Publications
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Overtime Regulations Struck Down: The Department of Labor is forbidden from enforcing new salary thresholdNovember 23, 2016 | Publications
With many businesses scurrying to come into compliance with the new Department of Labor overtime reg...
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Local “Right to Work” Decision Creates New Opportunities for Improving Labor Climate
November 23, 2016 | Publications
The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on November 18, 2016, that the National Labor Relations Act...
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Data Privacy Detective Podcast – Episode 5 – Top Tips On Protecting Your DataNovember 22, 2016 | Blogs
An Excerpt from when the Data Privacy Detective sat down with Julia Montgomery to discuss data pro...
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Department of Labor’s Justifications For New Persuader Rule Not Persuasive: Court Permanently Halts Implementation
November 22, 2016 | Publications
On November 16, 2016, in National Federation of Independent Business, et al. v. Perez, a federal cou...
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On Background Podcast – Episode 2 – Nashville Mayor Megan Barry
November 16, 2016 | Publications
An Excerpt from when Tom Lee of Civic-Point met with Nashville Mayor Megan Barry The US Census says ...
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ACA Compliance Alert: “Opt-Out Payments” to Employees Who Decline Employer Health CoverageNovember 9, 2016 | Blogs
Payments under an Opt-Out Arrangement are included in the Health Coverage Affordability Calculatio...
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OSHA’s Anti-Retaliation Regulation May Impact Your Workplace Policies
November 8, 2016 | Publications
As we previously reported, on May 12, 2016, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)...
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ICOs: Cloud-based but likely grounded in regulationsNovember 4, 2016 | Blogs
Initial coin offerings (ICOs) are garnering substantial attention as investors hope their digital ...
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One Weird Trick to Beat Alice Rejections (Examiners HATE This)October 31, 2016 | Publications
Alice v. CLS Bank has had a tremendous impact on how the patent office treats applications for busin...
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On Background Podcast – Episode 1 – Tennessee House Speaker Beth Harwell (R-Nashville)
October 28, 2016 | Publications
An Excerpt from when Civic-Point’s Tom Lee met with Speaker Beth Harwell The House chamber in ...
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FBT Immigration Update: September/October 2016
October 24, 2016 | Publications
New Entrepreneur Rule U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) proposed a new rule permitti...
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What’s happened to software inventions? Five unexpected facts that will change how you see patent eligibilityOctober 18, 2016 | Publications
The third quarter of 2016 was a busy one for the Federal Circuit when it comes to subject matter eli...