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NOV 8 2018

ADEA Applies to State Employers with Fewer than 20 Employees

KATIE K. RUDDERMAN

LABOR & EMPLOYMENT

NOV 7 2018

2018 Midterm Election Roundup

CHARLES J. KOLLING JR. EDWARD G. HILD ELIZABETH WESTBROOK JAMES C. WILTRAUT JR. JOHN MCKAGER "MAC" STIPANOVICH KIM PIZZINGRILLI LESLIE GROMIS BAKER MALLORY HARRELL MARNIE GEORGE MICHAEL P. HARRELL

GOVERNMENT RELATIONS & PUBLIC POLICY

OCT 31 2018

OSHA Issues Clarification on Workplace Safety Incentive Programs and Post-Incident Drug Testing

DAVID J. LAURENT RYAN J. WILK

LABOR & EMPLOYMENT WORKPLACE SAFETY & HEALTH (OSHA & MSHA)

OCT 30 2018

The Energy Edge: After Shale Insight 2018, One Thing is Perfectly Clear

MATTHEW M. PITZARELLA

ENERGY OIL & GAS

OCT 29 2018

New FCRA Form to Be Used with Background Checks

BARBARA L. SANCHEZ-SALAZAR

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS & ERISA LABOR & EMPLOYMENT

OCT 26 2018

New Jersey Paid Sick Leave Act: What Employers Need to Know to Comply

BRANDON M. PECK DAVID J. LAURENT

LABOR & EMPLOYMENT

OCT 23 2018

Florida Minimum Wage Increase Effective January 1, 2019

MICHAEL J. LUFKIN ROBERT G. RIEGEL JR.

LABOR & EMPLOYMENT

OCT 22 2018

The Eagerly Awaited Opportunity Zone Regulations: What Do They Tell Us and What Do We Still Need to Figure Out?

LISA M. STARCZEWSKI

TAX

OCT 16 2018

The Energy Edge: Chemistry Boom

MATTHEW M. PITZARELLA

ENERGY OIL & GAS

OCT 9 2018

TN Visa Category Left Unchanged in NAFTA Successor Agreement: The “United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement”

SHAUN K. STALLER

IMMIGRATION

OCT 3 2018

The Energy Edge: Reports of Coal's Death...Exaggerated?

MATTHEW M. PITZARELLA

COAL ENERGY OIL & GAS

OCT 3 2018

Maryland’s Take on #MeToo: Employers’ Requirements Under the State’s New Legislation Aimed at Reducing Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

SARA E. MYIRSKI

LABOR & EMPLOYMENT

OCT 2 2018

New York State Issues Finalized Sexual Harassment Prevention Documents

DAVID J. LAURENT ERIN J. MCLAUGHLIN KATIE K. RUDDERMAN

LABOR & EMPLOYMENT

OCT 1 2018

New York Employers Face a Host of Harassment Prevention Obligations Under New State and Local Laws

DAVID J. LAURENT ERIN J. MCLAUGHLIN KATIE K. RUDDERMAN

LABOR & EMPLOYMENT

SEP 20 2018

Breaking a Deadlock Among Trustees

DEBORAH A. LITTLE SAMUEL W. BRAVER

ESTATES & TRUSTS LITIGATION

SEP 18 2018

Third Circuit Affirms That Employers Must Provide Background Check Reports to Applicants Before Relying on Them to Deny Employment

CURTIS M. SCHAFFNER

LABOR & EMPLOYMENT

SEP 13 2018

The Energy Edge: U.S. Gas Producers Up to Challenge

MATTHEW M. PITZARELLA

ENERGY OIL & GAS

SEP 5 2018

Energy Insider Interview Series: Insights from Marcellus Shale Pioneer and Founding Principal Civil & Environmental Consultants Gregory Quatchak

JAMES O'TOOLE JR.

