September 25, 2020
- NFA Announces Webinar to Debut Updated Annual Questionnaire by: Kevin M. Foley and Laura N. Krcmaric
- A Snap Chat: Removal Jurisdiction by: Melissa J. Tea and Max A. Gelernter
- Indiana AG Proposed Regulations Creating Corrective Action Plan... by: Joseph J. Lazzarotti
- House Passes Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act by: Michael Weiner
- DOI Releases Proposal to Revise Supplemental Financial Assurance... by: Michael D. Farber and Jonathan D. Simon
- Spotlight on Past Price Hikes: Anticipating and Establishing Defenses... by: Christopher E Ondeck and John R Ingrassia
- Ontario Employers Take Note: Minimum Wage Is Increasing October 1,... by: Michael Comartin
- New Jersey Supreme Court Plugs Two Arbitration Agreement Holes,... by: David I. Rosen and Jill Turner Lever
- Acting Assistant Attorney General Brian Rabbitt Announces 57 Charged... by: Jane Haviland and Brian P. Dunphy
- Claims of Lien For Community Associations: How to Effectively Utilize... by: Thomas C. Wolff
- Intermediaries and contractual certainty – lessons from Winlink... by: Harriet Gibson
- Final Risk Evaluation for HBCD Is Third Completed under TSCA by: Lynn L. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton
- Is A Corporation's Address A Trade Secret? by: Keith Paul Bishop
- FY 2021 Sequestration Reduction Rate for Direct Pay Tax Credit Bonds... by: Brian P. Teaff and Victoria N. Ozimek
- Use of Technology Assisted Review Finds Support in Northern District... by: Laura Stafford
- PFAS Levels In NH Ignored By Air Force by: John Gardella
- SEC Approves Changes to Its Whistleblower Program by: Coates Lear and Elizabeth Weil Shaw
- California Requires Employers To Notify Workers Regarding COVID-19... by: Scott J. Witlin and Sana Swe
- PTAB Decisions can Now Be Nominated Anonymously by: Jason A. Engel and Erik J. Halverson
- SEC Adopts Final Rules Amending Its Whistleblower Program by: Alia Al-Khatib
- New York Federal District Court Vacates Significant Portion of DOL’s... by: Christina L. Wabiszewski
- FCA sets out expectations of insurers after BI test case by: Garon Anthony and Rose Chaudry
- Large Employers Must Provide COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave To... by: Kenneth J. Yerkes and John T.L. Koenig
- The First Visa Bulletin of the New Government Fiscal Year Released by: Sarah E. Amendola
September 24, 2020
- American Telemedicine Association Responds to Medicare Telehealth... by: Nathaniel M. Lacktman and Emily H. Wein
- EPA Publishes Final SNUR for Carbon Nanotubes (Generic) (PMN P-15-54) by: Lynn L. Bergeson
- October 2020 Visa Bulletin: Significant Advancement for Most... by: Danielle A. Porter and John F. Quill
- BE-180 Deadline Approaching for Certain Fund Managers by: Howard J Beber and Robert G Leonard
- BSEE Renews Offshore Platform Decommissioning Guidelines by: P. Scott Burton and Jennifer MikoLevine
- DOJ Requests Comment on Revision of Bank Merger Guidelines by: Daniel H. Burd
- Fast Facts – California’s Statewide COVID-19 Supplemental Sick Leave... by: Charles O. Thompson and Ellen M. Bandel
- China Issues Draft Provisions on the Protection of Geographical... by: Aaron Wininger
- DOT Extends Period of Enforcement Discretion For SAPs and Service... by: Catherine A. Cano
- Texas District Courts Remain Divided on Standing for Single-Text TCPA... by: Anthony F Jankoski and Marsha J. Indych
- Smart and Safe Arizona Act: What Employers Need to Know About Arizona... by: Rayna H. Jones
- The 8 Most Common Car Accident Injuries and What to Do About Them by: Richard P. Console, Jr.
