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Fourth Circuit Increases Defendants' Exposure in White Collar Cases, Interpreting 'Loss' as Either Actual or Intended Financial Harm

For years, it has been unsettled in the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals whether a white-collar defendant may be held accountable for intended loss amounts during sentencing in fraud and other ...
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The White-Collar Wage War: Fifth Circuit Backs DOL’s Power To Set Salary Threshold

In Mayfield v. United States Dep't of Labor, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a lower court's ruling that the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has authority to set a minimum ...