ENERGY GOVERNMENT RELATIONS & PUBLIC POLICY

AUG 30 2018

Restriction Requirements and Prosecution History Estoppel in Design Patents

WENDI L. WEINSTEIN

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PATENT PROCUREMENT

AUG 29 2018

Solving the Opioid Crisis: 4 Potential Regulatory and Legislative Scenarios

MICHAEL P. STRAZZELLA

GOVERNMENT RELATIONS & PUBLIC POLICY HEALTHCARE

AUG 23 2018

PHRC Decides to Treat Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation as Unlawful

DAVID J. LAURENT MATTHEW W. WILSON

AUG 22 2018

The Energy Edge: The U.S. Can't Afford to Sit Idle Any Longer

MATTHEW M. PITZARELLA

ENERGY OIL & GAS

AUG 9 2018

California Privacy Bill’s Big Implications for US Businesses – Part II

KIMBERLY AROUH ROBERT M. HOLLAND SUE C. FRIEDBERG

CYBERSECURITY & DATA PRIVACY

AUG 9 2018

PTAB De-Designates Ex parte Jung

BRYAN J. CANNON TRAVIS D. BOONE

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PATENT COUNSELING & STRATEGIC ADVICE PATENT OFFICE LITIGATION

AUG 6 2018

Pennsylvania Proposes Changes to Exempt Employee Salary Threshold

ANTHONY F. ANDRISANO JR. JACOB J. SULZER JILL M. LASHAY

LABOR & EMPLOYMENT

AUG 1 2018

Ninth Circuit Reverses Tax Court in Altera Corp., Restores Treasury Tax Regulatory Discretion – At Least for Now

JOHN P. WARNER SAHEL A. ASSAR

TAX TAX CONTROVERSY

JUL 26 2018

PTAB Establishes Plain Meaning of 'At Least One of A and B'

BRYAN J. CANNON TRAVIS D. BOONE

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PATENT COUNSELING & STRATEGIC ADVICE PATENT OFFICE LITIGATION

JUL 26 2018

California Privacy Bill’s Big Implications for US Businesses: Part I

KIMBERLY AROUH ROBERT M. HOLLAND SUE C. FRIEDBERG

CYBERSECURITY & DATA PRIVACY

JUL 23 2018

US House of Representatives Examines Stark Law, Contemplates Major Changes

MICHAEL P. STRAZZELLA ROBERT B. RAMSEY III ROBERT M. HOLLAND

GOVERNMENT RELATIONS & PUBLIC POLICY HEALTHCARE HEALTHCARE REGULATORY & COMPLIANCE

JUL 20 2018

US Tax Reform Provides New Withholding Regime for Partnership Transactions

SAHEL A. ASSAR

CORPORATE TAX REAL ESTATE TAX

JUL 20 2018

SEC Increases the Number of Companies Eligible for Reduced Disclosure

BRIAN S. NORTH JENNIFER R. MINTER

CORPORATE SECURITIES & SEC

JUL 12 2018

SEC Director Provides Guidance on Application of US Securities Laws to Token Sales

BRIAN S. NORTH JENNIFER R. MINTER

CORPORATE SECURITIES & SEC

JUL 10 2018

CMS Requests Input for Stark Law Modifications, Push Value-Based Care

ROBERT B. RAMSEY III ROBERT M. HOLLAND

HEALTHCARE HEALTHCARE REGULATORY & COMPLIANCE

JUL 9 2018

Cyber Risk News & Trends

SUE C. FRIEDBERG

CYBERSECURITY & DATA PRIVACY

JUL 5 2018

Pennsylvania “Fixes” Bonus Depreciation Disallowance

BRUCE I. BOOKEN

STATE & LOCAL TAX TAX

JUL 2 2018

Energy Insider Interview Series: Insights from Denise Brinley – Senior Energy Advisor, Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development

MATTHEW M. PITZARELLA

ENERGY GOVERNMENT RELATIONS & PUBLIC POLICY

JUL 2 2018

Supreme Court Strikes Down “Fair Share” Fees Paid by State and Local Non-Union Government Employees

WILLIAM P. LEWIS

LABOR & EMPLOYMENT TRADITIONAL LABOR RELATIONS

JUN 26 2018

FDA Approves First Cannabis Product as Drug

TINA HU-RODGERS WILLIAM A. GARVIN

CANNABIS FDA & BIOTECHNOLOGY

JUN 25 2018

Possible Changes on the Way in IPRs, PGRs and CBMs - From Broadest Reasonable Interpretation to a Phillips Standard, Consideration of Prior Claim Construction and Possible Retroactivity of Those Changes

ERIN M. DUNSTON

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PATENT OFFICE LITIGATION

JUN 25 2018

Supreme Court: Patent Owners’ Infringement Damages Can Include Extraterritorial Lost Profits

