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Intellectual Property and Technology: Alert - November 17, 2009

Governor Patrick’s Office of Consumer Af¬fairs and Business Regulation announced on November 4, 2009, that it has filed the final Massachusetts ID Theft Regulation, also known as 201 CMR 17:00. The goal of Regulation 201 is to help combat the loss of personal information; the most significant change is a require¬ment that covered entities amend existing agreements that they have with third-party service providers to include language requiring these providers to implement and main¬tain “appropriate” security measures for the protection of personal information.

Labor, Employment and Benefits: Alert - November 10, 2009

On October 28, 2009, President Obama signed into law a Defense Department Fiscal Year 2010 authorization bill that expands the Family and Medical Leave Act’s (FMLA) requirements with respect to “qualifying exigency leave” for family of military members and “military caregiver leave.” Specifically, qualifying exigency leave now applies to employees who have family members on active duty military service in a foreign country, and military caregiver leave applies to family members of veterans, not just active duty service members. Although the law does not specify an effective date, it appears to take effect immediately.

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Appellate Counsel: Why Hiring Them Early Pays Of

ACC Docket

January 1, 2004

Laurie Webb Daniel- Atlanta

This article gives you background on the origins of appellate advocacy, describes how to use appellate advocates, offers a cost/benefit approach, explains how appellate counsel can add value from beginning to end, suggests how to integrate appellate counsel into your team, and concludes that the evidence is overwhelmingly in favor of the early hiring of appellate counsel who can give experienced, practical, and strategic advice right from the start.

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