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Labor, Employment and Benefits: Alert - February 6, 2012

The U.S. Supreme Court recently denied an employer’s request for review of a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, which held that tipped employees spending more than 20 percent of their time performing related but non-tipped duties must be paid the full minimum wage for that time, without the tip credit.

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Securities & Financial News to Note : Bulletin - February 6, 2012

This bulletin is published every other week on Monday and is disseminated via electronic mail. It features brief summaries of current legal developments in the SEC/corporate, accounting/tax, banking, litigation, as well as other business and financial service areas when appropriate.

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In The Headlines

U.S. grants asylum to gay Cuban
 
 June 1, 2009
 

Community Services Team attorney Christopher Nugent was featured in the Washington Blade article titled, "U.S. grants asylum to gay Cuban" published on June 1, 2009. The article chronicles Raul Hernandez's decade-long journey to be granted asylum in the United States. Because Mr. Hernandez is HIV positive, the case was stalled due to difficulties related to a ban prohibiting HIV-positive visitors and immigrants from entering the country. On May 26, with Mr. Nugent as his pro bono legal representation, Mr. Hernandez was granted asylum. "We're just elated and relieved that justice was finally done in this case," said Mr. Nugent.

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