ANAND MOHAN DUANE A. STEWART III PHILIP L. HIRSCHHORN

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PATENT COUNSELING & STRATEGIC ADVICE PATENT OFFICE LITIGATION

JUN 25 2018

Supreme Court’s Landmark Decision in Wayfair: States Are Now Free to Tax Internet and Out-Of-State Retailers Without Regard to Physical Presence

LISA M. STARCZEWSKI

STATE & LOCAL TAX TAX

JUN 18 2018

NLRB General Counsel Issues Guidance on Handbook Rules and Policies

DAVID J. LAURENT

LABOR & EMPLOYMENT

JUN 12 2018

PTAB Provides Guidance on Motion to Amend Practice

SHAWN B. CAGE

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PATENT OFFICE LITIGATION

JUN 11 2018

Trump Signs VA MISSION Act, Expands Veterans Health Options

JAMES C. WILTRAUT JR. MICHAEL P. STRAZZELLA

GOVERNMENT RELATIONS & PUBLIC POLICY HEALTHCARE

JUN 8 2018

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Avoids Addressing Environmental Rights Amendment in Gorsline Decision, Stresses Importance of Strong Evidentiary Record

BRENDAN P. LUCAS SHAWN N. GALLAGHER

ENERGY OIL & GAS

JUN 8 2018

Masterpiece Cakeshop – What the SCOTUS Decision Is (And Isn’t)

LABOR & EMPLOYMENT

JUN 1 2018

Confidentiality Agreement: General (Short Form, Unilateral, Pro-Discloser) (PA)

LITIGATION TRADE SECRETS & RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS

MAY 21 2018

Supreme Court Upholds Use of Class Action Waivers in Arbitration Agreements

CHRISTIAN ANTKOWIAK DAVID J. LAURENT

LABOR & EMPLOYMENT

MAY 14 2018

New DOL Claims Procedures for Disability Benefits, 3 Action Items to Stay in Compliance

JOHN E. MCGRADY III PHILIP J. WEIS

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS & ERISA LABOR & EMPLOYMENT

MAY 14 2018

Using Asset Recycling as an Infrastructure Funding Mechanism

TERRENCE HEUBERT WILLIAM P. CONABOY, JR.

CONSTRUCTION GOVERNMENT RELATIONS & PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC FINANCE

MAY 10 2018

Enrollment Dangers for Surgical Hospitals Following New Medicare Compliance Criteria

LORIN E. PATTERSON ROBERT M. HOLLAND

HEALTHCARE

MAY 9 2018

Answers to 3 Key Questions About the Remediation of Superfund and Brownfield Sites Under President Trump’s Infrastructure Proposal

EDWARD G. HILD HOWARD J. WEIN KIMBERLY AROUH

CONSTRUCTION ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNMENT RELATIONS & PUBLIC POLICY

MAY 9 2018

California Makes it Harder for Companies to Classify Workers as Independent Contractors

MICHELE A. RAMOS

LABOR & EMPLOYMENT

MAY 8 2018

USPTO Proposes Changes to Claim Construction Standard Applied in AIA Trial Proceedings

ROGER H. LEE

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PATENT OFFICE LITIGATION

APR 27 2018

PTAB Provides Guidance on AIA Trial Procedure in View of SAS Institute

ROGER H. LEE

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

APR 26 2018

USPTO Issues New Alice Guidance

WILLIAM C. ROWLAND

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PATENT COUNSELING & STRATEGIC ADVICE PATENT OFFICE LITIGATION PATENT PROCUREMENT

APR 26 2018

Ninth Circuit Unanimously Holds: Prior Salary Doesn’t Justify Wage Gap Under Equal Pay Act

JAIME S. TUITE

LABOR & EMPLOYMENT

APR 25 2018

The Supreme Court Upholds the Constitutionality of IPRs and Strikes Down Partial Institutions

ROGER H. LEE

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PATENT OFFICE LITIGATION

APR 24 2018

What a Successful P3 Looks Like: Florida’s I-595 Express Corridor

RHEA F. LAW

CONSTRUCTION GOVERNMENT RELATIONS & PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC FINANCE TRANSPORTATION

APR 24 2018

10 Things You Need to Know About New Jersey’s Equal Pay Act

CHRISTOPHER J. DALTON

LABOR & EMPLOYMENT

APR 24 2018

New Maryland Estate Tax Exemption for 2019, Signals Trend Following 2017 Tax Act

ELIZABETH CARROTT MINNIGH JOSHUA D. HEADLEY

ESTATES & TRUSTS TAX

APR 19 2018

Tick-Tock — Time May Be Running Out For TCCWNA Claims

CHRISTOPHER J. DALTON

CORPORATE LITIGATION

APR 18 2018

Transportation Complications: Top Issues to Consider When Drafting an Infrastructure Bill

