http://www.lawupdates.com en LawUpdates.com, LLC Copyright 2014 2014-01-27T12:27:05+00:00 http://www.lawupdates.com/summary/nursing_home_offered_deaf_applicant_a_job_but_reneged_federal_agency_charge/ http://www.lawupdates.com/summary/nursing_home_offered_deaf_applicant_a_job_but_reneged_federal_agency_charge/ Employment Law - New Statutes, Regulations, and Rules || Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Genesis Healthcare LLC || Genesis HealthCare, LLC, the owner of Holly Manor Center nursing facility in Mendham, N.J., violated federal anti-discrimination law when it refused to hire an applicant for its food service department because of his disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit. employment_new-statutes-regulations-and-rules 2014-01-27T11:27:05+00:00 http://www.lawupdates.com/summary/finra_issues_new_investor_alert_the_ira_rollover_10_tips_to_making_a_sound/ http://www.lawupdates.com/summary/finra_issues_new_investor_alert_the_ira_rollover_10_tips_to_making_a_sound/ Securities Law - New Releases/No Action Letters || || The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) issued a new Investor Alert called The IRA Rollover: 10 Tips to Making a Sound Decision to help the investing public decide if an IRA rollover is right for them. securities_new-releases-no-action-letters 2014-01-24T23:52:12+00:00 http://www.lawupdates.com/summary/the_royal_bank_of_scotland_subsidiary_sentenced_for_manipulati/ http://www.lawupdates.com/summary/the_royal_bank_of_scotland_subsidiary_sentenced_for_manipulati/ Securities Law - New Releases/No Action Letters || USA v. RBS Securities Japan Limited || RBS Securities Japan Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Royal Bank of Scotland plc (RBS) that engages in investment banking operations with its principal place of business in Tokyo, Japan, has been sentenced for its role in manipulating the Japanese Yen London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), a leading benchmark… securities_new-releases-no-action-letters 2014-01-24T03:10:53+00:00 http://www.lawupdates.com/summary/agencies_approve_interim_final_rule_authorizing_retention_of_interests_in_a/ http://www.lawupdates.com/summary/agencies_approve_interim_final_rule_authorizing_retention_of_interests_in_a/ Securities Law - New Statutes, Regulations and Rules || Treatment of Certain Collateralized Debt Obligations Backed Primarily by Trust Preferred Securities with Regard to Prohibitions || Five federal agencies have approved an interim final rule to permit banking entities to retain interests in certain collateralized debt obligations backed primarily by trust preferred securities (TruPS CDOs) from the investment prohibitions of section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, known as the Volcker… securities_new-statutes-regulations-and-rules 2014-01-22T13:54:58+00:00 http://www.lawupdates.com/summary/interpretive_guidance_on_municipal_advisor_registration_r/ http://www.lawupdates.com/summary/interpretive_guidance_on_municipal_advisor_registration_r/ Securities Law - New Statutes, Regulations and Rules || Interpretive Guidance on Municipal Advisor Registration Rules || The Securities and Exchange Commission has announced that its Office of Municipal Securities has issued interpretive guidance to address questions from market participants regarding the implementation of new final SEC rules requiring municipal advisors to register with the SEC. securities_new-statutes-regulations-and-rules 2014-01-16T01:27:07+00:00 http://www.lawupdates.com/summary/new_date_announced_for_compliance_with_final_municipal_advisor_registra/ http://www.lawupdates.com/summary/new_date_announced_for_compliance_with_final_municipal_advisor_registra/ Securities Law - New Statutes, Regulations and Rules || Temporary Stay of Final Rule on Registration of Municipal Advisors || The Securities and Exchange Commission has announced that compliance with the final municipal advisor registration rules will not be required until July 1, 2014, the date on which the first set of municipal advisors will be required to register under the final rules. securities_new-statutes-regulations-and-rules 2014-01-15T23:36:20+00:00 http://www.lawupdates.com/summary/fairness_for_community_job_creators_act_introduced_to_fix/ http://www.lawupdates.com/summary/fairness_for_community_job_creators_act_introduced_to_fix/ Employment Law - New Proposed Legislation || Fairness for Community Job Creators Act || Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Subcommittee Chairman Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) have introduced the Fairness for Community Job Creators Act, legislation that fixes a provision in the Volcker Rule that harms community banks. employment_new-proposed-legislation 2014-01-15T21:39:29+00:00 http://www.lawupdates.com/summary/first-of-its-kind_settlement_between_ny_and_patent_troll_establishes_guidel/ http://www.lawupdates.com/summary/first-of-its-kind_settlement_between_ny_and_patent_troll_establishes_guidel/ Patent Law - New Statutes, Regulations and Rules || In the Matter of the Investigation by the Attorney General of the State of New York of MPHJ Technology Investments, LLC || Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman has announced a groundbreaking settlement with MPHJ Technology Investments, LLC, a so-called “patent troll.” patent_new-statutes-regulations-and-rules 2014-01-15T13:10:36+00:00 http://www.lawupdates.com/summary/federal_agencies_renew_agreement_strengthening_enforcement_of_federal_secto/ http://www.lawupdates.com/summary/federal_agencies_renew_agreement_strengthening_enforcement_of_federal_secto/ Employment Law - New Statutes, Regulations, and Rules || Memorandum of Understanding Between U.S. Office of Special Counsel And Equal Employment Opportunity Commission || Jacqueline Berrien, chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), and Carolyn Lerner, head of the U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC), have signed a renewed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to enhance efficiency and enforcement of federal sector equal employment opportunity laws. employment_new-statutes-regulations-and-rules 2014-01-15T00:21:05+00:00 http://www.lawupdates.com/summary/upper_big_branch_corrective_actions_to_be_implemented_as_sched/ http://www.lawupdates.com/summary/upper_big_branch_corrective_actions_to_be_implemented_as_sched/ Employment Law - New Statutes, Regulations, and Rules || An Independent Panel Assessment of an Internal Review of MSHA Enforcement Actions at the Upper Big Branch Mine South || The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration has announced that, as of Dec. 31, 2013, the agency had addressed the 100 recommendations published in a March 2012 internal review report, meeting the specific timetables and deadlines it had set for implementation of each recommendation. employment_new-statutes-regulations-and-rules 2014-01-14T23:35:28+00:00 http://www.lawupdates.com/commentary/second_circuit_denies_class_arbitration_for_low-value_employment_claims/ http://www.lawupdates.com/commentary/second_circuit_denies_class_arbitration_for_low-value_employment_claims/ Employment Law - Expert Legal Commentary || By Jeremy Gray || The Second Circuit has upheld a waiver of class arbitration under the Federal Labor Standards Act. In Sutherland v. Ernst & Young LLP, No. 12-304 (2d Cir. Aug. 9, 2013), the Court found that the high cost of pursuing individual arbitration in light of a very low-value claim was not… employment 2014-01-13T23:59:07+00:00 http://www.lawupdates.com/summary/New_Cataloging_Guidelines_for_Pictures_Now_Available_in_Online_Publication/ http://www.lawupdates.com/summary/New_Cataloging_Guidelines_for_Pictures_Now_Available_in_Online_Publication/ Copyright Law - New Statutes, Regulations and Rules || Descriptive Cataloging of Rare Materials (Graphics) || The Library of Congress and the Association of College and Research Libraries have updated the cataloging guidelines for describing pictures, and they are now available in a free, online book, "Descriptive Cataloging of Rare Materials (Graphics)." copyright_new-statutes-regulations-and-rules 2014-01-13T10:35:42+00:00 http://www.lawupdates.com/summary/sec_announces_2014_examination_priori/ http://www.lawupdates.com/summary/sec_announces_2014_examination_priori/ Securities Law - New Statutes, Regulations and Rules || Examination Priorities for 2014 || The Securities and Exchange Commission has announced its examination priorities for 2014, which cover a wide range of issues at financial institutions, including investment advisers and investment companies, broker-dealers, clearing agencies, exchanges and other self-regulatory organizations, hedge funds, private equity funds, and transfer agents. securities_new-statutes-regulations-and-rules 2014-01-10T22:48:04+00:00 http://www.lawupdates.com/summary/global_aluminum_giant_alcoa_settles_civil_and_criminal_charges_over_foreign/ http://www.lawupdates.com/summary/global_aluminum_giant_alcoa_settles_civil_and_criminal_charges_over_foreign/ Securities Law - New Releases/No Action Letters || In the Matter of Alcoa Inc. || The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged global aluminum producer Alcoa Inc. with violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) when its subsidiaries repeatedly paid bribes to government officials in Bahrain to maintain a key source of business. securities_new-releases-no-action-letters 2014-01-10T12:56:38+00:00 http://www.lawupdates.com/summary/obama_administration_proposes_adjustments_to_excepted_benefits_regula/ http://www.lawupdates.com/summary/obama_administration_proposes_adjustments_to_excepted_benefits_regula/ Employment Law - New Statutes, Regulations, and Rules || Amendments to Excepted Benefits || The U.S. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury have proposed rules that would adjust regulations under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 regarding excepted benefits to include employee assistance programs (EAPs). employment_new-statutes-regulations-and-rules 2013-12-31T12:10:22+00:00 http://www.lawupdates.com/summary/sec_issues_annual_staff_reports_on_credit_rating_agencies/ http://www.lawupdates.com/summary/sec_issues_annual_staff_reports_on_credit_rating_agencies/ Securities Law - New Releases/No Action Letters || Report on Findings of Examinations of NRSROs || The Securities and Exchange Commission has issued its annual staff report on the findings of examinations of credit rating agencies registered as nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (NRSROs). securities_new-releases-no-action-letters 2013-12-31T11:08:19+00:00 http://www.lawupdates.com/summary/finra_fines_deutsche_bank_securities_inc._6.5_million_for_serious_financial/ http://www.lawupdates.com/summary/finra_fines_deutsche_bank_securities_inc._6.5_million_for_serious_financial/ Securities Law - New Releases/No Action Letters || Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. Action || The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has announced that it has fined Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. (DBSI) $6.5 million and censured the firm for serious financial and operational deficiencies primarily related to its enhanced lending program. securities_new-releases-no-action-letters 2013-12-24T05:00:56+00:00 http://www.lawupdates.com/summary/fraud_charges_brought_against_perpetrators_of_prime_bank_schemes_in_las_veg/ http://www.lawupdates.com/summary/fraud_charges_brought_against_perpetrators_of_prime_bank_schemes_in_las_veg/ Securities Law - New Releases/No Action Letters || SEC v. Malon Group AG, et al. || The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed fraud charges against a company named with an acronym for “Make A Lot Of Money” that is behind a pair of advance fee schemes guaranteeing astronomical returns to investors in purported prime bank transactions and overseas debt instruments. securities_new-releases-no-action-letters 2013-12-20T23:20:41+00:00 http://www.lawupdates.com/summary/house_judiciary_committee_approves_bill_to_expand_e-verify_n/ http://www.lawupdates.com/summary/house_judiciary_committee_approves_bill_to_expand_e-verify_n/ Employment Law - New Proposed Legislation || Legal Workforce Act || The House Judiciary Committee has approved the Legal Workforce Act (H.R. 1772) in a vote of 22-9. Sponsored by Congressman Lamar Smith (R-Texas), the bipartisan bill discourages illegal immigration by ensuring jobs are only made available to those legally authorized to work in the U.S. employment_new-proposed-legislation 2013-12-19T22:04:55+00:00 http://www.lawupdates.com/summary/reintroduced_legislation_seeks_to_modernize_televisio/ http://www.lawupdates.com/summary/reintroduced_legislation_seeks_to_modernize_televisio/ Copyright Law - New Proposed Legislation || Next Generation Television Marketplace Act || Congressman Steve Scalise has reintroduced the Next Generation Television Marketplace Act, a comprehensive video reform bill that repeals outdated laws including compulsory copyright licenses, eliminates various mandates on private sector companies and consumers, and removes certain FCC broadcast and media ownership rules. Congressman Cory Gardner joined as an original cosponsor… copyright_new-proposed-legislation 2013-12-19T12:27:39+00:00 http://www.lawupdates.com/summary/sec_proposes_rules_to_increase_access_to_capital_for_smaller_comp/ http://www.lawupdates.com/summary/sec_proposes_rules_to_increase_access_to_capital_for_smaller_comp/ Securities Law - New Statutes, Regulations and Rules || Proposed Rule Amendments for Small and Additional Issues Exemptions Under Section 3(b) of the Securities Act || The Securities and Exchange Commission has voted to propose rules intended to increase access to capital for smaller companies. securities_new-statutes-regulations-and-rules 2013-12-19T10:55:30+00:00 http://www.lawupdates.com/summary/copyright_office_releases_new_report_on_resale_royalt/ http://www.lawupdates.com/summary/copyright_office_releases_new_report_on_resale_royalt/ Copyright Law - New Statutes, Regulations and Rules || Resale Royalties: An Updated Analysis || The U.S. Copyright Office has publicly released a report on the issue of resale royalties for visual artists, or the “droit de suite.” copyright_new-statutes-regulations-and-rules 2013-12-16T22:47:32+00:00 http://www.lawupdates.com/summary/first_deadline_approaches_for_participation_in_the_program_for_non-p/ http://www.lawupdates.com/summary/first_deadline_approaches_for_participation_in_the_program_for_non-p/ Tax Law - New Statutes, Regulations, and Rulings || Program for Non-Prosecution Agreements or Non-Target Letters for Swiss Banks || The Tax Division of the Department of Justice yesterday strongly encouraged Swiss banks that want to seek non-prosecution agreements to resolve past cross-border criminal tax violations to submit letters of intent by the Dec. 31, 2013 deadline required by the Program for Non-Prosecution Agreements or Non-Target Letters for Swiss Banks… tax_new-statutes-regulations-and-rulings 2013-12-14T00:54:25+00:00 http://www.lawupdates.com/summary/bipartisan_legislation_to_streamline_regulation_protect_jo/ http://www.lawupdates.com/summary/bipartisan_legislation_to_streamline_regulation_protect_jo/ Securities Law - New Proposed Legislation || Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2013 || The House Financial Services Committee has unanimously passed Congressman Bill Huizenga's bipartisan legislation H.R. 2274 - The Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act by a vote of 57 to 0. This legislation will remove regulatory roadblocks threatening jobs, economic growth, and future investment while allowing for the… securities_new-proposed-legislation 2013-12-11T11:13:53+00:00 http://www.lawupdates.com/summary/agencies_issue_final_rules_implementing_the_volcker_rule/ http://www.lawupdates.com/summary/agencies_issue_final_rules_implementing_the_volcker_rule/ Securities Law - New Statutes, Regulations and Rules || Prohibitions and Restrictions on Proprietary Trading and Certain Interests in, and Relationships with, Hedge Funds and Private E || Five federal agencies on Tuesday, December 10, 2013, issued final rules developed jointly to implement section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Volcker Rule”). securities_new-statutes-regulations-and-rules 2013-12-10T21:47:04+00:00