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Labor, Employment and Benefits: Alert - November 10, 2009

On October 28, 2009, President Obama signed into law a Defense Department Fiscal Year 2010 authorization bill that expands the Family and Medical Leave Act’s (FMLA) requirements with respect to “qualifying exigency leave” for family of military members and “military caregiver leave.” Specifically, qualifying exigency leave now applies to employees who have family members on active duty military service in a for­eign country, and military caregiver leave applies to family members of veterans, not just active duty service members. Although the law does not specify an effective date, it ap­pears to take effect immediately.

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Environment: Alert - November 18, 2009

Environmental justice – a mix of environmental and civil rights law and policy – is receiving in­creased attention in the Obama Administration, bringing with it challenges and opportunities for municipalities, facilities and others operating in low-income and minority communities. This alert discusses various aspects of environmental justice and the implications for the Obama Administration. Federal agencies, including the DOJ and EPA, have concluded that low-income and minority communities bear a greater environmental risk than the general population. Now is the right time to take stock of your environmental justice situation and take any prudent proactive steps.

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Structured Finance and Securitization

Vessel Leasing
 

Equipment Financing-Leveraged Leasing

August 1, 2009
 
Nancy L. Hengen- New York

"Vessel Leasing," a chapter published in the treatise Equipment Leasing-Leveraged Leasing, discusses the financing through leasing structures of commercial vessels recorded under the laws of the United States. Rather than focusing on common issues to general personal property leasing, Chapter 20 highlights issues that are unique to commercial vessel lease financings. These distinctive findings are due to the nature of the vessel or the statutory and other legal frameworks correlating to admiralty and maritime law.

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This material has been published as Chapter 20 of Equipment Leasing–Leveraged Leasing, Ian Shrank & Arnold G. Gough, eds. (©2009 The Practising Law Institute). Reproduced with permission. All rights reserved. To purchase visit www.pli.edu or call 1-800-260-4754.

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