McAfee & Taft RegLINC - May 2012: U.S. Department of Labor publishes proposed tribal consultation policy By Christina Vaughn by McAfee & Taft on 5/15/2012 The U.S. Department of Labor published its proposed tribal consultation policy in the Wednesday, April 18, 2012, Federal Register (77 Fed. Reg. 23283). This issuance of the proposed policy is in compliance with Executive...more
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - May 2012 by McAfee & Taft on 5/3/2012 In This Issue: - 2 GAO issues report on safety of federally unregulated gathering pipelines - 3 Advisory bulletin issued to natural gas cast iron distribution pipelines - 3 PHMSA’S FY 2013 budget focuses on hiring...more
This Week At The Capitol - February 17, 2012 by Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. on 2/20/2012 Senator Chris Gerlach (R-Apple Valley) and Representative Keith Downey (R-Edina) introduced an Occupation Licensing bill (SF 1629 and HF 2002) on Monday that provides every person has the right to engage in “lawful...more
Are ANCSA Corporations subject to GINA? by Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 4/19/2011 In November 2010, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued its final regulations governing Title II of the Genetic Information Nondisclosure Act (GINA) (Title II establishes GINA’s employment-related...more
The Bullet 'ILN' By the International Lawyers Network - Volume 9 Issue 1 by International Lawyers Network on 6/2/2010 In this Issue: *2009 European Regional Meeting in Athens Hosted by Dimitriou Law Office *ILN Launches Re-Design of Blog with LexBlog *An Important Decision: Employee's Right to Royalties in a "Service Invention" Glusman...more
Ninth Circuit Rules Fair Labor Standards Act Applies to Tribes/ Williams Kastner Indian Legal Alert by Williams Kastner on 4/21/2009 Recently, in Solis v. Matheson, No. 07-35633, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) apply to a retail cigarette business owned by a tribal member and...more
Federal Labor Law Held Applicable to Tribal Casinos/ Washington State Bar Association Indian Law Section newsletter by Williams Kastner on 6/1/2007 On February 9, 2007, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed the National Labor Relations Board’s application of federal labor law to the San Manuel Indian Bingo & Casino in...more