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Corporate - January, 2014

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• 5 Tips For Handling The H-1B Visa Process
• Chevron Wants Del. High Court's Final Stamp On Forum Bylaw
• Wal-Mart, Apple, Others Pledge To Aid Long-Term Jobless
• Retiree Asks High Court To Clarify ERISA Claim Time Limits
• Obama Signals Openness To Immigration Deal With GOP
• Family Dollar Wants High Court To Tackle Pay Bias Action
• Miami-Based Infante Zumpano Merges With Roig Tutan
• NLRB Says Hospital's Ban On Unfair Criticism Is DOA
• Calif. Senate Passes Online Credit Card Privacy Bill
• Senate Dems Target Cybercrime With Data Security Bill
• What All The Privacy Reform Recommendations Really Mean
• UBS Whistleblower Ruling Reignites Arbitration Debate
• Reid's Fast-Track Snub Casts Shadow On Obama Trade Push
• DOJ Official Touts Aggressive Antitrust Litigation Efforts
• New Law Doesn't Help DOL In H-2B Appeal, 3rd Circ. Told
• 5 Tips For Employers Facing An EEOC Investigation
• Nixing Corporate Loophole Could Yield States Billions: PIRG
• DOL Wage And Hour Nominee Gets Senate Committee OK
• Mich. Supreme Court To Eye Right-To-Work Laws
• Biz Groups Push Congress To Renew Trade Preferences
• Workplace Culture: The Real Pathway To Change
• Calif. LLC Law Complicates Contracts For Real Estate Cos.
• Obama Praised For Pushing Patent Reform
• Cybersecurity Bill Needed To Combat Attacks, Senate Told
• 10 US Cities Band Together To Cut Climate Pollution
• Reid Unlikely To Put Trade Fast-Track Bill On Senate Floor
• Strine Confirmed As Del. High Court's Next Chief Justice
• Give Fed. Circ. Fresh Look At Fee Awards, Justices Told
• Biz Groups Praise Trade Push In State Of The Union
• And Now A Word From The Panel: The Year In Review
• Holder Confirms Target Breach Probe, Warns Of Cyberattacks
• Goldman Sachs Dodges Short-Swing Suit In 2nd Circ.
• 5th Circ. Asked To Keep Rehearing Window In DR Horton Case
• 7th Circ. Says FMLA Covers Vegas Trip With Ill Relative
• Pressure Mounts To Scrap ACA's 30-Hour Full-Time Rule
• Newark On Verge Of Requiring Paid Sick Leave
• Mich. Right-To-Work Law Treads On Federal Turf, Union Says
• High Court Decision In Pom V. Coke Could End Food Wars
• EEOC Says Texas Can't Sue Over Background Check Advice
• New Appropriations Law Backs DOL Authority, 3rd Circ. Told
• EU Antitrust Chief Voices Hope For Damages Proposal
• Obama To Raise Minimum Federal Contractor Wage To $10.10
• NSA Reforms Won't Deter EU's Sweeping Privacy Plans
• High Court Brings Clarity To 'Changing Clothes' Under FLSA
• USPTO Patent Transparency Plan Won't Stop Trolls
• CORRECTED: Justices Won't Hear Enviro-Chem's CERCLA Appeal
• Ill. Appeals Court Finds Coverage In High-Profile TCPA Case
• EEOC Denied New Trial In Muslim Prayer-Break Lawsuit
• Insider Trading Rule Covers Unregistered Stocks: 2nd Circ.
• 2014 Promises To Be Another Banner Year For Cybersecurity
• Steelworkers' Don, Doff Time Not Compensable: High Court
• 5 Lingering Questions Employers Have About Social Media
• Calif. Smart-Meter Data Law Hints At Privacy Bills To Come
• DC Circ. Ruling Complicates Fight Over TCPA Liability
• Fla. Gov. Proposes $33M Cut In Business Filing Fees
• 6th Circ. Nixes Eaton Worker's Disability Benefit Appeal
• Union Membership Rate Held Steady In 2013
• Takeaways From The 2013 Corruption Perceptions Index
• Teachers Pressure Obama On Corporate Tax Reform
• CPSC Defends Proposal To Revamp Product Info Disclosures
• IRS Outlines Procedures For Accounting Method Changes
• 7 Company Handbook Items Drawing NLRB Scrutiny
• White House Official Outlines Plan For Big Data Review
• Calif. High Court Urged To Clarify Suitable Seating Rules
• DC Circ. Rejects Dish's Challenge To TCPA Guidance
• 2nd Circ. Seeks Top NY Court's View On Prevailing Wage
• Small Biz Group Declares Need For 'Fast Track' Trade Bill
• DC Circ. Revives Challenge To Trade Panel Lobbying Ban
• Target CFO To Face Capitol Hill Inquisition On Data Breach
• 7th Circ. Says Federal Bias Law Applies to Labor Unions
• Philips Didn't Interfere With Worker's New Job, Judge Rules
• SEC V. Schvacho Has Some Real Comedy
• Miami Now Go-To Destination For International Arbitration
• EEOC Lawsuit Filings Dipped Over Past 2 Years, Report Says
• Nestle Child Labor Ruling Blurs Alien Tort Law, 9th Circ. Told
• Justices' Burden-Of-Proof Ruling Gives Licensees A Leg Up
• Employers On Edge After NLRB Judge Expands DR Horton
• Suit Over Delay Of ACA Employer Mandate Heads To 11th Circ.
