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Paula Ardelean	May 7 Deadline For New I-9 Form On March 8, 2013, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a revised I-9 Form…more Forms, I-9, USCIS, Verification Requirements	See All Updates »
Ann Bowden-Hollis	Employers: There are some exemptions to the overtime requirement Originally published in The Journal of South Mississippi Business - March 2013. One of the often misunderstood rules about overtime pay requirements involves which employees can be classified as exempt from payment for…more Exemptions, FLSA, Over-Time, Wages	See All Updates »
Alveno Castilla	New Mississippi Law Modernizes The Statute of Limitations for Audits of Tax Returns Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant recently signed into law a bill enacted during the 2013 regular session of the Mississippi Legislature. This new law improves and modernizes the Statute of Limitations that applies to the…more Audits, Statute of Limitations, Tax Returns	See All Updates »
J. Wilson Eaton	Employers’ Affordable Care Act Notice Requirement Delayed On January 24, 2013, the United States Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury published a new installment of their “Frequently Asked Questions about Affordable Care Act Implementation” series. This FAQ…more Affordable Care Act, DOL, FLSA, Health Insurance Exchanges, HHS	See All Updates »
Kathryn Reed Edge	What Does a Community Bank in Dickson Have in Common with Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan Chase? Basel III Originally published in the Tennessee Bar Association - December 1, 2012. Coming soon may be an answer to this question. Ask any banker what she thinks of Basel III, and then prepare yourself for a tirade. Ask Greg…more Basel III	See All Updates »
Hemant Gupta	Pro Te Solutio - Vol. 6 No. 1 February 2013 In This Issue: - Can Experts Testify as to the Ethics or State of Mind of Corporate Defendants? - Patent Reform for Biotech Companies - United States v. Caronia and its Implications for Off-Label Marketing…more	See All Updates »
David Jaqua	Restricting Outside Communications; How Far Can You Go? On January 25, 2013, the National Labor Relations Board held that DirecTV's employee handbook contained unlawful rules restricting employees from communicating with media representatives and law enforcement officials and…more DirectTV, Employee Handbooks, Freedom of Expression, NLRA, NLRB	See All Updates »
David Johnson	Federal Law Provides Enhanced Trade Secret Protection for Employers Most people know that an employee who misuses his employer’s confidential information may be subject to damages in a civil lawsuit. Many states have enacted a Uniform Trade Secrets Act that allows an employer to pursue a…more	See All Updates »
Sloane Jumper	FATCA: Final Regulations Raise Questions for Trust Practitioners In the wake of a series of scandals involving U.S. taxpayers sheltering their assets from the reach of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Congress enacted the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) on 18 March 2010 as…more FATCA, FATCA Timeline, FFI, HIRE Act, Intergovernmental Agreements	See All Updates »
Rowan Leathers	Employers Are Provided Additional Ammunition To Defend FLSA Collective Actions We have understood for many years that early assessment and action can help resolve claims by current and former employees. The Supreme Court recently provided employers with additional ammunition with which to derail, or even…more Collective Actions, FLSA, Genesis HealthCare, Genesis Healthcare Corp. v. Symczyk, Minimum Wage	See All Updates »
W. Eugene Magee	Sweeping New Hipaa Privacy/Security Compliance For Health Plans Required By September 23, 2013: As If Health Care Reform Wasn’t Enough! HIPAA, as enacted in 1996, directed the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) to issue regulations requiring health plans to protect the privacy of health information and to provide reasonable and appropriate…more Cybersecurity, Data Protection, GINA, HHS, HIPAA	See All Updates »
Samantha Moore	FATCA: Final Regulations Raise Questions for Trust Practitioners In the wake of a series of scandals involving U.S. taxpayers sheltering their assets from the reach of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Congress enacted the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) on 18 March 2010 as…more FATCA, FATCA Timeline, FFI, HIRE Act, Intergovernmental Agreements	See All Updates »
John Nichols	FATCA: Final Regulations Raise Questions for Trust Practitioners In the wake of a series of scandals involving U.S. taxpayers sheltering their assets from the reach of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Congress enacted the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) on 18 March 2010 as…more FATCA, FATCA Timeline, FFI, HIRE Act, Intergovernmental Agreements	See All Updates »
Todd Photopulos	Sixth Circuit Stands by School System's Promotion Decisions Both public and private employers should take note of a recent decision by the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals that rejected a disgruntled employee’s contention that she was denied promotion because of a “perceived disability.” …more Disability Discrimination, Discrimination, Job Promotions, Public Schools	See All Updates »
