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Megan R. Galey, Carlota "Coty" Hopinks-Baul, Robert F. Wilkinson; Husch Blackwell LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 24, 2012, previously published on May 23, 2012 In March 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court released a highly anticipated opinion addressing the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to issue administrative compliance orders without providing an avenue for pre-enforcement judicial review. In Sackett v. EPA, the court held that nothing...
| | Fraudulent Identification Numbers Issued Under EPA’s Renewable Fuel Standard: Buyer Beware
Jason A. Flower, Megan R. Galey, Robert F. Wilkinson; Husch Blackwell LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 2, 2012, previously published on May 1, 2012 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been heavily criticized by the media and members of Congress for its oversight of Renewable Identification Number (RIN) transactions under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS2). The criticism began in October 2011 after the owner of Clean Green Fuels was...
| | Missouri Supreme Court Reaffirms Deficiency Judgment Measure
John P. McNearney, Leo O. Salinger; Husch Blackwell LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 25, 2012, previously published on April 20, 2012 On April 17, 2012, the Missouri Supreme Court affirmed that Missouri law will continue to calculate a deficiency judgment based on the difference between the debt owed and the price paid at foreclosure, absent modification by statute. In First Bank v. Fischer & Frichtel Inc., the court voted...
| | Globally Harmonizing the System: Changes to the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard
Marissa L. Curran, Robert F. Wilkinson; Husch Blackwell LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 12, 2012, previously published on April 11, 2012 According to Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis, "[e]xposure to hazardous chemicals is one of the most serious dangers facing American workers today."
| | Have You Confirmed Your Large Trader Status?
Allison B. Pitzer; Husch Blackwell LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 13, 2012, previously published on March 7, 2012 Beginning on December 1, 2011, “large traders” were required to identify themselves to the SEC and to their registered broker-dealers. A “large trader” is any person (such as investment advisors or other asset managers) who directly or indirectly exercises investment...
| | New Limits on Healthcare Flexible Spending Account Contributions
Dannae L. Delano; Husch Blackwell LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 13, 2012, previously published on March 8, 2012 Effective January 1, 2013, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (together, the ACA) will limit annual salary reduction contributions to a healthcare flexible spending account offered under an Internal Revenue Code Section 125...
| | 2011 Year-End Action Items for Employee Plans
Scott A. Behrens, Dannae L. Delano, Alan H. Kandel; Husch Blackwell LLP;
Legal Alert/Article November 25, 2011, previously published on November 23, 2011 Employers should be aware of some important year-end action items relating to health and welfare plans, qualified retirement plans and non-qualified deferred and executive compensation. Several notification obligations require immediate attention to satisfy deadlines on or before December 1, 2011....
| | Prior Use Rights: A New Look to an Old Tool Provided by the America Invents Act
Michael R. Annis, Erik B. Flom; Husch Blackwell LLP;
Legal Alert/Article October 28, 2011, previously published on October 27, 2011 The America Invents Act (AIA) has significantly revamped U.S. patent law. Under the old law, a company could find that someone went out and patented one of its important processes, rendering the company an infringer of the patent. The AIA provides a mechanism businesses can use to assure themselves...
| | SEC Abandons Proxy Access Rules (For Now), But Amended Rule 14a-8 Will Go Into Effect Soon
Mary Anne O'Connell, Kirstin P. Salzman, Elizabeth Sounder; Husch Blackwell LLP;
Legal Alert/Article September 21, 2011, previously published on September 9, 2011 The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) confirmed publicly that it will not seek a rehearing or further review of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeal’s decision to vacate the proxy access rules adopted by the SEC last year. In a press release announcing that decision, Chairman Mary Schapiro...
| | Social Media Cases and the National Labor Relations Board
Terry L. Potter; Husch Blackwell LLP;
Legal Alert/Article August 30, 2011, previously published on August 23, 2011 As the social media phenomenon continues to grow, its impact has been felt in the area of employee rights under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) as enforced by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). As we previously reported, policies adopted in response to the phenomenon and actions...
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