Insurance: Publications

Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: Impact on Employers October 2011
Section 922 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act authorized the SEC to reward whistleblowers for reporting violations of federal securities...
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Labor Unions and Healthcare: An Update and Look Into the Future September 27, 2011
Fulbright senior associate  Danielle Clarkson and partner  William Finegan  provided information regarding the following topics in a recent...
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To Pay Or Not To Pay For Gov't Official Travel September 26, 2011
In rare and helpful guidance for companies paying for the international travel of government officials, the U.S. Department of Justice announced it would not take any...
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IRS Announces New Voluntary Worker Classification Settlement Program September 22, 2011
The Internal Revenue Service (the " IRS ") launched a new program yesterday that will allow businesses the opportunity to resolve prior worker classification...
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OFAC Issues New Libyan General Licenses Authorizing Trade with NOC and the Government of Libya September 20, 2011
On September 19, 2011, the U.S. Department of Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") continued to ease the sanctions imposed on Libya by...
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Large Swaps Trader Reporting Rules Become Effective and CFTC Grants Temporary Relief from Certain Obligations September 20, 2011
On September 16, 2011, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's ("CFTC") Division of Market Oversight granted temporary relief from certain requirements...
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Fulbright Forum – All Employers Beware: The Long Arm of the NLRB – New Employer Posting Requirements and Protection of Employee Communications on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube September 13, 2011
Recent activity of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) reminds non-union employers that the long arm of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) reaches...
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State of the Unions: Where We Are and Where the Law May Be Taking Us September 13, 2011
Jeff Wray was a speaker at the Vistage Advisory Board Peer Group Meeting for Human Resource executives, held in Fulbright's Houston office. Review the...
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NABL Comments Regarding Business Conduct Standards for Security-Based Swap Dealers and Major Security-Based Swap Participants, SEC Release 34-64766 September 1, 2011
The following comments are submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") relating to Release No. 34-64766, dated June 29, 2011 (the &quo...
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West Virginia Issues New Gas Fracking Rules August 24, 2011
On August 22, 2011, the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection ("WVDEP")—pursuant to Governor Ray Tomblin's Executive Order 4-11, issued...
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Pharma Company Prevails Again in Appeal of Antitrust Challenge by FTC and Minnesota August 23, 2011
Health care continues to be the subject of intense scrutiny by federal and state antitrust authorities. The intersection between pharmaceutical drug pricing and antitrust...
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The United States Imposes Significant New Sanctions Against Syria; European Union May Soon Follow Suit August 19, 2011
President Barack Obama yesterday signed an Executive Order imposing significant new sanctions against Syria that will vastly curtail the ability of U.S. companies to...
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Morgantown City Ban On Marcellus Shale Gas Drilling Overturned August 16, 2011
On August 12, 2011, Monongalia County Circuit Court Judge Susan Tucker invalidated Morgantown, West Virginia's ban on Marcellus shale gas drilling in the city and its...
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S&P Downgrade of U.S. Credit Rating May Impose Filing Requirements on Issuers of Municipal Securities and Conduit Borrowers August 12, 2011
As a result of Standard & Poor's downgrade of the United States' government's long-term credit rating from "AAA" to "AA+", issuers of...
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Circuit Courts Reject Auction Rate Securities Claims August 9, 2011
Last month, the Sixth and Second Circuits affirmed dismissals in two auction rate securities cases filed by a Kentucky-based chemical company. These are the first two...
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