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Corporate - August, 2013

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• New Affirmative Action Rules Demand Swift Contractor Action
• DR Horton Bars GameStop Arbitration Program: NLRB Judge
• ConAgra Shakes Workers' Don, Doff Suit In 8th Circ.
• Donna Karan Latest To Face Suit By Unpaid Interns
• Gov. Christie Signs Pay Equity Protection Measure
• NLRB Lacks 'Intellectual Integrity,' Judge Says
• NLRB Steps Up Outreach With Launch Of App
• Wal-Mart Urges 9th Circ. To Let Dukes Class Denial Stand
• 2nd Circ. Curbs Criminal Actions Over Foreign Securities
• 5 Tips For In-House Counsel Handling Gov't Inquiries
• NJ Paid Sick Leave Bill Would Ensnare Even Smallest Cos.
• DOL Again Pushes Back Effective Date Of H-2B Wage Rule
• IRS, Treasury To Recognize All Gay Marriages On Taxes
• EEOC Conciliation Should Face Court Review, 7th Circ. Told
• Courts Shouldn't Meddle In ERISA Plans, Justices Told
• Fla. Bill Would Boost Corporate Tax Break
• ITC To Investigate Buy-Local Trade Rules In India
• Rainmaker Q&A: Fish & Richardson's Terry Stalford
• NFL, Ex- Players Settle Concussion Litigation For $765M
• Social Media Privacy Bill Signed By NJ Gov. Christie
• Corporate Form Principles Apply To Import Law Violations
• AT&T Mobility Case Eases Class Action Removal Hurdles
• Football Player Hits EA With New Likeness Suit
• 9th Circ. Security Check Ruling Leaves Employers Puzzled
• 5th Circ. Won't Let Signal Int'l Escape WARN Class Action
• TCPA Disclosure Rules Withstand 1st Amendment Challenge
• Calif. Limits Employers From Collecting Fee Awards
• Wal-Mart Extends Employee Benefits To Same-Sex Couples
• Chamber Seeks Sanctions For Trade Secret Theft In TPP
• TripAdvisor's 'Dirtiest Hotels' List Is Protected: 6th Circ.
• US, Uruguay Sign Bilateral Trade Pact
• Rainmaker Q&A: Bailey Brauer's Alex Brauer
• 9th Circ. Nixes Ruling Sending AT&T Wage Suit To State Court
• Union Presses USTR On Vietnam Labor Issues In TPP
• DHS Head Asks Successor To Bolster Cyberattack Defenses
• DOL Ramps Up Affirmative Action Rules For Contractors
• Red Cross Takes Fight Over Benefit Changes To High Court
• Sierra Club Seeks To Force EPA's Hand On SO2 Standards
• Citi Workers Target 'Misguided' 2nd Circ. Waiver Ruling
• Rainmaker Q&A: White And Williams' Maulin Vidwans
• Ex-JPMorgan Trader Arrested In Spain Over $6B 'Whale' Loss
• Unions Can Face Liability Over 'Sham' Suits, 4th Circ. Rules
• Rival Union Takes $1M Fight With SEIU To High Court
• Software Patent Mess Hits High Court With WildTangent Case
• High Court Asked To Hear Driver Privacy Class Action
• DR Horton Leans On 9th Circ. Ruling In Class Waiver Battle
• Novo Wants High Court To Clarify Foreign Company Liability
• Overstock Asks Supreme Court To Squelch NY's 'Amazon Tax'
• Ernst & Young Can't Bar Collective Actions, 2nd Circ. Told
• Calif.'s New LLC Act Needs Clarification
• Rainmaker Q&A: Bilzin Sumberg's Scott Baena
• Calif. Senate OKs Greater Disclosure Of Online Tracking
• Heavy Lifting Still To Come In TPP Talks, USTR Says
• Fast-Food Worker Strikes Herald New Organizing Model
• Calif. Exchange's Hiccups Hint At Bumpy Debut For ACA
• 3rd Circ. Ruling Gives Courts Broad Air Permit Powers
• 5 Tips For Crafting Ads That Pass FTC Muster
• 6th Circ. Ruling Stymies Macy's Challenge, UFCW Tells NLRB
• A Key Reminder When Putting A Del. Company Up For Sale
• Bank Of America Probing Death Of Intern
• Rainmaker Q&A: Taylor English's Ilene Berman
• A Significant Decision For Going-Private Transactions
• Patent Troll Report By GAO Gets Mixed Reviews
• Comcast Doesn't Change Cert. In Sears Washer Row: 7th Circ.
