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Document(s) published by this organization: 32
Show: results per page Sort by:  | FERC Affirms Order No. 1000 Transmission and Cost Allocation Rule Requiring Open and Transparent Regional Planning and Cost-Effective Solutions for Transmission Needs
Steven W. Snarr; Holland & Hart LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 22, 2012, previously published on May 18, 2012 On February 17, 2012, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued Order No. 1000-A denying requests for rehearing and upholding its Order No. 1000 Transmission Planning and Cost Allocation Rule.
| | Court Invalidates NLRB’s "Ambush Election" Rule
Brian M. Mumaugh, Bradford J. Williams; Holland & Hart LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 16, 2012, previously published on May 15, 2012 A federal district court judge invalidated the National Labor Relations Board's (NLRB's) controversial "ambush election" rule yesterday, ruling that the Board had lacked a three-member quorum needed to pass the rule last December. The ruling followed a failed Congressional attempt to halt...
| | The Latest in Frito-Lay, Inc.: "Objective Deficiency" Allows Expansion of OFCCP Desk Audit
Chris Chrisbens; Holland Hart LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 15, 2012, previously published on May 14, 2012 If a federal contractor's 2006 and 2007 affirmative action plans (AAP) reveal adverse impact in hiring during a desk audit of those plans, can the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) expand the desk audit to hiring data for 2008 and 2009 to determine if adverse impact continued...
| | Changes to Idaho Health Care Consent Law
Kim Stanger; Holland Hart LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 8, 2012, previously published on May 7, 2012 Effective July 1, 2012, amendments to Idaho's health care consent statutes, Idaho Code § 39-4501 et seq., take effect. The changes resolve some concerns, but raise others. The following summarizes the more significant changes.
|  | Avoid New HIPAA Penalties
Holland Hart LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 27, 2012, previously published on April 25, 2012 Recent changes to the HIPAA privacy and security rules dramatically increase health care providers' and their business associates' potential liability for HIPAA violations.
| | U.S. EPA Issues Final Oil and Gas Air Pollution Regulations for Upstream and Midstream Oil and Gas Operations
Holland Hart LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 24, 2012, previously published on April 20, 2012 On April 17, 2012, the Environmental Protection Agency issued the much-anticipated final rule regulating air emissions from upstream oil and gas operations and tightening requirements for midstream operations. EPA received over 156,000 comments on the proposed rule and made significant changes to...
| | NLRB Notice-Posting Requirement Indefinitely Postponed
Brian M. Mumaugh, Bradford J. Williams; Holland & Hart LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 20, 2012, previously published on April 17, 2012 Just four days after the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina created a split of legal authority by striking down a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) rule requiring most private employers to post a notice informing employees of their rights under the National Labor Relations...
| | Subcommittee Hearing on OFCCP Regulatory Burdens
Chris Chrisbens; Holland Hart LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 20, 2012, previously published on April 18, 2012 Pursuing a common theme, on April 18, 2012, the day after Equal Pay Day, a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee heard testimony regarding the impact of regulatory and enforcement actions on federal contractors by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). The OFCCP has been...
| | Court Strikes Down NLRB Notice-Posting Requirement, Leaves Employers Hanging
Brian M. Mumaugh, Bradford J. Williams; Holland & Hart LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 20, 2012, previously published on April 16, 2012 The U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina just became the second federal district court to weigh in on the legality of a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) rule requiring most private employers to post a notice informing employees of their rights under the National Labor...
| | Beware Professional Courtesies
Holland Hart LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 12, 2012, previously published on April 6, 2012 Many health care practices or facilities waive or discount co-pays or deductibles for other physicians, the physician's family members, or the physician's staff as a "professional courtesy." Although often well-intentioned, such practices can violate state and federal laws and managed...
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