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Document(s) published by this organization: 46
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Mark B. Goodwin; LeClairRyan;
Legal Alert/Article May 17, 2012, previously published on May 15, 2012 On May 14, 2012, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia invalidated the National Labor Relations Board’s new union representation election procedures (often referenced as the “Quick Election” or “Ambush Election” Rule) because the NLRB did not...
| | CROWDFUND Act Signed. 229 Days and Counting.
Joel R. Nied; LeClairRyan;
Legal Alert/Article May 17, 2012, previously published on May 16, 2012 On April 5, 2012, President Obama signed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (better known by its abbreviated name -- JOBS Act) into law. Title III of the JOBS Act, the Capital Raising Online While Deterring Fraud and Unethical Non-Disclosure Act of 2012 (better known as the CROWDFUND Act),...
| | Securities and Exchange Commission Approves Rules Amendment Governing Class Actions
A. Neil Hartzell; LeClairRyan;
Legal Alert/Article May 8, 2012, previously published on May 4, 2012 The SEC has approved a rules amendment that certain "collective actions" are not subject to arbitration under the Code of Arbitration Procedure Rules ("Code"). On December 22, 2011 the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. ("FINRA") filed with the Securities...
| | New ADEA Rule Effective 4/30: "Reasonable Factors Other Than Age" (RFOA) Defense
LeClairRyan;
Legal Alert/Article April 24, 2012, previously published on April 19, 2012 On April 30, 2012, a new rule related to the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) will go into effect. The rule addresses the scope of the "reasonable factors other than age" defense to disparate impact claims brought under the ADEA.
| | D.C. Circuit Postpones NLRB Notice-Posting Requirement Again
Mark B. Goodwin; LeClairRyan;
Legal Alert/Article April 18, 2012, previously published on April 17, 2012 This morning the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued an order enjoining the National Labor Relations Board from enforcing its rule requiring most private-sector employers to post notices informing employees of their rights under the National Labor Relations...
| | The Implications of Viacom v. YouTube on Liability for Hosting User-Generated Content
Christiane Cargill Kinney, Laurin H. Mills; LeClairRyan;
Legal Alert/Article April 18, 2012, previously published on April 17, 2012 On April 5, 2012, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued its ruling in Viacom Int'l, Inc. v. YouTube, Inc. Any company with a website that permits user-generated content, or the posting of third-party content, on its websites needs to be aware of the implications of this...
| | The JOBS Act and Crowdfunding: A Sea Change for Entrepreneurs
Jeffrey T. Drake, Eric Ferraro, Pierre-Andre H. Mayer; LeClairRyan;
Legal Alert/Article April 13, 2012, previously published on April 11, 2012 On April 5, President Obama signed into law the bipartisan Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act, a piece of legislation that will have a tremendous impact on the start-up and emerging growth company markets. The three main elements of the act are the Reopening American Capital Markets to...
| | The Crowdfunding Bill: Opening the Floodgates
Joel R. Nied; LeClairRyan;
Legal Alert/Article April 9, 2012, previously published on March 30, 2012 The Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act (EACA), which has been dubbed the "Crowdfunding Bill," has been approved overwhelmingly by the House of Representatives. The Senate passed a similar bill, the Capital Raising Online While Deterring Fraud and Unethical Non-Disclosure Act, on March 22,...
| | Supreme Court Invalidates Two Medical Diagnostic Methods Patents
Georgia C. Evans, Michael L. Goldman, Shelley A. Jones, Edwin V. Merkel, Tate L. Tischner, Jeffrey N. Townes; LeClairRyan;
Legal Alert/Article March 26, 2012, previously published on March 22, 2012 This week, in a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court invalidated claims of two patents relating to medical diagnostic methods, stating that the claims in question amount to nothing more than laws of nature and "well-understood, routine, conventional activity previously engaged in by...
| | Six Tips for Effective Document Review Guidelines
LeClairRyan;
Legal Alert/Article March 16, 2012, previously published on February 2012 Document review guidelines can be a key ingredient to a well-managed document review project, and they deserve time and attention throughout a document review project.
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