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OCTOBER 2012

10/1/2012

On Campus Newsletter: Higher Education Law (Vol. 2 No. 5 - October 2012)

SEPTEMBER 2012

9/20/2012

Special Report: The NLRB Turns Its Attention to Non-Union Workplaces Holding That Common Policies are Unlawful – Is Your Workplace Compliant?

9/20/2012

Special Report: Induced Infringement is Now Easier to Prove

9/11/2012

On Campus Newsletter: Higher Education Law (Vol. 2 No. 4 - September 2012)

9/11/2012

Special Report: Last Call: Only About 14 Weeks and $3 Billion Left...

9/10/2012

Fiduciary Counsel Newsletter: Employee Benefits Law (Vol. 1 No. 2 - September 2012)

AUGUST 2012

8/10/2012

Intellectual Property Law Newsletter (Summer 2012)

JUNE 2012

6/27/2012

Fiduciary Counsel Newsletter: Employee Benefits Law (Vol. 1 No. 1 - June 2012)

MAY 2012

5/24/2012

Special Report: Federal Court Kills “Quickie” Election Rules

5/24/2012

Special Report: Proposed “American Manufacturing Bond Finance Act” Would Offer an Exciting Opportunity for Small Issue Manufacturing Bonds

5/15/2012

On Campus Newsletter: Higher Education Law (Vol. 2 No. 3 - May 2012)

5/3/2012

Workplace Newsletter: Human Resources Law (Spring 2012)

5/1/2012

Special Report: Further Guidance for Employer Health Plan Sponsors Developing Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBCs)

APRIL 2012

4/30/2012

Special Report: Hold the Mayo… An Overview of Mayo v. Prometheus

4/12/2012

Special Report: Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act: How the JOBS Act May Succeed (and Fail) in Attracting Capital for Startup Companies

4/12/2012

Special Report: Last Best Chance to Report Foreign Bank Accounts and Comply with FBAR Filing Requirements

4/9/2012

Special Report: New Federal Laws May Expose Manufacturers to Multimillion-Dollar Personal Injury Awards Based on Selection of Shippers

MARCH 2012

3/27/2012

Real Deal Newsletter: Real Estate Law (Spring 2012)

3/8/2012

On Campus Newsletter: Higher Education Law (Vol. 2 No. 2 - March 2012)

3/7/2012

Special Report: Beware of Unofficial Solicitations Regarding Your Trademarks & Domain Names

JANUARY 2012

1/10/2012

Special Report: SEC Issues New Rules on Net Worth Standard for Accredited Investors

1/9/2012

On Campus Newsletter: Higher Education Law (Vol. 2 No. 1 - January 2012)

1/6/2012

Special Report: Automatic Renewal Clauses in “Business Contracts” Now Regulated

NOVEMBER 2011

11/30/2011

Real Deal Newsletter: Real Estate Law (Fall 2011)

11/18/2011

Special Report: Now is the Time to Consider Making Significant Gifts as Part of an Estate Plan

OCTOBER 2011

10/26/2011

On Campus Newsletter: Higher Education Law (Vol. 1 No. 2 - September 2011)

10/20/2011

Intellectual Property Law Newsletter (Fall 2011)

SEPTEMBER 2011

9/19/2011

Special Report: AIA Signed Into Law - Most PTO Fees Increase By 15%

9/14/2011

On Campus Newsletter: Higher Education Law (Vol. 1 No. 1 - September 2011)

9/14/2011

Special Report: Impact of Jobs Act on Tax-Exempt Bonds

9/9/2011

Special Report: U.S. Patent Reform Act To Become Law, Some Changes Immediate

AUGUST 2011

8/12/2011

Special Report: IRS Releases Guidance Impacting the Ability to Use Draw-Down Bonds for Small Issue (Manufacturing) Bonds and Implications for Midwestern Disaster Area Bonds and Other Exempt Facility Bonds

8/1/2011

Special Report: The Department of Labor Issues Final Disclosure Rules

JULY 2011

7/7/2011

Real Deal Newsletter: Real Estate Law (Summer 2011)

7/7/2011

Special Report: The Wild West in Your Workplace? Employers Need to Carefully Consider Policies Under Wisconsin’s Anticipated New Concealed Carry Law

JUNE 2011

6/13/2011

Special Report: U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Clear and Convincing Evidence Standard for Patent Invalidity

6/8/2011

Special Report: U.S. Supreme Court Holds That Willful Blindness Meets the Knowledge Standard in Proving Induced Infringement

