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Cynthia J. Larose; Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article April 29, 2013, previously published on April 24, 2013 The long-awaited amendments to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) have been the subject of much discussion and debate. Last week, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairwoman Edith Ramirez received letters from 19 trade organizations, including the Interactive Advertising...
| | Apply Early for Visas at the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv
Douglas Hauer; Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article April 29, 2013, previously published on April 24, 2013 The U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv advises visa applicants with scientific and technology backgrounds to apply early and well before anticipated travel to the United States. The issue is that many applicants are subject to “Necessary Administrative Processing” in advance of visa issuance....
| | Despite the ACA’s Cost-Saving Measures, Modest Increases in Health Care Costs Unlikely to Continue
Roy M. Albert; Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article April 29, 2013, previously published on April 24, 2013 Earlier this week, the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Altarum Institute’s Center for Sustainable Health Spending published an analysis of the recent slowdown in health care spending. The study asserts that macroeconomic conditions are the most important factor in determining systematic...
| | Data Breach at Gunpoint
Amy Malone; Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article April 29, 2013, previously published on April 25, 2013 You might think that if you lock your backup tapes in a safe they are protected from a data breach, but Kmart’s recent data breach proves that’s not the case. Last month, a person held a Kmart employee in Little Rock, Arkansas at gun point and ordered him to open the store’s...
| | Firearms Debate Triggers OCR Request for Comments
Theresa C. Carnegie; Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article April 29, 2013, previously published on April 24, 2013 Gun violence is a hot topic in the wake of the Newtown shootings and the aftermath of last week’s Boston Marathon bombings, and now health privacy has joined the debate.
| | SEC and CFTC Issue Final Joint Rules on “Red Flags” Compliance
Cynthia J. Larose, Adam M. Veness; Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article April 26, 2013, previously published on April 24, 2013 The Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and the Commodity and Futures Trade Commission (“CFTC”) (together, the “Commissions”) have issued final joint rules and guidelines that require certain entities regulated by the Commissions to establish programs to...
|  | IRS Issues “Begin Construction” Guidance for Renewable Energy Tax Credits
Jordan Collins, Bryan M. Stockton; Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky Popeo P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article April 25, 2013, previously published on April 21, 2013 On April 15, 2013, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued long-awaited guidance updating eligibility requirements for renewable project developers seeking to utilize the 2.3 cent / kWh Renewable Electricity Production Tax Credit (PTC) or a 30 percent investment tax credit (ITC) in lieu of the...
| | Updated Self-Disclosure Protocol Clarifies Disclosure Process and Obligations
Brian P. Dunphy, Karen S. Lovitch, Stephanie D. Willis; Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article April 24, 2013, previously published on April 22, 2013 Individuals and entities subject to the Civil Monetary Penalty Law (CMP) have received clarification regarding the process for disclosing and resolving potentially unlawful conduct involving the federal health care programs (FHCP). On April 17, 2013, in response to a 2012 solicitation for comments...
| | The UK Patent Box - Clawing Some Money Back from the Taxman
Anne Campbell, David Wraige; Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article April 24, 2013, previously published on April 18, 2013 As of April 1st, companies paying UK corporation tax can take advantage of a new tax regime, dubbed the “Patent Box,” to reduce their tax burden. Here we explain why this new regime has been put in place and how and why it might benefit your business. Those in US-based and other non-UK...
| | FCC Adopts Order Streamlining Its Foreign Ownership Review Policies
Darren J. Abernethy, Benjamin J. Griffin, Howard J. Symons; Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article April 24, 2013, previously published on April 23, 2013 Last week, the FCC adopted an Order to streamline its policies with respect to foreign ownership of common carrier radio station licensees (i.e., entities that provide fixed or mobile telecommunications service over networks that use radio frequencies) and certain aeronautical radio station...
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