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Why Dangerous Greenhouse Gases May Be Incapable Of Regulation
The Massachusetts v. EPA Paradox Environmental statutes, such as the Clean Air Act (CAA), provide broad guidelines in which the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is expected to fill in the gaps through rulemakings, permit issuance, and enforcement actions. With Congress playing a...
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The Impact Of Changes To Dodd-Frank Regulation Z
Editor: On April 1, 2011, the new Dodd-Frank Loan Officer Rules (Reg Z) took effect. Please describe the intent of the rules and their major provisions. Willert: The Regulation Z changes had multifaceted intent but generally sought to set the industry on the right path after the loan...
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Proposed NLRA Regulations Have Employer Bar Up In Arms
With the apparent demise of the Employee Free Choice Act legislation as well as the downturn in the economy, management labor lawyers foresaw a precipitous drop in union organizing activity in 2011 and 2012. However, recent actions by the National Labor Relations Board and the Obama...
Read MoreEmployment Law Update 2011 - The Year in Review
With a Democratic administration in charge of the White House and one house of Congress, it is not unexpected that there has been significant activity, both federally and on the state level, with respect to employment related issues. Some of the decisions that have come out of the Courts come as...
Read MoreAn Inconvenient Forum - Reining In E-Discovery In The United States
The costs of litigation, particularly for large companies, has continued to skyrocket as electronic discovery moves from the fringe of litigation to center stage. Long, protracted e-discovery disputes have become more common, and occur in an environment where pitfalls are questionably defined and...
Read MoreWashington State: Challenges, Opportunities And A Trade Mission
Patti Brooke is the Assistant Director of the Washington State Department of Commerce's Business Services Division (BSD). BSD has oversight of tourism, international trade and economic development for the agency. Brooke previously served in a variety of marketing, business development and...
Read MoreDoing Business in Washington State Debuts In China WSBA International Practice Section's Publication Key In Encouraging Foreign Trade
On September 13, 2010, Governor Christine Gregoire led a delegation of more than 100 Washington business, education, science, and technology leaders to China and Vietnam in an effort to expand export opportunities, encourage new investments, and create new jobs in Washington state. We were among...
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