• SEC To Expand 1-Year 'Cooling-Off' Period For Attys
• FTC's Pom Ad Ban Broke Free Speech Laws, Nonprofits Say
• ERISA Plans Can Set Claim Time Limits, High Court Hears
• No-Spouse Health Plans To Catch On As ACA Fees Loom
• NLRB GC Invalidity Ruling To Trigger New Wave Of Challenges
• NYC Council Overrides Bloomberg Stop-And-Frisk Reform Veto
• DOL To Ask 9th Circ. To Revive Tip Pool Rule
• JPMorgan Class Waiver Deemed Unlawful By NLRB Judge
• Nasdaq Trading Resumes After 3-Hour Shutdown
• 9th Circ. Enforces E&Y Class Waiver, Rejecting DR Horton
• US Says Duties On Goods From Non-Market Economies Legal
• 5 Questions For EEOC General Counsel David Lopez
• Dukes Plaintiffs Take Class Cert. Battle Back To 9th Circ.
• FTC Commish Is Wrong About Data Brokers, Ad Group Says
• 10th Circ. Upholds Colo. Retail Reporting Law
• Biz Groups Urge DC Circ. Not To Reconsider NLRB Poster Rule
• 1st-To-File Rule Sinks Verizon FCA Suit, DC Circ. Told
• Will FEC Complaint Dismissal Bring More Donor Secrecy?
• Benefit Corporation Laws: Del. Vs. Calif.
• Manning Sentenced To 35 Years For Leaking Military Secrets
• Rainmaker Q&A: Sterne Kessler's Robert Sterne
• FTC Head Vows To Ramp Up Privacy Pressure On Data Giants
• NLRB Acting GC's Appointment Ruled Invalid
• 5th Circ. Backs Fluctuating Workweek Rule For OT Damages
• NLRB Judge Nixes Verizon Phone Dealer's Class Waiver
• FCPA Whistleblower Bounty May Turn Tide For SEC Program
• Rainmaker Q&A: Ulmer & Berne's Michael Switzer
• 3rd Circ. Says CAA Doesn't Preempt State Pollution Claims
• Crisis Mismanagement And Other Cautionary Tales
• Wells Fargo Beats Suit Over Foreign Workers' Visa Renewals
• 3rd Circ. Revives FLSA Claim In SEPTA Drivers' OT Suit
• FTC Open To Industry Input On COPPA Compliance
• Brookstone Beats 'Generic' Acne Gel False Ad Suit In 11th Circ.
• Fate Of Wage Class Actions In Balance At 2nd Circ.
• 4th Circ. Backs Rite Aid's Unpaid Leave Policy In OT Suit
• EEOC Wants To Settle 1st Genetic Bias Class Action
• As Health Info Proliferates, So Do HIPAA Pitfalls
• 9th Circ. Revives FDCPA Suit Against NCO Financial
• Rainmaker Q&A: Fish & Richardson's Juanita Brooks
• 5 Questions For SEC Whistleblower Chief Sean McKessy
• Advice From Del.: Mean What You Write, Write What You Mean
• Fired Exec Tells High Court He's An Employee Under Title VII
• US Backs Medtronic In High Court Burden-Of-Proof Case
• DOJ Asks Fed. Circ. To Relieve Bernanke From AIG Testimony
• Employers In Dark After EEOC Loses Background Check Suits
• Union Urges High Court To Bless Neutrality Agreements
• Employer's Dress Policy Nixed In Fight Over 'Slave' Shirt
• Powerex Pays $750M To Settle Calif. Energy Crisis Claims
• NLRB Judge Finds University's Arbitration Pact Unlawful
• Strine Denies Icahn Challenge, Paving Way For Dell Buyout
• BHP Could Face US Enforcement Action In Corruption Probe
• Gov't Cybersecurity Standards Could Impact Many Companies
• Rainmaker Q&A: Sterne Kessler's Eric Steffe
• 2nd Circ. To Hear Applebee's Class Action Citing Comcast
• New Mobile Ad Guides To Stave Off Formal Regulation
• Employers Should Plan For Micro-Union Fight After NLRB Win
• Doc Urges High Court To Take Free Speech Retaliation Case
• Republican Economist Sworn In As SEC Commissioner
• 6th Circ. Upholds NLRB's Specialty Healthcare Ruling
• How Cos. Could Benefit From Charter-Time Warner Merger
• American Airlines, DOJ Trade Blows at Confirmation Hearing
• Rainmaker Q&A: Choate Hall's Paul Popeo
• 5 Tips For Effective Cross-Border Anti-Bias Policies