ROBERT L. SHUSTER TERRENCE HEUBERT

CONSTRUCTION GOVERNMENT RELATIONS & PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC FINANCE TRANSPORTATION

APR 17 2018

Pennsylvania Superior Court Adopts New Standard for Social Media Evidence

JORDAN A. YEAGLEY

LITIGATION

APR 16 2018

Congress Amends Fair Labor Standards Act, Takes Firm Stand Against Tip Theft

DAVID J. LAURENT MICHAEL J. LUFKIN ROBERT G. RIEGEL JR.

LABOR & EMPLOYMENT

APR 12 2018

The Worker Shortage Challenge: 5 Labor-Related Risks that Would Arise from Infrastructure Legislation

DAVID J. LAURENT KIMBERLY AROUH MIN S. SUH

CONSTRUCTION GOVERNMENT RELATIONS & PUBLIC POLICY LABOR & EMPLOYMENT

APR 10 2018

Due Process Trumps Validity Concerns in AIA Trials

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IP LITIGATION PATENT OFFICE LITIGATION

APR 9 2018

Pennsylvania Superior Court Holds “Rule of Capture” Does Not Preclude Liability for Trespass Due to Hydraulic Fracturing

BRENDAN P. LUCAS MATTHEW F. BURGER

ENERGY

APR 5 2018

3 Ways State & Local Governments Can Fund Infrastructure Projects

ANDREW J. GIORGIONE JASON P. WRONA KENNETH R. LUTTINGER MATTHEW T. FINE THOMAS J. MADIGAN WILLIAM P. CONABOY, JR.

CONSTRUCTION ENERGY GOVERNMENT RELATIONS & PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC FINANCE REAL ESTATE TAX

MAR 29 2018

IRS to Close Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program Effective September 28, 2018

BONITA WANG JOHN P. WARNER MITCHELL I. HOROWITZ RICHARD A. JACOBSON SAHEL A. ASSAR

TAX TAX CONTROVERSY

MAR 28 2018

Prior Art Known Before Filing IPR Petition Leads to Estoppel of Invalidity Grounds in District Court

SHAWN B. CAGE

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IP LITIGATION PATENT OFFICE LITIGATION

MAR 28 2018

How Trump's Infrastructure Plan Impacts the Energy Industry

EDWARD G. HILD KIMBERLY AROUH MATTHEW M. PITZARELLA

CONSTRUCTION ENERGY ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNMENT RELATIONS & PUBLIC POLICY

MAR 22 2018

Orange Book-Listed Patents Challenged in AIA Trial Proceedings

ROGER H. LEE

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IP LITIGATION PATENT OFFICE LITIGATION

MAR 21 2018

Recent Guidance on Whether the PTAB is Bound by a Prior Claim Construction

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IP LITIGATION PATENT OFFICE LITIGATION

MAR 20 2018

Cyber Risk News & Trends

SUE C. FRIEDBERG

CYBERSECURITY & DATA PRIVACY

MAR 20 2018

Public-Private Partnerships: The Only Road to Trump's Infrastructure Plan?

THOMAS J. MADIGAN

CONSTRUCTION ENERGY GOVERNMENT RELATIONS & PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC FINANCE REAL ESTATE

MAR 20 2018

Eleventh Circuit Finds Failure to Increase Salary After New Employee Becomes Proficient May Violate the Equal Pay Act

MICHAEL J. LUFKIN

LABOR & EMPLOYMENT

MAR 19 2018

Preparing for the New Partnership Audit Rules: Why It's Critical to Act Now

LISA M. STARCZEWSKI

TAX

MAR 19 2018

Steel and Aluminum Tariffs and the Impact on the Energy Industry

EDWARD G. HILD

ENERGY GOVERNMENT RELATIONS & PUBLIC POLICY OIL & GAS

MAR 13 2018

Finding Funds: 5 Ways to Pay for Trump's Infrastructure Plan

TERRENCE HEUBERT THOMAS J. MADIGAN

CONSTRUCTION ENERGY GOVERNMENT RELATIONS & PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC FINANCE REAL ESTATE TAX

