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Additional Guidance for Post-Alice Prosecution

Written By Ryan K. Simmons

The Latest Memorandum from USPTO on Subject Matter Eligibility Provides Additional Guidance for Post-Alice Prosecution On November 2, 2016, the United States Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO") issued a memorandum to Ex…

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Rejoice: The Return of Premium-Reimbursement Plans for Small Employers

Written By Devon D. Williams

Last week Congress passed H.R. 34, which will exempt certain health reimbursement arrangements ("HRA"), including premium-reimbursement plans, from most Affordable Care Act requirements for small employers (i.e. those empl…

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Pretty Fast for Government Work: United States Department of Labor Files Notice of Appeal of Order Enjoining Enforcement of “Final” Overtime Rule

Written By Grant B. Osborne

On November 22, 2016, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas granted a momentous preliminary injunction stopping the United States Department of Labor ("DOL") from implementing and enforcing its…

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Having Election News Withdrawal?

Written By Mary V. Cavanagh

Supreme Court Decides Case on Protected Political Activity in Public Employment Some of us may have had enough of all things election by now.  But the United States Supreme Court decided a case last April that broade…

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Website Owners, Mobile Application Providers, and Other Online Service Providers BEWARE

Written By Angela P. Doughty, CIPP/US, AIGP and Norman J. Leonard

Failure to Comply with New DMCA Eligibility Requirements May Result in Copyright Infringement Liability Any company that allows third-party users to post or link content to its website, mobile applications, or other o…

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