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Corporate - September, 2013

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• Prop 8 Challengers Take Aim At Va. Gay Marriage Ban
• Judge Rakoff Criticizes 'Peculiarities' Of The Lanham Act
• Ban On Dreadlocks Draws EEOC Race Discrimination Suit
• EEOC Conciliation Efforts Not Reviewable, 7th Circ. Hears
• Rainmaker Q&A: Littler's Oscar De La Vega
• 3 Vital Signs To Watch As ACA Marketplaces Debut
• Senate Nixes House Spending Resolution As Shutdown Looms
• 5th Circ. Backs EEOC In Same-Sex Harassment Battle
• BP Defends Gulf Spill Response As Trial's 2nd Phase Begins
• Challenges In Conducting Breach Investigations: Part 4
• Calif. Initiative Could Unleash Wave Of Privacy Fights
• Google's Email Setback Hands Weapon To Privacy Plaintiffs
• EPA's Authority Up In The Air This High Court Term
• Calif. Gov. Signs Bill Giving Domestic Workers OT Pay
• Employment Cases To Watch In The New High Court Term
• Pa. State Senators Introduce Right-To-Work Bill
• Worldwide Legal Spending Rose 3% In 2012, Survey Says
• DOD Advances Stronger Contractor Whistleblower Shields
• Rainmaker Q&A: Pryor Cashman's Brad Rose
• Forum Selection Provisions: Why Strine Got It Right
• Gibson Dunn Privacy Ace To Depart For Facebook
• DOJ's Baer Reveals Cover-All-Bases Strategy In E-Books Case
• NLRB GC's Claims Raise Fairness Concerns, Judge Says
• ENDA's Chances Of Passage Better Than Ever, Lawyers Say
• Google Can't Shake Privacy Suit Over Gmail Ad Targeting
• No More Dilemma Over Protecting Trade Secrets In Texas
• Online Enrollment Delayed For ACA's Small Biz Exchanges
• Rainmaker Q&A: Kozyak Tropin's Harley Tropin
• SEC Head White Warns Of Tougher Enforcement
• Calif.'s Minimum Wage Boost Could Mean More Worker Suits
• DOJ Won't Hesitate To Undo Done Deals, Antitrust Chief Says
• Lawmaker Pushes EEOC For Wellness Program Guidelines
• DOJ, FTC Issue Revised Antitrust Confidentiality Waiver
• How To Avoid Pitfalls Of Hiring Gov't Officials' Relatives
• Employment Pacts No Match For Whistleblower Protections
• Obama Selects Apple Exec For Post At State Department
• Rainmaker Q&A: Conrad O'Brien's James Rohn
• HHS Unveils ACA Exchange Premiums Nationwide
• 5th Circ. Backs Wal-Mart Worker's Firing Over Facebook Post
• Fed Wants New Capital Rules In Big Bank Stress Tests
• GSK's Data Woes A Warning For Others, NY Judge Says
• NYC Council Bans Workplace Pregnancy Discrimination
• 3 Tips To Keep Gift Cards From Bestowing Legal Trouble
• Rainmaker Q&A: Labaton Sucharow's Dominic Auld
• A New Era Of Post-Plea Compliance Obligations
• And Now A Word From The Panel ...
• Murky HIPAA Marketing Guidance Creates Costs Headache
• EEOC Chair Says AGs Misinterpreted Criminal Screening Regs
• A Snapshot Of The Anti-Bribery Enforcement Landscape
• Toxic Safety Agency Floats Restrictions For Fine Violators
• Intuit, Others To Pay $20M To Settle Anti-Poaching Pact Suit
• US Poised To Lead Push For Global Airline Emissions Regs
• Bloomberg To Pay $5M To Settle Contracts Reps' OT Suit
• FDA Finalizes Long-Sought Mobile Medical Apps Guidance
• Myriad GC Soft-Pedals Importance Of High Court IP Ruling
• Calif. Appeals Court's Marsh Ruling Widens Employer Liability
• HIPAA Revisions Arrive Amid Lingering Confusion
• 5th Circ. Embraces Broad Take On ADA Accommodations
• Abercrombie Settles Bias Suits On Hijabs In The Workplace
• Congress May Use 'Fast-Track' Bill To Up Trade Input: Aide
• EEOC Says KFC Fired Worker For Refusing To Wear Pants
• EPA Rolls Out 1st Ever Uniform Power Plant Emission Limits
• Rainmaker Q&A: David Goodman & Madole's Bret Madole
• Post-Acute Sector Deal Activity Increases In 2013
• Texas Appeals Court Reverses Tom DeLay Conviction
• Calif. Pro-Immigrant Push Could Catch On In Other States
• DOJ Asks High Court To Settle Birth Control Mandate Fight
• 4 Ways To Make Sure Comments On Agency Rules Count
• Prudential's 'Systemic' Label Upheld By Regulators
• DOL Should Scrap Persuader Rule, House Panel Told
• Burden Of Proof On Patent Licensees, High Court Told
• SEC Admissions Policy After Falcone — Proceed With Caution
• EPA Poised To Drastically Expand Water Jurisdiction
• 'Fast-Track' Power Key To Finishing Trade Deals, Obama Says
• JPMorgan To Pay $389M To Settle Credit Card Fee Dispute
• Retailers Blast SEC's 'Conflict Minerals' Disclosure Rule
• JPMorgan Admits Guilt In $920M 'London Whale' Deal
• Rainmaker Q&A: Bickel & Brewer's William Brewer
• DOL Rule-Making Blitz Clears Path For Persuader Rule
• NLRB Might 'Like' 4th Circ. Facebook Ruling, Attys Say
• How In-House Counsel Avoid Breaking Bad As Biz Advisers
• Calif. Carbon Fuel Standard Upheld By 9th Circ.
