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Employment Law Advisory for April 17, 2012: What Does the “Suitable Seating” Requirement Mean for Your Workplace?

by Hopkins & Carley on 4/18/2013

A previously ignored provision in the California Wage Orders provides that “[a]ll working employees shall be provided with suitable seats when the nature of their work reasonably permits the use of seats.” The language...more

2013: How Will China's Economy Affect American Businesses?

by Paola Sanchez | Michael Diaz Jr. - Diaz Reus International... on 3/4/2013

While many countries today would envy a 7.4 percent economic expansion rate, for China, the world’s second largest economy and the United States' second largest trade partner, that number suggests the lowest economic growth...more

Another State Expands its Nexus Criteria

by Berkeley Research Group, LLC on 2/22/2013

Maine is attempting to join other states in broadening the definition of a taxable retailer for sales and use tax purposes. The Maine House of Representatives has introduced two bills (H.P. 228 and H.P. 251) that establish...more

Recent Lawsuits Highlight Common Discrimination Issues For Retail Employers

by Beth P. Zoller | XpertHR - Partnered with LexisNexis on 2/8/2013

Retail employers, whether a large nationwide chain or a small mom-and-pop shop, often face a wide variety of discrimination and harassment claims because they frequently deal with a workforce that is young, is diverse and may...more

The California Supreme Court Loosens Restrictions On Internet Retailers

by Anthony Schoenberg, Stephanie Skaff | Farella Braun + Martel LLP on 2/5/2013

Attempting to strike a balance between the competing concerns of privacy and fraud protection, the California Supreme Court ruled yesterday that the Song-Beverly Credit Card Act does not apply to online retailers that collect...more

California District Court Holds Song-Beverly Credit Card Act Does Not Prohibit Post-Transaction Collection Of Zip Codes, Denies...

by BuckleySandler LLP on 2/4/2013

On January 28, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California denied a motion for class certification filed by a group of plaintiffs seeking to challenge, on behalf of similarly situated individuals, a...more

Several Alabama Business and Professional Associations Announce Their 2013 Tax Legislative Agendas: 2013 Session Shaping Up to Be...

by Bruce Ely, Christopher Grissom, James Long, William Thistle | Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 1/29/2013

In preparation for the 2013 session of the Alabama Legislature, which begins on February 5, several of Alabama’s most prominent business and trade organizations have finalized their 2013 legislative agendas. Most notably, the...more

Retail Customers Obtain Unusually Favorable Settlement In Zip Code Collection Case

by BuckleySandler LLP on 1/23/2013

On January 11, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California approved a settlement between a retailer and a class of customers to resolve allegations that the retailer violated the California Song-Beverly...more

Focused on Franchise Law - January 2013

by Barry Kurtz on 1/23/2013

In This Issue: - Mark Melton Has Become Of Counsel To The Firm - Franchisor 101: Personal Liability In New York For A Franchisor's Owners - Franchisee 101: Beer & Wine Franchisees Enjoy Protection From...more

China Trade Marks – Inclusion of Retail and Wholesale services relating to medicines and pharmaceuticals

by Jonathan Feder, Shalini Jayaweera, Anthony Watson | K&L Gates LLP on 1/21/2013

The China Trade Marks Office (CTMO) recently announced that from 1 January 2013 it is accepting applications to register trade marks in relation to retail or wholesale services for pharmaceutical, veterinary and sanitary...more

GMO Laws Spread to Washington and New Mexico

by Alejandro Bras, Michael Steel | Morrison & Foerster LLP on 1/16/2013

Just months after the November defeat of California’s Proposition 37, the “California Right to Know Genetically Engineered Food Act,” proponents of labeling genetically modified food have proposed similar disclosure laws in...more

Advertising News & Analysis - January 10, 2013

by Ellen Traupman Berge, Molly Cusson, Lisa Jose Fales, Thomas Gilbertsen, Jeffrey D. Knowles, Amy Ralph Mudge, Ari Rothman, Randal M. Shaheen | Venable LLP on 1/15/2013

