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• Commercial Financial Services
  • Commercial Financial Services Brief
    • Commercial Financial Services Brief: April 2010
    • Commercial Financial Services Brief: October 2008
    • Commercial Financial Services Brief: January 2008
• Economic Recovery
  • American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Signed Into Law Today
  • Update: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
  • Introduction of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
• Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
  • eBenefits
    • eBenefits Alert: Federal COBRA Subsidy Extended
    • eBenefits Alert: Pension Protection Act Amendments
    • eBenefits Alert: IRS Guidance Bonanza
    • eBenefits Alert: Relief for Certain Safe Harbor Nonelective Contribution Plans
    • eBenefits Alert: Compliance Considerations with Regard to the Minnesota Section 125 Plan Requirement Going Into Effect July 1, 2009
    • eBenefits Alert: DOL Issues Model COBRA Notices for ARRA Compliance
    • eBenefits Alert: New COBRA Obligations for Employers
    • eBenefits Alert: Recently Passed Heroes Earning Assistance and Relief Tax Act Will Require Some Changes to Retirement and Welfare Plans
    • eBenefits Alert: New IRS Ruling Affecting 162(m) Performance-Based Compensation
    • eBenefits Alert: Minnesota Income Tax Amendment Repeals Exemption for Some Non-Qualified Plan Distributions to Former Residents
    • eBenefits Alert: IRS Releases Final 415 Regulations: Changes Affecting Defined Contribution Plans
    • eBenefits Alert: IRS Offers Minimal Relief for 409A Compliance
    • eBenefits Alert: Good News! IRS Offers Relief for Code Section 409A Compliance
    • eBenefits Alert: Final 409A Regulations
    • eBenefits Alert: Default Investment Alternatives – Final Regulations
    • eBenefits Alert: A Year-End Message to Our Friends and Clients
    • eBenefits Alert: Year End Reminder for 403(b) Plans and 409A Compliance
  • Benefit Plan Dollar Limitations
    • 2010 Benefit Plan Dollar Limitations Announced 
    • 2009 Benefit Plan Dollar Limitations Announced 
    • 2008 Benefit Plan Dollar Limitations Announced
    • 2007 Benefit Plan Dollar Limitations Announced
    • 2007 Benefit Plan Dollar Limitations Update
    • 2006 Benefit Plan Dollar Limitations Announced
• Employment Law
  • Employment Edge
    • Employment Edge 113th Edition—Non-union Employer Pays $900,000 to Settle Labor Board Case
    • Employment Edge 112th Edition—Department of Labor Clarifies the FMLA's Definition of "Son or Daughter"
    • Employment Edge 111th Edition—The Quon Decision: The Supreme Court Upholds a Government Employer’s Search of Text Messages and Discusses the Importance of Clearly Communicated Technology Policies
    • Employment Edge 110th Edition—Another Social Media Risk—The Nice Things Your Employees Are Saying Can Create Liability?
