Recently by Sheryl J. Willert
Real Estate
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...
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 MoreMortgage Loan Officers: Are You Paying Them Correctly?
In a move that surprised a number of financial and non-financial institutions, the United States Department of Labor ("DOL") changed its long-standing interpretation of the Fair Labor Standards Act as it relates to Mortgage Loan Officers. The DOL announced that mortgage loan officers would no...
Read MoreAn Early Pioneer In The Area of Diversity
Editor: Would you please tell our readers about your professional career? As a member of a minority, both as a woman and a person of color, what difference has this made in your career path, if any? Willert: I commenced my legal career with the King County Prosecutor's Office in the late 1970s....
Read MoreNew Compliance Challenges: False Claims Act Amendments - FERA With More Pending
Editor: What was the purpose of the amendments to the federal False Claims Act (FCA) embodied in the recently enacted Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act (FERA)? Willert: The intent of FERA was to expand the FCA to protect the U.S. and, in so doing, the citizens of this country against fraud...
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