The employer community has been waiting for years to receive guidance from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on wellness programs and how an employer’s obligations under the Americans with Disabilities Act intersect with its rights and...
It’s been a busy April ‘round these parts, even if there haven’t been many posts going up. So I thought I would let everyone in on a few of the things that have been going on...... By: McGuireWoods LLP
On April 21, 2015, the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued a geographic targeting order, an anti-money laundering device focused on trade-based money laundering schemes used by drug cartels, including Sinaloa and Los...
U.S. Supreme Court Holds That State Action Immunity Does Not Apply to State Boards If the Board Is Controlled by Active Market Participants - On Feb. 25, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court held, in a 6-3 decision, that a state board with a controlling...
This week, the National Football League relinquished its tax exempt status. The NFL and had been exempt from taxes since the 1940s, although each franchise pays taxes on the money it makes.
It's prom season across American high schools, and while some students are wondering who their date will be, others are wondering if they'll even be allowed to attend prom with their chosen dates. This is because some schools have policies against allowing same-sex couples to attend prom.
En una decisión unánime, la Corte Suprema de los Estados Unidos sostuvo hoy que los tribunales sólo podrán llevar a cabo una " revisión mínima " de los esfuerzos de conciliación de la EEOC. "La decisión de hoy pone el foco de la EEOC y los...
If you have ever been involved in litigation relating to a defunct company, then you know that problems such as who will serve as the Rule 30(b)(6) representative and who will verify the answers to interrogatories or provide responses to other...
In Hayes v. Coopertown’s Mastersweep, Inc. 2015 Tenn. App. LEXIS 2224 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2015), plaintiff homeowners contracted with defendant Mastersweep to inspect the home’s fireplace due to consistent “smoke trouble.” Mastersweep inspected the...
