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Holland & Knight Forms National Health Care Reform Task Force

As Congress debates the specifics of national health care reform, Holland & Knight has established a Health Care Reform Task Force to help clients around the country address the reform issues and changing federal policy.

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Hospitality Industry: Changes to Gift Card Laws May Impact Hotel Gift Card Programs Alert - November 4, 2009

As hotels seek to expand their customer bases during these difficult economic times, one potential source of income and customers has been the rather prolific growth in gift card sales. Everyone is getting into the gift card game – restaurants, retailers, hotel companies, gas stations and more. Sales in 2008 alone totaled approximately $90 billion. For hotel companies, when someone purchases or gives a hotel gift card, it creates an opportunity to attract a new or returning customer to spend money at a hotel. However, implementing these programs requires careful consideration of both state and federal laws – which are complicated, sometimes inconsistent but necessary to understand in order to avoid fines and penalties for improperly designed programs.

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In The Headlines

U.S. grants asylum to gay Cuban
 
 June 1, 2009
 
Christopher Nugent - Washington

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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