Publications

On October 31, 2014, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) released its Work Plan for fiscal year 2015. The Work Plan identifies key areas of review and activities that the OIG plans to pursue in the upcoming year, in an effort to […]

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit recently found that the alleged mistreatment an employee received after returning from maternity leave did not amount to an adverse employment action under Title VII and the Iowa Civil Rights Act (“ICRA”). The Eighth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for the […]

On November 13, 2014, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPR”) proposing new federal rules for prepaid accounts. The NPR contains extremely detailed requirements regarding required disclosures, consumer protections, and credit features. Moreover, the products covered by these requirements are extremely broad, encompassing not […]

On August 4, 2014, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCen”) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (“NPRM”) regarding the expansion of certain customer due diligence (“CDD”) requirements for, among other entities, financial institutions. Specifically, in its NPRM, FinCen proposed a requirement for financial institutions to identify and verify the identity […]

Last night, President Obama announced a number of sweeping changes to the current immigration system.  While everyone was expecting deferred action expansion, the proposed employment immigration changes, especially the introduction of pre-registration for adjustment of status, could have a great impact for employers. The following information is subject to change […]