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Worker Misclassification to Receive Heightened Scrutiny
The Corporate Counselor
Over the past year, federal and state governmental agencies have signaled their intent to more seriously investigate the misclassification of employees as independent contractors. Penalties for misclassification are severe and can put a company out of business.

Five Steps to Managing Social Media Risks
Internet Law & Strategy
On the one hand, companies want to capture the attention of potential customers roaming the social media space. On the other hand, conversations in the blogosphere are largely uncontrollable, and raise a myriad of risks. Social media can cause serious losses if not handled correctly.

The Medicare Secondary Payer Statute
Medical Malpractice Law & Strategy
On Jan. 1, 2010, extensive new Medicare reporting obligations took effect. They apply to insurance companies and other businesses, including product liability and toxic tort defendants that make payments to Medicare beneficiaries as a result of verdicts or settlements resolving liability claims.

Class Litigation of Meal and Rest Period Claims
Employment Law Strategist
In Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Court, California’s Fourth District Court of Appeal substantively altered the wage and hour landscape through its conclusion that California meal and rest period regulations only impose a passive obligation on employers to make breaks available.

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DOJ, Heal Thyself
The uptick in implosions of high-profile criminal cases has been cause for concern among the DOJ’s most ardent supporters. Policymakers need to ask whether the DOJ is doing as much to mitigate its own risks of employee misconduct as it requires of the companies it investigates and prosecutes.

Confronting the Forensic Facts
A pair of recent Supreme Court cases built upon the Sixth Amendment’s Confrontation Clause, Crawford v. Washington and Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts, have given criminal defense attorneys potent new weapons to challenge forensic evidence proffered by the government

Money Laundering: A Changing Paradigm
Over the past several months there has been a slew of public pronouncements that should put financial institutions on edge. Enhanced enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) is now migrating into the financial sector and linking up with anti-money laundering (AML) and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) compliance requirements.

In the Courts
Key rulings of importance.

Business Crimes Hotline
Important rulings in various states.

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