On September 23, the U.S. International Trade Commission announced that Sandra Lord will join the ITC as an Administrative Law Judge, replacing Judge Robert K. Rogers, who retired from the ITC in June 2013.

The government has set the dates for the smoking ban - 2nd April 2007 in Wales and 1st July 2007 in England. All workplaces will need to be smoke-free from these dates. While many employers already ban smoking inside their premises, the ban will doubtless affect those whose staff work in more ‘social’ settings such as care homes (where residents may perhaps smoke in their rooms).

The analysis of known trends and uncertainties is critical when preparing the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (MD&A) section for annual reports on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued Advisory Opinion 2025-03A, in which it resolves a dispute over Morgan Stanley's deferred compensation program...

On July 25, the US Department of Labor (DOL) posted a "request for information" on potential revisions to the Fair Labor Standard Act's (FLSA's) overtime exemptions.

On July 19, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved most of the revisions proposed by a North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC)

US congressional Democrats released the latest version of H.R. 5376—better known as the Build Back Better Act—late last week, hoping to advance a $1.85 trillion spending package after months of deadlock.

With the passage on January 22 of continuing appropriations through February 8 (HR 195), the moratorium on the medical device excise tax has been further extended until January 1, 2020...

On November 3, the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) commissioner announced the expansion of Global Entry to UK citizens.

US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on September 18, 2017 that it will once again allow premium processing of all H-1B petitions subject to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 cap.

The UK government intends to ratify the Unitary Patent System and the Unified Patent Court prior to Brexit.

Argentina appealed, but the appellate court affirmed, reasoning that the company on whose board the arbitrator sat had only trivial interest in the parties, and therefore, the arbitrator's interests in the parties were insignificant.

Belize, like other Caribbean jurisdictions, has enacted a series of laws seeking to comply with international Economic Substance requirements.

The physical address where the accounting records are held and the name of the person who keeps the accounting records and supporting documentation.

This Reorganization Plan is significant in that it serves to initiate the proceeding itself.

Pursuant to article 37 of Law 33 of June 30th, 2010 of the Republic of Panama, the registration of ownership titles, mortgages and mortgage related documents (discharges, amendments, addenda, assumptions, pari passu agreements, mortgagees' subordination agreements, etc.) are now being handled by the Panama Maritime Authority (PMA) instead of the Public Registry, since December 31st, 2010.

In Assured Guaranty (UK) Ltd. v. J. P. Morgan Investment Management Inc., 2011 N.Y. Slip Op. 09162, 2011 WL 6338898 (N.Y. Dec. 20, 2011), the New York Court of Appeals held that the Martin Act, N.Y. Gen. Bus. Law art. 23-A — New York’s "blue sky" law designed to address fraudulent practices in the marketing of securities

Recently, a federal appeals court determined that temporary pain may be a "disability" under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act (PHRA), entitling employees to certain job accommodations and protections.

A recent New York County Surrogate's Court case, Matter of the Estate of Durcan, highlights the importance of properly completing beneficiary designation forms for retirement accounts, even when one has already completed them at a prior custodian.

An investment bank agreed to settle FINRA charges concerning supervisory failures, namely inadequate supervision of certain short-term transactions involving unit investment trusts.