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• 7/21/2010 Impacts of the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 on Executive Compensation
• 7/20/2010 Health Reform – IRS Issues Regulations on Preexisting Condition Exclusions, Lifetime and Annual Limits, Rescissions, and Patient Protections
• 7/7/2010 Supreme Court Voids Two-Member NLRB
• 7/7/2010 Senate Confirms NLRB Members Pearce and Hayes
• 7/7/2010 Will NLRB Rulemaking Turn Labor Law on its Head?
• 7/7/2010 New NLRB General Counsel Named
• 7/7/2010 Supreme Court Applies Title VII Limitations Period to Employer’s Initial Announcement of Test Scores and Later Denials of Hire Based on Test Scores
• 7/7/2010 Tenth Circuit Defines “Vacant” Employment Positions Under the ADA
• 7/7/2010 Arbitrator May Decide Whether Entire Arbitration Agreement is Enforceable
• 7/7/2010 Do Class Action Waivers in Individual Arbitration Agreements Violate Labor Law?
• 7/7/2010 Defense Department Issues Interim Rules Defining Contractors Subject to Arbitration Ban
• 7/7/2010 Department of Labor Says Time Spent Donning Protective Gear is Working Time and Starts Work Day
• 7/7/2010 Fair Labor Standards Act Collective Action Survives Because of Possible Subclaims
• 7/7/2010 Colorado Legislative Session Marked by Employment Bill Failures
• 7/7/2010 Immigration Law News
• 7/1/2010 Health Reform – Regulations Limit Ability to Rely on Grandfathered Status
• 6/30/2010 Governor Ritter Signs HOA Ombudsman Bill
• 6/16/2010 Health Reform - Early Retiree Reimbursement Program Application Is Now Available
• 6/16/2010 Colorado Legislature Passes Law Restoring Insurance Coverage for Construction Defect Claims
• 6/15/2010 SEC Adopts Changes to Continuing Disclosure Requirements
• 6/11/2010 Health Reform - IRS Provides Guidance on the Tax Treatment of Employment-Provided Health Benefits for Children Under Age 27
• 6/2/2010 OSHA Update: OSHA to Verify that Employees Understand Safety Training
• 5/17/2010 Colorado Supreme Court Decides Smith v. Executive Custom Homes, Inc.
• 5/10/2010 With Presidential Recess Appointments, NLRB Now Has a Quorum
• 5/10/2010 Supreme Court Rules that Class Arbitration Not Permitted if Arbitration Agreement Silent
• 5/10/2010 Complying with the FLSA When Hiring Unpaid Interns
• 5/10/2010 Governor Signs Law on Inadmissibility of Evidence of Employee Criminal History in Negligence Cases Against Employers
• 5/10/2010 Proper Calculation of Damages When Ex-Employee Starts Own Business Before Trial
• 5/10/2010 A Hopeful Sign on Medical Marijuana for Employers
• 5/10/2010 Employee Has Right of Privacy as to E-mails to Lawyer
• 5/10/2010 Congress Extends (Again) the COBRA Premium Subsidy
• 5/10/2010 Health Care Reform Laws Bring Major Changes for Group Health Plans
• 5/10/2010 Early Retiree Reinsurance Program Will Require Immediate Action
• 5/5/2010 OSHA Update: OSHA Announces “Severe Violator Enforcement Program” and Increased Penalties
• 5/4/2010 June 1 Deadline for County Assessor Protests
• 4/28/2010 Congress Extends (Again) the COBRA Premium Subsidy
• 4/26/2010 Health Care Reform Advisory #3
  The Early Retiree Medical Reinsurance Program
• 4/9/2010 Health Care Reform Advisory #2
  Impact on Employer-Sponsored Group Health Plans – Changes for 2010 and 2011
• 4/8/2010 Arizona’s “Speculative Builder Tax” Extended to Foreclosed Real Property
• 4/5/2010 Health Care Reform Advisory #1
  2010 Tax Credit Available for Small Employers Subsidizing Employees’ Health Insurance
• 3/26/2010 Employer Tax Credits Under HIRE Act
• 3/19/2010 Congress Extends and Expands the COBRA Premium Subsidy Rules
• 3/8/2010 DOL Publishes Model Notice for HIPAA Special Enrollment Rights Under CHIPRA
• 3/5/2010 EEOC Proposes Rules Interpreting “Reasonable Factor Other than Age” Defense
• 3/5/2010 Colorado Legislature Again Considering Bill to Expand Remedies Under State Discrimination Law to Match or Exceed Federal Law
• 3/5/2010 Removal of State Court Lawsuits to Federal Court Will Be More Available Due to U.S. Supreme Court Decision
• 3/5/2010 March 31, 2010 H-1B Filing Date
• 3/1/2010 Proposed Initiative Would Limit Construction of Residential Housing Along the Front Range
• 2/25/2010 Recent Tax Developments – Build America Bonds
• 2/16/2010 Proposition 101 and Amendments 60 and 61 – What to do in 2010?
• 2/10/2010 Employee Stock Purchase Plans – New Rules Effective in 2010
• 2/9/2010 Coverage for Colorado Construction Defect Claims: Update on the Aftermath of General Security
• 2/5/2010 Proposition 101 - Would Reduce Vehicle, Income Tax
  and Telecommunication Revenues
• 2/5/2010 Amendment 60 - Would Limit Property Taxes
• 2/5/2010 Amendment 61 - Would Limit State and Local Government Debt
• 2/5/2010 Citizens' Initiatives Will Seriously Impact Colorado Governments' Finances
• 1/5/2010 Colorado Minimum Wage Drops