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Kurt Anderson	Treasury Proposes Minimum Value Rules for Health Plans The U.S. Department of the Treasury has published proposed regulations that provide guidance on how an employer may determine whether its group health plan provides “minimum value.”…more Affordable Care Act, Employer Group Health Plans, Healthcare, Minimum Essential Coverage, Penalties	See All Updates »
Sharifa Anderson	Maryland Passes P3 Legislation Legislation encouraging the use of public-private partnerships (P3s) to address Maryland’s growing infrastructure needs has been passed by the General Assembly and signed into law by Governor O’Malley with bipartisan support…more Infrastructure, New Legislation, P3s, Public-Private Partnerships	See All Updates »
Richard J. Andreano, Jr.	CFPB settles RESPA enforcement action involving affiliated business arrangements The CFPB has announced the settlement of an enforcement action in which it was alleged that two affiliated business arrangements (ABAs) violated Section 8 of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act…more Affiliated-Business Arrangements, CFPB, HUD, Mortgages, RESPA	See All Updates »
Jessica Anthony	Supreme Court Hands FTC Victory on State Action Immunity In a unanimous opinion, the U.S. Supreme Court this week tightened the standard for state action immunity under federal antitrust laws in a case involving a hospital merger. This decision arguably tightens the reins on the…more FTC, FTC v. Phoebe Putney Health System, Hospital Mergers, Hospitals, Immunity	See All Updates »
Paul Apicella	Mortgage Banking Update - December 14, 2012 In This Issue: - CFPB Monitor Named to the ABA Journal Annual Blawg 100 List - Temporary CONGRESS PASSES LEGISLATION TO FIX CFPB PRIVILEGE WAIVER PROBLEM - CFPB DESCRIBES PLANS FOR COORDINATING WITH STATE…more Advertising, Attorney-Client Privilege, Browser History Sniffing, CFPB, DOJ	See All Updates »
Alexandra Bak-Boychuk	Supreme Court Ruling Nixes FLSA Collective Action In a 5-4 decision issued on April 16, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and held that an unaccepted Rule 68 offer of full relief to a named plaintiff extinguished a putative…more Collective Actions, FLSA, Genesis HealthCare, Genesis Healthcare Corp. v. Symczyk, Mootness	See All Updates »
Frederic Ballard, Jr.	Proposed 2014 Budget Encourages Private Investment in Infrastructure This week, the Obama administration released its proposed budget for the 2014 fiscal year. Notably, the budget encourages private investment in infrastructure projects through various liberalizations of the tax laws relating to…more America Fast Forward Bonds, Barack Obama, Federal Budget, FIRPTA, Foreign Investment	See All Updates »
David Barksdale	New California Landlord Disclosure Requirements Effective July 1 Two new landlord disclosure requirements become effective in California on July 1, 2013. One requires that all new commercial leases state whether the property has been inspected for disability access—and if so, the results. The…more Certified Access Specialists, Commercial Leases, Compliance, Disability, Disclosure Requirements	See All Updates »
Amy Bashore	OSHA Issues Interim Final Rule on Whistleblower Protections under the Affordable Care Act As the 2014 implementation date for the most controversial provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) draws closer, most businesses are focused on ensuring that their group health plans meet the ACA's requirements. But there…more Affordable Care Act, Employer Group Health Plans, Health Insurance, OSHA, Retaliation	See All Updates »
Kimberly Betterton	How the New ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Law Affects the Municipal Bond Market The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (the Act), passed by the Senate and the House and Representatives on New Year’s Day and signed by the President on January 2, 2013, includes several direct and indirect consequences for…more American Taxpayer Relief Act, Bonds, Capital Gains, Exemptions, Fiscal Cliff	See All Updates »
Elisabeth Blattner-Thompson	Military Caregivers, Airline Crews Get Expanded FMLA Eligibility under DOL Rule Last week was the 20th anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) marked the occasion by publishing a Final Rule that broadens the FMLA’s reach. Following regulations proposed…more AFCTCA, Airline Employees, DOL, Flight Crews, FMLA	See All Updates »
Josh Bobrin	Final Regulations Address Privacy and Security of Health Information The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued final regulations last week that modify many aspects of the privacy and security rules under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the…more Business Associates, Data Breach, Data Protection, Enforcement, Fundraisers	See All Updates »
Lindsay Breedlove	Supreme Court Requires Proof at Certification Stage that Damages Can Be Measured on Class-Wide Basis In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court decided earlier this week that putative class plaintiffs could not bring a class action antitrust lawsuit unless they could show that their damages could be measured on a class-wide basis…more Class Action, Class Certification, Comcast, Comcast v. Behrend, Damages	See All Updates »
Martin Bryce, Jr.	Sixth Circuit Rejects Nationwide Settlement of Robo-Signing Class Actions A nationwide settlement of three class actions involving claims that a creditor’s practice of using “robo-signed” affidavits in debt collection actions violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) has been overturned…more Class Action, Debt Collection, FDCPA, Robo-Signing	See All Updates »
Steven D. Burt	Assignees Not Liable for Lender Violations of Maryland Secondary Mortgage Loan Law, Appeals Court Holds In a decision that narrows the scope of potential liability for assignees of second mortgage loans secured by Maryland properties, the state’s intermediate appellate court recently rejected an attempt by borrowers to hold an…more Assignees, Borrowers, Lender Liability, Mortgages	See All Updates »
Jonathan Calpas	Federal Agencies Issue Additional FAQs on Various Provisions under the Affordable Care Act The U.S. Departments of Labor, Treasury, and Health and Human Services have issued additional guidance on the Affordable Care Act…more Affordable Care Act	See All Updates »
Michael Carroll	Federal Court Precludes Defendant’s Class Certification Expert In a rare and cautionary opinion, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey has precluded the testimony and report of an expert proffered by a defendant in opposition to certification in a consumer product class…more Class Action, Class Certification, Daubert Hearing, Expert Witness	See All Updates »