• Audit Reforms Promise Tense Accountant-Client Relations
• The Cost, And Ethics, Of Doing (Legal) Business
• AFL-CIO Argues For Gov't Worker Age Claims In High Court
• FCA's Reach At Stake As DOJ Jumps Into 1st Circ. Fight
• Airlines' Antitrust Lawyers: 'We're Litigating, Period'
• Worker Axed For Quitting Rehab Has No Claim, 5th Circ. Says
• Ex-JPMorgan Traders Hid 'London Whale' Loss, Feds Say
• Watchdog Wants Audit Reports To Reveal Critical Issues
• 6th Circ. Revives Ex-U.S. Bank Worker's Retaliation Claim
• 2 Laws — Myriad Tax Consequences
• 5 Tips For Keeping The Workplace Harassment-Free
• Calif. Law Clears Up Rules For Sex Harassment Claims
• ABA Backs Safeguards For Attys' In-House Communications
• 9th Circ. Finds PAGA Labor Claims Shouldn't Be Aggregated
• 2nd Circ. Blesses Class Waiver In Citi OT Suit
• Del. Reaffirms Freedom To Contract Out Of Fiduciary Duties
• Pa. Bill Would Prohibit Sexual Orientation Discrimination
• Directors, Found Liable, Must Foot Own Legal Fees For Now
• Rainmaker Q&A: White And Williams' John McCarrick
• American-US Airways Merger Hits Antitrust Turbulence
• 4th Circ. Won't Rethink Ruling On NLRB Poster Rule
• High Court May Open Floodgates For SOX Whistleblowers
• Labor Dept. Extends FMLA Coverage To Same-Sex Spouses
• Okla. Judge Refuses To Dismiss State Challenge To ACA
• Railroads Antitrust Ruling Shows Comcast Dissent's Limits
• GOP Sen. Calls For Health Exchange Delay If Security Falters
• Consumer Agencies Poised To Rein In Digital Currencies
• Small Biz Owners Seek KO In ACA Exchange Subsidy Suit
• Rainmaker Q&A: Morgan Lewis' Grace Speights
• Judge Says Race Taints NYPD Street Stops, Orders Fixes
• Lessons From Recent Trends In Privacy Class Actions
• 2nd Circ. Ruling Gives Employer Class Waivers A Boost
• TGI Friday's Changes Leave Policy After FMLA Violations
• FTC's Ohlhausen Says Antitrust Enforcers Should Tiptoe On IP
• A Few Interesting Questions Raised By Apple E-Books Case
• Obama Reveals Surveillance Oversight Reforms
• Unpaid Interns Take FLSA Battle To Supreme Court
• Female Attys Must Strategize To Get Ahead, ABA Panel Says
• 6th Circ. Revives Age Bias Suit Against Manufacturing Vendor
• DC Circ. Axes Class Cert. In Railroads Antitrust Case
• FLSA Doesn't Bar Class Waivers, 2nd Circ. Rules
• Rainmaker Q&A: Robins Kaplan's Ronald Schutz
• As Health Care Reform Nears Launch, Litigation Looms
• Calif. Lawmakers Advance Bill Expanding Paid Family Leave
• 7th Circ. Nixes Class Cert. Denial In Lockheed ERISA Fight
• Ralphs Tells 9th Circ. Arbitration Agreement Valid
• Use 'Don't Ask, Don't Waive' Provisions With Care
• Signal Int'l Urges 5th Circ. To Nix WARN Class Action
• Fed. Circ. Orders Injunction In Fracking Co. Secrets Suit
• Apple, Samsung Showdown May Curb Patent Sales Bans
• Whistleblower Attys Eye DOJ Fraud Theory For New Bounties
• Sony's Columbia Hit With Unpaid Intern Class Action
• 10 Steps To Limit Corruption Allegations In China
• White House Floats Cybersecurity Adoption Incentives
• Dining Group Ups Pressure To Ease ACA Employer Mandate
• Rainmaker Q&A: Schulte Roth's Howard Schiffman
• 6th Circ. Affirms Manufacturing Co.'s Win In FMLA Feud
• Wal-Mart Enters Corporatewide Safety Settlement With DOL
• States Again Urge High Court To Overturn EPA GHG Finding
• BofA Defrauded Investors With $850M MBS Sale, Feds Say
• Citi Workers Ask 2nd Circ. To Junk Arbitration Agreement
• Rules Would Limit Contractor Comment Before Evals Released
• Domino's Founder Can't Evade ACA Mandate, HHS Tells 6th Circ.