- October 2020 Visa Bulletin –A Deceivingly Slow Start to the New... by: Immigration & Nationality Law Practice
- 2020 Amendments to the General Corporation Law of the State of... by: Diane N. Ibrahim and Kelly A. Terribile
- President Trump’s ‘Executive Order on Combating Race and Sex... by: Kristin Jones Pierre and Lindsey M. Hogan
- HHS OIG Issues Report Critical of Medicare Advantage Risk Adjustment... by: Christine M. Clements and Susan Ingargiola
- Episode 12: “Tune Up” Your Cybersecurity Program: A Perspective on... by: Jennifer L. Rathburn
- Texas Employees Have a Right to Vote on Election Day (and to Be... by: Adam D. Courtin
- UK Chancellor announces Winter Economy Plan by: Robert Gaut and Philip Gilliland
- Crossing State Lines: Maine Exempts Massachusetts from Travel... by: Kathleen M. Hamann and Sarah R. Remes
- Latest Development in Court Case Challenging Validity of Section 301... by: Douglas J. Heffner and Carolyn M. Bethea
- HIPAA Right to Access Failures – Continued Penalties for Providers by: Kristen Andrews Wilson and Charles A. Sinsel
- CEQ Issues NEPA Emergency Guidance by: James M. Auslander and W. Parker Moore
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) as a Risk Factor for Dementia by: Bruce H. Stern
- FCA Consultation on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures For 2021 by: Hannah Kendrick
- New USCIS Forms, Fees, and Procedures in Effect as of October 2, 2020... by: David Grunblatt and Erica Loomba
- The Other Shoe Drops: Ringleader of Oncology Treatment Market... by: Bruce D. Sokler and Joseph M. Miller
- OCC Confirms National Banks Can Hold (Certain) Stablecoin Reserves by: Judith E. Rinearson and Daniel S. Cohen
- OCR Settles with Orthopedic Clinic for $1.5 Million for Alleged HIPAA... by: Hunton Andrews Kurth’s Privacy and Cybersecurity
- California Employment Law Notes September 2020 by: Anthony J Oncidi
- Changes to VAT and Early Termination Payments by: Paul Jinks
- Talking Through the DOL’s Proposed Prohibited Transaction Exemption,... by: James F. Jorden and Bradford P. Campbell
- New Executive Order Limits Contractors’ Anti-Discrimination Trainings by: Guy Brenner and Abigail Rosenblum
- Coronavirus and the Constitutional Rights of Businesses: Butler v.... by: Nicholas A. Duston
- OFCCP Provides Guidance On New Promotions and Accommodations Focused... by: Guy Brenner and Caroline L. Guensberg
- Carsten Beith on The Future of Health Care: Health Care Delivery and... by: Gary W. Herschman
- City of Berkeley First in the U.S. to Pass Ordinance Banning Junk... by: Food and Drug Law at Keller and Heckman
- NLRB: Members Of Trade Group Are Not “Employees” Covered By The NLRA by: Mark Theodore and Joshua S. Fox
- CCPA Amendment Exempts Deidentified Medical by: Deborah A. George
- FFCRA "Health Care Provider" Definition Narrowed by DOL by: Mary Margaret Spell and William W. Horton
- Sacramento County Passes Worker Safety and Supplemental Paid Sick... by: Erika Barbara Pickles
- Unsponsored ADR-Traders’ Case Dismissed: A U.K. and Swiss Company... by: Aaron R. Fenton
- Senate Republicans Stitch Together Safe Data Ideas into New Bill by: Dominic Dhil Panakal
- Advocating for Transgender, Intersex, and Gender Nonconforming People... by: Erin M. Meyer
- Applying for DBE Certification? Technical Competence is Required. by: Danielle L. Dietrich
- Antitrust Agencies Propose Amendments to HSR Rules to Exempt Certain... by: Andrew G. Berg and Stephen M. Pepper
- Reminder: New York State Paid Sick Leave Law Takes Effect September 30 by: Evandro C Gigante and Arielle E. Kobetz
- Form I-9 Requirements Flexibility Extended for Additional 60 days to... by: Danielle A. Porter
