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IntroductionOn November 7, 2006, the voters of six states passed ballot initiatives to raise the state

OverviewOn November 7, 2006, voters in several states passed controversial initiatives that will significantly

Impending elections can have differing impacts where a state legislature is controlled by one party,

On October 3, 2006, the European Court of Justice (the "ECJ") issued a long-awaited decision in B.F.

For the past several years, employers in the mortgage lending industry have faced increasing litigation

Introduction Employers that have a lot of tipped employees, such as restaurants and casinos, often face

IntroductionOn July 25, 2006, the IRS released final regulations addressing the issue of supplemental

Note: Governor Schwarzenegger signed A.B. 1835 on September 12, 2006In a policy decision driven as much

OverviewAfter weeks of harried lobbying, grassroots protests and dueling full-page newspaper ads, the

In a major decision in Smith v. Superior Court (L'Oreal USA, Inc.), No. S129476 (July 10, 2006),