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 | Processing Checks under the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act Initiative
Carl A. Fornaris, Patrick O'Brien; Greenberg Traurig, P.A.; Legal Alert/Article December 3, 2009, previously published on November 2009 On December 1, 2009, the regulated U.S. financial sector must be in full compliance with the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) regulations jointly issued by the Federal Reserve and the U.S. Treasury Department. There is much confusion and misunderstanding as to what the regulations... |
 | Physician Supervision of Hospital Outpatient Departments: CMS Theory and Provider Reality Continue to Diverge
Edwin D. Rauzi, Kent B. Thurber; Davis Wright Tremaine LLP; Legal Alert/Article December 3, 2009, previously published on November 12, 2009 On Nov. 20, 2009, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will publish the Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment system for calendar year 2010. The notice will include a discussion of CMS’s expectations for physician supervision of hospital outpatient department... |
| Washington State’s New Reseller Permit System Begins January 1, 2010
Brenda S. Molner; Ater Wynne LLP; Legal Alert/Article December 3, 2009, previously published on November 20, 2009 Currently Washington businesses that purchase items for resale may self-issue resale certificates to avoid paying sales tax. Beginning January 1, 2010 reseller permits issued by the Washington State Department of Revenue ("DOR") will be required in order to purchase items at wholesale... |
| Federal Agencies Release Model Privacy Notice for Financial Institutions
Thomas R. Burke, Ronald G. London; Davis Wright Tremaine LLP; Legal Alert/Article December 3, 2009, previously published on November 19, 2009 On Nov. 17, 2009, eight federal regulatory agencies announced the release of a final model privacy notice they jointly developed to help companies make it easier for consumers to understand how financial institutions collect and share information about them. |
| FCC Starts Next Step of TV White Spaces Deployment -- Issues RFP for Database Manager to Track Interference Concerns
David D. Oxenford; Davis Wright Tremaine LLP; Legal Alert/Article December 3, 2009, previously published on November 25, 2009 A year after the FCC issued its order adopting the "White Spaces" proposals, to allow wireless devices to operate in unused portions of the television band on a non-interference basis, the FCC took its first steps toward actual implementation of that order by issuing a request for... |
| Is the Tide Turning Against Discretionary Clauses in Insurance Contracts?
Elizabeth A. Nedrow; Holland & Hart LLP; Legal Alert/Article December 3, 2009, previously published on November 30, 2009 A recent decision by the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals may make it harder for insurance companies in some states to defend claims denials. Standard Insurance Company v. Morrison, a case decided by the court on October 27, 2009, established its place in claims denial case history by addressing... |
| Broadcast Station Update: EEO Reports due December 1
Brendan Holland; Davis Wright Tremaine LLP; Legal Alert/Article December 3, 2009, previously published on November 16, 2009 By Dec. 1, 2009, radio and television Station Employment Units in the listed states must place in their Public Inspection File and post on their Web site, if they have one, their FCC Annual EEO Public File Report. A Station Employment Unit (SEU) is a group of stations, under common control, serving... |
| Noncompete News: Georgia Supreme Court Reverses Injunction on Unenforceable Noncompete, But Upholds Injunction Based On Trade Secrets Protection
Jeffrey D. Mokotoff; Ford & Harrison LLP; Legal Alert/Article December 3, 2009, previously published on November 2009 In this edition of Noncompete News, we remind our readers that Georgia affords companies trade secret protection, even in the absence of an enforceable agreement. Earlier this month, the Georgia Supreme Court addressed an injunction entered against an employee that prohibited him from marketing... |
| Court of Appeals Upholds Cash Balance Plan's ERISA 204(h) Notice
Michael J. Hoes, James P. McElligott; McGuireWoods LLP; Legal Alert/Article December 3, 2009, previously published on November 30, 2009 In a decision with important implications for sponsors of defined benefit pension plans, the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Citigroup gave proper notice under Section 204(h) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) of reductions in future benefit accrual rates in the... |
| FCC Sets Timelines on Wireless Siting Applications Strikes Down "Single-Provider" Rule
Josh Davidson, T. Scott Thompson, Suzanne Toller; Davis Wright Tremaine LLP; Legal Alert/Article December 3, 2009, previously published on November 20, 2009 On Nov. 18, 2009, the Federal Communications Commission (“Commission”) unanimously adopted a Declaratory Ruling on CTIA -- The Wireless Association®’s (“CTIA”) “Shot Clock Petition” in which the Commission set important policy and legal measures... |
