Broadcast Law Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2013

'Section 399b of the Communications Act bans advertising for for-profit companies, as well as political and issue advertising, on noncommercial radio and television stations. While Congress over 20 years ago loosened some restrictions on fundraising by allowing paid ads by nonprofit groups on noncommercial stations, and permitting commercial entities to provide some minimal information about their businesses (including their logos) on sponsorship underwriting on public TV, the ban has otherwise

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The Paralegal Resource

DECEMBER 18, 2013

The Federal Trade Commission is to take action against mobile cramming. Mobile cramming refers to the process by which a number of telephone companies pitch different offers and services such as ?Fun Facts?, and then add charges to the consumer without their permission. This has been affecting the public for a very long time now, and most mobile users have a positive outlook to the FTC?

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Paralegal Mentor

DECEMBER 16, 2013

This is The Paralegal Mentor's go-to dessert recipe. Once you try them, you will never again resort to a packaged brownie mix. The ingredients are easy to keep on hand and it takes just minutes to mix up this treat. They will make you "Almost Famous"!! Brownies: 1 cup butter (2 sticks) 4 1-ounce squares unsweetened chocolate 2 cups sugar 4 eggs, slightly beaten 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 1/2 cups flour 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon salt (may reduce to 1/2 teaspoon) 1 cup chopped nuts (optional

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Broadcast Law Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2013

'Closed captioning of video programming repurposed to the Internet has been an obligation of television stations for over a year. Thus far, most stations have been able to comply with the requirements – as those requirements have only applied to full programs that were captioned when broadcast over the air , and then carried over to the Internet, either in whole or in segments that comprise essentially all of the program.

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Broadcast Law Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2013

'The LPFM applications are in, and counted, and the FCC is actively processing them. A recent public notice from the FCC about the processing of these applications puts FM broadcasters on notice that they should be checking what was filed in their market areas to make sure that there are no interference issues for their full-power stations or existing translators The FCC’s public notice about the processing of LPFM applications is available here [link].

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Broadcast Law Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2013

'The FCC this week announced groups of mutually exclusive (“MX”) LPFM applications, i.e. those groups where applications are for the same or adjacent channels where the grant of one application in the group would preclude other applications in that same group. The Public Notice is here , and the list of MX groups is here. The importance of the FCC’s announcement for LPFM applicants is that it gives the applicants 60 days, until February 14, 2014, to amend their applications to make

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The Paralegal Resource

DECEMBER 18, 2013

ObamaCare has picked up pace, and has been able to secure a good number of jobs for many American citizens, but still, it has a rather long way to go before it can meet its targets. As of now, ObamaCare has successfully met only about 10% of all the targets. In some states, it has done far worse than this figure.

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The Paralegal Resource

DECEMBER 11, 2013

The state of Illinois has recently approved a piece of legislation that will reduce the pension benefits of most workers in the state. These include firemen, nurses and teachers. The retirement age will also be increased. The move has been criticized by many and is likely to be challenged in court.

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The Paralegal Resource

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Maine governor, Paul LePage, has proposed a new law by which children under the age of 16 will be allowed to work a fixed number of hours per week. The new law has come under a lot of criticism, but it also has its promoters. The law is still being discussed and has not been passed yet. Many American states have made child labor illegal. This has also been the case.

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The Paralegal Resource

DECEMBER 4, 2013

Looks like the problems that ObamaCare is facing are just not coming to an end. In fact, they are just increasing with every passing day. The Supreme Court is to give its verdict on the mandate of the health care law next year which talks about provision of free contraception coverage by businesses. However, this is not the only legal issue that it is facing.

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The Paralegal Resource

DECEMBER 2, 2013

Every paralegal and legal assistant knows very well about the weightage of a good trial book. It comes out as one of those tools which are frequently used by paralegals to organize their trial documents. This makes it essential for legal assistants to keep the trial book updated by adding all the information related to the trial. Plus, it keeps all the information handy, which means you do not need to carry several files, just one trial notebook.

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