MAR 9 2018

U.S. Department of Labor Announces New Program to Help Get PAID

GINA M. AMECI

LABOR & EMPLOYMENT

MAR 8 2018

Energy Insider Interview Series: Insights from Senator Lisa Murkowski

EDWARD G. HILD

ENERGY GOVERNMENT RELATIONS & PUBLIC POLICY OIL & GAS

MAR 8 2018

Contractor Termination: Don’t Make a Bad Situation Worse

THOMAS J. MADIGAN

CONSTRUCTION REAL ESTATE

MAR 7 2018

5 Key Takeaways from Trump's Proposed Infrastructure Plan

ROBERT L. SHUSTER

CONSTRUCTION ENERGY GOVERNMENT RELATIONS & PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC FINANCE REAL ESTATE TAX

MAR 1 2018

PTAB Denies Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe’s Motion to Terminate IPRs Based on Tribal Immunity

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IP LITIGATION PATENT OFFICE LITIGATION

MAR 1 2018

Infrastructure Plan in Flux: 3 Ways State and Local Government Can Influence Congressional Legislation

CHARLES J. KOLLING JR.

CONSTRUCTION ENERGY GOVERNMENT RELATIONS & PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC FINANCE REAL ESTATE

FEB 28 2018

Effective Now: New Higher Thresholds Under the Hart-Scott Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976

CARRIE G. AMEZCUA THOMAS G. BUCHANAN

ANTITRUST & TRADE REGULATION CORPORATE ENERGY HEALTHCARE

FEB 27 2018

U.S. Supreme Court Adopts Narrow View of “Whistleblower” Under Dodd-Frank

RYAN J. WILK

LABOR & EMPLOYMENT

FEB 23 2018

Restoring the Securities Industry Exemption From Mortgage Broker Licensing

R. MICHAEL UNDERWOOD

CORPORATE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS & PUBLIC POLICY LITIGATION SECURITIES & SEC

FEB 21 2018

Affordable Rental Housing Environment – Tax Reform and Other Factors

MICHELLE R. YARBROUGH KORB

AFFORDABLE HOUSING REAL ESTATE

FEB 20 2018

Energy Insider Interview Series: Insights from Terry Fitzpatrick – President & CEO of the Energy Association of Pennsylvania

JOHN F. POVILAITIS

ENERGY OIL & GAS

FEB 19 2018

Tax Reform: Impact on Businesses and Individuals

BRUCE I. BOOKEN ROSE K. WILSON

TAX

FEB 13 2018

Personal Impacts of Tax Reform: Should You Adjust Your Wealth & Succession Plan?

ELIZABETH CARROTT MINNIGH

TAX

FEB 9 2018

Tax Considerations for Foreign-Owned U.S. Corporations After 2017 Tax Act

JOHN P. WARNER

TAX

FEB 9 2018

Pennsylvania Imposes New Withholding and Reporting Requirements on Compensatory Payments to Non-Resident Directors

JOHN E. MCGRADY III

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION LABOR & EMPLOYMENT TAX

FEB 7 2018

Effects of the 2017 Tax Act on Nonprofit Tax-Exempt Organizations

BONITA WANG

NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TAX

FEB 1 2018

Opportunity Abounds as New Jersey Adopts “One Room” ASC Bill, Partially Lifting ASC Moratorium by Allowing Combinations and Restructuring of Single-Room ASCs

IVAN J. PUNCHATZ LORIN E. PATTERSON ROBERT M. HOLLAND

HEALTHCARE

JAN 25 2018

The Supreme Court Declines to Entertain Spokeo Round 2

PATRICK D. DORAN SAMANTHA L. SOUTHALL

BANKRUPTCY & CREDITORS' RIGHTS LABOR & EMPLOYMENT LITIGATION

JAN 25 2018

Federal Circuit Reverses Course and Holds That the PTAB’s Time-Bar Determinations in Institution Decisions are Appealable

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IP LITIGATION PATENT OFFICE LITIGATION

JAN 25 2018

Cyber Risk News & Trends

SUE C. FRIEDBERG

CYBERSECURITY & DATA PRIVACY

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