6/1/2011

Special Report: Federal Circuit Clarifies Standard for Proving Inequitable Conduct in Patent Cases

APRIL 2011

4/29/2011

Special Report: USPTO Postpones Implementation of Fast-Track Patent Processing

4/11/2011

Special Report: USPTO Begins Fast-Track Patent Processing On May 4, 2011

MARCH 2011

3/28/2011

Special Report: Court of Appeals Revives Mandatory Paid Sick Leave in City of Milwaukee

FEBRUARY 2011

2/17/2011

Special Report: Title VII Protects Third Party From Retaliation

DECEMBER 2010

12/30/2010

Real Deal Newsletter: Real Estate Law (Winter 2011)

12/28/2010

Special Report: 2010 Tax Relief Act Overhauls Transfer Tax Laws – For Now

12/16/2010

Special Report: NLRB Signals That Employee Facebook Comments Disparaging a Supervisor are Protected Activities

12/7/2010

Intellectual Property Law Newsletter (Fall 2010)

NOVEMBER 2010

11/4/2010

WHD Online: Technology Law Newsletter (Fall 2010)

OCTOBER 2010

10/21/2010

Special Report: Anti-Discrimination Laws Trump Residents’ Racial Preference; Wisconsin Further Tightens the Test for Independent Contractor Status; Credit Checks in Employment: Soon to be Outlawed?

10/12/2010

Special Report: The Joint Commission’s New MS 01.01.01

SEPTEMBER 2010

9/27/2010

Special Report: Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 Signed Into Law: Summary of Selected Tax Provisions

AUGUST 2010

8/4/2010

Real Deal Newsletter: Real Estate Law (Summer 2010)

JULY 2010

7/22/2010

Special Report: Wisconsin Supreme Court Declares State Withdrawal of $200 Million From Fund is Unconstitutional

JUNE 2010

6/30/2010

Special Report: U.S. Supreme Court Decides Bilski - Court Affirms Rejection of Patent Application and Rejects Exclusive Use of "machine-or-transformation test"

6/28/2010

Special Report: FMLA Benefits to Same-Sex Partners; Donning and Doffing of Protective Equipment is Compensable Time

6/22/2010

Special Report: Employer Right to Electronic Data; Mandatory Employee Meetings During Union Campaigns; NLRB Decisions Potentially Invalid

6/16/2010

Workplace Newsletter: Human Resources Law (Summer 2010)

6/4/2010

Special Report: Top 10 Things Employers Should Know Regarding Health Reform Right Now

6/3/2010

Special Report: DOL Issues Final Rule on Duty of Federal Contractor/Subcontractors to Notify Employees of Their Right to Form and Join Unions

6/1/2010

Intellectual Property Law Newsletter (Spring 2010)

MAY 2010

5/14/2010

Special Report: New Guidance on Health Plan Coverage for Adult Children

APRIL 2010

4/14/2010

Special Report: MS 01.01.01 – Final Standard Will Require Review and Changes to Bylaws

MARCH 2010

3/23/2010

Special Report: HIRE Act Signed Into Law: Summary of Selected Tax Provisions

3/16/2010

Special Report: Yet Another Stopgap: COBRA Extension Presents Administrative Challenges (Expect More)

FEBRUARY 2010

2/26/2010

Special Report: Are You Aware of the New FTC Advertising Guidelines?

2/23/2010

Real Deal Newsletter: Real Estate Law (Winter 2010)

2/16/2010

Special Report: HITECH Act Provisions Go Into Effect February 17, 2010 – Is Your Business Ready to Comply?

JANUARY 2010

1/21/2010

Special Report: Constant Change - COBRA Subsidy Extended/New Self-Reporting Obligations

1/13/2010

Intellectual Property Law Newsletter (Winter 2010)

DECEMBER 2009

12/2/2009

Special Report: Star Direct, Inc. v. Dal Pra: A New Landscape for Enforcing Non-Competition Agreements in Wisconsin

OCTOBER 2009

10/26/2009

Real Deal Newsletter: Real Estate Law (Fall 2009)

10/15/2009

Special Report: The Internal Revenue Service Allocates Nearly $1 Billion in Tax-Exempt Tribal Economic Development Bonds to Indian Country

AUGUST 2009

8/7/2009

Workplace Newsletter: Human Resources Law (Summer 2009)

JULY 2009

7/27/2009

Special Report: $2B in Allocations for Volume Cap of Tax-Exempt Tribal Economic Development Bonds Made Available to Indian Tribal Governments

7/23/2009

Special Report: Written Complaint Must Precede a Claim of Retaliation Under the FLSA

