IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Neff Law Firm, who have joined as our exclusive Technology, Media and Telecoms member in California, USA. Neff Law Firm is a prominent transactional technology, media and international law firm, also renowned for intellectual property protection and enforcement, that represents a […]
ABC Eyewitness News interviewed me on January 11th just prior to the recent Powerball lottery. To see the video, please click the link below. Or you can read my comments below. Please click here for the full interview If you’re dreaming of winning the $1.4 billion Powerball jackpot, you aren’t alone. Hundreds of […]
IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Jim Miller of Shepherd, Finkleman, Miller & Shah. Jim has joined IR as our exclusive Employment Law Member in California, USA. Shepherd, Finkelman, Miller & Shah, LLP — or simply SFMS — is a results-driven law firm focused on delivering the highest […]
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Treasury Department released joint guidance describing standards for reviewing State Innovation Waiver applications. The waivers—also called 1332 waivers—permit states to waive certain ACA requirements related to Marketplaces, federal subsidies, qualified health plans, and the individual and employer mandates, contingent on meeting certain statutory “guardrails.” New […]
Why it matters: Since our last newsletter, a lot has been going on in white collar enforcement… so much so that we decided to devote an entire newsletter to it. It was a month of superlatives. The DOJ and the SEC announced significant resolutions of corporate enforcement actions, including the “largest criminal fine ever imposed in […]
IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Barry Lee of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP. Barry has joined IR as our exclusive Construction Law Member in US- California. Barry Lee is a partner in the San Francisco office, co-chair of the Financial Services Litigation practice, co-chair of the Trial Practice, […]
HHS proposes significant new network adequacy standards and surprise billing protections for 2017 QHPs; Louisiana’s Governor-elect reiterates his intent to expand Medicaid on “Day One”; and California considers pursuing a 1332 waiver. Read on for more details. Federal Regulatory Activity HHS Proposes Standard Cost-Sharing Designs & “Leasing” Fees for the […]
Please join us on Thursday, December 10 as we explore key developments impacting California employers and offer practical guidance to prepare for 2016. Topics to be covered include: – New Laws: New regulatory and legislative changes and updates for California Employers– Government Activism: Updates in recent enforcement activities by government against employers– New Cases: Summary […]
The Protocol for Broker Recruiting (the “Protocol”) was created and adopted by three major wirehouses in 2005- Citigroup Global Markets (Smith Barney), Merrill Lynch and UBS Financial Services- to “further the clients’ interest in privacy and freedom of choice in connection with the movement of their Registered Representatives between firms”. Since the three founding members […]
Following in the recent footsteps of California, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law the Achieve Pay Equality Act, providing greater pay equity for women in the state. The bill—one of a package of eight laws that made up the Women’s Equality Agenda—amended existing law from achieving pay from “any other factor other than […]
Affirming the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), a panel of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that employees who “liked” a comment a former coworker made on social media criticizing the employer and posted a negative remark engaged in protected, concerted activity and their termination violated the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). Triple Play […]
Finding that neither a California Supreme Court decision nor the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) applied to the claims alleged in a wage class action filed by a truck driver, a California appellate panel denied a motion to compel arbitration and allowed the suit to move forward at the trial court. A truck driver sued his […]