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Benefits Brief

March 2008  U.S. Supreme Court Permits Individual Lawsuits for Retirement Plan Fiduciary Breach
February 2008 The Section 415 Regulations on Post-Severance Compensation
December 2006 Implications of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 for 2007 Plan Administration 

Benefits Commentary

July 2008  Best Practices For Minimizing the Potential For Retirement Plan Fiduciary Liability

Environmental Update

June 8, 2010  EPA Issues New Requirements for Pesticide Discharges and Sets Stricter Standard for Sulfur Dioxide
March 24, 2010  Governor Barbour Enters Lawsuit Against EPA
February 23, 2010 EPA Sets Standards to Reduce Emissions from Certain Stationary Diesel Engines
January 8, 2010  EPA Proposes Strict New Ozone Standards
January 7, 2010  Recent Actions by EPA Will Require Greater Compliance From Select Industries, Entities
December 11, 2009  Environmental Protection Agency Issues Final Rule on Construction Site Water Pollution
December 8, 2009  Environmental Protection Agency Releases Endangerment Finding
December 2009  MCEQ Proposes to Amend Water Regulation to Define "Submitted"
April 2009  EPA Moves Toward Regulation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
April 2009  EPA Reconsiders New Source Review Final Rule

High Points

July 2007  Legislation Waives Commencement of Construction Deadline for GO Zone
September 2007 MS Supreme Court Issues Important Decision Regarding Enforcement of Arbitration Agreements

   Attachment Attachment - Century 21 Maselle and Associates, Inc. and Cindy Smith vs. Smith

June 2007 New Regs Establish Deadline for Implementing Non-qualified Deferred Compensation Plan Changes

May 2007 Butler Snow Introduces High Points as Newest Electronic Newsletter

Mid-South Regulatory Compliance Group

August 2010  MSRCG Quarterly Report
May 2010 MSRCG Quarterly Report
February 2010 MSRCG Quarerly Report
November 2009 MSRCG Quarterly Report
September 2009 MSRCG Quarterly Report
August 2009 MSRCG Quarterly Report
May 2009 MSRCG Quarterly Newsletter May 2009
February 2009 MSRCG Quarterly Report.PDF
November 2008 MSRCG Quarterly Report
August 2008 MSRCG Quarterly Report
May 2008 MSRCG Quarterly Report
February 2008 MSRCG Quarterly Report

Mississippi Regulatory Compliance Group

August 2010 MRCG Quarterly Report
May 2010 MRCG Quarterly Report
February 2010 MRCG Quarterly Report
November 2009 MRCG Quarterly Report
September 2009 MRCG Quarerly Report
August 2009 MRCG Quarterly Report
May 2009 MRCG Quarterly Report
February 2009 MRCG Quarterly Report
November 2008 MRCG Quarterly Report
August 2008 MRCG Quarterly Report
May 2008 MRCG Quarterly Report
February 2008 MRCG Quarterly Report 

Mississippi Tax Bulletin

July 2010  Mississippi's Tax Commission is Replaced by Department of Revenue and Independent Board of Tax Appeals
May 2010 Change in Mississippi Contractor's Tax Impacts Refinery Owners and Contractors That Construct Improvements at Refineries
December 2009 New Mississippi Corporate Franchise Tax Regulation May Tax Certain Loans from Affiliates
May 2009 Mississippi Tax Bulletin
April 2009 MS Will Create Independent Board of Tax Appeals, Reduce Cost of Pay-to-Play for Judicial Review of Tax Cases
October 2008 Recent Developments in Mississippi Tax Law
April 2008 First Quarter 2008 Developments in Mississippi Tax Law
February 2008 Summary of 2007 Developments in Mississippi Tax Law
October 2007 Two Recent Mississippi Tax Cases