- Ninth Circuit Overturns FTC-Requested Injunction Against Refusal to... by: Thomas A. Donovan
- CMS Announces Final Rule on ESRD Treatment Choices Model by: Cassandra L. Paolillo
- California Legislature Codifies the Professional Exemption for Some... by: Brock J. Seraphin
- SEC Adopts Amendments to Whistleblower Rules that Will Strengthen... by: Jason Zuckerman and Matthew Stock
- FCC Bureau Rejects “Strict Liability” Regime for Fax Advertisements by: Brent Owen
- Do You Indorse Or Endorse A Document? by: Keith Paul Bishop
- COVID-19: US State Policy Report – September 22 and 23, 2020 by: Jeffrey L. Turner and Traci L. Martinez
- Foreign Financial Service Providers in Australia - Part 1 [PODCAST] by: Kirsten Lapham
- OCR Releases New Guidance on HIPAA for Mobile Health Technology by: Jason C. Gavejian and Maya Atrakchi
- Scam warning signs found in half of post-Lockdown pension transfers by: Garon Anthony and Mariyam Harunah
- Environmental Law In NJ To Protect Low Income Communities by: Clifford V. Pascarella II
- How Are Electric / Autonomous Vehicle Patent Filings Correlated With... by: Chethan K. Srinivasa and Pakin Pongcheewin
- Spain’s new decree on remote working by: Ignacio Regojo
September 23, 2020
- Mother of All Presumptions 2.0: Expanding Workers Compensation... by: Kristi L. Thomas and Justine M. Phillips
- COVID-19 (Australia): Migration Update - September 2020 Changes by: Paul Hardman and Phoebe Yin
- OFCCP Launches Guidance Landing Pages for Promotion and Accommodation... by: Laura A. Mitchell and F. Christopher Chrisbens
- Lenders Should Not Report PPP Loan Forgiveness to IRS or to Borrowers by: Marvin A. Kirsner
- What the First Enforcement Action under NYDFS Cybersecurity Reg Means... by: Liisa M. Thomas and Kari M. Rollins
- Scripps Research Institute Pays $10 Million To Settle Allegations... by: Tycko & Zavareei Whistleblower Practice Group
- The US First, Fifth, and Sixth Circuits Render Recent Decisions That... by: P.J. Kee and Michael A. Foley
- ReNEWS Southeast - Volume 16 Sept. 23 by: Kenneth J. Gish and Abraham F. Johns
- The SEC Whistleblower Rule Changes Explained by: Stephen M. Kohn
- Frequently Asked Questions on COVID-19 Personal Injury Litigation by: Sarah L. Brew and Molly E. Flynn
- White House ‘Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping’ Executive Order... by: Laura A. Mitchell and Leslie A. Stout-Tabackman
- Labor Union Plants a Big Flag in Western North Carolina by: Grant B. Osborne
- What’s New? Revised Paid Leave Regulations by: Christopher S. Mann and Mary Margaret Spell
- Bioethics in a Pandemic: Operation Warp Speed by: Bridgette A. Keller and Elizabeth K. Conti
- California Expands Family and Medical Leave Entitlements by: Jonathan P. Barker and Namal M. Tantula
- Facebook and the United States Submit Briefs in Facebook, Inc. v.... by: Nikku D. Khalifian
- Del. District Court (Third Circuit) Again Holds That 28 U.S.C. § 1782... by: Gilbert A. Samberg
- DHS May Resume Public Charge Rule, Federal Appeals Court Rules by: Amy L. Peck and Michael H. Neifach
- China Publishes Regulations on Unreliable Entity List by: International Trade Practice at Squire Patton Boggs
- Best Interest Standard of Care for Advisors #32 by: Fred Reish
- Spread The Word: California Signs COVID-19 Exposure Notification Law by: Anthony J Oncidi and Philippe A. Lebel
- Fall Travel Advisory: U.S. Embassy/Consular Services and COVID-19... by: Anna H. Morzy and Katherine M. Rozmus
- Eleventh Circuit Rules That Class Representative Incentive Awards Are... by: Aphrodite Kokolis
- COVID-19: HHS Publishes Long-awaited Reporting Requirements for... by: Alexis Finkelberg Bortniker and Monica R. Chmielewski