• EU Trade Chief Says US Talks Won't Dampen Regulation
• Duane Reade Ruling Threatens Employers, 2nd Circ. Told
• Watchdog Says Baucus Tax Reforms Don't Go Far Enough
• Corrected: 9th Circ. Stands By Ruling Enforcing E&Y Class Waiver
• High Court Rules Patent Owners Have Burden Of Proof
• Justices Hear Arguments Over Mandatory Union Fees
• NJ Labor Board Empowers Management With Salary Ruling
• NLRB Chairman Lays Out Approach To Social Media Cases
• SEC Stalemate After Citizens United Spurs Others To Act
• Lessons From Alcoa's Bahrain FCPA Bribery Case
• NLRB Says Arbitration Pact Sans Class Waiver Still Unlawful
• High Court Won't Touch LCD Price-Fixing Venue Ruling
• NIST Scraps Cybersecurity Framework's Privacy Appendix
• G-20 Prioritizes Tax Reform For 2014
• EU To Seek Public Input On US Trade Deal
• Western Medical Case Adds Harris Rule To Retaliation Fights
• Facebook, Zynga Violated User Privacy, 9th Circ. Hears
• High Court To Tackle 1st Amendment Retaliation Fight
• Expedia Bed Tax Litigation Could Bring Legislative Fallout
• Home Caregivers Say Forced Union Fees Buck Precedent
• DC Circ. Wary Of Meddling With EPA's Decision-Making
• Fast-Track Trade Bill Faces Pushback From Progressives
• CPAs Ask For Some Slack In Baucus Tax Reform Plan
• The End Of Private Enforcement Of ERISA Plan Rights
• 3 Cost-Cutting Resolutions Law Firms Can't Afford To Break
• Defendants Revel In 9th Circ.'s New Gatekeeper Status
• DOL Squeezed Wage Settlements From Berry Farms: Judge
• High Court May Tighten Patent Standards To Blunt Trolls
• High Court Primed To Limit CERCLA Preemption
• CPSC Floats Changes To Product Info Disclosure Rules
• Voluntary Job Transfer Can Be Adverse Action: 6th Circ.
• Target Breach Prompts Another Senate Data Protection Bill
• GOP Sens. Say Obama Needs To Plug Trade Bill
• Bills Would Make Ohio Notify Businesses Of Tax Refunds
• Material Adverse Change: Has The Goalpost Moved?
• NLRB Targets Wal-Mart Over Strike-Related Firings
• High Court Gives Appeal Deadline Certainty In Contract Suits
• OT Class At Odds With Dukes & Comcast, Duane Reade Says
• US Should Bring Neighbors Into EU Trade Pact, Pols Told
• Wal-Mart Can't Get Win On Joint-Employer Status
• FTC Doesn't Need More Data Privacy Regs, Commish Says
• High Court Says Fee Requests Don't Shift Appeal Deadlines
• Dangerous Curves Ahead: Companion Regulatory Probes
• DaimlerChrysler Ruling Lends Certainty To Jurisdiction Feuds
• 9th Circ. Upholds Cert. In Worker Poaching Pact Antitrust Suit
• High Court Could Shut Down Suits Over Many Web Patents
• Unemployment Benefit Extension Stalls In Senate
• Severence Pay Subject To FICA Taxes, US Tells High Court
• Honda Dealer's Dress Policy Unlawful, NLRB Judge Says
• House Panel Weighs Copyright For Mandatory Standards
• FTC Nominee OK'd By Senate Panel For 2nd Time
• Justices Reject Argentines' Suit Against DaimlerChrysler
• Justices Keep LCD Price-Fixing Suit In Miss. Despite CAFA
• Pom-Coke High Court Battle Extends Far Beyond Juice
• New UK Antitrust Watchdog Fleshes Out Merger Guidance
• Top Dem On House Labor Committee To Retire
• Elite Modeling Reaches Largest-Ever Unpaid Intern Settlement
• Justices Seek DOJ Input On Proper Trademark Ruling Venue
• Tax Code Must Adapt To Technology, Economic Panel Hears
• Provider's Suit Over ACA Employer Mandate Gets Chucked
• Justices Voice Skepticism Over Obama's NLRB Recess Picks
• A Look Back At Insider Trading In 2013
• Absent Immigration Reform, Cos. Face Increased Enforcement
• EEOC Strikes Deal To End 1st Systemic GINA Suit
• 5 California Employment Cases To Watch in 2014
• White House's Efforts Key To 'Fast-Track' Trade Bill
• 5th Circ. Greenlights Arbitration For Citi Sex Bias Suit
