ArticleTitle IX Enforcement In 2014: Expect Continued Scrutiny Of Institutional Efforts To Address Campus Sexual MisconductArticle from Waller LawUnited StatesConsumer ProtectionWaller Lansden Dortch & Davis
ArticleThe End Is Near! Section 409A Compliance Is Required By Year´s EndIn October 2004, Congress added Section 409A to the Internal Revenue Code to curb the perceived tax abuses of nonqualified deferred compensation arrangements.United StatesEmployment and HRWaller Lansden Dortch & Davis
ArticleVOW’s Double-Edged Sword: Tax Credits In Exchange For Hostile Work Environment ClaimsAs part of the effort to make the return to civilian life as seamless as possible for the thousands of troops returning from Afghanistan and Iraq, President Obama signed into law on November 21, 2011 the Veterans Opportunity to Work ("VOW") to Hire Heroes Act. United StatesEmployment and HRWaller Lansden Dortch & Davis
ArticleInnovative AlchemyA potential solution to the critical problem of getting sufficient quantities of water to combat soldiers in the field: "Water harvested from diesel exhaust." United StatesEnergy and Natural ResourcesWaller Lansden Dortch & Davis
ArticleAdvisory Opinion Approves New Physician On-Call Compensation ArrangementThe Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently issued Advisory Opinion 09-05, approving a creative call coverage arrangement for a hospital to pay physicians on its medical staff for services provided to indigent and uninsured patients. United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationWaller Lansden Dortch & Davis
ArticleRevised HSR "Size Of Transaction" Thresholds AnnouncedThe Federal Trade Commission has revised the thresholds that determine whether companies must notify the federal antitrust agencies about a transaction, pursuant to Section 7A of the Clayton Act, the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act.United StatesAntitrust/Competition LawWaller Lansden Dortch & Davis
ArticleAffordable Care Act Déjà Vu: Employer Mandate Postponed Again For Some CompaniesThe Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service released final regulations on Monday implementing — and again delaying parts of — the employer mandate of the Affordable Care Act. United StatesEmployment and HRWaller Lansden Dortch & Davis
ArticleEnsuring Interim Compliance As The Campus SaVE Act Takes EffectThe Sexual Violence Elimination Act will take effect March 2014. United StatesEmployment and HRWaller Lansden Dortch & Davis
ArticleHow To Work With And Respond To UnionsUnions -- in particular the National Nurses United in the wake of recent events at Texas Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas -- have been vocal about the importance of protecting workers from exposure to Ebola.United StatesEmployment and HRWaller Lansden Dortch & Davis
ArticleNecessary Shareholder Approval Of Certain Employee CompensationA discussion on the necessity of obtaining shareholder approval of certain employee compensation.United StatesEmployment and HRWaller Lansden Dortch & Davis
ArticleThe ACA This Week: Catholic Employers In Tennessee Are Protected From The ACA's Contraceptive Mandate, At Least For NowThe Affordable Care Act’s mandate that all employer-provided insurance plans provide coverage for contraception went into effect on January 1, 2014. United StatesEmployment and HRWaller Lansden Dortch & Davis
ArticleEPA And Corps Attempt To Expand Clean Water Act Jurisdiction … AgainEPA and the Corps of Engineers are at it againUnited StatesEnvironmentWaller Lansden Dortch & Davis
ArticleBank Of America Goes To Trial Over Countrywide’s Sub-prime Lending Programs.This week jury selection began in the Department of Justice’s case against Bank of America in what Reuters has called "the government’s first financial crisis case to go to trial against a major bank over defective mortgages."United StatesFinance and BankingWaller Lansden Dortch & Davis
ArticleBank Of America Goes To Trial Over Countrywide’s Sub-Prime Lending ProgramsJury selection began in the Department of Justice's case against Bank of America in what Reuters has called "the government's first financial crisis case to go to trial against a major bank over defective mortgages." United StatesFinance and BankingWaller Lansden Dortch & Davis
ArticleCommunity Banks: Too Small To Save?A review of the detrimental impact of the Dodd-Frank Act on community banks.United StatesFinance and BankingWaller Lansden Dortch & Davis
ArticleFFIEC Guidance Highlights The Importance Of Updated Social Media PoliciesSocial media has become the primary avenue for personal networking and communications, and therefore is also an increasingly important part of companies’ marketing and advertising strategies. United StatesFinance and BankingWaller Lansden Dortch & Davis
ArticleFFIEC Issues Joint Statement On Increased Risk Of ATM Cyber-AttacksThe Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council issued a Joint Statement concerning the increasing risk of cyber-attacks on ATMs.United StatesFinance and BankingWaller Lansden Dortch & Davis
ArticleStudent Loans: Another Bubble Waiting To BurstThe student loan market is the next bubble to burst. United StatesFinance and BankingWaller Lansden Dortch & Davis
ArticleThe EEOC's Position On Criminal Background Checks Puts Financial Services Industry In A "Catch-22"Approximately 92% of employers use criminal background checks for some or all job openings.United StatesFinance and BankingWaller Lansden Dortch & Davis
ArticleThe EEOC’s Position On Criminal Background Checks Puts Financial Services Industry In A "Catch-22"Approximately 92% of employers use criminal background checks for some or all job openings, and this number should be 100% in the financial services industry. United StatesFinance and BankingWaller Lansden Dortch & Davis