Articles, Alerts & Publications Archive

Changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Impact Case Management and Discovery

New Alimony/Child Support Decision

The NJ Department of Banking and Insurance Re-Issues Rule Proposal Establishing Uniform Appeal Procedures

NY State Regulators and CMS Expedite Transition of Business From Health Republic Insurance of NY

Pitfalls of Practicing in the Electronic Age

Arbitration Provision in Form U-4 Agreements Unenforceable in the Absence of Express Language Waiving Statutory Right to Seek Relief in Court

Second Circuit Rejects "Factual Nexus" Test Where Plain and Unambiguous Language of Insurance Policy Can Apply to Determine Relatedness of Claims

FL Court Requires Insurer to Pay Insureds' Attorneys' Fees Despite Jury Finding of Misrepresentation

CMS Publishes Fact Sheet to Improve the Consumer Experience at HealthCare.gov, the Federally Facilitated Marketplace

States May Shape ACA Definition Of 'Small Employer'

New Jersey Tax Court Decision May Signal a Troubling Trend in Challenges to Non-Profit Entities

The Third Circuit Defines an Insurer's Obligation to "Renew" a Policy Under the Contract of Insurance

Cybersecurity and International Capital Standards Remain in the Forefront of Regulation

Failure to Provide Comparable Paternity Leave May Violate the Law

No Claims-Made Coverage Where Pre-Policy Letter Found To Be a "Claim"

FINRA Continues To Tighten Lid On Expungements

PA Reacts to the PACE Act

The Power of the Man in the Arena

11th Circ. Creates Flexibility For Courts On FLSA Suits

Disloyal Employee? You May Be Able to Get Back the Employee's Salary in NJ

Are Pension Advance Loans The Next Payday Loans To CFPB

HIPAA-Mandated Entities Must Implement the International Classification of Disease-10 "ICD-10" Coding System

Eleventh Circuit Reverses Summary Judgment Entered Against Unpaid Interns Suing Under the FLSA

An Assignment of Benefits Includes the Assignment of the Legal Claim to Those Benefits Sufficient to Confer Derivative Standing to Sue Under ERISA

Federal Fees and Taxes Under the ACA Are Excluded From Premium for Determination of Expense Limit

Recent Developments Under the ACA: Am I a Small Employer or Not?

FINRA Update: Public Arbitrator Limitations, Adjournment, Task Force, and More

Eleventh Circuit Interprets the Meaning of "Debt Collector" Under the Federal Debt Collection Practices Act

Agreements to Arbitrate Employment Claims Must Include Clear Language That the Employee is Waiving a Right to a Jury Trial

NLRB Significantly Expands "Joint Employer" Test Exposing Employers to Greater Liability

NJ Appellate Court Finds an Insured May Assign its Rights Under an Occurrence Policy Without Insurer's Consent

NJ Adds "Transportation Company Contingent Liability For Workers Compensation" to its Exportable List

Price Optimization: PA is the Latest State to Prohibit the Practice While the NAIC Works Towards a Final White Paper

IRS Issues Draft 2015 ACA Reporting Instructions

CFPB and the NY DFS Sue Pension Advance Companies for Alleged Deception About Consumer Loan Costs

Merely Having an Anti-Harassment Policy is Not Enough

NJ Appellate Division Affirms a Website's Standing to Fend Off Subpoenas to Disclose its Users' Identities

The Potentially Wild, Wild World of Attorneys' Fee Awards Under Florida Securities Law

Agreements to Arbitrate: New Developments Under NY and NJ Law

Securities Arbitration 2015

Second Circuit Backs Broker-Dealers, Holds that FINRA Rule 13204 Does Not Prohibit Firms From Enforcing Pre-Dispute Arbitration Agreements and Class Action Waivers

EEOC Says Title VII Protects LGBT Employees

NJ Supreme Court Finds Right to Jury Trial Under Insurance Fraud Protection Act

AL Set to Become the Latest State to Amend its Insurance Holding Company Act Regulations to Maintain NAIC Accreditation

DOL Raises "Ante" on White Collar Exemptions

U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Subsidies for Health Insurance Purchased on Either a State or Federal Exchange

Employees Can Be Criminally Prosecuted for Stealing or Copying Confidential Documents From Employers to Bolster Discrimination Lawsuits

New York City Bans the Box

OSHA Issues New Guidance on Restroom Access for Transgender Employees