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FMC Affirms Lawful Use of Unlicensed Agents by Ocean Transportation Intermediaries
Ashley W. Craig, Robert L. Hart, November 20, 2009
Ocean Transportation Intermediaries ("OTIs") should be advised that on November 6, 2009, the Federal Maritime Commission ("FMC") granted a Petition for Declaratory Order from Team Ocean Services, Inc. ("Team Ocean"). In the order granting the petition, the FMC affirmed...

FTC Hosts Public Forum on Proposed Debt Relief Amendments to the Telemarketing Sales Rule
Jonathan L. Pompan, November 20, 2009
On November 4, 2009, the Federal Trade Commission (the FTC or Commission) held a public forum to discuss proposed amendments to the Commission's Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR) to address the sale of debt relief services. The proposed rules would reshape the availability of alternatives to...

New Law Expands FMLA Coverage for Military Families
Luisa M. Lopez, November 20, 2009
On October 28, 2009, President Barack Obama signed into law a bill that expands the coverage of qualifying exigency leave and military caregiver leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). The new law, the National Defense Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (H.R. 2647), is already in effect. The new...

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