    • Employment Edge 109th Edition (Immigration Issue)—H-1B Filing for Fiscal Year 2011 Opens on April 1, 2010
    • Employment Edge 108th Edition—Suggested Updates to Employee Handbooks
    • Employment Edge 107th Edition—New Genetic Nondiscrimination Law Could Trip Up Employers
    • Employment Edge 106th Edition—New National Defense Law Contains Amendments to the FMLA
    • Employment Edge 105th Edition—New Federal Report Highlights Increasing Risk to Employers from Improperly Classifying Employees as Independent Contractors
    • Employment Edge 104th Edition (Immigration Issue)—The Rule Requiring Federal Contractors to Use E-Verify Goes Into Effect Today, September 8, 2009
    • Employment Edge 103rd Edition—Minnesota Supreme Court Confirms: Whistleblower Statute Only Protects Employees Who Report Conduct That Violates a Statute or Rule
    • Employment Edge 102nd Edition—Ricci v. DeStafano: Supreme Court (Almost) Reconciles Conflict for Employers Under Title VII
    • Employment Edge 101st Edition (Immigration Issue)-How Employers Should Respond to Recent Immigration Law Enforcement Changes Targeting Employers
    • Employment Edge 100th Edition—Preparing Your Workplace for a Possible Flu Pandemic
    • Employment Edge 99th Edition - Employers Beware: Failure to Strictly Comply with Minnesota’s Drug Testing Law Can Cause Unexpected Liability
    • Employment Edge 98th Edition (Immigration Issue) - Revised Form I-9 Goes Into Effect Today
    • Employment Edge 97th Edition - Employee Free Choice Act Introduced In Congress: What Employers Can Do
    • Employment Edge 96th Edition - New COBRA Obligations for Employers
    • Employment Edge 95th Edition - USCIS Delays Implementation of New Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification
    • Employment Edge 94th Edition--U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Employer’s Argument and Confirms Broad Scope of Title VII Antiretaliation Provision
    • Employment Edge 93rd Edition - Congress Overrules U.S. Supreme Court Decision on Wage Bias Claims
    • Employment Edge 92nd Edition - The New FMLA Regulations: Steps Employers Need to Take by January 16, 2009
    • Employment Edge 91st Edition (Immigration Issue) - Two Recent Immigration Law Developments Affect Employers
    • Employment Edge 90th Edition - Final FMLA Regulations Issued by the Department of Labor
    • Employment Edge 89th Edition - Major Changes to the Labor Law Are On Their Way – All Employers (Union and Non-Union) Need to Be Ready
    • Employment Edge 88th Edition - Voting Rights for Employees in Minnesota
    • Employment Edge 87th Edition - What Employers Need to Know to Comply with the New ADA Amendments
    • Employment Edge 86th Edition - Does the California Ruling on Same-Sex Marriage Affect Employee Benefit Rights In Minnesota?
    • Employment Edge 85th Edition - Retaliation: How The New U.S. Supreme Court Decision in CBOCS West Inc. v. Humphries Impacts Employers
    • Employment Edge 84th Edition - DOL Publishes New FMLA Military Leave Poster; Employers Should Consider Revisions to FMLA Policy
    • Employment Edge 83rd Edition - The U.S. Department of Labor Proposes New FMLA Regulations and Requests Public Comments
    • Employment Edge 82nd Edition - New Family and Medical Leave For Military Families
    • Employment Edge 81st Edition (Immigration Issue) - Start your Petitions: Plan to file your new H-1B Visa Petitions on April 1, 2008
    • Employment Edge 80th Edition - Minnesota Supreme Court: Employers Have Freedom to Set Terms of Vacation and PTO Policies
    • Employment Edge 79th Edition (Immigration Issue) - New Form I-9 Published
    • Employment Edge 78th Edition (Immigration Issue) - No-Match Safe Harbor Rule Blocked Indefinitely by Federal Court
    • Employment Edge 77th Edition - EEOC Issues Alert Regarding E-Mail “Phishing” Scam
    • Employment Edge 76th Edition - No More Free Matches: October 1 Smoking Ban Affects Your Business