Barbara Casey	New Jersey Takes Emergency Action To Speed Rebuilding after Hurricane Sandy The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) took emergency action to reduce approval backlogs and to make it easier for those seeking to rebuild in wake of Hurricane Sandy to obtain regulatory approvals by…more Department of Environmental Protection, Hurricane Sandy, Reconstruction, Redevelopment	See All Updates »
Nathan Catchpole	Ninth Circuit Rejects Class Action Settlement Providing Conditional Incentive Awards Earlier this week, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed approval of a $45 million class action settlement that had been reached with three credit reporting agencies in Radcliffe v. Experian…more Class Action, Experian, Incentives, Settlement	See All Updates »
Frank Chernak	DOL Proposes Survey on Worker Misclassification The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued a notice seeking comment on its proposal to collect information about “employment experiences and workers’ knowledge of basic employment laws and rules” so that it can develop a…more DOL, Independent Contractors, Misclassification	See All Updates »
Ethan Chernin	Mortgage Banking Update: 10th Circuit: Law Firm Not Required To Flag Erroneous Credit Reports in Foreclosure Proceeding A law firm hired to foreclose on a property was not required under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) to inform a credit reporting agency of erroneously negative credit reports on the borrower, even if the firm was…more Credit Reporting Agencies, Credit Reports, FDCPA, Foreclosure	See All Updates »
Craig Circosta	IRS Approves New Rules To Minimize Taxes Related to M&A Transactions The Internal Revenue Service recently adopted long-awaited regulations intended to provide a new means of minimizing taxes in M&A transactions. The newly adopted regulations take effect on May 15, 2013, under Section 336(e) of…more IRS	See All Updates »
Erin Clarke	Employee’s Firing over Off-Duty Medical Marijuana Use Is Legal, Colorado Court Holds The Colorado Court of Appeals recently held that an employee can be fired for testing positive for medical marijuana use, even though it occurred off the job, it was legal under state law, and the employee was never under the…more Hiring & Firing, Medical Marijuana, Termination	See All Updates »
Scott Cockerham	Proposed 2014 Budget Encourages Private Investment in Infrastructure This week, the Obama administration released its proposed budget for the 2014 fiscal year. Notably, the budget encourages private investment in infrastructure projects through various liberalizations of the tax laws relating to…more America Fast Forward Bonds, Barack Obama, Federal Budget, FIRPTA, Foreign Investment	See All Updates »
Christopher T. Cognato	Reminder: Employers Must Use New I-9 Form Beginning May 7, 2013 On May 7, 2013, employers must begin using a new version of Form I-9 published by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to verify the identity and authorization of their employees to work in the United States…more Deadlines, Eligibility, I-9, Safe Harbors, USCIS	See All Updates »
Christopher Corsi	California Federal Court Awards Millions for Predictive Coding Costs in Document Review A federal court in California recently awarded defendants in a patent infringement case more than $2.8 million in attorneys’ fees relating to the use of “predictive coding,” also known as “computer-assisted technology,” to…more Attorney's Fees, Document Review, Legal Costs, Misappropriation, Patents	See All Updates »
Jessie Creighton	$6.3 Million Judgment Awarded in Alleged Timeshare Resale Scam A federal court recently entered a final judgment against and approved settlement agreements with several telemarketing companies charged by the Federal Trade Commission with operating a timeshare resale scam. The judgment…more FTC, Scams, Telemarketing Sales Rule, Timeshare	See All Updates »
John L. Culhane, Jr.	FTC Proposes Banning Telemarketer Use of Remotely Created Checks, Cash-to-Cash Money Transfers, and Similar Payment Methods The Federal Trade Commission has proposed changes to its telemarketing sales rule (TSR) that would prohibit sellers and telemarketers from accepting or requesting remotely created checks or payment orders, cash-to-cash money…more Do Not Call List, FTC, Money Transfer, Telemarketing, Telemarketing Sales Rule	See All Updates »
Mark S. DePillis	Statute of Limitations Doesn’t Apply in UConn Law Library Lawsuit, State Supreme Court Rules The Connecticut Supreme Court recently reversed, in a unanimous published opinion, a trial court's entry of summary judgment in favor of 27 defendants involved in the allegedly defective design and construction of the University…more	See All Updates »
Leslie Eaton	Employee’s Firing over Off-Duty Medical Marijuana Use Is Legal, Colorado Court Holds The Colorado Court of Appeals recently held that an employee can be fired for testing positive for medical marijuana use, even though it occurred off the job, it was legal under state law, and the employee was never under the…more Hiring & Firing, Medical Marijuana, Termination	See All Updates »
Nicole Evans	$6.3 Million Judgment Awarded in Alleged Timeshare Resale Scam A federal court recently entered a final judgment against and approved settlement agreements with several telemarketing companies charged by the Federal Trade Commission with operating a timeshare resale scam. The judgment…more FTC, Scams, Telemarketing Sales Rule, Timeshare	See All Updates »
Keith R. Fisher	Update: Third Circuit recess appointment decision ups the ante on certiorari Last week’s News Flash alerted readers that a second federal appellate court has now invalidated a NLRB recess appointment as incompatible with the meaning of the phrase, “the Recess of the Senate” in the Recess Appointment…more	See All Updates »
Mary Grace Folwell	President Releases Fiscal Year 2014 HUD Budget President Obama's fiscal year 2014 budget for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), released on April 10, 2013, increases funding for many programs. The budget also includes legislative language that would…more Federal Budget, HUD, Proposed Legislation, Public Housing	See All Updates »
Stephanie Franklin-Suber	Treasury Department Announces $3.5 Billion in New Markets Tax Credit Allocation Awards Eighty-five community development entities (CDEs) have been selected to receive $3.5 billion in New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) allocation authority in the 2012 round of the NMTC Program. The announcement of the latest round of…more Community Development Entities, New Market Tax Credits	See All Updates »
