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Legal Times, They Are a'Changing Image

Legal Times, They Are a'Changing

Kimberly Alford Rice

The year 2010 was another challenging one for the legal services community nationwide, though there have been some signs of stabilization.

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Second Circuit Strips Pharmaceutical Sales Reps of Their Exempt Status Image

Second Circuit Strips Pharmaceutical Sales Reps of Their Exempt Status

Neil V. McKittrick & Rachel Reingold Mandel

The Second Circuit recently held that pharmaceutical sales reps do not fall under any of the exemptions to overtime payment requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA"). The court's decision significantly impacts the classification of pharmaceutical sales reps in the industry.

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UK Is Considering Abolishing Upper Age Discrimination Limit Image

UK Is Considering Abolishing Upper Age Discrimination Limit

Stephen Brown, John Shyer & Kathryn Donovan

The new government in the UK has announced its intention to abolish the UK default retirement age of 65, effective as of October 2011, and is currently consulting about the impact that this will have on UK employers.

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Subordination Without Nondisturbance: A One-Sided Marriage Image

Subordination Without Nondisturbance: A One-Sided Marriage

Jeffrey H. Newman

Recent events have shown that the previously unlikely scenario of a landlord default followed by a lender takeover is not only possible but is no longer a rarity.

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The DOJ's New ADA Regulations and Accessibility Guidelines Image

The DOJ's New ADA Regulations and Accessibility Guidelines

George J. Kroculick, Andrea M. Kirshenbaum & Jennifer Perry

On Sept. 15, 2010, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) published new final regulations in the Federal Register under Title II and Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), on accessibility for state and local governmental entities and places of public accommodation.

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Pay to Play Image

Pay to Play

Joseph F. Savage, Jr., Nicholas Pilchak & Stephen M. Hoeplinger

There is heightened scrutiny and a new regulatory regime around pay-to-play issues and public pension fund investments throughout the country.

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The Market View Image

The Market View

Michael J. Fleming

Speed, smart speed, still wins in competition. Unfortunately, I find too many company executives are not heeding this reality when it comes to the changes in financial accounting for leases.

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NLRB Action in the Age of Facebook Image

NLRB Action in the Age of Facebook

Brian Herman

Questions of discoverability in litigation of social media interactions are constantly evolving. A look at a recent, disturbing case.

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Don't Delay, Obtain a Stay Image

Don't Delay, Obtain a Stay

Douglas S. Mintz & Stephen Johnson

A recent Sixth Circuit opinion may rebuke implicitly a controversial holding of the Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel in 2008, holding that the lien-stripping effect of a sale pursuant to ' 363(f)of the Bankruptcy Code could be unwound on appeal.

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<b>BREAKING NEWS:</b> SEC Proposed Rule 21F-13: A Hidden Whistleblower Tax? Image

<b>BREAKING NEWS:</b> SEC Proposed Rule 21F-13: A Hidden Whistleblower Tax?

Christine A. Edwards, Edward J. Johnsen & Jerry Loeser

Corporate Counsel take note: on Nov. 3, the SEC published proposed Regulation 21F, establishing a program designed to reward individuals who provide the SEC with information leading to successful enforcement actions. The proposal was mandated by Dodd-Frank and sets out procedures under which whistleblowers could qualify for significant monetary awards by providing information to the SEC regarding violations of the federal securities laws.

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