Blog Posts from Burlington VT
CFPB Updates Mortgage Servicing Rules and Foreclosure Protections
Aug 16, 2016
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently adopted a final rule that updates mortgage servicing rules and expands foreclosure protections for struggling borrowers and other homeowners.
The…
Hart Appointed to Burlington Board of Police Commissioners
Aug 15, 2016
On August 15, 2016, the Burlington City Council appointed Primmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer PC's Shireen Hart to the Burlington Board of Police Commissioners for a three-year term.
The Speaking Circuit
Aug 12, 2016
Anne Cramer and I are doing a lot of talks these days to groups, whether clients or not, about recent developments in health law (that seems like a redundant phrase, given the breakneck pace at which health…
Karnedy Defends MVP in Hearing Before Green Mountain Care Board
Aug 04, 2016
On July 21, Gary Karnedy represented MVP, defending the insurance company’s 6.3 percent premium increase. To illustrate his case, Karnedy offered an analogy; the chair of the Green Mountain Care Board…
Happy Anniversary Vermont!
Jul 29, 2016
Beginning Tuesday, August 9, there will be a multiday celebration in honor of the 35th anniversary of Vermont’s captive insurance legislation. Since Vermont became a captive in 1981, there have been significant…
Karnedy Named President of Chittenden County Bar Assoc.
Jul 01, 2016
Gary Karnedy was named the President of the Chittenden County Bar Association at the Bar’s Annual Meeting in June.
Did the Green Mountain Care Board Overstep its Power?
Jun 22, 2016
Gary Karnedy argued a case for client MVP Health Insurance Co. at the Vermont Supreme Court on Tuesday. MVP is suing the Green Mountain Care Board on behalf of Agriservices, a farming association for which…
An In-depth Look into Vermont’s New Sick Leave Law
Jun 14, 2016
Recently, Vermont became the fifth state in the nation to pass a paid sick leave law for most employees. The following Q&A article by attorney Alexandra Clauss recently appeared in Vermont Business Magazine.…
Minimum Salary for Exempt Employees Doubles
May 18, 2016
President Obama announced this morning that effective December 1, 2016, the new minimum salary level for executive, administrative, and professional employee exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act will be $913 per week or $47,476 per year
Save the date! Webinar on Recent Employment Law Developments in 2016 Vermont Legislature
May 08, 2016
Primmer will be hosting a webinar for clients and friends on Recent Employment Law Developments in the 2016 Vermont Legislature (including Paid Sick Leave). The informative webinar will be led by Gary…