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Fees
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Patents Post-Grant
PTAB Trial Fees Increase 25% in October
By Scott McKeown, Scott McKeown Wolf Greenfield
AIA Trial Fees Increasing + New Pro Hac Fee The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is increasing Patent and Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) fees for a…
Prosecution First Blog
Prosecution Pointer 212
Ever wonder if you can get a refund after you pay an oral hearing fee? As provided under 37 CFR § 1.26(a), a change of purpose after the payment of…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Deadline to comment on USCIS fee increases is today
The Department of Homeland Security U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is accepting comments on its proposed changes to the fee schedule for a wide range of immigration benefits. Beyond…
Larkin Hoffman Employment & Labor Law Blog
Wellness Fees, Service Charges, and Automatic Gratuities, Oh! My!
By Alex Beeby
If you have eaten out recently, you may have seen an additional charge at the bottom of your bill that says something like “health care 3%” or “3.9% mandate compliance…
Hunton Employment & Labor Perspectives
California Appellate Court Rules that a Service Charge Could Be a Gratuity under the Labor Code
By Katherine P. Sandberg, Ryan A. Glasgow
A recent California appellate court decision has held that a banquet hall’s “mandatory service charge” could, under the right circumstances, be a “gratuity” that must be paid to employees under…
Med Law Blog
2020 Pennsylvania Medical Record Fees
Click the link to view the 2020 Pennsylvania Medical Record Fees: https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol49/49-49/1816.html#
California Employment Law
Service Charges vs. Gratuities and Why It Matters
By Nancy Yaffe
Attention hospitality employers. Is that charge you add to a guest check a service charge (typically a set amount added to a guest check in lieu of a tip)? Or…
California Employment Law Report
Case Holds Mandatory Service Charge May Be A Gratuity That Must Be Distributed to Employees
In O’Grady v. Merchant Exchange Productions, Inc., the California Court of Appeals held that a mandatory service charge could potentially be found to be a gratuity that must be distributed…
Wage and Hour Defense Blog
California Court Rules That Mandatory Service Charges May Be Gratuities
By Jeffrey (Jeff) H. Ruzal, Carly Baratt
Upsetting what many considered settled precedent, a California Court of Appeal has held that a mandatory service charge may qualify as a “gratuity” under California Labor Code Section 351 that…
The Capital Commitment
SEC Enforcers Continue to Focus on Undisclosed Fees
By Joshua M. Newville, Brian A. Hooven
In a series of enforcement cases over the past few months, the SEC has continued to bring actions focused on undisclosed fees charged to clients. Many of these cases have…