The National Labor Relations Board ("Board") yesterday proposed significant amendments to procedures in representation cases involving secret ballot elections. According to the Board, the proposed amendments are intended to "remove unnecessary barriers to the fair and expeditious resolution of questions concerning representation" and, if adopted, will streamline pre- and post-election procedures, facilitate electronic communications and document filing, and reduce unnecessary litigation.

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie recently signed into law new posting and notice requirements for employers, scheduled to take effect November 21, 2012, relating to pay equality under state and federal law.

National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB") Acting General Counsel Lafe E. Solomon recently issued a second report reviewing fourteen NLRB decisions involving employee use of social media and online communications.

It's not often that business owners get good news from the government, but small and even some medium-sized businesses with 401(k) plans got a helping hand from the U.S. Department of Labor...

In a highly anticipated decision, the United States Supreme Court ruled earlier this week, in Staub v. Proctor Hospital, that an employer can be held liable under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) for unlawful discrimination by an official other than the primary decision-maker.

The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") issued a policy statement ("Statement") raising significant concerns about consumer privacy, data security, and the potential for bias and discrimination associated with the increasing use of biometric information and related technologies.

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has recently approved an important amendment to the Permit Extension Act of 2010 that will extend the life of development related permits and approvals for an additional three years.

Ian M. Comisky, Matthew D. Lee and Charles A. De Monaco were featured in The Legal Intelligencer article, "Blank Rome Partners, Including Son of Firm Founder, Join Fox."

New H-1B visa petitions can be filed with the United States Citizenship & Immigration Services beginning April 1, 2013.

On Thursday, May 21, 2009, the full Committee on Energy and Commerce of the U.S. House of Representatives passed, by vote of 33 to 25, comprehensive energy legislation, H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 ("ACES" or the "ACES bill").

This edition of Attorney Spotlight highlights one of my honored New York City colleagues in Blank Rome's Matrimonial & Family Law group—Marilyn B. Chinitz.

The federal government entered a partial shutdown on October 1, 2013 as Congress failed to enact a signed appropriation or continuing resolution.

Although the effort to usher in new and expansive labor and employment legislation is expected to slow in 2011, significant regulatory changes could still be on the horizon.

The Philadelphia Water Department and the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation have announced a new Stormwater Management Incentives Program (SMIP) Grant, which complements the existing SMIP Loan Program.

On August 31, 2011, the window of opportunity to participate in the Internal Revenue Service's 2011 Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Initiative (OVDI) will close.

In a Chief Counsel Memorandum released on November 25, 2011, the Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS") Office of Chief Counsel said that a taxpayer operating a continuing care retirement community ("CCRC") can properly treat its facilities as residential real property subject to a 27.5 year recovery period.

The opening session for this year's Connecticut Maritime Association Shipping Conference is titled, "We've always been an industry, now we need to be a business."

In a well-publicized victory for employers, the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit recently vacated the National Labor Relations Board final rule requiring employers to post notices of employees’ rights.

The EEOC recently issued publications addressing workplace rights and responsibilities with respect to religious dress and grooming.

In its first decision addressing the validity of an employer's social media policy, the National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB") recently invalidated Costco's handbook policy that prohibited employees from electronically posting messages that "damage the Company, defame any individual or damage any person's reputation."