- A Divided Eleventh Circuit Holds that Incentive Awards are Prohibited by: Matthew J. Fedor and Renée M. Dudek
- Breaking News: President Trump Issues Executive Order on Combating... by: Laura A. Mitchell
- Mastering the Zoom Apology by: Bruce M. Hennes and Nora Jacobs
- Nine Tips to Enhance Your Company’s Cybersecurity When Employees Work... by: Justin P. Webb and Rebeca M. Lopez
- Second Circuit Upholds Insider-Trading Conviction and Clarifies Scope... by: Jonathan E Richman
- California Governor Signs Legislation to Relax Controversial... by: Katherine P. Sandberg and Roland M. Juarez
- DOL Proposes New Rule Clarifying the Test for Classification of... by: Andrew B. Murphy and E. Meaghan Clayton
- Why Patents Can Matter In Trade Secret Cases by: Steven P. Hollman
- FCC Holds that Fax Broadcasters are Solely Responsible for TCPA... by: G. David Carter
- All Change Please, all Change! The end of the Line for LIBOR by: Roy Grist
- Options for Certification as a Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) or... by: Danielle L. Dietrich
- Senate Commerce Republicans Introduce Comprehensive Privacy Bill by: Hunton Andrews Kurth’s Privacy and Cybersecurity
- #WorkforceWednesday: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Leaves Behind a... by: George Carroll Whipple, III
- Zip It: Severance Agreement Confidentiality Provisions Upheld by: David J. Pryzbylski
- DCFMLA COVID-19 Leave Extended through October 9, 2020 by: Guy Brenner and Caroline L. Guensberg
- FERC Issues Landmark Order NO. 2222 To Facilitate The Participation... by: Buck B. Endemann and Kimberly Frank
- New Jersey Governor Signs Landmark Environmental Justice Legislation... by: Julius M. Redd and Hilary Jacobs
- Final Key Provisions of Oregon’s Workplace Fairness Act Take Effect... by: Caroline R. Guest and Kelly S. Riggs
- Executive Order Prohibits Federal Contractors and Grantees From Using... by: Jack Blum
- Personnel is Policy: Understanding the Factors that Would Set the... by: Rodney Whitlock, Ph.D
- OCC and SEC’s FinHub Issue Guidance on Stablecoins by: Patrick J. Boot and Marysia Laskowski
- Proposed HSR Rule Changes Likely to Increase Filings and Information... by: Gregory E. Heltzer and Jon B. Dubrow
- Zillow Rockets Up the List of Top Robocallers: 9MM Calls in August,... by: Eric J. Troutman
- Strike 3 Saga: Turning BitTorrent Downloads Into A Copyright... by: Gene Markin
- LLC's Failure To File Cross-Complaint Dooms Derivative Action by: Keith Paul Bishop
- Football Fan Engagement Limited to Broadcast Again by: Simon Grossobel
- Double Trouble For Data Transfers Post-Brexit And Post-Schrems II? by: Ashley Winton and Dr. Laura Scaife
- CFTC Closes A Loophole For Exempt Commodity Pool Operators by: David Slovick and Vincent P. (Trace) Schmeltz III
- German DPA Issues Guidance on Schrems II and the Transfer of Personal... by: Dr. Annette Demmel and Mareike Lucht
- Cal/OSHA Standards Board to Draft and Adopt COVID-19 Safety Standard by: Karen Tynan and Kevin D. Bland
- Glyphosate Litigation Takes Criminal Turn by: Clifford V. Pascarella II
- ICO fines pensions advisory company for 100,000 + cold calls by: Garon Anthony and Mariyam Harunah
- China Introduces Proposed Patent Linkage System for Comment by: Aaron Wininger
- Don't Bank-sy on Trademarks: Banksy loses EU Trademark Due to... by: Simon Casinader and Ravena Guron
- PFAS GenX Study Draws Direct Comparisons With PFOA by: John Gardella
- The joy of six – but cold comfort for UK employers in latest pandemic... by: David Whincup
September 22, 2020
- Enactment of AB 685 Establishes COVID-19 Exposure Notice Requirements... by: David B. Chidlaw and Robert K. Foster
