The Supreme Court announced last week that it will hear two cases in which for-profit businesses are challenging the Affordable Care Act’s (“ACA”) “contraceptive mandate” on freedom of religion grounds. The key issue before the Supreme Court will be...
Over Thanksgiving weekend, I had the pleasure of visiting my grandmother’s farmhouse in northwest Iowa. I don’t think I had been there in probably five years, as she had been living in California for most of that time....
Late last month, Department of Business Oversight Commissioner Jan Owen issued an order requiring licensees to: - establish within their computer electronic mail system an electronic mailbox; - dedicate the email address to receiving...
Before we get to the last week's wins in the federal circuits, three things: First, I think the most interesting opinion from the federal circuits in the last week is United States v. Murray from the Second Circuit....
In a major win for employers, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, on December 3, 2013, rejected the highly controversial D.R. Horton, Inc. decision from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)....
In an effort to summarize the highlights of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) LEAN E-mail Blasts that we receive, and rarely have time to review in a timely fashion, we at Pepper are providing this quick synopsis of the...
On November 18, 2013, The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Office of the General Counsel (OGC) announced that it has authorized complaints against Wal-Mart for unlawfully retaliating against its employees who engaged in strikes and protests on...
Everyone knows that a compliance officer does not need to be a lawyer. Some compliance professionals believe that lawyers do not make very good compliance officers – the jury is out on that.... By: Michael Volkov
The California Legislature amended its major real estate antideficiency laws—Code of Civil Procedure §§580b and 580d—effective January 1, 2014. The amendments have been a subject of concern, but their objective, and likely effect, is limited....
On November 18, 2013, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced the implementation of a new program meant to help combat fraud and identity theft. The new E-Verify safeguard enables USCIS to “lock” a social security number (SSN)...
