With immigration reform at a standstill, the Obama administration is taking steps to help businesses attract and retain professionals working in the U.S. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced two major advancements on May 6, 2014....
A month after its release of the proposed rule under the Federal Clean Water Act (CWA), seeking to define “waters of the U.S.,” the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has opened up the public comment period on the proposed rule that could redefine...
Retirement plan administrators routinely receive requests from employees to accept rollover contributions of amounts held in a prior employer’s qualified plan or, in some cases, an IRA. When processing these requests, plan administrators must be...
The Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Payments) Regulations 2013 (the "CCRs") come into force in the UK on 13 June 2014.... By: Reed Smith
This advisory summarizes key travel and employment issues if you are an F-1 student with Optional Practical Training (OPT) employment eligibility and an H-1B filing on your behalf has been accepted by US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)....
How can financial institutions better serve underbanked individuals? - An advisory panel convened by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) met recently to discuss possible answers to this question. Particularly in light of recent...
At the March open meeting, FERC issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) in which it proposed changes to the Gas Day and pipeline nominations schedule (Docket No. RM14-2-000, 146 FERC ¶ 61,201). The NOPR is part of the Commission's ongoing...
With first round of the 2014 NFL Draft now complete, the big news is that Johnny Football is officially a Cleveland Brown. But behind the scenes, the teams and players are both already moving on to next phase in their budding relationships: contract negotiation.
A $37 million default judgment against a bar accused of overserving a patron was reversed Friday by Alabama's top state court, which found that insufficient efforts were made to notify the owner of Club Volcano about the suit. Daryl Williams was eventually noticed by publication.
In This Issue: - Leading the News - United States – Africa Relations - North Africa - East Africa - West Africa - Sub-Saharan Africa - General Africa News - Excerpt from Leading the News: Nigeria - On May 2nd, House...