- California’s Rush of Covid-19 Legislation by: Alex Polishuk and Armida Derzakarian
- Clash of Game Companies: Lessons learned from GREE and Supercell... by: Harper Batts and Jeffrey Liang
- Webinar: Stuck Between a Rock and a Hard Place - Employer... by: Labor + Employment Ward and Smith
- New California Law (AB 685) Requires Employers to Provide Notice of... by: Michelle S. Strowhiro and Saniya Ahmed
- Court of Appeals Finds No Coverage for Volunteer’s Alleged Sexual... by: Linda S. Schmidt
- New California Law Clarifies and Expands Exemptions for... by: Alex Polishuk and Armida Derzakarian
- FERC Issues Order No. 2222 to Increase Participation of Distributed... by: Vincenzo Franco and Erin K. Bartlett
- Fifth Circuit Affirms Attorney’s Fee Award of $2.3 million in... by: Elizabeth M. Rowe and Kevin M. Cloutier
- FERC Issues Landmark Order on Distributed Energy Resources by: Blake Urban and Stephen Hug
- California to Mandate Employer Notification of Possible COVID-19... by: Michael T. Taylor and Yoon-Woo Nam
- SEC Proposes Amendments to The Advertising Rules for Registered Funds... by: Trayne S. Wheeler and Pamela A. Grossetti
- New Paid Sick Leave Requirements for California Employers by: Dwight L. Armstrong and Nicholas J. Schuchert
- Eleventh Circuit Relies on 19th Century Precedent to Find That Class... by: Tara L. Elgie and Abigail M. Lyle
- Back to School: Novel Attendance Issues in 2020 by: Zachary J. Flood
- GC Finds Merit in COVID-19 Related ULP Cases in GC Memo 20-14 by: Keahn N. Morris and James R. Hays
- California Enacts “Gap” COVID-19 Sick Leave for Employers Excluded... by: Alex Polishuk
- PFAS EU Companies Facing COVID-19 Supply Impact by: John Gardella
- China Trade Association Publishes Guidance on Classification and... by: Packaging Law at Keller and Heckman
- When Can I Appeal a Family Law Court Order? by: Kimberly J. Anderson
- Educate Your Board on Subordinated Debt Markets Now by: Peter Wilder
- US Department of Labor Proposes New (and Relaxed) Independent... by: Laura Lawless
- No Clear Path on the Transition to Net-Zero GHG Emissions by: Michael J. Altieri and David C. McSweeney
- Reimagining the Consumer Decision Journey by: Ceren Canal Aruoba and Ashish A. Pradhan
- Data Protection During and After the Pandemic: Consolidate, Update... by: Ashley Winton and Sophie Wood
- Novel Attendance Issues in 2020 by: Zachary J. Flood
- Workplace Safety, Hazard Prevention, and Premium Pay During COVID-19... by: Gregory H. Andrews
- Who Done It?: Royal Seas Cruises to Face Bench Trial on Issue of... by: Eric J. Troutman
- Court Affirmed Arbitration Decision Because Multiple Documents... by: David Fowler Johnson
- Movement on US House and Senate Energy Packages by: Sarah G. Vilms and Jacqueline Orfield
- NLRB Issues Several Advice Memoranda Providing Guidance on COVID-... by: Steven J Pearlman and Joshua S. Fox
- Rehiring Employees by End of 2020 Could Prevent Partial Plan... by: Yael Kalman and Mona Ghude
- NSF Will Invest $84 Million in National Nanotechnology Coordinated... by: Lynn L. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton
- Impact of Swiss Privacy Shield Inadequacy Decision by: Liisa M. Thomas
- EU Commission Limits the Netherlands’ Plans to Subsidize Green... by: Marijn Bodelier
- Weekly IRS Roundup September 14 – September 18, 2020 by: Tax Practice Group McDermott Will Emery
- Separating Without Your Children in a Chicago Divorce by: Jessica C. Marshall
- Vaping – The Next Wave of Lawsuits by: Clifford Law
- Dunkin’ Brands, Inc. Agrees to Pay $650,000 to Settle 2019 Data... by: Peter Baldwin and Lucas B. Michelen
- What to Do When the Insurance Company Calls After an Accident by: Richard P. Console, Jr.
