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The 2015 Employer Mandate Is Here
The year 2015 is already half over ' which means that the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) employer "play or pay" mandate, which has been delayed, in total or in part, twice, is very much in play. On July 2, 2013, the Administration delayed the employer mandate for employers with more than 50 employees until 2015. Then on Feb. 10, 2014, the Administration extended time to provide health insurance to full-time employees to certain employers.
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Fighting to Win: A General Counsel's Perspective on Retaining Outside Counsel
Myriad lawsuits are brought on behalf of consumers who allege that buyers of various food and beverage products are harmed because they consume products with labels promoting specific attributes or claims such as "better for you" or "all natural." How do you retain outside counsel?
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Long-Awaited Guidance on L-1B Visa Category Released
The highly anticipated draft Policy Memorandum (L-1B Memo) addressing the qualifying criteria for the L-1B visa category was released by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on March 24, giving immigration practitioners and employers clear guidance on the definition of "specialized knowledge" and the standard of review USCIS adjudicators should apply when evaluating L-1B petitions.
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How to Successfully Integrate Lateral Partners
There are two ways lateral partner recruiting can grow the revenues of a law firm. The first is through the acquisition of additional client relationships brought to the firm by the lateral partner. The second is the added work generated by the lateral partner serving more of the legal needs of the firm's existing clientele.
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Browse, Click, Sign, Enforce?
Signing, dating and keeping a record of a paper contract are standard practice ' but what about those that are native to websites, mobile apps and other digital platforms, and use such language as "Terms of Use," "Terms of Service," "Privacy Policies" and disclaimers? How do you track who is agreeing to what and when they agreed?
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<b><i>Media & Communications:</i></b> Communicating Value in a Buyer's Market
It's easy to lose sight of purpose in a law firm ' especially as marketers. All the amazing opportunities "The Information Age" brings quickly deflate against the unresponsiveness or death-by-consensus model of law firm leadership. In these moments of defeat, the temptation to settle is strong. But we can help.
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Digging into Data To Build a Vendor Management Program
For law departments, today's business environment is making it increasingly difficult to manage, control or reduce costs while being able to achieve satisfactory results. This is forcing companies to become more efficient in managing and controlling legal costs handled both internally by the organization and externally by outside counsel.
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Copyright Act Doesn't Bar Separate Attorney-Fee-Shifting Provision<br>No Federal Jurisdiction over Songs Suit
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Songwriter's Widow Sues His Lawyer<br>$275 Awarded to Activision From Settlement of Its Shareholders' Suit Against Former CEO
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<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> FTC Sued Over Refusal to Disclose Data Security Policies
' The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) was sued last month for refusing to turn over information about how the agency decides to bring data security cases. The Freedom of Information Act suit by Philip Reitinger, a former Department of Homeland Security official who is now president of a cybersecurity company, comes as the FTC'defends its role as data security cop'in two ongoing cases. …
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