• Wal-Mart Uses Dukes Cert. Denial As Ammo In Fla. Battle
• 6th Circ. Says FedEx Can't Shorten Time Limit On FLSA Claims
• 6th Circ. Revives Ex-Chase Worker's FMLA Retaliation Case
• Casino's Billboards Don't Satisfy WARN Notice: 11th Circ.
• UBS Drops $50M To Settle SEC's Misleading CDO Claim
• DC Circ. Wants Biz Groups' Input In NLRB Poster Rule Fight
• Obama Says US Mortgage Market Still Needs Backstop
• How To Deal With The Risks Of Cross-Border M&A
• Rainmaker Q&A: Goodwin Procter's Gil Menna
• Calif. Lawmakers To Take On Minimum Wage, CEQA Bills
• Bloomberg Gets NYC Prevailing Wage Law Struck Down
• Fidelity 'Whistleblowers' Say 1st Circ. Misread SOX
• New DOL Head Renews Push For Contractor Regs
• 7th Circ. Says Plaintiffs Can't Game Antitrust Venue Rules
• High Court Asked To Review AIA False Marking Rule
• Oracle Ad Referred To FTC Over IBM Comparison
• HSBC Says Damages May Reach $1.6B In FHFA Action
• US Lawmakers Call For ITC Probe Of India Trade Practices
• Rainmaker Q&A: Lindquist & Vennum's Frank Bennett
• No Cookie For You: How COPPA Will Affect Your Company
• Symantec Dodges Investor Suit Over Exec Pay Info
• Takeda Ruling Could Limit FCA Enforcement, 1st Circ. Hears
• Obama Courts Controversy With NLRB GC Nominee Griffin
• House Passes Bill To Keep IRS From Implementing ACA
• Obama Administration Investment Official Rejoins O'Melveny
• Judge's $4.7M Slap Shows EEOC Must Do Homework
• Patton Boggs, Akin Gump Top Lobbying Firms In 2nd Quarter
• House Panel Creates Bipartisan Privacy Working Group
• House Votes To Give Congress Power Over Costly Regulations
• Judge Blocks UBS' $350M Arbitration Over Facebook IPO
• EEOC Must Pay $4.7M In CRST Sexual Harassment Fight
• Rainmaker Q&A: Cooley's Craig Dauchy
• High Court's Alleyne Ruling Could Have Major Impact
• Dell, Founder Agree To Price Bump With Voting Change
• Embattled SEC Feeling Fabulous After Tourre Trial Win
• 7th Circ. Says Worker Bias Testimony Not 'Self-Serving'
• Performance Review Rule Preserves Contractor Appeals
• Copyright Overhaul Plan On Track For Less Industry Sniping
• Tile Co.'s Sister Unit Is Bound To Union Deal, 7th Circ. Says
• NLRB Judge Shoots Down Ralph's Grocery Class Waiver
• Noncompete Ruling Means Headaches For Ill. Employers
• Obama To Nominate Ex-Freddie Mac Chairman As IRS Head
• Jury Finds Ex-Goldman Trader Tourre Liable For Fraud
• Icahn Sues To Block Dell's Record Date Reset
• Ex-Safeway Worker's Suit Revived In Gay-Pride Poster Row
• A Game Plan For Effective Cross-Border Dispute Resolution
• Rainmaker Q&A: Crowe & Dunlevy's Karen Rieger