- Wildfires Burn Carbon Offsets by: Brook J. Detterman and Kirstin K. Gruver
- COVID-19: Considering the Wider Implications of the FCA's Test... by: Sarah Turpin and Alexander J. Bradley-Sitch
- SEC Focus on Municipal Securities: Disclosure and Enforcement – The... by: Peter D. Hutcheon
- Modifications and Workouts of Commercial Real Estate Loans during the... by: Seth Eaton
- COVID-19: Considering the Wider Implications of the FCA's Test... by: Sarah Turpin and Alexander J. Bradley-Sitch
- The First Cryptocurrency Bank by: Patrick J. Boot and Marysia Laskowski
- DOL Proposes New Rule on Independent Contractor Classification by: Allan S Bloom
- Certainties and Uncertainties Under China’s New Unreliable Entity List by: Michael X.Y. Zhang and Reid Whitten
- State Equine Liability Statutes Pack Lots of Horsepower: A Survey of... by: Michael A. Nicodema
- Virginia COVID-19 Restrictions and Workplace Standards Challenged by... by: Courtney M. Malveaux
- New California Labor Code Section 6409.6 Imposes COVID-19 Workplace... by: Charles L. Thompson, IV
- FDA Proposes New Rule That Would Expand Traceability Record Keeping... by: Food and Drug Law at Keller and Heckman
- OFCCP Seeks to Impose New Certification Requirement on Contractors by: Jack Blum
- Recent Decisions Spotlight Arbitration Agreements in Online Delivery... by: Stacey P. Eilbaum
- Lessons Learned From Past Crises and Disasters [PODCAST] by: Chris Ritter
FEATURED ARTICLES
by: Daniel H. Burd
On September 1, 2020, the Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division requested comments on... Read More >
by: P. Scott Burton
“Decommissioning” is the process of terminating oil and gas operations at offshore platforms. It... Read More >
On September 22, 2020, President Trump issued an unprecedented “Executive Order on Combating Race... Read More >
On the heels of recent significant Office for Civil Rights (OCR) breach settlements—one related to... Read More >
by: Bruce H. Stern
Traumatic brain injuries are considered risk factors for other neurologic diseases such as dementia... Read More >
On 21 September, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued Interpretive Letter... Read More >
by: Guy Brenner
As we recently reported, OFCCP has issued its 2020 Corporate Scheduling Announcement List. That... Read More >
Almost six months after the US Department of Labor (DOL) issued regulations under the Families... Read More >
As Electric / Autonomous Vehicle (E/AV) technologies continue to gain traction, E/AV companies are... Read More >
OFCCP’s most recent CSAL included, for the first time, establishments selected for promotion and... Read More >
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THE BUSINESS OF LAW
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In this exclusive expert video briefing from the IMS COVID-19 Research Insights Series, we speak...
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