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Fowler White Boggs P.A. Jacksonville, FL Document Search Results (9) Sort by:  | Further Developments in Arbitration Clauses and Class Action Waivers
Lindsey R. Trowell, Kristen L. Wenger; Fowler White Boggs P.A.;
Legal Alert/Article May 11, 2012, previously published on May 2012 Many considered the Supreme Court’s decision last year in AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion a potential death knell to consumer class actions. The Concepcion decision held that the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”) preempted a California law that would have invalidated, as...
| | Employers Relieved (once again) from Obligation to Post the Notice of Employee Rights
Eric J. Holshouser, Robert G. Riegel; Fowler White Boggs P.A.;
Legal Alert/Article April 23, 2012, previously published on April 2012 In a series of rapid developments over the last ten days, employers have been relieved once again from the obligation to post the Notice of Employee Rights the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) mandated employers to display by April 30, 2012. Two federal district courts, including a federal...
| | Increased Antitrust Scrutiny
Daniel B. Nunn, Kyle Sawicki; Fowler White Boggs P.A.;
Legal Alert/Article February 10, 2012, previously published on January 2012 Under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (“HSR”), parties to certain large mergers and acquisitions must file pre-merger notification forms with the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the Department of Justice (“DOJ”). The parties may not close their deal until the...
| | University Fined $115,000 for Discriminatory I-9 Practices
Melissa A. Dearing; Fowler White Boggs P.A.;
Legal Alert/Article February 10, 2012, previously published on January 2012 Last December, the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed suit against The University of California San Diego Medical Center (UCSD) for an alleged pattern or practice of requesting excessive I-9 documentation. UCSD has now agreed to pay a civil penalty of $115,000 to settle the lawsuit. The University...
| | Federal Act Makes Sweeping Changes to Laws Regarding Removal, Venue, and Transfer
John P. Marino, Jessica A. Tetrick; Fowler White Boggs P.A.;
Legal Alert/Article February 10, 2012, previously published on February 2012 The Federal Courts Jurisdiction and Venue Clarification Act of 2011 (the “Act,” Public Law No. 112-63) recently amended the federal removal statutes, specifically 28 U.S.C. §§ 1441, 1446. The amendments apply to all actions commenced on or after January 6, 2012.
| | SEC's "Bad Actor" Proposal
Daniel B. Nunn, Kyle Sawicki; Fowler White Boggs P.A.;
Legal Alert/Article November 21, 2011, previously published on November 2011 In June 2011, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) released proposed rules which would disqualify securities issuers from utilizing the private placement safe harbor under Rule 506 if certain “covered persons” have committed certain specified “bad...
| | SEC Adopts Final Rules to Amend the Investment Advisers Act
Daniel B. Nunn, Kyle Sawicki; Fowler White Boggs P.A.;
Legal Alert/Article October 21, 2011, previously published on October 2011 On June 22, 2011, the Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted final rules called for by the Dodd-Frank Act to comply with registration requirements of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (“Advisers Act”). The rules affect the registration requirements of investment...
| | SEC Does Not Seek Rehearing of Court's Rejection of the "Proxy Access" Rule
Daniel B. Nunn, Kyle Sawicki; Fowler White Boggs P.A.;
Legal Alert/Article September 27, 2011, previously published on September 22, 2011 On September 6, 2011, the Securities Exchange Commission ("SEC") announced that it will not challenge a United States Court of Appeals ruling which struck down a "proxy access" rule that would have given long-term shareholders greater voice by making it easier for them to...
| | SEC Adopts New Whistleblower Rules
Daniel B. Nunn, Olga M. Pina, Arnold M. Zipper; Fowler White Boggs P.A.;
Legal Alert/Article June 23, 2011, previously published on June 2011 On May 25, 2011, the SEC adopted final rules implementing the new whistleblower provisions of Section 922 of the Dodd-Frank Act. New Regulation 21F provides that if a whistleblower has provided information relating to the violation of federal security laws resulting in penalties or recoveries by...
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