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Document(s) published by this organization: 33
Show: results per page Sort by:  | Court Strikes Down Speedy Election Rule NLRB Fails To Follow Its Quorum Rule
Richard D. Wayne; Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 25, 2012, previously published on May 2012 On May 14, 2012, United States District Court Judge James E. Boasberg held that the National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB" or "Board") "Speedy Election Rule" (sometimes "Rule") was not properly adopted because the Board lacked a quorum when the final vote on...
| | Connecticut Supreme Court Modifies Law Concerning Late Notice of an Insurance Claim
Michael T. McCormack; Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 18, 2012, previously published on May 2012 The Connecticut Supreme Court recently overruled twenty-year precedent concerning the burden of proving prejudice to an insurance company arising from late notice of an accident, and held that the burden of proving prejudice arising from late notice rests with the insurance company and that an...
| | NLRB Speedy Election Rule in Effect
Richard D. Wayne; Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 18, 2012, previously published on May 2012 We previously advised you that on December 22, 2011, the National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB") voted to implement what is commonly known as its "Speedy Election Rule" (sometimes "Rule"). Although suit was brought to enjoin the Rule and have it declared unlawful, the...
| | No Good Deed Goes Unpunished? - Increased Responsibilities for Volunteer Board Members
Avi M. Lev; Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 18, 2012, previously published on May 2012 For people who give their time and money to serve on non-profit boards, a recent ruling of the United States District Court should serve as a flashing yellow light. In Roy Don Bunch v. Commissioner of Revenue (No. 2:10- CV-122), the Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee held a volunteer...
| | Recent Speech of Director of Internal Revenue Service's Exempt Organizations Division Reveals Focus on Governance and Significant Diversions of Assets
Andrew B. Eills; Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 8, 2012, previously published on May 2012 On April 19, 2012, Lois Lerner, the Director of the Exempt Organizations Division of the Internal Revenue Service, gave a speech at Georgetown University Law School in which she highlighted crucial points concerning the IRS's analysis of its governance checksheets. The IRS has analyzed its agents'...
| | SEC Revises Rules on Investment Adviser Performance Compensation
Jacquelyn A. Mancini, Ashley M. Taylor; Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 18, 2012, previously published on April 2012 The Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") recently adopted amendments to Rule 205-3 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the "Advisers Act"), as mandated by Section 418 of the Dodd- Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the...
| | The JOBS Act to Alter Significantly the Regulatory Framework Surrounding Capital Formation
Paul C. Connors; Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 9, 2012, previously published on April 2012 On April 5, 2012, President Obama signed into law the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the "JOBS Act"), which is intended to increase American job creation and economic growth by improving access to the public capital markets for emerging growth companies. The JOBS Act addresses...
| | United States Intellectual Property Overview
Deborah L. Benson, Tanya M. Curcio, Andrea J. Mealey; Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 4, 2012, previously published on April 2012 As you are thinking about your personal and business assets this tax season, we wanted to remind you of or introduce you to some assets that many businesses overlook throughout the year - intellectual property. Following is an overview of the three (3) primary types of intellectual property rights...
| | Court Upholds NLRA Employee Rights Poster. Strikes Down Provisions Deeming Failure to Post an Unfair Labor Practice or Tolls Statute of Limitations.
Richard D. Wayne; Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 20, 2012, previously published on March 2012 On March 2, 2012, United States District Court Judge Amy Jackson, in a comprehensive written opinion, held that the National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB" or "Board") lawfully promulgated a requirement that employers post a National Labor Relations Act ("NLRA")...
| | Final Summary of Benefits and Coverage Rules Impose Additional Requirements and Include Six-Month Compliance Delay
Rebecca F. Alperin, Frederick P. McClure, Donna Niles, Tracy A. Vitols; Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 9, 2012, previously published on March 2012 On February 9th, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury jointly issued final regulations to implement the summary of benefits and coverage ("SBC") requirement under federal health care reform. These final regulations impose additional requirements on employers...
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