David Fryman	Supreme Court Ruling Nixes FLSA Collective Action In a 5-4 decision issued on April 16, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and held that an unaccepted Rule 68 offer of full relief to a named plaintiff extinguished a putative…more Collective Actions, FLSA, Genesis HealthCare, Genesis Healthcare Corp. v. Symczyk, Mootness	See All Updates »
Mark J. Furletti	More on CFPB employee vote to unionize As we reported last week, the National Treasury Employees Union (NTU) won an election to represent over 800 of the CFPB’s 1,200 employees. The vote was 378 in favor and 86 against…more	See All Updates »
Sharon Wilson Geno	President Releases Fiscal Year 2014 HUD Budget President Obama's fiscal year 2014 budget for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), released on April 10, 2013, increases funding for many programs. The budget also includes legislative language that would…more Federal Budget, HUD, Proposed Legislation, Public Housing	See All Updates »
Amy Glassman	Mortgage Banking Update - March 08, 2013 In This Issue: - Kentucky County Clerks Cannot Sue MERS for Failure To Record Mortgage Assignments, Sixth Circuit Rules - Bipartisan Policy Center Proposes New Directions for National Housing Policy - FTC…more Assignments, Class Action, MERS, Mortgages, Recording Requirements	See All Updates »
Mary Cate Gordon	President Obama’s NLRB Recess Appointments Declared Unconstitutional A three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has declared that President Obama acted unconstitutionally when he made three recess appointments to the National Labor Relations…more Barack Obama, Canning v NLRB, NLRB, Pro Forma Sessions, Recess Appointments	See All Updates »
Sandra Maki Hashima	CMS Releases Final Rule on Physician Payment Disclosures Public disclosure of payments from pharmaceutical, medical device, biologic, and medical supply manufacturers to physicians and hospitals will begin under a final rule on the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (Sunshine Act)…more Biologics, CMS, Covered Entities, GPOs, Medicaid	See All Updates »
Jean C. Hemphill	DOL Releases Guidance on Employer Notices about Exchange Availability The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has published guidance on the notice that most employers must provide to their employees by October 1, 2013, about the insurance that will be available through health care marketplaces known as…more Affordable Care Act, COBRA, DOL, Employer Group Health Plans, Health Insurance Exchanges	See All Updates »
Charles Henck	IRS Construction Deadline Guidance Highlights Disparate Treatment of Renewable Energy Technologies The IRS recently released guidance in the form of an IRS Notice implementing a rule change under the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 concerning the construction deadline that renewable energy facilities must meet to qualify…more Begun Construction Test, Energy Projects, Investment Tax Credits, IRS, Production Tax Credit	See All Updates »
Reid Herlihy	Notes from CFPB Education Conference for State Attorneys General The George Mason University School of Law, Law & Economics Center recently hosted a conference titled “Understanding the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau,” through GMU’s Attorneys General Education Program. Founded in 2009,…more Attorney Generals, CFPB, Loan Originator Compensation Rule, Loans, Mortgages	See All Updates »
Andrew Herman	NLRB Continues to Take Aim at Workplace Policies as Overly Broad The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has kept its focus on workplace policies it views as overly broad with a recent decision striking down a national retailer's policy prohibiting solicitation and distribution of pamphlets…more Confidential Employer Investigations, NLRA, NLRB, Solicitation/Distribution Policies	See All Updates »
Henry E. Hockeimer, Jr.	Major New Jersey Health System Pays $12.6 Million To Settle False Claims Act Suit Alleging Physician Kickback Scheme Federal prosecutors recently announced a $12.6 million False Claims Act (FCA) settlement with a major New Jersey health system to resolve allegations that the system paid outside physicians in order to increase referrals…more Anti-Kickback Statute, Compliance, False Claims Act, HHS, Kickbacks	See All Updates »
Holly Horsley	New Jersey Gets Federal Approval for $1.8 Billion in Hurricane Sandy Aid The Obama administration recently approved more than $1.8 billion in aid to help New Jersey residents and businesses recover from Hurricane Sandy. The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds for New Jersey, part of a $60…more Chris Christie, Community Development Block Grants, Hurricane Sandy, Natural Disasters	See All Updates »
Stefanie Jackman	What is the CFPB thinking? An update from PLI’s 18th Annual Consumer Financial Services Institute Last week, I had the opportunity to hear several high-ranking lawyers with the CFPB speak at PLI’s 18th Annual Consumer Financial Services Institute in Chicago. As an initial matter, the attendees owe a debt of thanks to each of…more CFPB, Enforcement, False Advertising	See All Updates »
Leslie John	Supreme Court Requires Proof at Certification Stage that Damages Can Be Measured on Class-Wide Basis In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court decided earlier this week that putative class plaintiffs could not bring a class action antitrust lawsuit unless they could show that their damages could be measured on a class-wide basis…more Class Action, Class Certification, Comcast, Comcast v. Behrend, Damages	See All Updates »
Daniel V. Johns	D.C. Circuit Vacates NLRB Poster Rule The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has vacated a controversial rule issued by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) that would have required most private sector employers covered by the National…more First Amendment, Free Speech, NLRA, NLRB, Posting Requirements	See All Updates »
Bruce Johnson	Mortgage Banking Update - March 21, 2013 In This Issue: - Uniform State Test Implementation Nearing - Mortgage Servicer's Alleged Failure To Be Licensed Subjects Company to Claims under State and Federal Debt Collection Statutes - Sixth Circuit…more Amount in Controversy, CAFA, Class Action, Data Protection, Debt Collection	See All Updates »
Robert Kaplan	DOL Releases Guidance on Employer Notices about Exchange Availability The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has published guidance on the notice that most employers must provide to their employees by October 1, 2013, about the insurance that will be available through health care marketplaces known as…more Affordable Care Act, COBRA, DOL, Employer Group Health Plans, Health Insurance Exchanges	See All Updates »
