On June 16, 2015 six students died and seven others were seriously injured when the balcony on which they were standing collapsed. The group was celebrating a 21st birthday party at an apartment located in the “Library Gardens Complex” in...
This past year New Jersey state and local legislatures implemented several employment laws that are set to take effect at the end of 2015 or in early 2016. This update summarizes these new legal requirements to help New Jersey employers prepare and...
Last week, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Group announced that it had raised $136 billion from 397 transactions, including IPOs and follow-on financings, in 2015. 59 of these transactions were IPOs, raising $19.1 billion, including 2015’s...
As we previously reported, the FTC recently filed suit to challenge Staples’ $6.3 billion bid for Office Depot. In response to the FTC’s challenge, Staples offered to divest up to $1.25 billion in commercial contracts to ease concerns about reduced...
The National Labor Relations Board, for being naughty in too many ways to mention. Its rules on employer handbook policies, including confidentiality and social media, are unrealistic and almost impossible for employers to legally follow. And that...
Pursuant to the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, which amended the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992, federal law requires the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan...
On Friday, December 18, 2015, President Obama signed into law the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015 (the “PATH Act”). The PATH Act includes a number of important changes relating to the tax treatment of foreign investment in U.S. real...
In Mirza v. Insurance Administrator of America, 800 F.3d 129 (3rd Cir. 2015), the court held that adverse benefit determination letters must include any plan-imposed time limits for seeking judicial review to be enforceable....
This is the ninety-sixth issue in our health care reform series of alerts for employers on selected topics in health care reform. This series of Health Care Reform Management Alerts is designed to provide a more in-depth analysis of certain aspects...