    • Employment Edge 75th Edition (Immigration Issue) - Special Alert: Federal Judge Blocks “No-Match” Regulation
    • Employment Edge 74th Edition (Immigration Issue) - DHS Releases Final “No-Match” Regulation
    • Employment Edge 73rd Edition - Minnesota Law Requires Employers To Give New Hires Written Notice Of Personnel File Rights
    • Employment Edge 72nd Edition - Proceeding with Care: New EEOC Guidance on Caregiver Discrimination
    • Employment Edge 71st Edition - Reminder to employers regarding EEO-1 Reports
    • Employment Edge - Special Alert: New Federal Minimum Wage; Employers Must Post New Poster
• Franchise & Distribution
  • The GPMemorandum
    • The GPMemorandum, Issue 133
    • The GPMemorandum, Issue 132
    • The GPMemorandum, Issue 131
    • The GPMemorandum, Issue 130
    • The GPMemorandum, Issue 129
    • The GPMemorandum, Issue 128
    • The GPMemorandum, Issue 127
    • The GPMemorandum, Issue 126
    • The GPMemorandum, Issue 125
    • The GPMemorandum, Issue 124
    • The GPMemorandum, Issue 123
    • The GPMemorandum, Issue 122
    • The GPMemorandum, Issue 121
    • The GPMemorandum, Issue 120
    • The GPMemorandum, Issue 119
    • The GPMemorandum, Issue 118
    • The GPMemorandum, Issue 117
    • The GPMemorandum, Issue 116
    • The GPMemorandum, Issue 115
    • The GPMemorandum, Issue 114
    • The GPMemorandum, Issue 113
    • The GPMemorandum, Issue 112
    • The GPMemorandum, Issue 111
    • The GPMemorandum, Issue 110
    • The GPMemorandum, Issue 109
    • The GPMemorandum, Issue 108
    • The GPMemorandum, Issue 107
    • The GPMemorandum, Issue 106
    • The GPMemorandum, Issue 105
    • The GPMemorandum, Issue 104
    • The GPMemorandum, Issue 103
    • The GPMemorandum, Issue 102
    • The GPMemorandum, Tenth Anniversary Issue, No.101
    • The GPMemorandum, Issue 100
    • The GPMemorandum, Issue 99
    • The GPMemorandum, Issue 98
    • The GPMemorandum, Issue 97
    • The GPMemorandum, Special Edition, Issue 96
    • The GPMemorandum, Supplement to Issue 95
    • The GPMemorandum, Issue 95
    • The GPMemorandum, Issue 94
    • The GPMemorandum, Issue 93
• Health Law
  • Health Law Alert
    • Health Law Alert: OIG Issues Historic Advisory Opinion 10-15 Granting Approval of Multi-specialty Physician-Health System Joint Venture
    • Health Law Newsletter Spring 2010
    • Health Law Alert: CMS Focus on Medicare Enrollment: What Providers Need to Know
    • Health Law Alert: Increased Health Care Fraud Enforcement Targets Local Providers, Just as New Anti-Fraud Laws Become Effective
    • Health Law Alert: HITECH Breach Notification Rules, Business Associate Requirements and Increased Penalties for HIPAA Violations Present Challenges for Providers
    • Health Law Newsletter February 2009
    • Health Law Alert: Joint Guidance on HIPAA and FERPA
• Higher Education
  • Higher Education Breakfast Briefing
    • Higher Ed Breakfast Briefing - September 12, 2006
    • Higher Ed Breakfast Briefing - November 14, 2006
    • Higher Ed Breakfast Briefing - April 11, 2006
  • Education Law Update
    • Recent Supreme Court Decisions Affect Educational Institutions
    • Education Law Update: Joint Guidance on HIPAA and FERPA
    • Education Law Update: New Legal Requirements for Colleges and Universities
    • Education Law Update - One Year Later - Campus Safety Efforts Following the Virgina Tech Tragedy
  • Articles
    • The Department of Education Proposes Changes to IPEDS Collection and Reporting Procedures of Race and Ethnicity Data
    • August 2008 MCPA Newsletter Featured Article: Political Activity on Campus
  • Quick Tips
    • Quick Tips for Tax-Exempt Organizations: Responsibilities for Nonprofit Boards and Board Members
    • Quick Tips for Tax-Exempt Organizations: Political Campaign Activity
• Immigration
  • Immigration Law Update
    • Immigration Law Update: Fall/Winter 2009 
    • Immigration Law Update: Summer/Fall 2009 
    • Immigration Law Update: Winter 2009
    • Immigration Law Update: Fall 2008
    • Immigration Law Update: Summer 2008