Alan S. Kaplinsky	FTC Proposes Banning Telemarketer Use of Remotely Created Checks, Cash-to-Cash Money Transfers, and Similar Payment Methods The Federal Trade Commission has proposed changes to its telemarketing sales rule (TSR) that would prohibit sellers and telemarketers from accepting or requesting remotely created checks or payment orders, cash-to-cash money…more Do Not Call List, FTC, Money Transfer, Telemarketing, Telemarketing Sales Rule	See All Updates »
Anthony Kaye	Mortgage Banking Update: 10th Circuit: Law Firm Not Required To Flag Erroneous Credit Reports in Foreclosure Proceeding A law firm hired to foreclose on a property was not required under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) to inform a credit reporting agency of erroneously negative credit reports on the borrower, even if the firm was…more Credit Reporting Agencies, Credit Reports, FDCPA, Foreclosure	See All Updates »
William K. Kennedy II	NLRB Sides with Employees Fired over Facebook Posts In its second opinion addressing employee terminations resulting from Facebook posts, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has ordered an employer to reinstate five employees terminated for posting Facebook comments in…more Facebook, Hiring & Firing, Hispanics United of Buffalo, NLRA, NLRB	See All Updates »
John Kerkorian	Mortgage Banking Update - February 21, 2013 In This Issue: - MERS Has Power To Assign Interest in Deed of Trust, Borrower Can Challenge Assignment of Mortgage, First Circuit Rules - Federal Judge Refuses To Dismiss Arizona Mortgage Class Action Alleging Interest…more CFPB, Class Action, Debt Collectors, Deed of Trust, Disclosure Requirements	See All Updates »
Denise Keyser	Second Appellate Court Holds NLRB Recess Appointments Unconstitutional Yesterday, in NLRB v. New Vista Nursing and Rehabilitation, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit became the second circuit to hold that intrasession recess appointments violate the Recess Appointments Clause (RAC) of…more Canning v NLRB, NLRA, NLRB, Recess Appointments	See All Updates »
Kelly Kindig	D.C. Circuit Vacates NLRB Poster Rule The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has vacated a controversial rule issued by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) that would have required most private sector employers covered by the National…more First Amendment, Free Speech, NLRA, NLRB, Posting Requirements	See All Updates »
Heather Klein	CFPB Issues Second Annual Report on FDCPA Activities The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s second annual report to Congress on enforcement of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) confirms that debt collection will continue to be a major CFPB focus in 2013. …more CFPB, Debt Collection, Dodd-Frank, FDCPA, FTC	See All Updates »
Paul Koob	OIG Proposes Amendments to the Electronic Health Records Safe Harbor The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) for the Department of Health and Human Services announced and solicited comments to proposed rule changes to the Electronic Health Records Safe Harbor (EHRSH) under the federal…more Anti-Kickback Statute, Electronic Medical Records, HHS, OIG, Safe Harbors	See All Updates »
Philip Korb	New Common Level Ratio Factor for Philadelphia May Mean Realty Transfer Tax Refunds For straightforward real estate transactions involving a deed for consideration, the Pennsylvania realty transfer tax is based on the purchase price…more Commercial Leases, Property Tax, Real Estate Transfers, Tax Assessment, Transfer Taxes	See All Updates »
Wendi Kotzen	New Common Level Ratio Factor for Philadelphia May Mean Realty Transfer Tax Refunds For straightforward real estate transactions involving a deed for consideration, the Pennsylvania realty transfer tax is based on the purchase price…more Commercial Leases, Property Tax, Real Estate Transfers, Tax Assessment, Transfer Taxes	See All Updates »
Laura A. Kowal	NJ Lawmakers: Invalidating Restrictive Covenants Will Assist the Unemployed Citing the state’s jobless rate, three New Jersey state assemblymen are challenging the longstanding employer practice of restricting the post-employment activities of employees who are terminated or resign. On April 4, 2013,…more Hiring & Firing, Non-Compete Agreements, Restrictive Covenants, Unemployment	See All Updates »
Mark Kowal	Second Appellate Court Holds NLRB Recess Appointments Unconstitutional Yesterday, in NLRB v. New Vista Nursing and Rehabilitation, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit became the second circuit to hold that intrasession recess appointments violate the Recess Appointments Clause (RAC) of…more Canning v NLRB, NLRA, NLRB, Recess Appointments	See All Updates »
Evan Krick	Major New Jersey Health System Pays $12.6 Million To Settle False Claims Act Suit Alleging Physician Kickback Scheme Federal prosecutors recently announced a $12.6 million False Claims Act (FCA) settlement with a major New Jersey health system to resolve allegations that the system paid outside physicians in order to increase referrals…more Anti-Kickback Statute, Compliance, False Claims Act, HHS, Kickbacks	See All Updates »
Troy Larson	The New gTLDs from ICANN Are Coming: Plan, Don't Panic By now, brand owners are probably aware of the new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). They may have received literature from various sources about recording…more gTLD, ICANN, Trademark Clearinghouse, Trademarks	See All Updates »
Jason Leckerman	Supreme Court Requires Proof at Certification Stage that Damages Can Be Measured on Class-Wide Basis In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court decided earlier this week that putative class plaintiffs could not bring a class action antitrust lawsuit unless they could show that their damages could be measured on a class-wide basis…more Class Action, Class Certification, Comcast, Comcast v. Behrend, Damages	See All Updates »
Edward I. Leeds	More Guidance Issued on Summaries of Benefits and Coverage The U.S. Department of Labor has issued a set of frequently asked questions, together with a new template, for the Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC) that applies to group health plans and individual health insurance. The…more Affordable Care Act, DOL, Employer Group Health Plans, Healthcare, SBC	See All Updates »
