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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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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.

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Energy: Liquefied Natural Gas

How the New Energy Law Will Impact Your Business
 
 June 18, 2008
 
Lawrence Curtin - Tallahassee
Frederick R. "Fred" Dudley- Tallahassee
James M. "Jim" Ervin- Tallahassee
D. Bruce May- Tallahassee
Mia L. McKown- Tallahassee
Lawrence Sellers- Tallahassee
Karen Walker - Tallahassee

How the New Energy Law Will Impact Your Business: HB7135 passed the House and Senate during Florida's legislative session this year, and has been signed by Governor Charlie Crist. This comprehensive bill will impact virtually every sector of our state’s economy, including: the utility, construction and transportation industries, as well as local governments, renewable energy, biofuel, solid waste and recycling companies.

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