JUNE 2009

6/25/2009

Real Deal Newsletter: Real Estate Law (Summer 2009)

6/12/2009

Special Report: Court Invalidates Milwaukee Paid Sick Leave Ordinance

6/10/2009

Intellectual Property Law Newsletter (Spring 2009)

6/10/2009

Special Report: New Law Increases Wisconsin Employers’ Exposure to Damages for Employment Discrimination

MAY 2009

5/12/2009

Credit Union Law Newsletter (Spring 2009)

APRIL 2009

4/29/2009

Special Report: Hospital Medical Staff Relationships: Some clarity, some changes, some new developments in Wisconsin and elsewhere

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4/13/2009

Real Deal Newsletter: Real Estate Law (Spring 2009)

MARCH 2009

3/17/2009

Special Report: New I-9 Form, H-1B Filing Deadline, H-1B Hiring Restrictions and E-Verify for Federal Contractors: Are You Prepared for These Recent Immigration Law Developments?

3/17/2009

Special Report: Stop! Don’t settle that product liability lawsuit just yet: Manufacturers, distributors and resellers now may have better chances

FEBRUARY 2009

2/28/2009

Special Report: Economic Stimulus Bill Includes Far Reaching HIPAA Expansion That May Affect Your Business

2/25/2009

WHD Online: Technology Law Newsletter (Winter 2009)

2/19/2009

Special Report: Recovery Act Enhances COBRA Benefits to Laid-Off Employees

JANUARY 2009

1/14/2009

Intellectual Property Law Newsletter (Winter 2009)

DECEMBER 2008

12/18/2008

Real Deal Newsletter: Real Estate Law (Fall 2008)

NOVEMBER 2008

11/12/2008

Special Report: The Employee Free Choice Act: It's "High Noon" For Employers

OCTOBER 2008

10/14/2008

Special Report: Government Mandated Paid Sick Leave May Soon be Reality for Milwaukee Employers

SEPTEMBER 2008

9/5/2008

Intellectual Property Law Newsletter (Summer 2008)

AUGUST 2008

8/1/2008

Real Deal Newsletter: Real Estate Law (Summer 2008)

8/1/2008

Workplace Newsletter: Human Resources Law (Summer 2008)

JULY 2008

7/18/2008

WHD Online: Technology Law Newsletter (Summer 2008)

JUNE 2008

6/2/2008

Credit Union Law Newsletter (Spring 2008)

APRIL 2008

4/23/2008

Intellectual Property Law Newsletter (Spring 2008)

4/21/2008

WHD Online: Technology Law Newsletter (Spring 2008)

MARCH 2008

3/25/2008

Workplace Newsletter: Human Resources Law (Spring 2008)

3/25/2008

Real Deal Newsletter: Real Estate Law (Winter/Spring 2008)

FEBRUARY 2008

2/18/2008

Special Report: Wisconsin Election Leave Law

JANUARY 2008

1/24/2008

Special Report: Limp is the Law

1/7/2008

Workplace Newsletter: Human Resources Law (Winter 2008)

1/4/2008

Special Report: Fiduciary Alert - Law May Change to Allow Individual Plan Participants

DECEMBER 2007

12/20/2007

Special Report: Signs Required by the Smoke Free Illinois Act Must Contain Specific Information

NOVEMBER 2007

11/19/2007

Special Report: The Diversity Lottery - A Possible Alternative to Employer Green Card Sponsorship

11/16/2007

Special Report: WARNING: Non-Compliance With the Smoke Free Illinois Act Will Be Costly to Employers

11/9/2007

Special Report: Fifteen Years in the Making: A New Form I-9

11/1/2007

Real Deal Newsletter: Real Estate Law (Fall 2007)

OCTOBER 2007

10/9/2007

Intellectual Property Law Newsletter (Fall 2007)

10/5/2007

Special Report: Illinois Human Rights Act is Amended to Permit Employees to Commence Discrimination Actions in Circuit Court

SEPTEMBER 2007

9/7/2007

Special Report: The Fate of the Final SSA No-Match Rule: Will It Come To Be?