Mark J. Levin	TILA Ban on Mandatory Arbitration in Mortgage Loans Takes Effect June 1 The Truth in Lending Act (TILA) ban on mandatory arbitration provisions in certain mortgage loans becomes effective on June 1, 2013. Lenders now using mortgage loan documentation containing such provisions should take steps to…more Dodd-Frank, Mandatory Arbitration Clauses, Mortgages, Regulation Z, TILA	See All Updates »
Darin Lowder	IRS Construction Deadline Guidance Highlights Disparate Treatment of Renewable Energy Technologies The IRS recently released guidance in the form of an IRS Notice implementing a rule change under the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 concerning the construction deadline that renewable energy facilities must meet to qualify…more Begun Construction Test, Energy Projects, Investment Tax Credits, IRS, Production Tax Credit	See All Updates »
Joseph E. Lubinski	Second Circuit Reverses Bacolitsas Decision in Rare Win for Condo Developers A condominium developer has garnered a significant victory in a dispute with a buyer as the result of a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit…more Condominiums, Construction Contracts, ILSFDA, Rescission	See All Updates »
Stanley Mabbitt	CFPB Adopts Mortgage Escrow Account Final Rule Among other final rules published on January 10, 2013, the CFPB issued its final mortgage escrow account rule under a section of the Dodd-Frank Act relating to the establishment of mandatory escrow accounts on higher-priced…more CFPB, Dodd-Frank, Mortgage Escrow Account, Mortgages	See All Updates »
Kimberly D. Magrini	U.S. Senate Passes Water Resources Development Act Hoping to address billions of dollars of necessary water infrastructure maintenance and improvements, the U.S. Senate passed the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) on May 15, 2013…more Proposed Legislation, Water, Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act, Water Resources Development Act	See All Updates »
Matthew McClure	New Energy Reporting Regulations Are on the Horizon for Philadelphia Commercial Building Owners Commercial building owners in Philadelphia should be aware that in the coming weeks, the Mayor’s Office of Sustainability will issue proposed regulations to implement the City’s recently enacted energy and water reporting…more Energy Efficiency, Local Ordinance, Municipalities, Reporting Requirements, Water	See All Updates »
Karen McConnell	IRS Approves New Rules To Minimize Taxes Related to M&A Transactions The Internal Revenue Service recently adopted long-awaited regulations intended to provide a new means of minimizing taxes in M&A transactions. The newly adopted regulations take effect on May 15, 2013, under Section 336(e) of…more IRS	See All Updates »
Michelle M. McGeogh	NLRB Sides with Employees Fired over Facebook Posts In its second opinion addressing employee terminations resulting from Facebook posts, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has ordered an employer to reinstate five employees terminated for posting Facebook comments in…more Facebook, Hiring & Firing, Hispanics United of Buffalo, NLRA, NLRB	See All Updates »
Daniel McKenna	The CFPB and privilege: the fight isn’t over We blogged recently about H.R. 4014, which President Obama signed into law near the end of 2012…more Attorney-Client Privilege, CFPB, Document Productions	See All Updates »
John McLaughlin	Reminder: Employers Must Use New I-9 Form Beginning May 7, 2013 On May 7, 2013, employers must begin using a new version of Form I-9 published by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to verify the identity and authorization of their employees to work in the United States…more Deadlines, Eligibility, I-9, Safe Harbors, USCIS	See All Updates »
Mary Anthony Merchant, Ph.D.	If Patented Technology Can Copy Itself, When Do Patent Rights Cease? Patent rights in a patented self-replicating technology, such as seeds, continue until the patent term is ended and not before. On May 13, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Bowman v. Monsanto that the patent rights in seeds are…more Bowman v Monsanto, Genetically Engineered Seed, Infringement, Monsanto, Patent Exhaustion	See All Updates »
Mary Theresa Metzler	Hallmark Recoups Former Executive’s Severance Pay Seven Years after Separation Agreement Seven years after entering into a separation agreement with one of its executives, Hallmark Cards, Inc. brought suit against the former employee, seeking a “full refund” of the $735,000 severance it paid her…more Adverse Inference Instructions, Breach of Contract, Conversion, Hallmark, Misappropriation	See All Updates »
Emily Miller	CFPB Issues Small Entity Compliance Guide The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has issued a 45-page Small Entity Compliance Guide for the Ability-to-Repay (ATR) and Qualified Mortgage Rule. The guide, published on April 10, 2013, indicates that its purpose is to…more Ability-to-Repay, CFPB, Creditors, Qualified Mortgage Rule, Small Entity Compliance Guide	See All Updates »
Barbara S. Mishkin	OIG to issue report on presence of CFPB enforcement attorneys in exams by October 31 In its Semiannual Report to Congress for the six month period ending March 31, 2013, the Federal Reserve Board’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) indicates that, during the next semiannual reporting period (which ends…more CFPB, Consumer Reports, Enforcement, OIG, SBREFA	See All Updates »
Allison Mollenhauer	Mortgage Banking Update - March 21, 2013 In This Issue: - Uniform State Test Implementation Nearing - Mortgage Servicer's Alleged Failure To Be Licensed Subjects Company to Claims under State and Federal Debt Collection Statutes - Sixth Circuit…more Amount in Controversy, CAFA, Class Action, Data Protection, Debt Collection	See All Updates »
Beth Moskow-Schnoll	FinCEN Issues Virtual Currency Guidance The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued formal guidance to clarify the anti-money laundering obligations of administrators and exchangers of convertible virtual currency. “Virtual” currency, unlike…more Anti-Money Laundering, FinCEN, Registration, Virtual Currency	See All Updates »
Mary Mullany	Proposed IRS Regulations Address Community Health Needs Assessment for Tax-Exempt Hospitals The IRS has recently proposed regulations affecting tax-exempt hospitals that provide guidance and comfort about the consequences of failing to meet the community health needs assessment (CHNA) requirement. …more Affordable Care Act, CHNA, Healthcare, Hospitals, IRS	See All Updates »
Timothy Mulliner	Proposed IRS Regulations Address Community Health Needs Assessment for Tax-Exempt Hospitals The IRS has recently proposed regulations affecting tax-exempt hospitals that provide guidance and comfort about the consequences of failing to meet the community health needs assessment (CHNA) requirement. …more Affordable Care Act, CHNA, Healthcare, Hospitals, IRS	See All Updates »
