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Episode 320 -- NAVEX Hotline Report -- More Reports and Higher Substantiation
This year --2024 -- is no exception. NAVEX combed through the data from 3784 organizations for 2023. Its headline conclusion -- 2023 was a busy year, a record level of use and the substantiation rate ...
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WBD Energy Survey and the Innovation Interchange: The Energy Transition for Non-Energy Companies
Energy is the cornerstone of our society and its availability, or lack thereof, touches every corner of our lives and impacts ...
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Do I Have to Pay My Staff Overtime?
On April 23, 2024, the Department of Labor published revised Regulations governing the exemptions from entitlement to overtime for salaried employees. The minimum dollar amount of compensation ...
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Plaintiff Loses On Traceability For Failing To Request DNC List
A Missouri federal court judge found that a plaintiff did not have standing to bring a claim under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act’s (TCPA) Internal Do Not Call (IDNC) regulations because the ...
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New York’s 421-a (16) Program Extension
To address the ongoing need for affordable housing in New York, Governor Hochul and the state legislature have passed additional incentives to spur affordable housing development. In addition to the ...
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Federal Judge Finds Exception To Exclusivity Of California Dissenters' Rights Remedy To Be "Likely" Even Though The Statute Says Otherwise
California Corporations Code Section 1312(a) provides: No shareholder of a corporation who has a right under this chapter [Cal. Corp. Code Chapter 13] to demand payment of cash for the shares held by ...
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Preparing for Major Changes to DOT’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise DBE Program
To help prime contractors and subcontractors who participate, or are considering participating, in the DBE Program understand and prepare for these changes, PilieroMazza’s Jackie Unger and Peter ...
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CFPB Files Complaint and Proposed Final Judgments Against Higher Education Assistance Agency and National Collegiate Student Loan Trusts
On May 6, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it filed a complaint and two proposed stipulated final judgments to resolve its claims against the National Collegiate ...
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JAMS Adopts New Mass Arbitration Rules and Fee Schedules
For businesses that use consumer and workplace arbitration agreements designating JAMS as their arbitration administrator, there is an important new development: JAMS has announced new Mass ...
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CMS Publishes Final Rule for Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published its Final Rule today to implement a minimum staffing “floor” for nursing homes in the United States, as first announced on April 22. The ...
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Navigating Substance Abuse in Child Custody Cases: Strategies for Effective Representation
When clients step into that initial consultation, they’re often cloaked in layers of anxiety, especially when grappling with the specter of addiction. As attorneys, our task is not only to gather ...
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Greenhouse Gas Regulation Heats Up as EPA Finalizes Rule for Reducing & Reporting Methane Emissions
After much anticipation, the Environmental Protection Agency issued its final rule this week aimed at cutting methane emissions as well as strengthening and updating greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) ...