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Healthcare Provider Alert: Transgender-Affirming Healthcare Policies and Practices
Sep 06, 2016
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently issued a Final Rule, implementing the civil rights provision of the Affordable Care Act of 2010 (Act), which prohibits discrimination on the basis…
What is the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016?
Sep 06, 2016
Below is an excerpt from Gary Franklin’s recently published article in Vermont Business Magazine about the adoption of the Defend Trade Secrets Act:
A new federal law protecting confidential business…
Shareholders Secure Important Victory in Osman Case
Aug 29, 2016
Shareholders Gary Burt and Adam Mordecai of Primmer’s Manchester office recently secured an important victory for their clients in a case involving allegations of brain damage due to elevated blood lead…
Vermont “Bans the Box”
Aug 26, 2016
Most employers will be prohibited from asking about an individual’s criminal history record on initial employment applications after July 1, 2017, the date Vermont’s “ban the box” statute takes effect.
Second Circuit Ruling of First Impression on National Bank’s Citizenship
Aug 23, 2016
In OneWest Bank, N.A. v. Robert W. Melina, 2016 WL 3548346 (2d Cir. June 29, 2016), the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently held that a national bank is a citizen only of the…
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…
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…
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…
Two Recent Victories
Jul 01, 2016
Gary M. Burt, successfully represented Vermont Mutual Insurance Company before the New Hampshire Supreme Court in the matter of Todd v. Vermont Mutual Insurance Co., et al. Todd had been accused of stalking…
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…
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