June 2007 Legislative Developments

October 2006 Unconstitutional Corporate Tax Statutes

July 2006 Mississippi Income Tax Developments

Planning Notes

August 2010  IRS Issues Notice 2010-60 Clarifying Number of Issues Related to "HIRE" Act of 2010
August 2010  IRS Implements New Corporate "Audit Me" Disclosure Requirement
January 2010  Estate Tax: Gone Today, But Still Requires Planning
September 2009  Passive Activity Loss Rules: Members in LLC and LLP Are Not Limited Partners
March 2009  Summary of Certain Income Tax Provisions in The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
March 2009  New Federal Health Plan Law Require Immediate Compliance Attention
October 2008  Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
November 2007 Plan Amendment Deadline Extended For Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Arrangements
August 2007 IRS and Treasury Department Issue Regulations on Section 409A of IRC 

Pro Te: Solutio

January 2010  Volume 3 Number 1
October 2009  Volume 2 Number 4
July 2009  Volume 2 Number 3
April 2009  Volume 2 Number 2
February 2009  Volume 2 Number 1
October 2008  Volume 1 Number 4
July 2008  Volume 1 Number 3
April 2008  Volume 1 Number 2
January 2008  Volume 1 Number 1

Pro Te: Refero

April 2010  Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Amends Stark Law
February 2008  U.S. Supreme Court Finds Federal Preemption Applies in Medical Device Case 

Workplace

June 2010 Workplace - June 2010
March 2010 Workplace - March 24, 2010
February 2010 Workplace - February 19, 2010
November 2009 Workplace - November 2, 2009
October 2009 Workplace - October 1, 2009
August 2009 Workplace - August 11, 2009
July 2009 Workplace - July 8, 2009
June 2009  Workplace - June 2, 2009
May 2009  Workplace - May 5, 2009
April 2009  Workplace - April 3, 2009
March 2009  Workplace - March 4, 2009
February 2009  Workplace - February 2, 2009
December 2008  Practice Spotlight, Legislative Update, Labor Beat, Wage Claims
November 2008  Practice Focus: Immigration Compliance, On the Horizon, Wage and Hour, Labor Beat, FMLA Update
October 2008  EFCA, Possible New Employment Legislation, Civil Rights for Modern Era, ADA Amendments Act of 2008, Bailout Package
April 2008  Senate Bill 2988 - A New Quandary for Mississippi Employers
February 2008  Expansion of the Family and Medical Leave Act to Affect Military Families 
October 2007  Unions Dealt Two Major Blows in Recent NLRB Decisions 
July 2007  Minimum Wage Hike Effective July 24, 2007


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Hudson Featured Presenter at ACI Mass Tort Conference

Butler Snow attorney Eric E. Hudson will co-present "Minimizing the Threat of Medical Monitoring Damages and Plaintiff Recruitment" at the upcoming American Conference Institute's seminar Managing and Resolving Mass Tort Products Liability Claims.  Hudson, a member of Butler Snow's Commercial Litigation Group, has extensive experience as counsel for a number of large corporations in various mass tort cases.

The two-day seminar is scheduled for Wednesday, September 29 through Thursday, September 30, 2010 at the Helmsley Park Lane Hotel in New York, New York.  To register or obtain more information, visit http://www.americanconference.com/MASSTORT/agenda.htm.

Butler Snow to Present The Physician Payment Sunshine Act: A Legal Overview

Machelle D. Shields and Denise D. Burke are featured presenters in the upcoming Q1 Productions conference Medical Device and Diagnostics Corporate Compliance and Ethics Conference.  The program will focus on reimbursement, clinical affairs, legal challenges and corporate compliance and ethics.  Shields and Burke will participate as members of a distinguished panel of experts who will discuss mistakes, setbacks, adjustments and victories while outlining the "next steps" for companies of all sizes.  Shields and Burke, both members of the firm's Pharmaceutical, Medical Device and Healthcare Industry Group will present The Physician Payment Sunshine Act: A Legal Overview.

The conference will be held Thursday, September 30, 2010, in Chicago, Ill.  For registration and additional information, contact Brigitte Durnwald at bdurnwald@q1productions.com. The event brochure is available by clicking here.