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Effective Jan. 1, 2013, health care reform imposes a new $2,500 limit on annual contributions to a health care flexible spending arrangement (“Health FSA”). However, it is unclear whether the $2,500 limit applies on a plan year…more

In This Presentation: - The BSA from 30,000 Feet - ABCs of the BSA for MSBs - Impact on Customer Acquisition - BSA/AML Enforcement - Current Topics and Resources Excerpt from The BSA from 30,000…more

Today, USCIS announced that as of May 18, 2012, it had received 42,000 of 65,000 Regular Cap petitions and 16,000 of 20,000 U.S. Master’s Cap petitions. Universities, nonprofit research centers, and certain related entities are…more

A spate of recent decisions by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has invalidated routine policies like those found in most employee handbooks. The Acting General Counsel of the NLRB has also signaled that he will give…more

This presentation was originally given at the 26th Annual Payment Card Institute in Arlington, VA, on May 3-4, 2012. DWT partner Andy Lorentz was featured on a panel that addressed emerging payment products and payment…more

Everyone is very excited about the new crowdfunding-for-securities law. Crowdfunding is a great idea–in concept. And now we have a new law which is about to make crowdfunding for securities a reality, at least in some sense. The…more

Last month, we wrote about the proposed settlement on "mechanical royalties" under Section 115 of the Copyright Act. These royalties are paid when "reproductions" are made of a musical composition. In the analog world, these…more

The FCC last week proposed to fine a broadcaster for calling someone with their tape recorder running, with the intent to broadcast the taped conversation on the air. According to the Notice of Apparent Liability issued by the…more

The IRS recently issued a proposed regulation explaining a new fee imposed by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). For calendar year plans, the fee begins this calendar year and remains in effect through 2018…more

On March 30, 2012, the Alaska Supreme Court significantly expanded the scope of Alaska’s Unfair Trade Practices Act (“UTPA”) in a manner that will increase the risk of liability for businesses that make representations about…more

In recent days we have seen political action committees (PACs) claiming they are "prohibited" from running political ads in primary states due to "new rules" regarding "electioneering communications." As explained below, these…more

On March 30, 2012, the Alaska Supreme Court significantly expanded the scope of Alaska’s Unfair Trade Practices Act (“UTPA”) in a manner that will increase the risk of liability for businesses that make representations about…more

In a decision with significant implications for borrowers and lenders, on May 15, 2012, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a bankruptcy court's findings that upstream guarantees and associated liens delivered by a…more

The Radio Music Licensing Committee has announced a settlement with BMI over music royalties for the public performance of musical compositions for the period from 2010-2016. Terms have not been announced, so we can't provide…more

In perhaps the most severe set of penalties that we have seen for public inspection file violations, the FCC released two sets of fines to stations that had self-reported, in their license renewal applications, that they did not…more