• 05.23.16

    Actions to Advance Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health

    In the first three years of life, a child's brain grows faster than any other time, charting the course for all areas of brain development.

  • 05.23.16

    Partners Are Not Employees, Yet

    Recently the IRS issued guidance in the form of temporary and proposed regulations clarifying that individuals who are partners in a partnership that itself owns a disregarded entity are not to be treated as employees of the disregarded entity for various tax law purposes.

  • 05.23.16

    Sports Doping Penalties Are Woefully Insufficient

    Just in the last week, 31 urine samples from the 2008 Beijing Olympics have been classified as suspicious, samples from the 2012 London games are being re-tested, a heavyweight fight has been postponed, and the U.S. Department of Justice has launched an investigation into doping at the Sochi ...

  • 05.23.16

    U.S. Supreme Court Reaffirms Broad Preemptive Effect of ERISA

    On March 1, 2016, the United States Supreme Court, in Gobeille v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, No. 14-181, reaffirmed the broad preemptive effect of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001, et seq. (ERISA).

  • 05.20.16

    Manatt on Medicaid: Beneficiary Support and Enrollment Requirements

    On April 25, 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released its final rule that significantly overhauls regulations governing Medicaid managed care.

  • 05.19.16

    Fake Subscription Notices, Real FTC Lawsuit

    Fake subscription notices are the subject of a new lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission in an Oregon federal court.

  • 05.19.16

    Labor Department Issues Final Amendments to Overtime Exemptions

    On May 18, the U.S. Department of Labor issued publicly its long-awaited final regulations updating the "White Collar" exemptions to the minimum wage and overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act.

  • 05.18.16

    Key M&A in Media and Entertainment in 2016

    In this newsletter, we hear from Jacob Carlson on the latest M&A happenings in the world of Media and Entertainment, with particular attention to hot-button issues such as VR/AR, live streaming, and eSports.

  • 05.18.16

    Defend Trade Secrets Act Becomes Law

    Passed by an overwhelming majority of the federal legislature, the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) became law with President Barack Obama's signature on May 11, 2016.

  • 05.17.16

    BREAKING: SCOTUS Rules on Spokeo, Significant Implications for TCPA Cases

    The Supreme Court of the United States ruled yesterday in Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins that a plaintiff must show an injury in fact before pursuing a claim for violation of the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), a holding that could have major repercussions for consumer plaintiffs pursuing claims ...

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