Member Articles

DC Circuit Court of Appeals Throws Out Recess Appointments to the NLRB

30 January 2013

Contact: Dave Kight; Spencer Fane Britt & Browne LLP (Missouri, USA) In a stunning rebuke to President Obama, the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals declared the President’s recess appointments to the Natio ...

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The Waiting Game Is Over: HHS Issues Final Modifications to the HIPAA Rules

24 January 2013

Contact: Craig W. Elkins; Williams Mullen (North Carolina & Virgina, USA) On January 17, 2013, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) issued its long expected final omnibus rule, which makes substantial ...

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Queensland government flags BCIPA review

24 January 2013

Contact: Carter Newell (Queensland, Australia) The Queensland government delivered an early Christmas present to the local building and construction industry by flagging a long-awaited review of the Building and Constru ...

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Fourth Circuit Holds That Plan Administrators’ Alleged Fiduciary Breach Based on 401(k) Plans’ Fund Selection Is Time-Barred

24 January 2013

Contact: Mark S. Thomas & Robert W. Shaw; Williams Mullen (North Carolina & Virginia, USA) The Fourth Circuit rejected the claims of a putative class action brought on behalf of participants of two retirement plans spon ...

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Final Rule Protecting First Refusal Rights of Incumbent Service Contract Workers Take Effect January 18, 2013

22 January 2013

Contacts: Mary Pivec & Robert E. Korroch; Williams Mullen (North Carolina & Virginia, USA) On December 22, 2012, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Councils published the long awaited final rule implementing the P ...

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