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Michelle Capezza

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NLRB Acting General Counsel Issues Follow-Up Report on Social Media Cases

Michelle Capezza
March 09, 2012 21:10

  by Steven M. Swirsky and Michael F. McGahan On January 25, 2012, the National Labor Relations Board's ("NLRB") Acting General Counsel ("AGC") Lafe Solomon issued a second report on unfair labor practice cases involving social media issues. We discussed his earlier report in our Act Now...

Final Extensions Provided for Retirement Plan Fee Disclosures and PPACA Summary of Benefits Coverage

Michelle Capezza
February 16, 2012 18:48

On February 2, 2012, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued final regulations under Section 408(b)(2) of ERISA.  As a result, there is a new due date of July 1, 2012 by which certain service providers must make compensation disclosures to responsible plan fiduciaries of...

FTC Warns That Background Searches via Mobile App May Violate the Fair Credit Reporting Act

Michelle Capezza
February 16, 2012 16:00

by Jeffrey M. Landes, Susan Gross Sholinsky, Steven M. Swirsky, and Jennifer A. Goldman On January 25, 2012, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") sent warning letters to three companies that market, in total, six mobile phone applications ("Apps") that provide users with background check reports....

Epstein Becker Green Launches First-of-Its-Kind App: Wage & Hour Guide for Employers

Michelle Capezza
February 14, 2012 19:03

We are pleased to announce that Epstein Becker Green’s first app - Wage & Hour Guide for Employers - is now available for download in the App Store on iTunes, for both iPhones and iPads.  You can find this complimentary app by searching for “Wage Hour”...

Epstein Becker Green Is Pleased to Announce a New Blog Focused on Health Employment and Labor Law

Michelle Capezza
January 12, 2012 21:18

The Health Employment and Labor (HEAL) blog will include updates about timely issues related to labor and employment issues that affect health care and life sciences companies. The HEAL blog is an idea that stems from the Epstein Becker Green’s Health Employment and Labor Group, which...