February 08, 2023

- Practical Implications of Travelers v. ICS for Cyber Insurance... by: Richard J. Bortnick and Jonathan E. Meer
- Trending in Telehealth: January 24, 2023 – February 5, 2023 by: Amanda Enyeart and Abby Higgins
- Biometric Claims Subject to Five-Year Statute of Limitations Under... by: Kaitlin E. Gallen
- Scope 3 To Be Or Not To Be? That Is The ESG Question by: Bruce White
- Washed Up: Tension Between Offshore Wind Development and Marine... by: Meghan E. Smith and Marisa Del Turco
- What is a Disaster Communication Plan? by: John S. Prisco
- DOJ Drops Ball on Fraud Cases: 2022 FCA Stats a “Disgrace” by: Mary Jane Wilmoth
- CMS May Soon Be Asking: "When Did You Know?" As it Proposes... by: Timothy Cahill and Ashley E. Durner
- Cultured Meat 101: The Science and Premarket Process by: L. Christine Lawson
- Pomp and Positioning: The State of the Union Address, 2023 by: Beth L. Goldstein and Jeffrey L. Turner
- THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO HMMMM! CFPB Circulated An Advisory Opinion On... by: Angelika Munger
- US Executive Branch Update – February 8, 2023 by: Stacy A. Swanson
- Hydro Newsletter - Volume 10, Issue 1 by: April Knight and Liberty Quihuis
- To Be, or Not to Be? Considerations for A.I.- Generated Art by: Art Law Practice
- Gaming Operators Latest to See Specific Privacy & Cybersecurity... by: Julia K. Kadish
- ICYMI: HIPAA and Social Media IRL by: Michael D. Sutton and Sara Helene Shanti
- “Metabirkin” NFT Maker Liable in TM Dispute by: Terrance D. Roberts
- Do Lawyers Use CRM? by: Cate Giordano
- DOJ Withdraws Long-Standing Support for Antitrust Enforcement Policy... by: Jeremy R. Morris and E. John Steren
- New York Finalizes Commercial Lending Disclosure Regulations by: Alex McFall and Christopher K. Friedman
- Web Tracking Creates a Web of Data Privacy Risks by: Sara Helene Shanti and Lourdes Martinez
- Labor Secretary Walsh Expected to Leave DOL for NHL by: Jeffrey W. Brecher and Justin R. Barnes
- MEDICREDIT AGREES TO PAY ~$2MM TO SETTLE TCPA CLAIM: Greenwald’s Firm... by: Eric J. Troutman
- The Long-Awaited End of the Tolling of Plan Deadlines due to COVID-19 by: Roberta K Chevlowe
- No Surprises Act and Three Takeaways on Surprise Billing by: Alden J. Bianchi and Sarah G. Raaii
- Black History Month and Venture Capital [VIDEO] by: Frederick Von Bryant II
- The Granite State Implements the Nation’s First Voluntary Paid Family... by: Nancy Gunzenhauser Popper and Ashley Krezmien
- What to Do When You Receive a Legal Complaint by: Thomas Kane and Maximilian D. Cadmus
- When do you need a Chief Data Officer (CDO)? by: Jeffrey T. Hunter
- DOJ Withdraws Key Healthcare Antitrust Enforcement Guidance: Where to... by: Kelly A. Leahy and Joseph D. Wheeler
- The Fifth Circuit Mulls “Ultimate Employment Decision” Rule Under... by: Holly H. Williamson and J. Marshall Horton
- Tightening the Cordon – U.S. Restricts Licensing Policy and Adds... by: Reid Whitten and Julien Blanquart
- Age/National Origin Case Was Properly Dismissed Despite “Direct... by: Anthony J Oncidi
- Whistleblower Risks in an Economic Downturn, Whistleblower Protection... by: Gregory (Greg) Keating and Melissa L. Jampol
- Combatting Financial Crime in the Metaverse by: Andrew Pimlott
- Congressional Scrutiny of ‘Big Tech’ Builds on Bipartisan China Focus by: Pablo E. Carrillo and Michael D. Hawthorne
- “First-of-Its-Kind” FTC Breach Enforcement Case on Hot-Button Website... by: Iliana L. Peters
- The Fiduciary Duty and Confidentiality Among Umbrella/Master... by: John S. Prisco
- The SEC and State Regulators Target Crypto Lending in Nexo Settlement by: F. Phillip Hosp V and Patrick D. Daugherty
- Against the Evidence: How the FTC Cast Aside the Input of Experts at... by: Erik J. Winton and Clifford R. Atlas
- Employers Prepare for Thawing ERISA Deadlines by: Jessica E. Kuester and Hillary M. Sizer
- Potential Impact on the French Legal System of the Draft EU Directive... by: Arnaud Moussatoff
- The Expiration of California COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave by: Janella T. Gholian and Julie L. Gottshall
- Pennsylvanian Immigration Detention Center Shuts Down, Raising... by: Raymond G. Lahoud
- PCRM Will Hold Webinar Series on “Tomorrow’s Data Today: Sunsetting... by: Lynn L. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton
- Gold Dome Report – Legislative Day 14 (2023) by: Stanley S. Jones, Jr. and Helen L. Sloat
- OFCCP’s New February 17 Deadline for Asserting Objections to EEO-1... by: Lauren B. Hicks
