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New Jersey Law Journal

What Every Employer Needs to Know About SSA No-Match Letters

What to do when the employee names and SSNs reported by employers don't agree with SSA records.
8 minute read

Supreme Court Brief

Estrada v. Chemerinsky | Montana Hires Jenner & Block | Jon Krakauer SCOTUS Brief | DACA Argument Roundup

Welcome to Supreme Court Brief. We look at the two veteran appellate lawyers arguing in this morning's race-bias case against Comcast, and scroll down for reports on this term's big church-and-state case and a petition from longtime author Jon Krakauer. Thanks for reading SCB, and your feedback is welcome.
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The Recorder

At 9th Circuit, Clash of Visions on Border Wall Funding

"You can't build a wall without Congress, that's absolutely clear," said Douglas Letter, the top lawyer for the U.S. House of Representatives, arguing Tuesday as an amicus backing the plaintiffs.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

State Agency Rightly Taken to Task on Denial of Full-Time Care for Quadriplegic

The Appellate Division decision, which should be published, righted a cruel adjudication and hopefully ameliorated the approach to similar future cases. We hope the court's words are taken to heart by the Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

US District Judge Junks Trump Administration's Health Care 'Conscience Rule'

The rule, which was scheduled to go into effect Nov. 22, was vacated as unconstitutional and adopted in violation of the Administrative Procedure Act.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Recent Developments Concerning Agency Guidance Documents

Over the past several months both the Trump administration and courts in New York have attempted to strike a balance between the tendency of agencies to use guidance to expand their authority without the protections associated with notice and comment rulemaking. In their Environmental Law column Michael Gerrard and Edward McTiernan explore these recent developments and what they might mean as for the EPA and DEC.
8 minute read

National Law Journal

DOJ to Federal Circuit: Slow Down on Appointments Clause Rulings

The government asked the court to stop applying its bombshell Arthrex ruling to other cases until it can decide whether to seek en banc review.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Judge Certifies Class of For-Profit College Students in Suit Over Delayed Loan Forgiveness

Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and the U.S. Department of Education face a certified class of former for-profit college students who claim delays in processing their 210,000-plus loan forgiveness applications have damaged their credit.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Federal Circuit: PTO Judges Were Unconstitutionally Appointed

The court says it can fix the problem by interpreting the Patent Act as giving the PTO director greater authority to remove APJs from service. In the meantime, possibly hundreds of the board's final written decisions will have to be reheard by a new panel.
4 minute read

Law.com

Labor of Law: Judge Tells EEOC: Keep Going on Pay Data Collection | K&L Gates Loses Chunk of Australia Team | New Non-Compete Suit | DLA Piper Fires Back

Welcome to Labor of Law, your weekly Law.com briefing on L&E news and trends, including Who Got the Work, don't-miss headlines and more. Thanks for reading!
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