Legal News & Information – May 21, 2012

by Jurgen Schulze on 5/20/2012

Our Newsletter # 4 (Spring/Summer 2012) has been published....more

by John Boscariol on 5/20/2012

Importers in the retail and consumer products sectors should be carefully reviewing their trade compliance policies and procedures as Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is scrutinizing customs compliance in a number of...more

by McAfee & Taft on 5/18/2012

Originally published in The Journal Record - May 17, 2012. At first glance, email marketing campaigns may appear to be an ideal way to market your business: A business that engages in an email marketing campaign can...more

by Saul Ewing LLP on 5/18/2012

In This Issue: - Will the U.S. Supreme Court Uphold Race-Based Affirmative Action? pages 1 - 3 - UCLA and Professor Face Fines and Criminal Charges in the Aftermath of Fatal Lab Fire pages 4 - 5 - Law School...more

by Patton Boggs LLP on 5/18/2012

On April 27, 2012, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released their joint final rule defining “Swap Dealer”, “Security-Based Swap Dealer”, “Major Swap Participant”,...more

by Sands Anderson PC on 5/18/2012

On May 1, 2012, President Barack Obama made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan during which he and Afghan President Hamid Karzai signed the Strategic Partnership Agreement. The Agreement spells out the plan for the...more

by Littler on 5/18/2012

Table of Contents: I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 II. USE OF CRIMINAL RECORD CHECKS IN EMPLOYMENT 3 A. Use of Criminal Record Checks by Employers 3 B. Role of Title VII in Use of Criminal Records 4 III. THE EEOC’S APRIL...more

by Rosa Eckstein Schechter on 5/18/2012

Here's another piece of evidence that Florida real estate is bouncing back: national builder Meritage Homes has announced that it will be developing a new community of custom-build homes near Medical City, in the Lake Nona...more