http://www.nelsonmullins.com/news/nelson-mullins-newsletter.cfmNelson Mullins Newsletters RSS Feed Federal departments and agencies post new grant opportunities daily.  Below is a current listing of federal grant opportunities, sorted by eligibility category.  If we can assist any potential grant recipients you represent in identifying and obtaining federal ... http://www.nelsonmullins.com/newsletters/july-30-2010-grants-alert 2010-07-30T00:00:00-04:00 July 30, 2010 Grants Alert The Session began with the election of a new Speaker of the House, after the resignation of Speaker Glenn Richardson (R-Dallas) and the stepping aside of his replacement, Rep. Mark Burkhalter (R-Johns Creek).  Rep. David Ralston, a Republican lawyer from Blue Ridge and former member of Georgia' ... http://www.nelsonmullins.com/newsletters/gold_dome-7-30-2010 2010-07-30T00:00:00-04:00 Gold Dome 2010 Session Final Edition The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was signed into law last week by President Obama.  The law contains a provision designed to lessen the negative impact on small business caused by a flood of federal mandates from the newly created Consumer Financial Protection Burea ... http://www.nelsonmullins.com/newsletters/sbcrr_7-28-10 2010-07-28T00:00:00-04:00 Financial Regulatory Reform Law Contains Small Business Protections Today, the Council, which was created by HB 1405, met for its initial meeting to discuss a potential overhaul of Georgia's tax structure.  This Council, known as the "Special Council on Tax Reform and Fairness for Georgians," was spearheaded by Rep. Larry O'Neal (R-Bonaire) and the lawyer for G ... http://www.nelsonmullins.com/newsletters/gold-dome_7-28-2010 2010-07-28T00:00:00-04:00 Gold Dome Special Report for July 28, 2010 By Bill Foster In the mid to late 2000s, the banking world was beset by a flood of wage and hour lawsuits brought by groups of employees (mortgage loan officers, mortgage brokers, loan consultants, etc.) that had long been presumed to be exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (“FLSA ... http://www.nelsonmullins.com/newsletters/employment_alert_7-27-10 2010-07-27T00:00:00-04:00 DOL Re-Opens the Floodgate for FLSA Collective Actions in the Financial Services Industry By Carmen Harper Thomas and Neil Grayson On July 21, 2010, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Wall Street Reform Act”) was enacted to reform Wall Street and develop a stronger federal consumer protection system. The bill was introduced in 2009.  The Wal ... http://www.nelsonmullins.com/newsletters/banknotes_7-26-10 2010-07-26T00:00:00-04:00 Effect of Changes to Federal Law on Mortgage Originator Compensation Federal departments and agencies post new grant opportunities daily.  Below is a current listing of federal grant opportunities, sorted by eligibility category.  If we can assist any potential grant recipients you represent in identifying and obtaining federal ... http://www.nelsonmullins.com/newsletters/july-23-2010-grants-alert 2010-07-23T00:00:00-04:00 July 23, 2010 Grants Alert The Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Labor and the Internal Revenue Service continue to roll out regulations implementing various provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ("PPACA"), as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.& ... http://www.nelsonmullins.com/newsletters/comp-and-benefits-brief-july-22 2010-07-22T00:00:00-04:00 Open Enrollment Preparation: PPACA Notices Weekly Washington Wrap The dog days of hot and humid Washington have not slowed the pace of legislative and political activity this week.  Politicians are holding their breath in the hopes that BP’s efforts to stop the flow of oil into the Gulf of Mexico keep working. Legislation to ad ... http://www.nelsonmullins.com/newsletters/carolina-canada-connections-vol-2-no-19 2010-07-22T00:00:00-04:00 Carolina-Canada Connections -- Vol. 2, No. 19 Federal departments and agencies post new grant opportunities daily.  Below is a current listing of federal grant opportunities, sorted by eligibility category.  If we can assist any potential grant recipients you represent in identifying and obtaining federal ... http://www.nelsonmullins.com/newsletters/july-21-2010-grants-alert 2010-07-21T00:00:00-04:00 July 21, 2010 Grants Alert