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FLANAGAN PARTNERS LLP: Join Flanagan Partners attorney Sean Brady at the New Orleans Bar Association’s Ninth Annual Legalpalooza event
Flanagan Partners attorney Sean Brady at the New Orleans Bar Association’s Ninth Annual Legalpalooza event – a charity concert benefitting the New Orleans Bar Foundation’s Veterans Justice Fellowship.
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OF LOUISIANA: Department of Justice Awards More Than $85.3 Million in Grants to Address School Violence
On October 21, 2019, the Department of Justice announced that it awarded more than $85.3 million to bolster school security—including funding to educate and train students and faculty—and support first responders who arrive on the scene of a school shooting or other violent incident.
HOLLAND & KNIGHT: Global Tax Transparency: Impacts on Cross-Border Planning, Compliance and Controversy
Tax Attorneys James Dawson and Alan Granwell will participate in a panel at the Tax Executives Institute 74th Annual Conference to be held in New Orleans, Louisiana.
LAW OFFICES OF KELLY R. REED: Millions Affected by Capital One Data Breach
More than 100 million are affected by the Capital One data breach, and West Virginians are among those at risk.
ROEDEL PARSONS KOCH BLACHE BALHOFF & MCCOLLISTER: Employers Take Heed: 1.2 Million New Workers Eligible for Overtime Pay Under New Overtime Rule
Department of Labor announced a final rule to make 1.3 million American workers eligible for overtime pay.1 Under the new rule, most salaried workers who earn less than about $35,500 per year will be eligible for time-and-a-half overtime pay, up from the current threshold of about $23,700.2 The rule raises the "standard salary level" from the currently enforced level of $455 per week to $684 per week (which equates to $35,568 per year for full-year workers).
TAYLOR PORTER BROOKS & PHILLIPS LLP: Taylor Porter’s Preston Castille Elected to BESE District 8 Board Seat
Taylor Porter Partner Preston Castille has been elected to the District 8 seat of the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE), following the results of the Oct. 12 primary election in Louisiana.
TAYLOR PORTER BROOKS & PHILLIPS LLP: Taylor Porter Welcomes New Associate, LSU Law Graduate William H. Patrick, IV
Taylor, Porter, Brooks & Phillips LLP issued the following announcement on Oct. 15.Taylor Porter is pleased to welcome William H.
GLAGO WILLIAMS: Glago Williams is proud to support Dillard’s Pre-Law Program
Glago Williams is proud to support Dillard’s Pre-Law Program.
GLAGO WILLIAMS: 5 Star Review from Tashica Williams
“I had an awesome experience working with the Glago Williams Law Firm.
BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS: Litigation Analytics Can Take Your Practice to the Next Level—Both on the Business Development Side and in Defending Cases
Litigation analytics can help you anticipate the behavior of judges, lawyers, and parties and predict the outcome of various legal strategies.
HERMAN HERMAN KATZ LLC: Hh&k Partner Steve Herman and Judge Karen Herman Receive 2019 Advocacy Award for Breastoration
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, and everyone at HH&K has either had a relative, friend or fellow employee who has experienced breast cancer.
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OF LOUISIANA: U.S. Attorney David C. Joseph Announces Progress in Making Our Communities Safer Through Project Safe Neighborhoods
Two years ago, the Department of Justice announced the revitalization and enhancement of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), the centerpiece of the department’s violent crime reduction strategy.
TAYLOR PORTER BROOKS & PHILLIPS LLP: Miyagi Earns Medicare Secondary Payer Fellow Certification
Taylor Porter Partner Barrye Panepinto Miyagi has earned the Certified Medicare Secondary Payer Fellow (CMSP-F) Certification, administered by the Louisiana Association of Self Insured Employers (LASIE).
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OF LOUISIANA: Genetic Testing Company and Three Principals Agree To Pay $42.6 Million to Resolve Kickback and Medical Necessity Claims
The Justice Department announced today that UTC Laboratories, Inc. (RenRX) has agreed to pay $41.6 million, and its three principals, Tarun Jolly, M.D., Patrick Ridgeway, and Barry Griffith, have agreed to pay $1 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by paying kickbacks in exchange for laboratory referrals for pharmacogenetic testing and for furnishing and billing for tests that were not medically necessary
BURGOS & ASSOCIATES: Attorney Spotlight: Leila Bonilla
Leila was born in New York but moved to Louisiana at a young age.
MOULEDOUX BLAND LEGRAND & BRACKETT LLC: Gerard Dragna Elected to LABI’s Legal Advisory Council
Gerard Dragna, a member of Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett’s trucking and transportation team, has been elected to represent the firm on the Louisiana Association of Business & Industry’s (LABI) Legal Advisory Council.
GLAGO WILLIAMS: Jatavian Named Top 40 Under 40!
Glago Williams issued the following announcement on Oct. 1.Exciting News!!
GLAGO WILLIAMS: 5 Star Review from Jarmira Gould & Anthony Despenza
My experience working with Glago Williams attorneys has been wonderful.
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: Department of Labor Investigation Leads Louisiana Restaurant to Pay $238,300 in Back Wages and Damages to 222 Employees
After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Superior Seafood & Oyster Bar LLC - doing business as Superior Seafood and Oyster Bar New Orleans - and Superior Restaurant Group LLC have paid $238,300 in back wages and liquidated damages to 222 employees, for violating the overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
TAYLOR PORTER BROOKS & PHILLIPS LLP: Effective Oct. 1, Taylor Porter Announces Opening of Lake Charles Office
Taylor Porter announces the addition of Special Counsel Rick Norman and Associates Joe Norman and Jud Norman from the Lake Charles-based Norman Business Law Center, effective Oct. 1.