• House Small-Business Panel OKs GOP Regulatory Reform Bill
• Labor Dept. Extends ERISA Benefits To Same-Sex Spouses
• Walgreens Backs Private Health Exchange For 160K Workers
• SEC Narrowly Passes Pay-Disclosure Rule
• Obama's Controversial NLRB GC Pick Nets Committee OK
• Rainmaker Q&A: DLA Piper's Stasia Kelly
• 6th Circ. Kills Bid To Block ACA Contraception Mandate
• 'Living Wage' Bill Highlights New Worker Rights Battleground
• A Powerful Tool To Effectively Fight Fraud
• Ex-JPMorgan Trader's Atty Says 'London Whale' Got Off Easy
• Unions, Consumer Groups Slam Proposed Service Trade Pact
• Enviros Say EPA Missed Deadline For Air Emissions Update
• Sens. Seek Private Sector Help To Curb Internet Piracy
• Biz Groups Hit Back At DOL In Challenge To H-2B Visa Rules
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Amalgamated's Win In ERISA Pension Row
• Rainmaker Q&A: Littler's Michael Weber
• Madison Square Garden Latest Target Of Unpaid Intern Suit
• Bill To Rein In Prop 65 Suits Tees Up Bigger Reform Push
• Barclays Faces $80M Fine In UK Over Qatari Investor Deals
• 'London Whale' Traders Indicted As JPMorgan Inks $800M Deal
• FTC Takes Up Sponsored Advertising On Sites, Apps
• 4th Circ. Sinks Huntington Rehearing Bid In NLRB Battle
• NLRB Urges High Court To Nix Recess Appointment Ruling
• Liberty Univ. Asks High Court To Revisit ACA
• EEOC Scores Settlement For Fired Transgender Worker
• Rainmaker Q&A: Taylor English's Mark Sanders
• Navigating Conflicts When Serving 3rd-Party Subpoenas
• Calif. Pregnancy Rules Spur Workplace Accommodation Fights
• Calif. Privacy Bills To Inspire More Disclosure Rules
• White House Rejects Subsidies For Union Health Plans
• Halliburton Asks SCOTUS To Review Class Precedent
• Calif. Minimum Wage, Overtime Bills Sent To Gov.
• NLRB Judge Won't Nix Union Election Over 'Vicious' Slur
• States Claim EPA Can't Limit Power Plant Emissions
• Businesses Appeal SEC Conflict Minerals Disclosure Rule
• 10 Reasons You Should Value Your Chief Compliance Officer
• Rainmaker Q&A: Morvillo Abramowitz's Elkan Abramowitz
• WTO Chief's Ambitions Not Enough To Revamp Negotiations
• Union Plans For VW May Revamp Labor Tactics In South
• EPA Finalizes Significant New Use Rule For 3 Chemicals
• Spotlight On Spoliation
• Mich. Unions Take Right-To-Work Fight To State High Court
• DC Mayor Vetoes Wage Bill Aimed At Big-Box Stores
• CFPB Says Employees Can't Be Forced To Use Payroll Cards
• Ind. Right-To-Work Law Stifles Union Speech, 7th Circ. Told
• AFL-CIO Says ACA Fees Stack Deck Against Union Plans
• Rainmaker Q&A: Foley & Lardner's Jack Lasater
• Ex-E&Y Worker Asks For 9th Circ. Rehearing In Wage Dispute
• Calif. Employers Still Waiting For Harris Ruling To Bear Fruit
• Recording Giants Sue Sirius XM Over Pre-1972 Songs
• Obama Pick For DOL Wage-Hour Unit Faces Senate Battle
• Fed. Circ. Claim Construction Case May Boost Patent Deals
• Small Biz Owners Want ACA Exchange Subsidies Halted
• AFL-CIO Eyes Campaign To Challenge TPP
• Calif. Senate Backs Tweaks To Chemical Warning Regs
• Rainmaker Q&A: Snell & Wilmer's MC Sungaila
• 5 Tips For Employers Using 'Inevitable Disclosure' Doctrine
• Why Continuing Attacks On In Pari Delicto Will Fail
• The Risks Of A Defective Internal Investigation
• Google Wi-Fi Snooping Not Protected, 9th Circ. Says
• In-House Counsel To Firms: Do More With Less
• EEOC Must Rethink Presuit Strategy After Bloomberg Loss
• Class In DOMA Case Calls Work Permit Process 'Total Scam'
• EPA Agrees To Shield Emissions Input Data From Public View
• 5 Tips For Fattening Firm Wallets In Lean Times
• Age Discrimination Warrants Class Cert., SF Cops Tell 9th Circ.
