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Mediating non-compete disputes in the medical device industry

Fisher & Phillips LLP
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USA
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March 17 2013

The medical device industry remains a hotbed for non-compete litigation, and the reason is plain and simple. Economic justification. Sales reps

IRS temporarily suspends compliance with non-discrimination rules

Fisher & Phillips LLP
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USA
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December 28 2010

On December 22, 2010, the Internal Revenue Service, with the agreement of the United States Departments of Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services, announced that non-grandfathered, fully-insured group health plans will not be required to comply with the non-discrimination requirements of Internal Revenue Code until after regulations or other administrative guidance has been issued

Smart decisions by multi-national companies can keep trade secret cases in US courts

Fisher & Phillips LLP
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USA
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November 7 2010

Multi-national corporations operating in the United States often question whether their trade secrets will receive adequate protection in foreign markets

Dramatic increases in HIPAA privacy and security enforcement

Fisher & Phillips LLP
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USA
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May 2 2011

Health and Human Services' (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has sent a strong message about its commitment to enforcement of the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules by announcing two HIPAA Privacy Rule enforcements within one week, one of which includes the first ever use of civil monetary penalties for a HIPAA Privacy Rule violation

Where does the healthcare law now stand?

Fisher & Phillips LLP
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USA
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May 2 2011

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) - better known as Healthcare Reform, or even "Obamacare" - continues to make news

A new "top 10"

Fisher & Phillips LLP
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USA
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May 2 2011

If attracting, developing and retaining a high-performance workforce is not challenging enough, recent developments have opened the door to emerging new legal hazards for healthcare employers

Arizona's new legislative prescription for employer medical marijuana ailments

Fisher & Phillips LLP
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USA
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May 2 2011

Employers in Arizona exhaled a sigh of relief as Governor Jan Brewer signed a new law Friday, April 29, 2011

Agencies publish guidance regarding "grandfathered" health plans

Fisher & Phillips LLP
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USA
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June 23 2010

On June 17, 2010, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Department of Labor (DOL) and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) jointly issued interim final regulations regarding a group health plan's status as a "grandfathered health plan" (i.e., one in existence on March 23, 2010) under provisions of the recent healthcare reform legislation

Smithkline Beecham wins on "outside salesman" exemption

Fisher & Phillips LLP
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USA
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February 28 2011

The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals (Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington) has added another chapter in the saga of whether pharmaceutical sales representatives (PSRs) qualify for the federal Fair Labor Standards Act's "outside salesman" exemption