Mariah Murphy	Supreme Court Ruling on Employee’s Lawsuit Will Also Affect Rule 23 Class Action Cases In a decision that has broad implications beyond its labor law context, the U.S. Supreme Court held on April 16, 2013, that an employee plaintiff in a collective action whose individual claim was mooted by her employer’s offer…more Class Action, Collective Actions, FLSA, Genesis HealthCare, Genesis Healthcare Corp. v. Symczyk	See All Updates »
Amy Mushahwar	The New gTLDs from ICANN Are Coming: Plan, Don't Panic By now, brand owners are probably aware of the new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). They may have received literature from various sources about recording…more gTLD, ICANN, Trademark Clearinghouse, Trademarks	See All Updates »
Jocelyn O’Brien	Treasury Department Announces $3.5 Billion in New Markets Tax Credit Allocation Awards Eighty-five community development entities (CDEs) have been selected to receive $3.5 billion in New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) allocation authority in the 2012 round of the NMTC Program. The announcement of the latest round of…more Community Development Entities, New Market Tax Credits	See All Updates »
Constantinos G. Panagopoulos	NLRB Rules that Union Dues Checkoff Survives Contract Expiration An employer that deducts union dues from employees’ wages (dues checkoff) under a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) must now continue to do so after the CBA expires…more Bethlehem Steel, Collective Bargaining, Dues Checkoff, NLRA, NLRB	See All Updates »
Steve Park	U.S. Senate Passes Water Resources Development Act Hoping to address billions of dollars of necessary water infrastructure maintenance and improvements, the U.S. Senate passed the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) on May 15, 2013…more Proposed Legislation, Water, Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act, Water Resources Development Act	See All Updates »
Bradley Patterson	SEC Issues No-Action Letter on Internet-Based ‘Road Shows’ The Securities and Exchange Commission has issued a “no-action” letter relating to a provider of electronic-based “road shows.” The SEC stated in the letter, issued on January 29, 2013, that such presentations to retail…more Municipal Securities Market, No-Action Letters, Road Shows, SEC, Securities Exchange Act	See All Updates »
Christopher Payne	$6.3 Million Judgment Awarded in Alleged Timeshare Resale Scam A federal court recently entered a final judgment against and approved settlement agreements with several telemarketing companies charged by the Federal Trade Commission with operating a timeshare resale scam. The judgment…more FTC, Scams, Telemarketing Sales Rule, Timeshare	See All Updates »
Brian D. Pedrow	NLRB Continues to Take Aim at Workplace Policies as Overly Broad The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has kept its focus on workplace policies it views as overly broad with a recent decision striking down a national retailer's policy prohibiting solicitation and distribution of pamphlets…more Confidential Employer Investigations, NLRA, NLRB, Solicitation/Distribution Policies	See All Updates »
Kaitlin Picco	OFCCP Issues Guidance on Use of Criminal Records in Employment Decisions The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) recently posted a Directive on “Complying with Nondiscrimination Provisions: Criminal Record Restrictions and Discrimination Based on Race and…more Criminal Background Checks, Criminal Records, Discrimination, DOL, EEOC	See All Updates »
Brian M. Pinheiro	Treasury Proposes Minimum Value Rules for Health Plans The U.S. Department of the Treasury has published proposed regulations that provide guidance on how an employer may determine whether its group health plan provides “minimum value.”…more Affordable Care Act, Employer Group Health Plans, Healthcare, Minimum Essential Coverage, Penalties	See All Updates »
Nydia Pouyes	President Releases Fiscal Year 2014 HUD Budget President Obama's fiscal year 2014 budget for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), released on April 10, 2013, increases funding for many programs. The budget also includes legislative language that would…more Federal Budget, HUD, Proposed Legislation, Public Housing	See All Updates »
Patrick H. Pugh	Second Circuit Reverses Bacolitsas Decision in Rare Win for Condo Developers A condominium developer has garnered a significant victory in a dispute with a buyer as the result of a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit…more Condominiums, Construction Contracts, ILSFDA, Rescission	See All Updates »
Kristen Rajagopal	Mortgage Banking Update: 10th Circuit: Law Firm Not Required To Flag Erroneous Credit Reports in Foreclosure Proceeding A law firm hired to foreclose on a property was not required under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) to inform a credit reporting agency of erroneously negative credit reports on the borrower, even if the firm was…more Credit Reporting Agencies, Credit Reports, FDCPA, Foreclosure	See All Updates »
Sarah Reise	Assignees Not Liable for Lender Violations of Maryland Secondary Mortgage Loan Law, Appeals Court Holds In a decision that narrows the scope of potential liability for assignees of second mortgage loans secured by Maryland properties, the state’s intermediate appellate court recently rejected an attempt by borrowers to hold an…more Assignees, Borrowers, Lender Liability, Mortgages	See All Updates »
William C. Rhodes	SEC Fraud Charges against Harrisburg, Pa., Have Implications for Secondary Market Disclosures The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently charged the City of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (the City), with misleading investors about its financial health in the annual State of the City Address, as well as in its…more Disclosure Requirements, EMMA, SEC, Secondary Markets	See All Updates »
Carl G. Roberts	Statute of Limitations Doesn’t Apply in UConn Law Library Lawsuit, State Supreme Court Rules The Connecticut Supreme Court recently reversed, in a unanimous published opinion, a trial court's entry of summary judgment in favor of 27 defendants involved in the allegedly defective design and construction of the University…more	See All Updates »
Jeremy T. Rosenblum	FTC Proposes Banning Telemarketer Use of Remotely Created Checks, Cash-to-Cash Money Transfers, and Similar Payment Methods The Federal Trade Commission has proposed changes to its telemarketing sales rule (TSR) that would prohibit sellers and telemarketers from accepting or requesting remotely created checks or payment orders, cash-to-cash money…more Do Not Call List, FTC, Money Transfer, Telemarketing, Telemarketing Sales Rule	See All Updates »