• Spotlight On Shareholder Activism In The Energy Industry
• Justices Take 2 Patent Cases On Inducement, Indefiniteness
• 9th Circ. Wrongly Expanded Securities Act, Justices Told
• High Court Takes Up CERCLA Preemption Battle
• Obama Nominates Three To Fed Board Of Governors
• High Court Is Last, Best Hope For TCPA's 3rd-Party Puzzler
• Year's Biggest Labor Case Heads To Justices For Oral Args
• 4th Circ. Leaves 'Excessive' FCA Fines Up In The Air
• Settlement Tax Breaks Will Continue Despite JPMorgan Deal
• Leahy Floats Cyber Fix As Target Breach Fallout Continues
• Florida Dems Tout $10.10 Minimum Wage Bills
• 9th Circ. OK With Costco's Final Paycheck Deductions
• Obama Taps Former Cabinet Secretary For DOL Post
• B-1 Visitors Under More Scrutiny After Infosys
• Calif.'s 10-Hour Workday Bill Fails In Committee
• EEOC's Presuit Duties Need High Court Clarity
• In New Year, Congress Has Full Plate Of Trade Secret Bills
• Senators Seek More Clarity On Fed. Agency Settlements
• Google Exec Says Stalled EU Data Reform Can't Be Saved
• Ex-DuPont Engineer, Businessman Stole Secrets, Jury Hears
• US Chamber Chief Backs 'Fast-Track' Trade Bill
• Expansion Of DOJ's International Reach On The Horizon
• Strine Tapped To Lead Del. Supreme Court
• French Regulator Hits Google With Fine Over Privacy Policy
• Tax Policy A Big Part Of Chamber's Lobbying Agenda In 2014
• EEOC Pans 'New' 6th Circ. Standard In Peoplemark Fee Fight
• Whistleblower Ruling May Make Workers Clam Up
• 'Fast-Track' Won't Usurp Congress' Authority, USTR Says
• Judge Urges Sanctions Against EEOC In Womble Carlyle Suit
• NY High Court Mulls Test For Recall-Related Damages
• NJ Law Banning Must-Be-Employed Job Ads Upheld
• Wage-And-Hour Class Action Wave Continues, Report Says
• DC Circ. Panel Presses SEC On Conflict Mineral Rule
• Senate Moves Toward Unemployment Extension Vote
• Expect More SEC Scrutiny Of Defense Attorney Conduct
• Same-Sex Couples Sue For Marriage In Ariz.
• OSHA Pushes Comment Deadline For Injury Reporting Rule
• Senate Confirms Yellen As New Federal Reserve Chair
• Pa. Lawmakers Press Congress To Pass E-Commerce Tax Bill
• NJ Pregnancy Bias Bill On Its Way To Gov. Christie
• EPA Agenda Features Emissions Limits, Permit Standards
• NLRB Gives Up Union-Poster Fight
• Pa. State Senators Push Marriage Equality Bill
• US High Court Halts Same-Sex Marriage In Utah
• A Look Inside The SEC's Accounting Quality Model
• Calif. Immigrant Atty's Win Cuts Path For Other States
• Atty Appeals $4.2M Junk Fax Judgment To Supreme Court
• Wal-Mart Sex Bias Claims Not Time-Barred, 6th Circ. Hears
• Uesco Asks High Court To Weigh Spam-Fax Class Cert.
• Del Monte Loses Ore. Wage-And-Hour Class Action Appeal
• Pa. Appeals Court Favors J&J Unit In Nonsolicitation Spat
• EEOC's Commitment To Systemic Cases Bearing Fruit: Report
• Tax Reform Not About Punishing Businesses: OECD Head
• Top 10 Whistleblower And Retaliation Developments Of 2013
• Judge Recommends Trimming Claim In EEOC Sex Bias Suit
• Texas Court Won't Split Biz Units In Franchise Tax Figures
• FTC Approves Knowledge-Based COPPA Consent Method
• Spotlight On Filibuster Reform And Recess Appointments
• 3 More States Must Now Pay Amazon Sales Taxes
• NY Women Lawmakers Ready To Renew Workplace Equality Push
• 9th Circ. Asks Calif. High Court To Clarify Seating Rules
• NY Outlines Minimum Wage Reimbursement Tax Credit
• The Year Ahead In Pro Bono
• Top 10 Compliance Trends For The New Year
• Law360 Names Law Firms Of The Year
• 10 New Year's Resolutions To Boost Firm Gender Diversity
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• Class Action Cases To Watch In 2014
• Litigators Say ACA, Shaky Economy Will Spur Suits In 2014