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Alden J. Bianchi; Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article May 29, 2012, previously published on May 25, 2012 On April 19, 2012, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) explaining the tax treatment of premium rebates under the Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) requirements imposed by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the Act).
| | USCIS ELIS: New Online Processing of Immigration Applications
Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky Popeo P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article May 29, 2012, previously published on May 25, 2012 On May 22, 2012, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced the launch of an electronic immigration benefits system, USCIS ELIS. This marks the first phase of the agency’s transition from paper-based filings to a more modern online process for filing and adjudicating applications for...
| | Proposed SBIR Rules Published - Planning for Changes to SBIR-Funded Company Investments
Jonathan T. Cain; Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article May 29, 2012, previously published on May 24, 2012 On May 15, 2012, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) published a proposed rule to amend regulations governing eligibility for the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs to implement provisions of the SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of...
| | Arbitration Limitation: Ninth Circuit Holds That a Bankruptcy Court May Refuse to Enforce an Arbitration Clause
Ella Shenhav, Kevin J. Walsh; Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article May 22, 2012, previously published on May 21, 2012 Clients often raise questions concerning the enforceability of arbitration clauses in bankruptcy proceedings. While this topic has been hotly debated for many years, a recent Ninth Circuit opinion, In re Thorpe Insulation Co., 671 F.3d 1011 (9th Cir. 2012), reminds us that arbitration clauses are...
| | MA Senate Passes Health Care Payment Reform Legislation
George K. Atanasov, Devon Cain, Julie Cox; Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article May 22, 2012, previously published on May 21, 2012 After two days of debate that featured consideration of 265 amendments, the Massachusetts Senate last week voted 35-2 to approve health care payment reform legislation. The Senate bill anticipates medical cost savings of $150 billion over 15 years through the adoption of alternative payment...
| | Massachusetts House of Representatives Advances Foreclosure Legislation
George K. Atanasov, Devon Cain, Julie Cox; Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article May 18, 2012, previously published on May 17, 2012 The Massachusetts House of Representatives yesterday unanimously passed House Bill 4087, “An Act to Prevent Unlawful and Unnecessary Foreclosures.”
| | FTC Consent Order Requires Myspace Privacy Assessments for 20 Years: How Can You Keep the FTC Out of Your Space?
Cynthia J. Larose, Adam M. Veness; Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article May 17, 2012, previously published on May 15, 2012 Once again, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued a warning to companies with online privacy policies: if your privacy policy misrepresents protection of users’ personal information either directly or indirectly, you risk being charged with unfair and deceptive business practices...
| | Recent SEC Guidance on Crowdfunding
Evan M. Bienstock, Daniel I. DeWolf, Samuel Effron, Garrett Johnston; Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article May 17, 2012, previously published on May 16, 2012 On May 7, 2012, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Division of Trading and Markets issued guidance to prospective crowdfunding intermediaries under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act (H.R. 3606) in the form of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs). The FAQs are set forth on the...
| | Massachusetts Releases Health Care Cost Containment Legislation
George K. Atanasov, Devon Cain, Julie Cox; Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article May 14, 2012, previously published on May 10, 2012 Massachusetts continues to be at the national forefront of health care reform. Since becoming the first state in the nation to expand access aimed at universal health care coverage through Chapter 58 of the Acts of 2006, Massachusetts has continued to address legislative and regulatory challenges...
| | IRS Asks for Comments on Employer Reporting of Health Insurance Coverage Under Affordable Care Act
Alden J. Bianchi; Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article May 14, 2012, previously published on May 8, 2012 The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the Act) imposes new, substantive requirements on health insurance issuers in the group and individual markets and employer-sponsored group health plans. In two recently issued notices, Notice 2012-32 and 2012-33, the IRS invited comments on reporting...
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