By now, everyone has heard of the Department of Labor’s ("DOL's") proposed rule requiring a weekly salary of at least $970.00, or $50,440.00 annually, for employees to be exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act's ("FLSA's") overtime provisions under...
Sleet, J. Claim construction opinion issues regarding one term from two patents. The following term was considered: - “treatment for HVC”... By: Morris James LLP
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently released a decision in the matter of FedServ-RBS JV, LLC, B-411790, October 26, 2015, that offers little assurance for small companies seeking to form SBA-approved joint ventures in pursuit of...
On October 22 the US Department of Labor ("DOL") issued Interpretive Bulletin 2015-01 (published in the Federal Register on October 26 and effective on that date) setting forth its supplemental views concerning the legal standard imposed by Sections...
Recap with takeaways of a recent LMA conference presentation featuring several in-house lawyers talking about what makes them happy clients.... By: JD Supra Perspectives
We normally think of bullying as an activity confined to the playground. But it turns out it can happen in the classroom, too. And the aggressors aren't always fellow students -- teachers have also been known to be bullies.
On October 30, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final rules permitting “crowdfunding” by private companies without registering the offering with the SEC (“Regulation Crowdfunding”). The final rules will become effective 180...
For health care professionals who began accepting Meaningful Use incentive money at the outset of availability under the Medicare option in 2011, the year 2015 is an important year. By starting early, eligible health care professionals earned the...
The Department of Justice indicted a Scottish man who manipulated financial markets by tweeting false company information that impacted stock prices. The man acted on the false info to make trades but did not make much because he waited to long to sell his stock, reports Ars Technica.
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) found an Illinois school district in violation of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 this week for denying a transgender student access to girls’ locker rooms. The school...
