labor and Employment Law on Fall 2009 According to a 2008 study by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, approximately 83 percent of Americans affiliate themselves with a religious group and 78 percent of Americans say they have ¿a need to experience spiritual growth.¿
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