• Ind. Right-To-Work Law Declared Unconstitutional
• GCs Name 5 Employment Powerhouses
• PG&E Settlements Total $565M In San Bruno Pipeline Blast
• 4 Firms Are Champions In Class Action Litigation, GCs Say
• Rainmaker Q&A: Morvillo Abramowitz's Robert Anello
• 3 Firms Dominate In IP Litigation, GCs Say
• Domino's Founder Urges 6th Circ. To Back ACA Exemption
• New WTO Head Vows To Revive Negotiating Agenda
• Calif. Bill Expanding Paid Family Leave Heads To Gov.
• When Cartel Investigators Come Calling: 10 Do's And Don'ts
• A Chronic Diligence Headache For Emerging Companies
• The 4 Firms In-House Counsel Fear The Most
• EPA Quietly Kills Chemical Safety Rules
• Worker's Hijab Isn't Undue Hardship For Abercrombie: Judge
• EEOC's Claims Gutted In Bloomberg Maternity Bias Suit
• GCs Brace For Employment Wars With Rise Of Social Media
• Rainmaker Q&A: Taft Stettinius' Robert Hicks
• Argentina Can't Shake US Class Action Over YPF Fight
• BofA To Pay $39M To Settle Sex Bias Class Action
• 9th Circ. Revives ERISA Suit Over Post-Retirement Job Pay
• Safe Harbor Protection Requires Sophisticated Defense
• EEOC Says Kmart Ditched Disabled Worker Over Urine Sample
• CFPB's Credit Report Warning Puts Retailers On Notice
• 6th Circ. Vacates Injunction On Mich. Labor Pact Law
• Benefits Questions Linger In Wake Of DOMA Decision
• 4th Circ. Nixes NLRB, Union Rehearing Bids In Quorum Case
• NLRB Finds EMT's Firing Over Facebook Posts Unlawful
• Rainmaker Q&A: Bradley Arant's Tom Trent
• China's 1st Step Toward More Participation In Rulemaking
• Uncertainty Remains Over Scope Of Calif. Safe Chemical Push
• 3 Key Changes In The New Export Control Brokering Rule
• Treasury Proposes New Rules For ACA Employer Mandate
• $160M Merrill Race Case A Road Map For Future Class Actions
• USTelecom Asks 2nd Circ. To Rehear IRS-WorldCom Tax Row
• Enviros Ask Justices To Revive Cross-State Air Pollution Rule
• Calif. Data Breach Alert Bill Heads To Governor's Desk
• Despite Wider Trade Gap, Commerce Head Says Exports Rising
• Adding Value In Finance And Accounting Outsourcing
• Rainmaker Q&A: Fenwick's Cynthia Hess
• New DOL Affirmative Action Rules May Ensnare Contractors
• 5 Tips To Thwart FCPA Scrutiny Of Hiring Practices
• DC Circ. Nixes NLRB Rehearing Bid In Notice Posting Fight
• Amazon Asks High Court To Nix NY's 'Amazon Tax'
• State AGs Not Exempt From CAFA, LCD Cos. Tell High Court
• DOL Says Court Lacks Jurisdiction Over H-2B Visa Rules
• Rainmaker Q&A: Foley & Lardner's Samuel Winer
• How To Tank A Mediation Without Even Trying
• Calif. Immigrant Worker Bill Opens Door To More Wage Fights
• Jury Opposes Workplace Use Of N-Word, Even Among Blacks
• NLRB Judge Rips GC's 'Narrow Focus' On Baker's Union Feud
• Citing Dukes, 9th Circ. Won't Rethink Newspaper Workers' Suit
• Minimum Wage Bill Advances In California Senate
• How To Select Patent Counsel
• Banks' Heartland Data Breach Claims Revived In 5th Circ.
• Huntington Ingalls Asks 4th Circ. To Rehear NLRB Case
• 'Mixed Motive' In Exec's Insult Can't Sink EEOC Age Suit
• Rainmaker Q&A: DLA Piper's Perrie Weiner
• Wachtell, Simpson Thacher Lead On $130B Verizon Deal