Burt M. Rublin	Ninth Circuit Rejects Class Action Settlement Providing Conditional Incentive Awards Earlier this week, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed approval of a $45 million class action settlement that had been reached with three credit reporting agencies in Radcliffe v. Experian…more Class Action, Experian, Incentives, Settlement	See All Updates »
Trevor Salter	Mortgage Banking Update - March 21, 2013 In This Issue: - Uniform State Test Implementation Nearing - Mortgage Servicer's Alleged Failure To Be Licensed Subjects Company to Claims under State and Federal Debt Collection Statutes - Sixth Circuit…more Amount in Controversy, CAFA, Class Action, Data Protection, Debt Collection	See All Updates »
Matthew Saunig	Washington Amends Scope of Mortgage Broker Licensing Requirement The state of Washington has recently amended its mortgage broker licensing statute. Under the new amendment, anyone who performs or holds themselves out as being able to provide residential mortgage loan modification services…more Brokers, Licensing Rules, Loan Modifications, Mortgages	See All Updates »
Benjamin M. Schmidt	Statute of Limitations Doesn’t Apply in UConn Law Library Lawsuit, State Supreme Court Rules The Connecticut Supreme Court recently reversed, in a unanimous published opinion, a trial court's entry of summary judgment in favor of 27 defendants involved in the allegedly defective design and construction of the University…more	See All Updates »
Robert Scott	Assignees Not Liable for Lender Violations of Maryland Secondary Mortgage Loan Law, Appeals Court Holds In a decision that narrows the scope of potential liability for assignees of second mortgage loans secured by Maryland properties, the state’s intermediate appellate court recently rejected an attempt by borrowers to hold an…more Assignees, Borrowers, Lender Liability, Mortgages	See All Updates »
Jack N. Semrani	Chemical Industry Will Invest $71.7 Billion and Create 537,000 Jobs Due to Shale Gas, ACC Says The U.S. chemical industry will invest $71.7 billion and create 537,000 direct and indirect jobs by 2020 due largely to the transformative effect of shale gas on the industry’s global competitiveness, according to the American…more Job Creation, Natural Gas, Shale Gas	See All Updates »
Richard Slavin	New Energy Reporting Regulations Are on the Horizon for Philadelphia Commercial Building Owners Commercial building owners in Philadelphia should be aware that in the coming weeks, the Mayor’s Office of Sustainability will issue proposed regulations to implement the City’s recently enacted energy and water reporting…more Energy Efficiency, Local Ordinance, Municipalities, Reporting Requirements, Water	See All Updates »
John D. Socknat	CFPB and Conference of State Bank Supervisors sign framework for coordinating supervision and enforcement The CFPB announced earlier this week that it has established a “framework” with the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) for coordination among the CFPB and state regulators on supervision and enforcement matters…more CFPB, CSBS, Enforcement, Memorandum of Understanding, Supervision	See All Updates »
Dee Spagnuolo	OIG Proposes Amendments to the Electronic Health Records Safe Harbor The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) for the Department of Health and Human Services announced and solicited comments to proposed rule changes to the Electronic Health Records Safe Harbor (EHRSH) under the federal…more Anti-Kickback Statute, Electronic Medical Records, HHS, OIG, Safe Harbors	See All Updates »
Tesia Stanley	SEC Fraud Charges against Harrisburg, Pa., Have Implications for Secondary Market Disclosures The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently charged the City of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (the City), with misleading investors about its financial health in the annual State of the City Address, as well as in its…more Disclosure Requirements, EMMA, SEC, Secondary Markets	See All Updates »
Wayne Strasbaugh	IRS Approves New Rules To Minimize Taxes Related to M&A Transactions The Internal Revenue Service recently adopted long-awaited regulations intended to provide a new means of minimizing taxes in M&A transactions. The newly adopted regulations take effect on May 15, 2013, under Section 336(e) of…more IRS	See All Updates »
Steven Suflas	NJ Lawmakers: Invalidating Restrictive Covenants Will Assist the Unemployed Citing the state’s jobless rate, three New Jersey state assemblymen are challenging the longstanding employer practice of restricting the post-employment activities of employees who are terminated or resign. On April 4, 2013,…more Hiring & Firing, Non-Compete Agreements, Restrictive Covenants, Unemployment	See All Updates »
Nicole Sugarman	Military Caregivers, Airline Crews Get Expanded FMLA Eligibility under DOL Rule Last week was the 20th anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) marked the occasion by publishing a Final Rule that broadens the FMLA’s reach. Following regulations proposed…more AFCTCA, Airline Employees, DOL, Flight Crews, FMLA	See All Updates »
Gary Tepper	Ballard Spahr Obtains Win for Servicers Holding Notes The Maryland Court of Appeals has ruled in Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., Trustee v. Brock that a servicer possessing an original promissory note endorsed in blank — the most common type of endorsement for thousands of notes…more Deutsche Bank, Foreclosure, Loan Servicer, Mortgage-Backed Securities, Mortgages	See All Updates »
Randall Towers	SEC Issues No-Action Letter on Internet-Based ‘Road Shows’ The Securities and Exchange Commission has issued a “no-action” letter relating to a provider of electronic-based “road shows.” The SEC stated in the letter, issued on January 29, 2013, that such presentations to retail…more Municipal Securities Market, No-Action Letters, Road Shows, SEC, Securities Exchange Act	See All Updates »
Claire Ana-Perot Tracey	Hallmark Recoups Former Executive’s Severance Pay Seven Years after Separation Agreement Seven years after entering into a separation agreement with one of its executives, Hallmark Cards, Inc. brought suit against the former employee, seeking a “full refund” of the $735,000 severance it paid her…more Adverse Inference Instructions, Breach of Contract, Conversion, Hallmark, Misappropriation	See All Updates »
