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Wisconsin's capitol city has joined the small but growing list of cities and states to prohibit discrimination against job applicants based on their employment status. On December 4, the Madison Common Council amended the city's Equal Opportunities...

As technology advances, distracted driving has become a bigger problem. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found that more than 1,060 people are injured and more than nine people die each day in the United States in accidents...

Since her confirmation as Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“the SEC”), Mary Jo White has made clear that her administration will focus on identifying and investigating accounting abuses at publicly traded companies, a focus that...

The benefits to mediation over litigation are substantial: it’s ultimately less expensive than proceeding to trial; it saves time; and it avoids the hidden costs of litigation, which often include reduced productivity and, likely, profitability....

We have written frequently about the potential for new transportation-related public-private partnerships (P3s). Recent posts on the topic have discussed Amtrak, UniversityCity at FIU, and PortMiami, among other area transportation-related P3s....

Today Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) released a staff discussion draft that proposes significant changes to the current tax regime for clean energy and energy efficiency technologies. This draft is one in a series of papers the...

On December 10, the Federal Reserve Board, the OCC, the FDIC, the SEC, and the CFTC issued a final rule to implement Section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Act, the so-called Volcker Rule. Section 619 was a central component of the Dodd-Frank Act reforms, and...

White-collar crimes are generally committed in the business sector. Many white-collar crimes involve fraud or deceit....
By: Law Offices of Gregory S. Robey

CMS has reportedly erred in publishing a 40 percent beneficiary copayment amount for hospital outpatient clinic visits beginning in CY 2014. According to information provided by CMS to one of our clients, the beneficiary copayment will be 20 percent...

Annual Meeting Timeline: - Stockholder Proposals: ..Generally 120 days before the date on which the previous year’s proxy materials were mailed - Determine Proposal Inclusion/Exclusion: ..Procedural or Eligibility grounds (within 14 days...

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