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David N. Anthony, Virginia Bell Flynn, Alan D. Wingfield; Troutman Sanders LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 18, 2013, previously published on March 14, 2013 On March 1, 2013, the Third Circuit clarified the law on validation notices required under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), stressing that debt collectors should adhere not only to technical statutory requirements but also to draft language that effectively communicates such notice...
| | Securities Fraud Plaintiffs Do Not Need to Prove Materiality to Obtain Class Certification
Troutman Sanders LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 13, 2013, previously published on March 12, 2013 On February 27, 2013, the United States Supreme Court issued its opinion in Amgen, Inc. v. Connecticut Retirement Plans & Trust Funds, 568 U.S. --- (2013), in which it held that plaintiffs in a putative securities fraud class action based on the “fraud-on-the-market” theory are not...
| | All Trust Beneficiaries Were Required Parties in a Case Involving No Contest Clause
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Legal Alert/Article March 12, 2013, previously published on March 7, 2013 The United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia recently held that all trust beneficiaries were necessary parties to litigation involving the application of a trust’s no contest provision. Graves v. Vitu, (W.D. Va. Feb. 2013) is just one of many cases involving the...
| | Department of Labor Issues Guidance for Target Date Retirement Funds
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Legal Alert/Article March 12, 2013, previously published on March 8, 2013 The Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued guidance to assist employers and fiduciaries in selecting and monitoring target date retirement funds (TDFs).
| | FERC Permits Abandoned Cost Recovery for MAPP Project, but Denies ROE Incentive Adders
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Legal Alert/Article March 12, 2013, previously published on March 11, 2013 On February 28, 2013, FERC accepted and suspended Potomac Electric Power Company and Delmarva Power & Light Company’s (collectively, “PHI Companies”) tariff revisions to recover costs related to abandonment of the Mid-Atlantic Power Pathway (“MAPP”) Project. The...
| | FERC Announces Gas-Electric Coordination Technical Conference
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Legal Alert/Article March 12, 2013, previously published on March 11, 2013 On March 5, 2013, FERC announced the details of its upcoming technical conference focused on the scheduling practices of natural gas and electric markets. The technical conference is the second of two technical conferences ordered by FERC in a November 15, 2012 order to address common issues...
| | President Obama Announces Nominations for EPA and DOE Positions
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Legal Alert/Article March 12, 2013, previously published on March 11, 2013 On March 4, 2013, President Barrack Obama announced the nominations of Gina McCarthy for Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), and Ernest Moniz for Secretary of the Department of Energy (“DOE”). If confirmed, Ms. McCarthy will replace Administrator...
| | OVERTIME UPDATE: The Potential High Costs of Volunteer Labor, Ten Record-Keeping Requirements, and the DOL’s New Smartphone App
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Legal Alert/Article March 8, 2013, previously published on March 4, 2013 Employers have come to understand that being sued by a former employee (particularly a disgruntled former employee) is a fact of life. But few employers anticipate being sued by a volunteer. Yet, these lawsuits happen.
| | Tips for Updating Employee Handbooks
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Legal Alert/Article March 8, 2013, previously published on February 27, 2013 Like most employers, you probably have an employee handbook. However, if an employee files a claim against your company - for discrimination, harassment, wage and hour violations, unfair labor practices or breach of contract - will your handbook stand up to scrutiny by a federal agency or court?...
| | Looking Ahead: What to Expect from OSHA in 2013
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Legal Alert/Article March 8, 2013, previously published on March 4, 2013 On December 21, 2012, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration ("OSHA") published its 2012 Regulatory Agenda. Despite its title, the 2012 Regulatory Agenda outlines OSHA’s rulemaking plans for 2013. If OSHA sticks to its schedule, it will be a busy year for the agency and...
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