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Please Click HerePosted on August 16, 2012 by Christopher M. Seelen and Paul J. Mirr
On July 30, 2012, Wisconsin officially became a “title to lien holder” and an electronic title state. These changes were included in the most recent state budget bill and were approved by the Wisconsin Legislature in 2011. See Assembly Bill 40, 3129-3130 (2011). Currently, 38 other states are “title to lien holder” states. Under this […]
Posted on July 24, 2012 by Ruder Ware Alumni
The long-awaited Supreme Court ruling regarding the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act is finally in, but serious issues and questions remain related to Medicaid expansion and insurance exchanges. On January 12, 2012, the Wisconsin Hospital Association hosted a town hall on health care reform. Health policy expert Billy Wynne, senior vice president and principal […]
Posted on July 6, 2012 by Ruder Ware Alumni
As we reported in a prior e-Alert, last Thursday, the United States Supreme Court issued its most anticipated opinion in years and upheld most of the 2010 health care reform laws. Since then, you cannot turn on any of the major news networks without hearing debate about where we go from here and what the […]
Posted on June 28, 2012 by Mary Ellen Schill
The United States Supreme Court this morning issued its long awaited opinion on the Health Care Reform laws enacted back in 2010. In a very complicated decision, the Court upheld the constitutionality of Health Care Reform, including the “individual mandate” which required that by 2014 most individuals must purchase health coverage or face a penalty. […]
Posted on May 16, 2012 by Ruder Ware Alumni
On Monday, May 14, 2012, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia struck down the National Labor Relations Board’s published rule implementing “quickie elections.” As we discussed in January (blog post link), the “quickie election” provisions were designed to make union avoidance a more challenging proposition for private-sector employers. The recent decision […]
Posted on May 8, 2012 by Ruder Ware Alumni
This week (May 6-12, 2012) has been designated as Corporate Compliance and Ethics Week by the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics and the Health Care Compliance Association. Corporate Compliance Week is a great time to reinforce the message of compliance throughout your organization. At a minimum, you should use this opportunity to publicize your […]
Posted on April 30, 2012 by Mary Ellen Schill
The Internal Revenue Service last Friday announced the cost-of-living adjustments for the HSA contribution limits and for High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) deductibles and out-of-pocket maximums for 2013. HSA/HDHP Requirement Cost-of-Living Adjustments Limit on HSA Contributions – Self-only HDHP 2012 – $3,100 2013 – $3,250 Limit on HSA Contributions – Family HDHP 2012 – $6,250 […]
Posted on April 20, 2012 by Ruder Ware Alumni
On Tuesday, April 17, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a press release stating that in light of the strong interest in the uniform implementation and administration of agency rules, its regional offices will not implement the controversial notice-posting rule pending the resolution of a federal court case. (For more background information regarding the […]
Posted on March 13, 2012 by Steven P. Lipowski
Trademark owners today face many challenges, and unfortunately these challenges increasingly take the form of trademark renewal services which often times do not deliver as promised. While obtaining a federal trademark registration has many important benefits to the trademark owner, one downside is that the list of trademark owners is available to the public. Many […]
Posted on January 9, 2012 by Ruder Ware Alumni
On January 5, 2012, President Barack Obama recess appointed Sharon Block (D), Terence Flynn (R) and Richard Griffin (D) to the National Labor Relations Board (“Board”), restoring the Board to its full, five-member complement. Block, Flynn and Griffin join existing member Hayes and Chairman Pearce, after member Becker’s appointment expired at the end of 2011. […]