AUGUST 2007

8/22/2007

Workplace Newsletter: Human Resources Law (Summer 2007)

8/22/2007

Special Report: IRS Announces Relief to Schools and Teachers

8/7/2007

WHD Online: Technology Law Newsletter (Summer 2007)

JUNE 2007

6/14/2007

Real Deal Newsletter: Real Estate Law (Summer 2007)

6/5/2007

Special Report: Bad Faith Revisited

MAY 2007

5/23/2007

Workplace Newsletter: Human Resources Law (Spring 2007)

APRIL 2007

4/12/2007

Special Report: Long-Awaited Final 409A Regulations Published

4/10/2007

Intellectual Property Law Newsletter (Spring 2007)

4/9/2007

Special Report: HIPAA Privacy Reminder due to Participants of Small Health Plans by April 14, 2007

MARCH 2007

3/12/2007

Special Report: H-1B Visas: Are You Ready?

FEBRUARY 2007

2/28/2007

Special Report: Wisconsin Supreme Court Allows Stacking of Minimum Permanent Partial Disability Ratings in DaimlerChrysler v. LIRC

2/19/2007

Real Deal Newsletter: Real Estate Law (Winter 2007)

2/7/2007

Workplace Newsletter: Human Resources Law (Winter 2007)

DECEMBER 2006

12/7/2006

Credit Union Law Newsletter (Fall 2006)

12/1/2006

Intellectual Property Law Newsletter (Fall 2006)

12/1/2006

Special Report: ADA Compliant Hiring Policies; Pandemic Flu Readiness; Exempt Employee Salary Deductions and Inclement Weather/Power Outages; Recent IL Court of Appeals Decision regarding Employer's Liability for Employees' Off-Duty Conduct; Recent WI Cou

NOVEMBER 2006

11/1/2006

Special Report: Wisconsin Court of Appeals Awards Employee $250,000 Based Upon a Theory of Promissory Estoppel

OCTOBER 2006

10/1/2006

Workplace Newsletter: Human Resources Law (Fall 2006)

AUGUST 2006

8/1/2006

Special Report: Non-Compete Agreements - Can a Court Ignore One Provision While Enforcing Another?

MAY 2006

5/19/2006

Special Report: The Retiree Drug Subsidy - Just What Have You Promised?

5/1/2006

Intellectual Property Law Newsletter (Spring 2006)

JANUARY 2006

1/6/2006

WHD Online: Technology Law Newsletter (Winter 2006)

1/6/2006

Real Deal Newsletter: Real Estate Law (Winter 2006)

DECEMBER 2005

12/19/2005

Real Deal Newsletter: Real Estate Law (Winter 2005)

SEPTEMBER 2005

9/1/2005

Real Deal Newsletter: Real Estate Law (Fall 2005)

9/1/2005

Credit Union Law Newsletter (Fall 2005)

9/1/2005

Special Report: IRS Relaxes Longstanding “Use it or Lose it” Rule for 125 Plan - Beware of Unintended Consequences for Employees Maintaining Health Savings Accounts

9/1/2005

Special Report: Extended Health Plan COBRA Continuation Coverage For Veterans

9/1/2005

Special Report: Popular Workplace Wellness Programs Must Comply With State and Federal Laws

JUNE 2005

6/1/2005

Credit Union Law Newsletter (Summer 2005)

6/1/2005

Real Deal Newsletter: Real Estate Law (Spring 2005)

JANUARY 2005

1/1/2005

WHD Online: Technology Law Newsletter (Winter 2005)

DECEMBER 2004

12/31/2004

Intellectual Property Law Newsletter (Spring 2004)

OCTOBER 2004

10/1/2004

Real Deal Newsletter: Real Estate Law (Fall 2004)

SEPTEMBER 2004

9/1/2004

Special Report: New Tax Rules for Nonqualified Deferred Compensation

JUNE 2004

6/1/2004

Intellectual Property Law Newsletter (Fall 2003)

MAY 2004

5/19/2004

Intellectual Property Law Newsletter (Spring 2003)

MARCH 2004

3/1/2004

Intellectual Property Law Newsletter (March 2003)

SEPTEMBER 2003

9/4/2003

Special Report: HIPAA Privacy Rule - Don’t Miss the Upcoming HIPAA Compliance Deadline For Your Employee Group Health Plan

9/1/2003

Special Report: HIPAA Transactions and Code Sets - Missed the Deadline? CMS Issues New Enforcement Guidance

JUNE 2003

6/1/2003

WHD Online: Technology Law Newsletter (Summer 2003)

DECEMBER 2002

12/1/2002

Special Report: Focus on Health Care Privacy: Beyond the HIPAA Seminars

MAY 2002

5/1/2002

WHD Online: Technology Law Newsletter (Spring 2002)

5/1/2002

Special Report: Software Licensing Audits

APRIL 2002

4/4/2002

Special Report: HIPAA Privacy Rule: Amending Your Employee Group Health Plan