In this issue: - Old Rules Still Apply to New Technologies - NAD Says It Won’t Demur Just Because a Regulator OKs Language - Toys“R”Us Settlement Exposes Dark Side of Refund Policies - Hollister Gift Card...more

Technical Change by Broadridge May Impact Retail Voting at Upcoming Annual Meetings

by Edwin Astudillo | Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 1/14/2013

Most public companies use Broadridge for shareholder voting tasks related to their annual meetings. Due to a new interpretive position being taken by the SEC, Broadridge recently informed its clients of a technical change in...more

Sales and Use Tax for Nonprofits: Updates & Expectations for 2013

by Walter R. Calvert, Tammara F. Langlieb, Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum | Venable LLP on 1/8/2013

In this presentation: - Internet Selling - Internet Buying - Nexus - Sales and Use Tax Audits - Conference Hosting Please see full presentation below for more information....more

Stefanie Fogel On What’s Next For Food Labeling Issues In 2013

by Gene Grabowski | LEVICK on 1/7/2013

After a year that saw labeling issues come to the forefront of the food safety conversation, I sat down with DLA Piper trial lawyer Stefanie Fogel to get her take on how manufacturers, producers, and retailers can expect the...more

MoFo New York Tax Insights - Volume 4, Issue 1 - January 2013

by Paul Frankel, Hollis L. Hyans, Kara M. Kraman, Amy F. Nogid, Irwin M. Slomka | Morrison & Foerster LLP on 1/4/2013

In This Issue: Court of Appeals Reverses Appellate Division, Holds that EchoStar’s Equipment Purchases Qualified as Sales for Resale; Appellate Court Holds Electronic Messaging Services Subject to Sales Tax; ALJ Finds...more

Legal Alert: California Supreme Court Reverses Court Of Appeal; Declares State Labor Picketing Laws Constitutional In 6-1 Decision...

by Stephen Lueke | FordHarrison on 1/3/2013

In a case that will significantly strengthen labor's hand regarding picketing activities in the state, the California Supreme Court reversed a Court of Appeals decision that had declared unconstitutional two state laws...more

The Retail Point Of Sale Goes Mobile

by Thomas (Tom) C. Bell, J. Dax Hansen, Sarah E. Lysons | Perkins Coie on 12/29/2012

Mobile point-of-sale payment terminals have experienced explosive growth over the past year. Unlike a traditional point-of-sale terminal, a mobile terminal communicates wirelessly when processing payment cards. There are...more

Déjà Vu All Over Again: California Federal Court Finally Tells Merchants When They Can Ask Consumers for Personal Infomation - But...

by Michael Mallow, Michael Thurman | Loeb & Loeb LLP on 12/28/2012

A federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California issued an opinion Dec. 17, 2012, that seems to answer definitively a question that has weighed on the minds of California merchants for the...more

Head of Asset Management Unit at SEC Enforcement Shares Hedge Fund Enforcement Priorities

by Jonathan R. Massey, Michael L. Sherman, David A. Vaughan | Dechert LLP on 12/27/2012

In a recent speech, Bruce Karpati, Chief of the Asset Management Unit (AMU)within the Division of Enforcement (Division) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), discussed his view of the current enforcement...more

Best Buy Bankruptcy Ahead?

by James W. Burke, Jonathan P. Guy | Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 12/24/2012

In November 2008, Circuit City filed for bankruptcy protection. Circuit City had the same business model as Best Buy: selling electronic equipment in large retail stores. Other retailers with that business model are...more

Retail Industry Alert: December 2012 - What You Need to Know About the Changes to California’s Rigid Plastic Packaging Container...

by Stephanie Sheridan | Sedgwick LLP on 12/13/2012

Are you a manufacturer of products sold in plastic containers such as tools, consumer electronics, cosmetics, dish soap or soft drinks? Are you a company that rebrands these types of products for sale in your retail stores? ...more

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