Glen Trudel	CFPB Issues Second Annual Report on FDCPA Activities The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s second annual report to Congress on enforcement of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) confirms that debt collection will continue to be a major CFPB focus in 2013. …more CFPB, Debt Collection, Dodd-Frank, FDCPA, FTC	See All Updates »
Mercedes Kelley Tunstall	FTC Proposes Banning Telemarketer Use of Remotely Created Checks, Cash-to-Cash Money Transfers, and Similar Payment Methods The Federal Trade Commission has proposed changes to its telemarketing sales rule (TSR) that would prohibit sellers and telemarketers from accepting or requesting remotely created checks or payment orders, cash-to-cash money…more Do Not Call List, FTC, Money Transfer, Telemarketing, Telemarketing Sales Rule	See All Updates »
Ronald Varnum	New Jersey Takes Emergency Action To Speed Rebuilding after Hurricane Sandy The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) took emergency action to reduce approval backlogs and to make it easier for those seeking to rebuild in wake of Hurricane Sandy to obtain regulatory approvals by…more Department of Environmental Protection, Hurricane Sandy, Reconstruction, Redevelopment	See All Updates »
Abran Vigil	Mortgage Banking Update - March 21, 2013 In This Issue: - Uniform State Test Implementation Nearing - Mortgage Servicer's Alleged Failure To Be Licensed Subjects Company to Claims under State and Federal Debt Collection Statutes - Sixth Circuit…more Amount in Controversy, CAFA, Class Action, Data Protection, Debt Collection	See All Updates »
Michael S. Waldron	CFPB Proposes Changes to Ability-To-Repay, Servicing Rules In keeping with its promise to provide further guidance to the industry on the recent mortgage loan rules, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau recently proposed clarifications and changes to the ability-to-repay/qualified…more Ability-to-Repay, CFPB, Mortgage Servicing Rules, Mortgages, Qualified Mortgage Rule	See All Updates »
Brian Walsh	U.S. Senate Passes Water Resources Development Act Hoping to address billions of dollars of necessary water infrastructure maintenance and improvements, the U.S. Senate passed the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) on May 15, 2013…more Proposed Legislation, Water, Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act, Water Resources Development Act	See All Updates »
Neal Walters	Federal Court Precludes Defendant’s Class Certification Expert In a rare and cautionary opinion, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey has precluded the testimony and report of an expert proffered by a defendant in opposition to certification in a consumer product class…more Class Action, Class Certification, Daubert Hearing, Expert Witness	See All Updates »
Matthew Weaver	If Patented Technology Can Copy Itself, When Do Patent Rights Cease? Patent rights in a patented self-replicating technology, such as seeds, continue until the patent term is ended and not before. On May 13, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Bowman v. Monsanto that the patent rights in seeds are…more Bowman v Monsanto, Genetically Engineered Seed, Infringement, Monsanto, Patent Exhaustion	See All Updates »
Emily Wegener	Mortgage Banking Update - February 21, 2013 In This Issue: - MERS Has Power To Assign Interest in Deed of Trust, Borrower Can Challenge Assignment of Mortgage, First Circuit Rules - Federal Judge Refuses To Dismiss Arizona Mortgage Class Action Alleging Interest…more CFPB, Class Action, Debt Collectors, Deed of Trust, Disclosure Requirements	See All Updates »
Harry Weiss	New Jersey Takes Emergency Action To Speed Rebuilding after Hurricane Sandy The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) took emergency action to reduce approval backlogs and to make it easier for those seeking to rebuild in wake of Hurricane Sandy to obtain regulatory approvals by…more Department of Environmental Protection, Hurricane Sandy, Reconstruction, Redevelopment	See All Updates »
Brieanna Wheeland	Final Regulations Address Privacy and Security of Health Information The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued final regulations last week that modify many aspects of the privacy and security rules under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the…more Business Associates, Data Breach, Data Protection, Enforcement, Fundraisers	See All Updates »
Dena E. Wiggins	Chemical Industry Will Invest $71.7 Billion and Create 537,000 Jobs Due to Shale Gas, ACC Says The U.S. chemical industry will invest $71.7 billion and create 537,000 direct and indirect jobs by 2020 due largely to the transformative effect of shale gas on the industry’s global competitiveness, according to the American…more Job Creation, Natural Gas, Shale Gas	See All Updates »
Christopher J. Willis	Florida Federal Court Rejects FCC Ruling on Autodialed Collection Calls to Cell Phones A Florida federal court has rejected the Federal Communication Commission's 2008 ruling that by providing a wireless number to a creditor on a credit application, a consumer has given "prior express consent" as required by the…more Cell Phones, Damages, FTC, Penalties, TCPA	See All Updates »
David Winstead	Maryland Passes P3 Legislation Legislation encouraging the use of public-private partnerships (P3s) to address Maryland’s growing infrastructure needs has been passed by the General Assembly and signed into law by Governor O’Malley with bipartisan support…more Infrastructure, New Legislation, P3s, Public-Private Partnerships	See All Updates »
Philip Yannella	California Federal Court Awards Millions for Predictive Coding Costs in Document Review A federal court in California recently awarded defendants in a patent infringement case more than $2.8 million in attorneys’ fees relating to the use of “predictive coding,” also known as “computer-assisted technology,” to…more Attorney's Fees, Document Review, Legal Costs, Misappropriation, Patents	See All Updates »
Gary York	New California Landlord Disclosure Requirements Effective July 1 Two new landlord disclosure requirements become effective in California on July 1, 2013. One requires that all new commercial leases state whether the property has been inspected for disability access—and if so, the results. The…more Certified Access Specialists, Commercial Leases, Compliance, Disability, Disclosure Requirements	See All Updates »
Shane Jasmine Young	Mortgage Banking Update - March 21, 2013 In This Issue: - Uniform State Test Implementation Nearing - Mortgage Servicer's Alleged Failure To Be Licensed Subjects Company to Claims under State and Federal Debt Collection Statutes - Sixth Circuit…more Amount in Controversy, CAFA, Class Action, Data Protection, Debt Collection	See All Updates »

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