Celebrity Divorces, Taxable Scholarships, Background Checks, NFL Betting, More. Yes, It’s…

… Monday’s JD Supra Buzz. For your reading enjoyment, here’s what we learned today: 

The #1 factor driving quick celebrity divorce settlements? Money (Bloomberg Law) 

Telemarketers doing business in New York will have to register with the state as of November 12, 2012 (Proskauer) 

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is determined to allow NFL betting in his state, whatever the cost (Dinsmore & Shohl) 

Every employer should read the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s newly released guidance on criminal background checks (McCarter & English) 

Required reading for the incoming class: the IRS rules on taxation of scholarships and fellowships (Davis Brown) 

Tennessee’s unemployment law gets a facelift (Miller & Martin) 

Wyndham is fighting back against FTC’s allegations that the company committed unfair and deceptive acts related to three data security breaches (Mintz Levin) 

The Supreme Court has ruled on the Fox / CBS indecency case. So why don’t we have a better idea of what indecency is, exactly? (Womble Carlyle) 

The beginning of the school year means the end of summer child labor rules (Pullman & Comley) 

The Federal Housing Finance Agency is exploring a proposal to charge higher interest rates to borrowers who live in states with complex foreclosure processes. Really. (Leonard, Street and Deinard) 

The IRS has announced its “Streamlined Filing Procedure” that will allow delinquent tax payers living outside of the U.S. to catch up on their taxes without significant penalties (Moodys LLP Tax Advisors) 

The Treasury Department wants government contractors to make good faith efforts at diversity (Orrick) 

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