On January 24, 2011, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC" or the "Commission") issued an order denying rehearing and providing clarification to its December 17, 2009 order (the "December 17 Order") regarding Commission enforcement of statutes, regulations and orders.

On May 9, 2012, the SEC announced an enforcement action against Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu CPA Ltd.

Chinese and U.S. citizen business travelers, as well as trainees and students, should consider applying for the now available longer validity period visa.

The theme of this year’s Connecticut Maritime Association ("CMA") Shipping 2011 Conference "forward"— is laden with ambiguity. Given the current business climate, that is as it should be.

New H-1B visa petitions can be filed with the United States Citizenship & Immigration Services beginning April 1, 2014.

The Justice Department has dismissed its landmark case against Swiss banking giant UBS AG, announcing that the bank has successfully complied with the terms of its Deferred Prosecution Agreement entered into in February 2009.

Although, in recent years, much of the focus at U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) has been on border security, CBP retains its traditional customs role of managing imports as they cross the border.

On August 18, 2010 the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit addressed the issue of corporate affiliate conflicts of interest. This is an issue that frequently challenges lawyers considering whether they can represent a client who is adverse to a corporate affiliate of another client that they or their firms represent.

YoungShip International is a professional non-profit organization whose core purposes are to provide a competent, network-enhancing arena for its members.

President Obama and the Democratic majority that accompanied him to Washington devoted a substantial portion of the administration’s first year in office, the first session of the 111th Congress, to passing a comprehensive climate change bill that would cap domestic greenhouse gas emissions and encourage investment in energy efficiency projects and clean energy technologies.

Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. agreed to resolve charges brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission for violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

When I was in grade school, each day began with the same ritual: stand at attention facing our nation's flag, place your right hand over your heart, and state, in unison with your classmate...

According to the Pew Research Center, as of June 2017, the total amount of U.S. student debt was $1.3 trillion ...

Today, the U.S. Department of Labor has unveiled arguably the most employer-anticipated action taken during the Trump administration

Action Item: Employers with wellness programs that involve higher premiums or other increased cost-sharing for employees who do not participate should contact us immediately.

The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently ruled, in EEOC v. United Airlines, Inc., that the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA") does not require employers to reassign disabled employees, who will lose their positions due to a disability, to vacant positions for which they are qualified if better qualified candidates apply and it is the employer’s "consistent and honest" policy to hire the best qualified applicant.

The IRS has posted a "Question and Answer" that effectively prohibits employers from reimbursing employees for premiums for individual health insurance polices.

In a recent decision, the National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB") ruled, in Mezonos Maven Bakery, Inc., that it did not have the authority to award back pay to undocumented workers, even where the employer violated federal immigration law by failing to ask for work authorization documents when it hired the workers.

The National Labor Relations Board recently held that union members have the right to engage in "bannering," displaying large banners at a secondary employer's worksite to publicize a labor dispute with a primary employer and attempting to "influence" the secondary employer.

A federal judge in Washington, D.C. ruled Monday that the National Labor Relations Board’s ("NLRB" or "Board") controversial rule aimed at streamlining union elections is invalid because it was enacted without the required three-member quorum.