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Document(s) published by this organization: 56
Show: results per page Sort by:  | EEOC Clarifies That Title VII Protects Transgender Employees and Applicants
Kathleen Dodd Barton, Thomas H. Christopher, David C. Lindsay, Corena A. Norris-McCluney, Susan W. Pangborn; Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 27, 2012, previously published on April 26, 2012 On April 20, 2012, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) adopted the position that employment discrimination against transgender individuals because of their transgender status constitutes sex discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964...
| | The JOBS Act: What to Expect from the Not-So-Private Private Placement Regulations
Kilpatrick Townsend Stockton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 24, 2012, previously published on April 24, 2012 One of the most significant provisions of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the “JOBS Act”), which was signed into law by President Obama on April 5, 2012, is the removal of the prohibition on general solicitation and advertising for securities offerings made pursuant to Rule 506...
| | Mandatory Fees on Health Plan Insurers and Plan Sponsors to Fund Research
Kilpatrick Townsend Stockton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 19, 2012, previously published on April 18, 2012 Last week, the Internal Revenue Service issued proposed regulations on the fees imposed on specified health insurance issuers and plan sponsors of self-funded health plans under the Affordable Care Act to help fund the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute. The purpose of the Institute is to...
| | What is Unauthorized Access Under the CFAA? Lessons Learned from United States v. Nosal
Audra A. Dial, David C. Hanson; Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 19, 2012, previously published on April 19, 2012 On April 10, 2012, the Ninth Circuit en banc decision in United States v. Nosal was published, resolving the question of how a person “exceeds authorized access” under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), 18 U.S.C. § 1030. The CFAA prohibits a person from “exceed[ing]...
| | SEC Interprets JOBS Act Changes to Registration and Deregistration Requirements
Kilpatrick Townsend Stockton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 17, 2012, previously published on April 16, 2012 On April 11, 2012, the SEC issued guidance, in the form of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), on the implementation of changes to Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act) registration and deregistration standards as a result of the passage of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act. We...
| | Supreme Court of California Clarifies California Meal and Rest Break Requirements
Chuck Rice; Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 13, 2012, previously published on April 13, 2012 On April 12, 2012, the Supreme Court of California issued a long-awaited decision involving the interpretation of California’s meal and rest break laws. The court’s decision in Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Court of San Diego County provides invaluable guidance on the meaning of...
|  | New JOBS Act Facilitates Private and Public Capital Formation
Kilpatrick Townsend Stockton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 10, 2012, previously published on April 5, 2012 The President is expected to sign into law this week the new Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act, which ushers in a series of reforms to facilitate capital formation by start-ups and other small or emerging enterprises by easing securities law compliance requirements. The principal reforms...
| | OSHA Revises Hazard Communication Standard
John W. Alden, Randall D. Avram, Jill S. Cox, Robert G. Hensley; Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 27, 2012, previously published on March 26, 2012 The United States Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) has announced a comprehensive update to its 1983 Hazard Communication Standard that will affect employers and workers in more than five million workplaces where hazardous chemicals are...
| | California Attorney General and Mobile Platform Providers Agree to Require Mobile Software Application Developers to Implement Privacy Policies
Barry M. Benjamin, Stephen Feingold, Christina M. Gattuso, A. Ashford Tucker, J. Henry Walker; Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 1, 2012, previously published on February 29, 2012 On February 22, California Attorney General Kamala Harris announced a privacy agreement concerning mobile software applications with the six largest mobile application platform providers — Apple, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Hewlett-Packard and Research In Motion. This agreement effectively...
| | Future Guidance Outlined For Automatic Enrollment, Employer Responsibilities and Waiting Periods
Lois Wagman Colbert, Sarah N. Lowe, Karen D. Martinez, Martha L. Sewell, Mark L. Stember, Mark D. Wincek; Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 27, 2012, previously published on February 23, 2012 This month, the Departments of Labor (DOL), Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Treasury released yet another page from their Affordable Care Act playbook in substantially identical forms. The Treasury issued its information in Notice 2012-17 which provides several FAQs (the DOL issued...
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