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Foley & Lardner LLP San Francisco, CA Document Search Results (20) Show: results per page Sort by:  | An "Honest Belief" Remains a Viable Defense Option Yesenia Garcia Perez; Foley & Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 30, 2013, previously published on May 28, 2013 Termination and other adverse employment actions often give rise to claims of intentional discrimination and other litigation. In many cases, the issues will boil down to an assertion that the facts supporting the employer’s case are not accurate. Whether or not the employer was right on the...
|  | CFPB's Amendments to the "Escrows Final Rule" Seek to Maintain Consumer Protections Applicable to Higher-Priced Mortgage Loans and to Clarify the "Rural" and "Underserved" Definitions Yesenia Garcia Perez; Foley & Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 27, 2013, previously published on May 23, 2013 The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) recently issued a final rule clarifying the 2013 Escrows Final Rule issued by CFPB on January 10, 2013. The CFPB indicates that the clarifying and technical amendments to the 2013 Escrows Final Rule seek to (1) maintain consumer...
|  | The Union Is Knocking at My Door: What Can I Say? John H. Douglas; Foley & Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 8, 2013, previously published on May 6, 2013 Any employer who has been through an initial union organizing drive is probably familiar with the mnemonic “TIPS.” During a union organizing drive an employer’s managers should avoid:
|  | The CFPB's "Escrows Rule" Exempts Small Creditors in Rural or Underserved Counties From Escrow Requirements Yesenia Garcia Perez; Foley & Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 19, 2013, previously published on March 14, 2013 The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (“CFPB”) Escrow Requirements under the Truth in Lending Act rule (“Escrows Rule”) will go into effect on June 1, 2013. The Rule amends Regulation Z (Truth in Lending) to implement certain amendments to the Truth in Lending Act...
|  | Expanded Exemption for Religious Employers Regarding Women's Contraceptive Services Katherine L. Aizawa, Samuel F. Hoffman; Foley & Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 14, 2013, previously published on February 11, 2013 The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act requires non-grandfathered group health plans to cover preventive services at no cost. For women this includes all FDA-approved contraceptive methods, sterilization procedures, and patient education and counseling for all women with reproductive...
|  | "Qualified Written Request" Under RESPA - No "Magic" Words, But the Right Questions Must be Asked Patrick T. Wong; Foley & Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 8, 2013, previously published on February 4, 2013 For the first time, the federal Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently opined on what constitutes a “qualified written request” under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA), 12 U.S.C. Section 2605(e), in Medrano et al. v. Flagstar Bank, FSB et al., 2012 U.S. App....
|  | Supreme Court Rules Equitable Tolling Cannot Be Used To Extend Deadline For Filing Medicare Part A Reimbursement Appeals Jeffrey R. Bates, Donald H. Romano, Chris E. Rossman, R. Michael Scarano, Judith A. Waltz; Foley & Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 8, 2013, previously published on February 5, 2013 On January 21, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held in Sebelius v. Auburn Regional Medical Center that the Medicare statute does not permit the time period for filing an appeal with the Provider Reimbursement Review Board (PRRB) following a payment determination by a fiscal intermediary to...
|  | "Qualified Written Request" Under RESPA - No "Magic" Words, But the Right Questions Must be Asked Patrick T. Wong, Patrick T. Wong; Foley & Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 7, 2013, previously published on February 4, 2013 For the first time, the federal Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently opined on what constitutes a “qualified written request” under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA), 12 U.S.C. Section 2605(e), in Medrano et al. v. Flagstar Bank, FSB et al., 2012 U.S. App....
|  | The NLRB Hits Just Keep Coming. This Time, Possible Front-Pay Kristy Kunisaki Marino; Foley & Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 31, 2013, previously published on January 22, 2013 There seems to be no slowing to the NLRB’s unusually high recent activity. As we have written in recent weeks, the Board has recently changed direction with respect to employers handing over witness statements, has asserted that employers are now responsible for extra taxes on back-pay...
|  | NLRB: Employers Responsible for Extra Taxes on Employees' Back-Pay Awards Kristy Kunisaki Marino; Foley & Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 9, 2013, previously published on January 7, 2013 Employers should take note of the NLRB’s most recent decision that imposes additional burdens on employers where back wages are ordered in unfair labor practice cases. On December 20, 2012, the NLRB released its decision in Latino Express, Inc., which ordered the employer to compensate...
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