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On May 14, a Federal District court judge struck down the National Labor Relations Board’s controversial new union election rule. Judge James Boasberg of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia held that the rule is…more

Originally published in Daily Business Review on May 9, 2012 The U.S. patent system will transition from a "first-to-invent" system to a "first-to-file" system on March 16, 2013. This is the most significant change brought…more

Originally published in May 8 issue of The Legal Intelligencer. (c) 2012 ALM Media Properties, LLC. People have relied on acronyms since antiquity, when the government in ancient Rome went by SPQR rather than the more…more

On April 25, 2012, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued enforcement guidance on how an employer’s use of arrest and conviction records could violate Title VII of the Civil rights act of 1964, as amended…more

Originally published in Law360, April 23, 2012. “Sunlight is the best disinfectant,” wrote Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis in 1913, addressing corruption and the banking industry. President Obama is particularly fond…more

In DeNaples v. Commissioner , 109 AFTR 2d 2012-1419 (March 19, 2012), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, in partially reversing the U.S. Tax Court, held that taxpayers were in receipt of tax-exempt interest income…more

On April 5th, President Obama signed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act. One of its key provisions is “Crowdfunding”, which amends the Securities Act of 1933 to add a new registration exemption intended to allow…more

Both the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Office of the Inspector General (OIG) have authority to seek personal consequences against corporate officers deemed responsible for federal health care violations. For…more

On April 17, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the district of Columbia Circuit enjoined the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) from enforcing its final rule that would have required all employers…more

After more than three years and two rounds of briefing, the California supreme court has issued its long-awaited decision in Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Court. overall, the decision is a significant win for employers…more

The proliferation of limited recourse financings popularized in the commercial mortgage backed securities (CMBS) loan market through the financial innovation of loan securitization may be in jeopardy following the decision of…more

On April 9, Maryland became the first state to ban employers from asking for personal passwords to private internet accounts and to prohibit employers from disciplining an employee for refusing such passwords. the law…more

Originally published in The Philadelphia Bar Reporter. Unique perspectives on gender, the law and the media were offered at the March 15 Chancellor’s Forum “The Arrest of Dominique Strauss-Kahn: A Comparative Study of…more

With the increasing demands of billable hours and outside commitments, it is tougher and tougher for young lawyers to find time to join nonprofit organizations as board members and take on board leadership positions. However,…more

Commercial, and sometimes residential, construction requires a contractor to obtain a surety bond to guarantee performance leading to the successful conclusion of a project. Upon that occasion, a general contractor will obtain a…more