JD Supra Morning Brief : Fracking Water, Distracted Driving, Virtual Currency, Bank Fraud

On May 17, 1943, the US Army contracted with the University of Pennsylvania to develop the ENIAC, the first computer. Thanks, guys!

Tired of practicing law? Go home and practice the guitar… (Bloomberg Law) 

The amount of freshwater used by the fracking industry is less than that used by golf courses. But it doesn’t mean there’s nothing to worry about… (Looper Reed) 

Keep up the fight, FTC! (Ballard Spahr) 

OSHA wants to end texting behind the wheel, and they’ve turned to employers for help (Dentons)  

The wild, wild west of virtual currency? Not really… (Pillsbury) 

Today’s FCPA charges are brought to you by … Wall Street! (Corporate Law Report) 

Add bank fraud to the list of federal crimes committed by legal medical marijuana dispensaries… (Fuerst Ittleman David & Joseph) 

Another Facebook firing bites the dust… (Orrick) 

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JD Supra Morning Brief: Tax Relief, Fracking Chemicals, Data Privacy, Divorce Mediation

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Where in the world does the CEO of one of Europe’s largest real estate management companies plan to invest over the next 6-12 months? Watch (Greentarget) 

Farmer Bowman’s “blame-the-bean” argument failed to sway the Supreme Court (JD Supra Contributors) 

The new tax law doesn’t look like “relief” from where we’re sitting… (Niles, Barton & Wilmer) 

The EPA just issued a rule that will require fracking operators to disclose the chemicals used in extracting natural gas from the ground (Morgan Lewis) 

Think California lawmakers aren’t concerned about data privacy? Think again… (Reed Smith) 

Same-sex couples with green card questions can now get answers (Ronald Shapiro) 

Is divorce mediation right for you? (Is That Legal?) 

Do the words “data breach” strike fear into your heart? You might need a plan… (Schnader) 

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JD Supra Morning Brief: Baby Pre-Nups, Workplace Violence, Prairie Chickens, Fast Food

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A federal judge says that DynCorp was not responsible for exposing several thousand Ecuadorian citizens to toxins during the “Plan Columbia” anti-drug effort (Bloomberg Law) 

Oh, baby! (McManis Faulkner) 

How to reduce violence in the workplace? (Corporate Law Report) 

Hospice providers take note: the Justice Department is watching your Medicare billings… (Fowler White Boggs) 

California’s Supreme Court gives cities in the state the right to ban medical marijuana facilities (Sedgwick) 

Tough luck, lesser prairie-chicken (Nossaman LLP) 

We’re mad as hell and we’re not going to cook burgers anymore (at least not today…) (FordHarrison) 

Even the IRS had to spend five years on higher education… (Mintz Levin) 

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JD Supra Morning Brief: Law School, Comp Time, Express Consent, IRS Empire

Happy 65th birthday, Israel! 

Maybe it’s a good time to go to law school after all… (Bloomberg Law) 

Don’t let the recent American Taxpayer Relief Act fool you: now is not the time to be complacent about estate planning… (Cole Schotz) 

Fans of comp time take heart: there’s a draft bill in the House that could allow employers to offer comp time in lieu of paid overtime (Franczek Radelet) 

Florida judge says the FCC doesn’t know the difference between “implied” and “express” consent… (Foley & Lardner) 

What bothers FINRA about the marketing of real estate investment products? Funny you should ask… (Morrison & Foerster) 

Better let it roll over to voice mail… Federal laws impose significant fines on commercial drivers who use cell phones at the wheel (and their employers, too) (Ogletree Deakins) 

The sun never sets on the IRS empire… Agency signs tax information sharing agreement with Australia and the UK (Looper Reed) 

Student loan “affordability” is top of mind at the country’s consumer financial watchdog (Ballard Spahr) 

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JD Supra Morning Brief: Workplace Bullying, Trade Fraud, Cybersecurity Laws, Gray Divorce

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What does a 17-year old multi-millionaire worry about when starting his first job? The usual stuff… (Bloomberg Law) 

Could you recognize workplace bullying amongst your employees? (Fisher & Phillips) 

Singapore wants to become your favorite international destination for … dispute resolution (Foley & Lardner) 

There is no “free pass” to commit fraud in trade cases (King & Spalding) 

SEC to Harrisburg, PA: securities laws apply to municipal officials, too… (Leonard, Street and Deinard) 

Can Congress write cybersecurity legislation that allows the sharing of threat information while protecting the privacy of personal information? (Orrick) 

“Gray divorce” involves a particular set of issues. Here’s what you need to know… (Burns & Levinson) 

Does using your own mobile device for work mean your employer can access your personal information? Maybe… (Pillsbury) 

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JD Supra Morning Brief: Burma Investments, COPPA Guidance, Solar Panels, College Taxes

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This interview of Christine Beshar, the first female partner at Cravath, Swaine & Moore in 1971, will make your day (Bloomberg Law) 

Burma has acceded to the New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards. And that’s good news for investors (Orrick) 

The new FTC guidance on the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act is out. And none too soon… (Morrison & Foerster) 

After 41 years, the IRS is challenging Sumner Redstone’s transfer of stock in a family company to other family members as a taxable gift (Charles “Chuck” Rubin) 

Ready or not, here I (9) come! (Sherman & Howard) 