    • Immigration Law Update: Spring 2008
    • Immigration Law Update: Winter 2008
    • Immigration Law Update: Summer 2007
    • Immigration Law Update: Winter 2007
    • Immigration Law Update: Fall 2007
    • Immigration Law Update: Summer 2007
    • Immigration Law Update: Spring 2007
    • Immigration Law Update: Fall 2006
  • Employment Edge: Immigration Issue
    • Employment Edge 101st Edition (Immigration Issue)-How Employers Should Respond to Recent Immigration Law Enforcement Changes Targeting Employers
    • Employment Edge 91st Edition (Immigration Issue) - Two Recent Immigration Law Developments Affect Employers
    • Employment Edge 81st Edition (Immigration Issue) - Start your Petitions: Plan to file your new H-1B Visa Petitions on April 1, 2008
    • Employment Edge 79th Edition (Immigration Issue) - New Form I-9 Published
    • Employment Edge 78th Edition (Immigration Issue) - No-Match Safe Harbor Rule Blocked Indefinitely by Federal Court
    • Employment Edge 75th Edition (Immigration Issue) - Special Alert: Federal Judge Blocks “No-Match” Regulation
    • Employment Edge 74th Edition (Immigration Issue) - DHS Releases Final “No-Match” Regulation
  • Articles
    • Navigating Your Way Through Social Security No Match Letters
• Insurance & Risk Management
  • Insurance & Risk Management Update
    • Insurance & Risk Management Update - Winter 2006
    • Insurance & Risk Management Update - Summer 2006
    • Insurance & Risk Management Update - Spring 2007
• Litigation
  • Litigation Update
    • Litigation Update - Recent Cases About Recorded Documents: A Reminder that Close only Counts in Horseshoes and Hand Grenades
    • Litigation Update - Recent Changes in Enforcement of False Patent Marking
    • Litigation Update - Pleading After Twombly and Iqbal
    • Litigation Update - Don't Let Economic Challenges Cut Your Training Budget
    • Litigation Update - Obama Administration Announces Policy of More Vigorous Antitrust Enforcement
    • Litigation Update – Potential Obstacle to Default Judgment
    • Litigation Update - One Expert Instead of Two
  • In-House Litigator
    • In-House Litigator - Spring 2010
    • In-House Litigator - Spring 2009
    • In-House Litigator - Fall 2008
  • White Collar Update
    • The Department of Justice Under President Obama and Attorney General Holder: Priorities and Expectations
• LLCs
  • Client Alert
    • Client Alert: Your Entity Name May Be At Risk
• Nonprofit & Tax-exempt Organizations
  • Nonprofit Alert
    • Nonprofit Alert - February 2010
    • Nonprofit Alert - January 2010
    • Nonprofit Alert - Winter 2007
    • Nonprofit Alert - Spring 2007
    • Nonprofit Law Alert May 2002
    • Neighborhood Associations: New Law Expands Membership, Notice Requirements
    • Client Alert: Congress Clamps Down on Car Donation Programs
  • Quick Tips
    • Quick Tips for Tax-exempt Organizations: Lobbying
    • Quick Tips for Tax-exempt Organizations: Responsibilities for Nonprofit Boards and Board Members
    • Quick Tips for Tax-exempt Organizations: Political Campaign Activity
• Securities & Corporate Governance
  • Securities Briefing
    • Securities Briefing Vol. 8, No. 1
    • Securities Briefing Vol. 7, No. 3
    • Securities Briefing Vol. 7, No. 2
    • Securities Briefing Vol. 7, No. 1
    • Securities Briefing Vol. 6, No. 3
    • Securities Briefing Vol. 6, No. 2
    • Securities Briefing Vol. 6, No. 1
    • Securities Briefing Vol. 5, No. 1
    • Securities Briefing Vol. 4, No. 2
    • Securities Briefing Vol. 4, No. 1
    • Securities Briefing Vol. 3, No. 2
• Trust, Estate & Charitable Planning
  • Estate Planning Matters!
    • Estate Planning Matters! Summer 2009
    • Estate Planning Matters! Fall 2008
    • Estate Planning Matters! Spring 2008
    • Estate Planning Matters! Fall 2007
    • Estate Planning Matters! Spring-Summer 2006
  • Estate Tax Alerts
    • Frequently Asked Questions About 2010—Estate Tax, Gift Tax, GST Tax, and Carryover Basis
    • Estate Tax Alert: Uncertainty In 2010