T. Harold Pinkley	Addressing Workplace Romance Issues What do Bill and Melinda Gates and Barack and Michelle Obama have in common? A hint: It is the same thing that Jim Halpert and Pam Beasley ("The Office"), Sam Malone and Diane Chambers ("Cheers"), Don Draper and Megan Calvet…more	See All Updates »
Sara Anne Quinn	Tennessee House passes guns-in-cars bill Originally published in the Tennessee Employment Law Letter on February 28, 2013. On Thursday, the Tennessee House of Representatives passed a bill permitting handgun carry permit holders to store firearms and ammunition…more Cars, Concealed Carry Permit, Firearms, Proposed Legislation	See All Updates »
Kurt Rademacher	FATCA: Final Regulations Raise Questions for Trust Practitioners In the wake of a series of scandals involving U.S. taxpayers sheltering their assets from the reach of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Congress enacted the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) on 18 March 2010 as…more FATCA, FATCA Timeline, FFI, HIRE Act, Intergovernmental Agreements	See All Updates »
Keishunna Randall	Pro Te Solutio - Vol. 6 No. 1 February 2013 In This Issue: - Can Experts Testify as to the Ethics or State of Mind of Corporate Defendants? - Patent Reform for Biotech Companies - United States v. Caronia and its Implications for Off-Label Marketing…more	See All Updates »
Wesley Roberts	Health Care Reform: Decisions and a Changing World for Employers Having cleared the hurdles of a Supreme Court decision and the 2010 and 2012 national elections, health care reform mandated by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“PPACA” or the “Act”) is closing in fast on key…more Affordable Care Act, Employer Group Health Plans, Health Insurance, Health Insurance Exchanges, Healthcare	See All Updates »
Kara Shea	Tennessee Passes Guns in Trunks Law On March 14, 2013, Tennessee Governor Haslam signed the so-called “Guns in Trunks” law, which will go into effect July 1, 2013. The new law, which will be codified as T.C.A § 39-17-1313, states that handgun-carry permit holders…more Cars, Firearms, Gun Laws, New Legislation, NRA	See All Updates »
Michael Sheridan	Health Care Reform: Decisions and a Changing World for Employers Having cleared the hurdles of a Supreme Court decision and the 2010 and 2012 national elections, health care reform mandated by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“PPACA” or the “Act”) is closing in fast on key…more Affordable Care Act, Employer Group Health Plans, Health Insurance, Health Insurance Exchanges, Healthcare	See All Updates »
Bart Sisk	On-Call Employee Injured While Driving Home From Work Eligible for Workers’ Compensation Benefits In order for a workers’ compensation claim to be compensable, the injury giving rise to the claim must arise out of and occur in the course of employment. The general rule in Tennessee, and many other jurisdictions, is that an…more Bodily Injury, Employer Liability Issues, Workplace Injury	See All Updates »
Travis Swearingen	Pro Te Solutio - Vol. 6 No. 1 February 2013 In This Issue: - Can Experts Testify as to the Ethics or State of Mind of Corporate Defendants? - Patent Reform for Biotech Companies - United States v. Caronia and its Implications for Off-Label Marketing…more	See All Updates »
Allison Vance	EEOC Lawsuits Against Employers Are On The Rise Although the EEOC typically does not file lawsuits on behalf of charging parties, the number of lawsuits being filed by the EEOC is on the rise. The EEOC currently has litigation pending based on alleged race, national origin,…more Discrimination, EEOC, Employer Liability Issues, Jury Verdicts	See All Updates »
J. Paul Varner	New Mississippi Law Modernizes The Statute of Limitations for Audits of Tax Returns Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant recently signed into law a bill enacted during the 2013 regular session of the Mississippi Legislature. This new law improves and modernizes the Statute of Limitations that applies to the…more Audits, Statute of Limitations, Tax Returns	See All Updates »
Jeffrey Walker	The NLRB Puts Its Thumb on the Scale President Obama’s recess appointments of three members to the National Labor Relations Board were unconstitutional, held the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in Noel Canning Div. of Noel Corp…more Barack Obama, Canning v NLRB, NLRB, Pro Forma Sessions, Recess Appointments	See All Updates »
William Walton	Time to Examine Tennessee’s Collateral Source Rule by William Walton Originally published in the Tennessee Bar Association - December 1, 2012. Taking Another Look at Fye v. Kennedy - Damages in tort law are designed to compensate for injury and, in the words of one court, “only for…more Collateral Source Rule, Damages, Health Insurance, Medical Expenses	See All Updates »
Ashley Wicks	New Mississippi Law Modernizes The Statute of Limitations for Audits of Tax Returns Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant recently signed into law a bill enacted during the 2013 regular session of the Mississippi Legislature. This new law improves and modernizes the Statute of Limitations that applies to the…more Audits, Statute of Limitations, Tax Returns	See All Updates »

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