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Pursuant to the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (JOBS Act), on December 18, 2013, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed significant amendments to Regulation A, which we refer to as Regulation A+.

If you do not learn of a federal trial court's dispositive order until more than 30 days after the order's entry, can you still appeal?

On January 29, 2014, the Mayor of Newark, New Jersey signed into law an Ordinance requiring employers to provide paid sick leave to their employees, effective May 29, 2014, or, for employees who are covered by a collective bargaining agreement ("CBA"), upon expiration of the current union contract.

On March 4, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision reversing a lower court ruling and vindicating the rights of a whistleblower under a section of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

As promised, as one of his first orders of business New York City's new mayor asked the City Council to amend the Earned Sick Time Act, which was enacted over former Mayor Michael Bloomberg's veto.

Analysis of new data obtained from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ("USCIS") reveals a dramatic increase in the number of L-1B Non Immigrant visa petitions filed, approved and denied, as well as the number of Requests for Evidence ("RFEs") ...

Under Florida law, no lien of any kind can be recorded against a condominium property as a whole without the unanimous consent of the unit owners.

A ruling by an administrative law judge punches a hole through the FAA's ban on the unlicensed use of commercial drones.

Earlier this week, a New Jersey appellate court heard oral argument in BIS LP, Inc. v. Director, Div. of Taxation, which is the lead case addressing the issue of whether a corporate limited partner is taxable on its distributive share of income from a partnership doing business in New Jersey.

Since the America Invents Act of 2012 dramatically altered opportunities for third parties to challenge the validity of issued US patents through Patent Office proceedings, WilmerHale has emerged as leader this space having filed 38 Inter Partes Review petitions six Covered Business Method petitions.

The recent Texas case of Munoz v. John Peter Smith Hospital highlights the need for all individuals to have an advance medical directive (known in Pennsylvania as a Health Care Power of Attorney and Living Will) in place to ensure their wishes are respected.

In the brave new world of viral online communications, it is critical to stay in front all of those complaints coming at you and to deal appropriately and successfully with any negative online comments about your brand or business.

This is the third installment of a series that takes an inside look at the corporate tax reform proposals in Governor Andrew Cuomo’s 2014–15 New York Budget Bill.

Fox Rothschild is pleased to present an informative program on the current state of Title IX enforcement actions. The panel discussion will be held at the Marriott Conshohocken, on Friday March 21, from 8 to 10 a.m.

While many consumers may be unaware it is taking place, stores are reading signals from cell phones and other mobile devices to track shoppers' movements and preferences.

Jody Simon, Jeffrey S. Kravitz, Jacqueline Lechtholz-Zey and Benjamin E. Maskell were featured in the Intellectual Property Today article, "Fox Team Prevails in ITC Matter Involving Major Television Network." Full text can be found in the February 25, 2014, issue, but a synopsis is noted below.

We have often written that tattoos, certain headwear or other garb, and grooming habits, are not per se covered by Title VII.

On Wednesday, it was reported that the Virginia General Assembly passed legislation from the House and Senate designed to crack down on misleading patent troll demand letters.

By Memorandum Opinion entered by The Honorable Richard G. Andrews in EON Corp. IP Holdings, LLC v. FLO TV Incorporated, et al., Civil Action No. 10-812-RGA (D.Del., March 4, 2014), the Court granted Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment Based on Invalidity after finding that eight terms of the patent-in-suit, ,,,

Talk about sticker shock. A New Jersey father was recently ordered to pay more than $112,000 for his daughter to attend Cornell Law School.