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Rebecca S. Eisner, Lei Shen; Mayer Brown LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 3, 2013, previously published on April 2, 2013 The amount and types of personal information available on mobile devices, combined with the unique privacy concerns raised by mobile technology, has resulted in mobile privacy emerging as one of the key privacy topics of the year. Numerous agencies and organizations—both public and...
| | Additional Labor Rights For Domestic Employees
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Legal Alert/Article April 3, 2013, previously published on April 1, 2013 A proposal for Constitutional Amendment was approved and will increase labor rights for domestic employees.
|  | London Stock Exchange launches High Growth Segment
Kate Ball-Dodd, Connor Cahalane; Mayer Brown International LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 3, 2013, previously published on April 2013 On 27 March 2013, the London Stock Exchange (LSE) launched the High Growth Segment, a new Main Market segment which sits alongside the LSE’s existing Premium and Standard segments and provides an alternative route to market for European companies.
| | President Obama Encourages Increased Private Investment in US Infrastructure
George K. Miller, David Narefsky, John R. Schmidt, Joseph Seliga; Mayer Brown LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 1, 2013 President Obama today announced a series of proposals to encourage greater private investment in US highways and other infrastructure assets. The president’s proposals include an increase from $15 billion to $19 billion in the amount of tax-exempt private activity bonds (PABs) that may be...
| | Managing the Risks and Costs of Text Messaging
Catherine A. Bernard, Therese Craparo, Anthony J. Diana; Mayer Brown LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 1, 2013, previously published on March 29, 2013 An organization is sued by a former employee who alleges that she was sexually harassed in the workplace through a series of allegedly offensive and degrading text messages sent by a supervisor. The organization receives a discovery request for text messages sent by the supervisor; however, the...
| | The America Invents Act Post-Issuance Patent Office Proceedings
Kyle Friesen, Sharon A. Israel; Mayer Brown LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 1, 2013, previously published on March 29, 2013 The recently enacted Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (“AIA”) marks the most sweeping change to the United States’ patent laws since the Patent Act of 1952, including switching the United States from a “first-to-invent” patent system to a...
| | Ongoing Requirements for Iran Disclosure in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Filings
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Legal Alert/Article March 28, 2013, previously published on March 27, 2013 On August 10, 2012, President Obama signed into law the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (ITRA). Among other things, this legislation provides that any company that is required to file annual or quarterly reports under Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act (which includes...
| | Is Termination With Notice (Or Payment In Lieu) Allowed Under The PRC Law?
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Legal Alert/Article March 28, 2013, previously published on March 26, 2013 An employer can only terminate a contract with 30 days' notice (or one month's salary in lieu of such notice) in one of the following circumstances:
| | US Federal Bank Regulators Issue Final Leveraged Lending Guidance
David K. Duffee, J. Paul Forrester, Barbara M. Goodstein; Mayer Brown LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 28, 2013, previously published on March 27, 2013 On March 22, 2013, almost a year to the day after they issued the proposed new Interagency Guidance on Leveraged Lending, the three federal banking regulators—the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Office of the Comptroller of...
| | Am I Obliged To Inform Any Third Party (E.G., The Union And/or The Government) Or Obtain The Consent Of Such Third Party For Termination Of Employment?
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Legal Alert/Article March 28, 2013, previously published on March 26, 2013 The union must be notified of any unilateral termination of employment initiated by the employer (i.e., summary dismissal and termination with notice). While the union may have some comments on such termination, the employer is not obliged to pay heed to such comments. If there is no union...
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