Dear Readers: It is my pleasure to present once again our annual recap of popular reader topics on JD Supra for the past year. As with last year's list, I've noted the rising and falling interest of certain topics, as well as those appearing for the first time.

Once again, for the third year in a row, writing on all aspects of the Affordable Care Act (debate, implementation, impact, etc) remains in top spot. Topics with the biggest leap in interest (measured by a rise of more than ten spots on the list, 2015 v. 2014): retaliation, employee handbooks, cybersecurity, and employer liability issues. New to the list in 2015: mortgage servicers, inter partes review proceedings, enforcement actions, H-1B visas, the Military Lending Act, Medicare, the IRS, chief compliance officers, the ADA, and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.

Finally, I'd like to take this year-end moment to say thank you to the many authors writing daily on JD Supra, publishing their analysis and professional insights. We are lucky to publish an immense amount of good work by smart folks on an extraordinarily wide array of matters. Thank you for all of it.

Popular Topics on JD Supra: 2015

1. Healthcare Reform (aka the Affordable Care Act) - [Unchanged]
2. Retaliation - [↑ last year: 13]
3. Employee Handbooks - [↑ last year: 18]
4. The Telephone Consumer Protection Act - [↓ last year: 2]
5. Cybersecurity - [↑ last year: 17]
6. Compliance Matters - [Unchanged]
7. Estate Planning - [↓ last year: 3]
8. Social Media & the Law - [↑ last year: 9]
9. The Dodd-Frank Act - [↓ last year: 7]
10. Same-Sex Marriage - [↑ last year: 12]
11. The National Labor Relations Board (aka NLRB) - [↑ last year: 16]
12. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (aka EEOC) - [↓ last year: 5]
13. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (aka CFPB) - [↑ last year: 19]
14. Hiring & Firing - [Unchanged]
15. Non-Compete Agreements - [↓ last year: 11]
16. Corporate Taxes - [↑ last year: 24]
17. Data Breaches - [↓ last year: 15]
18. Employer Liability Issues - [↑ last year: 35]
19. Independent Contractors - [↓ last year: 4]
20. Patents - [↑ last year: 22]
21. Whistleblowers - [↓ last year: 10]
22. Foreclosure - [↑ last year: 27]
23. Mortgages - [↑ last year: 28]
24. The Family Medical Leave Act (aka FMLA) - [↑ last year: 29]
25. Wage & Hour - [↑ last year: 48]
26. The Securities & Exchange Commission (aka SEC) - [↑ last year: 32]
27. Class Action Matters - [↓ last year: 21]
28. Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (aka HIPAA) - [↓ last year: 20]
29. Discrimination - [↑ last year: 30]
30. Patent Litigation - [↓ last year: 25]
31. Title VII - [↑ last year: 39]
32. Age Discrimination - [↑ last year: 33]
33. The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (aka FATCA) - [↓ last year: 8]
34. Mortgage Servicers - [New!]
35. Debt Collection - [↑ last year: 40]
36. Reasonable Accommodation - [↓ last year: 31]
37. Inter Partes Review Proceedings - [New!]
38. Enforcement Actions - [New!]
39. The United States Supreme Court (aka SCOTUS) - [↓ last year: 37]
40. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (aka CMS) - [↓ last year: 38]
41. H-1B Visas - [New!]
42. The Military Lending Act - [New!]
43. The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (aka FCPA) - [↓ last year: 41]
44. Medicare - [New!]
45. The Internal Revenue Service (aka IRS) - [New!]
46. Oil & Gas - [↑ last year: 49]
47. Arbitration - [↓ last year: 38]
48. Chief Compliance Officers - [New!]
49. The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (aka FDCPA) - [New!]
50. The Americans with Disabilities Act - [New!]

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Any thoughts on what we'll see on this list a year from now that will emerge as a hot issue in 2016? Let's hear from you:

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