Administrative Law Updates – February 22, 2012

by Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP on 2/22/2012

The principal regulators of U.S. employee benefits have recently published updates to their guidance plans for the coming months. On January 20, 2012, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) updated its 2011 Semi-Annual...more

by McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP on 2/22/2012

Last week, President Obama unveiled his 2013 budget, and at least with respect to aspects of the budget proposal that would impact drugmakers, the President's 2013 proposal looks a lot like his 2012 proposal.  In a section...more

by Sedgwick LLP on 2/22/2012

In mid-December of 2011, following the recommendation of the Government Accountability Office (GAO), a bipartisan group of senators introduced the Medical Device Patient Safety Act.  According to the GAO, the Food and Drug...more

by Dinsmore & Shohl LLP on 2/22/2012

To remain in compliance with the newly enacted Natural Gas Horizontal Well Control Act, W. Va. Code § 22-6A-1 et seq. (2011), operators must now be aware of the law’s vast number of new requirements. These include...more

by Barger & Wolen on 2/22/2012

On January 1, 2012, the California Reader Privacy Act went into effect. The Act requires all “book service providers,” i.e., book sellers, in the State to take certain steps when responding to governmental requests for...more

by Ford & Harrison LLP on 2/22/2012

On February 18, 2012, the Senate passed a bill that extends the tax break on the employee portion of the Social Security Old-Age, Survivor and Disability Insurance tax (OASDI) through the end of 2012. The House of Representatives...more

by Franczek Radelet P.C. on 2/22/2012

Each year, the American Bar Association's Federal Labor Standards Legislation Committee publishes a comprehensive report of significant FMLA decisions handed down by the federal courts in the previous year. 2011 proved to be an...more

by Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 2/22/2012

On February 9, 2012, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission adopted final amendments to its Part 4 Rules, which set out compliance obligations for commodity pool operators (CPOs) and commodity trading advisers (CTAs) and which...more