Workplace Relations Fact Sheet

Proportionate liability - Federal Court limits application of state legislation

Insurers take care when alleging fraud

Supreme Court Limits Title VII Pay Discrimination Cases

On May 29, 2007, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 limits the damages an employee can recover when isolated discriminatory acts from the distant past result in disparity in the employee’s current level of pay.

IRS Releases Final 409A Defferred Compensation Regulations - Time For Action

On April 10, 2007, the IRS issued its final regulations interpreting the nonqualified deferred compensation requirements of Internal Revenue Code Section 409A. The 400 pages of regulations take effect on January 1, 2008. Employers should begin now to plan for compliance by year-end because all plans and arrangements subject to Section 409A must be in full documentary and operational compliance by December 31, 2007.

Advertising and Promotion Law Alert - The Curious Doctrine of Necessary Implication

Food & Beverages Advertising - Legal Update

Advertising and Promotion Law Alert - Competitors Denied Access to Lanham Act Advertising Remedies