15 minutes to save 15%? How about 15 minutes to make sure you and your family have adequate protection? (Hoffman DiMuzio) 

Think you might install solar panels in the new house you’re building? If you live in Lancaster, CA, it’s the law… (Foley & Lardner) 

New Mexico’s new Fair Pay for Women Act will go into effect on June 14, 2013. Here’s what it means for employers in the state (Proskauer) 

IRS to higher education: you’re not doing it right (and we’re going to teach you how…) (Morgan Lewis) 

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JD Supra Morning Brief: Deleting Evidence, Taxing Derivatives, Gambling Online, Selling MPGs

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Is it ever NOT a good idea to delete a social media account? (JD Supra Law News) 

A tax of $0.0006 per derivatives transaction could raise $300 million a year for the CFTC… (Shipkevich) 

Workplace violence can have a devastating toll that continues long after the violence ends (Fisher & Phillips) 

Maybe if they’d spent a little less time at the hookah and more time reading their cable contract, they wouldn’t be in this situation… (Varnum) 

“Can we fire that guy in France?” “Hold on, lemme check…” (White & Case) 

Fire up the laptop – Daddy needs a new pair of shoes! (Jeff Ifrah) 

Former NFL players are finally getting their day in court to talk about football-related head injuries (The Rothenberg Law Firm) 

Think you want to invest in Bitcoins? Read this first… (Pepper Hamilton) 

Getting a credit card just got easier for stay-at-home spouses and partners (Ballard Spahr) 

Will it ever be legal to sell digital goods? (JD Supra Legal Perspective)  

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JD Supra Morning Brief: Sunken Treasure, Dogs at Work, Global Outsourcing, Buy American

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The government of Colombia is locked in litigation over a Spanish ship sunk by the British navy in 1708 off the country’s coast that may contain more than $17 billion in precious metals. On the other hand, the ship may not even exist… (Bloomberg Law) 

FMLA leave test: does taking my pregnant girlfriend’s mother to the doctor count? (Davis Brown) 

Take Your Dog to Work Day? Really? (Bean, Kinney & Korman) 

The Video Privacy Protection Act has finally caught up with the 21st century… (Carr, McClellan, Ingersoll, Thompson & Horn) 

What’s new in global outsourcing? A lot, actually (Morrison & Foerster) 

Businesses are now free to put the “charge” back in charging to a credit card… (Schnader) 

OSHA wants to extend workplace protections to temporary workers (Mintz Levin)  

Marcellus shale gas is not a mineral. Here’s why it matters (Saul Ewing) 

A grand jury in New York just indicted a Swiss lawyer and banker for helping Americans evade taxes (Katten Muchin Rosenman) 

Here are 16 ways to comply with “Buy American” requirements (Sheppard Mullin) 

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JD Supra Morning Brief: Corporate Communication, Background Checks, Cellphone Cramming, Un-Fair Play

For our next act, we’ll make that boring commute zip by in a flash… 

The first step in responding to a corporate problem? Admitting you have a problem… (Bloomberg Law) 

Employer background checks? There’s a proposed class action for that (Saul Ewing) 

We’re pretty sure we’ve seen this movie before, maybe online? (JD Supra Contributors) 

Cell phone cramming operators: the FTC has your number… (Jeff Ifrah) 

What’s new in say-on-pay trends and litigation developments? Funny you should ask… (Skadden Arps) 

Is having a US subsidiary reason enough to require a foreign company to stand trial in the US for the activities of a separate, non-US-based subsidiary? Sounds like a question for the Supreme Court… (Foley & Lardner) 

What are the prospects for the federal bill prohibiting sexual orientation discrimination in the workplace? Not good, according to this Senator (Pullman & Comley) 

Fair play? A federal court of appeals just granted a publisher a perpetual license in a video game due to the developer’s fraudulent conduct and egregious breach of a game development agreement (Pillsbury) 

What’s going on with the rules for implementing the Food Safety Modernization Act? Unfortunately, not much… (Varnum) 

Hey – we can all dream, can’t we? (Reed Smith) 

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JD Supra Morning Brief: Actor’s Union, Online Taxes, Google Smarts, Health Costs

Another day, another JD Supra Morning Brief. Ain’t life grand?

Is Big Law on the mend? Maybe… (Bloomberg Law) 

Relax, America – SAG-AFTRA (the Screen Actors Guild‐American Federation of Television and Radio Artists) has approved the new three-year contract for television commercials (Heenan Blaikie) 

SEO expert testimony in litigation? Yep - it’s coming… (Ronald Coleman) 

The struggle to make respect for human rights part of mainstream corporate practice in the United States has just begun… (Foley Hoag) 

Heads up, online retailers: the New York taxman is soon to come a-calling… (Morrison Foerster - Social Media) 

Three ways to ensure success when exporting? 1. Click this link. 2. Read the update. 3. Implement (Baker Donelson) 

The Affordable Care Act is full of cost-saving measures to reduce health care spending. But that doesn’t mean the industry no longer has to worry about cost containment… (Mintz Levin) 

“Street” smarts, brought to you by Google… (BakerHostetler) 

On the Internet in China, someone actually DOES know you’re a dog… (Sheppard Mullin) 

“Who’s that guy hanging around the office?” “He says he’s from the Department of Labor, here about the FMLA” (Franczek Radelet) 

There’s a new I-9 form in town (and you’d better start using it) (Small Business Support) 

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