- Australia: APRA Provides Insight Into 2023 Priorities by: Jim Bulling
- U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights Publishes DEI... by: Monica H. Khetarpal and Susan D. Friedfel
- Delaware Court of Chancery Holds that Officers of a Delaware... by: Alejandro E. Moreno and Eugene Choi
- District Court Declares Portion of Regulations Governing NSA’s... by: Shams Hirji and Max Czernin
- California Legislators Propose Three Climate Bills Focused on ESG... by: Jacob H. Hupart
- China’s Supreme People’s Court: Patentee Entitled to Punitive Damages... by: Aaron Wininger
- Update: OFCCP Extends Deadline for Contractors to Confirm Objection... by: Laura A. Mitchell
- OSHA Serves Up a Slice of Confusion: Can an Employer’s Pizza Party... by: John Surma and Jeff T. Leslie
- The EEOC Releases Updated Guidance on Hearing Disabilities and the ADA by: Audrey H. Shinn
- SEC Probes into Advisers' Compliance with the Custody Rule for... by: Gavin Fearey
- In Defense Of Putting Profits Forward by: Keith Paul Bishop
February 07, 2023

- CIPL Responds to UK Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum (DRCF)... by: Hunton Andrews Kurth’s Privacy and Cybersecurity
- The EU’s Tobacco Products Directive: Revisiting the Requirements and... by: Packaging Law at Keller and Heckman
- It’s About Damn Time by: Jodi Stein and E. Gail Suchman
- OFCCP Proposes Two-Step Complaint Intake Process by: Lauren B. Hicks and Zachary V. Zagger
- CNIL Weighs in On GDPR Applicability to US Company by: Liisa M. Thomas
- Environmental Auditing, With Tim Wilkins [PODCAST] by: Daniel J. Pope and Timothy A. Wilkins
- SEC Issues New C&DIs Regarding Form 10-K “Clawback” Checkboxes by: Erin Reeves McGinnis and Adam Marshall
- OFCCP Extends Deadline for Contractors to Object to Release of EEO-1... by: Guy Brenner and Olympia Karageorgiou
- Wisconsin Supreme Court Addresses "Occurrence" in Case... by: Blayne Nicole Christy and Mollie T. Kugler
- Out with the Old: The Antitrust Division Withdraws Healthcare... by: Bruce D. Sokler and Joseph M. Miller
- Public Health Emergency Ends May 11: What Telehealth Companies Need... by: Thomas B. Ferrante and Rachel B. Goodman
- New Illinois Leave Law: Paid Leave for Any Reason by: Michael S. Arnold and Danielle M. Bereznay
- Platform Companies: An Evolution of Real Estate Joint Ventures by: David L. Coombs and Jason E. Dunn
- Michigan Bankruptcy Exemptions Set to Rise Significantly on March 1 by: Ronald A. Spinner and Marc N. Swanson
- US Executive Branch Update – February 7, 2023 by: Stacy A. Swanson
- Foley Automotive Update 7 February 2023 by: Ann Marie Uetz and Vanessa L. Miller
- Finally, Judicial Guidance Interpreting the Massachusetts... by: Geri L. Haight and Natalie C. Groot
- Private Investment Diligence and Fraud Prevention: Will New... by: Andrew A. Howell and Shabbi S. Khan
- 2023 Report on FINRA’s Examination and Risk Monitoring Program by: Richard M. Cutshall and Arthur Don
- “I Don’t Recall” Is Not Sufficient to Avoid a Handwritten Signature... by: Kate Gold and Philippe A. Lebel
- Deadline to Comply with Requirements of Mexico's Wastewater... by: Alejandro Nemo Gomez Strozzi and Marco Antonio Najera Martinez
- New York Department of Financial Services Issues Guidance on... by: Jason H. Finger and Timothy Q. Karcher
- AP GAS & ELECTRIC FIGHTS BACK AGAINST TCPA CLAIMS: Western... by: Brittany A. Andres
- Will the Tennessee Legislature Continue to Leave Cannabis to Outlaw... by: J. Hunter Robinson and Savannah Kolodziej
- Are companies prohibited from making choices based on profiling? by: David A. Zetoony
- Judge: Starbucks Illegally Threatened Workers During Union Campaign by: David J. Pryzbylski
- Time Is Money: A Quick Wage-Hour Tip on … Gap-Time Claims by: Eduardo J. Quiroga
- Setting S-M-A-R-T Goals for Future Success and Satisfaction by: Anjali D. Desai
- Increased Risks, D&O Insurance Considerations, Following Delaware... by: Geoffrey B. Fehling and Casey L. Coffey
- Extended Notice and Required Severance: Expansions to New Jersey’s... by: Lindsay Ditlow and Michelle S. Strowhiro
- FTC Announces Public Forum on Proposed Noncompete Ban by: Peter A. Steinmeyer and Erik W. Weibust
- Increasing Economies of Scale Through Combining AI With SaaS by: Christopher J. McKenna
- USDA Announces Proposed Changes to School Meal Program by: Food and Drug Law at Keller and Heckman
- California Privacy Protection Agency Board Adopts and Approves CCPA... by: Brian G. Cesaratto and Alexander J. Franchilli
- This Is Your (Antitrust) Captain Speaking: Fasten Your Seatbelt and... by: Jennifer P.M. Marsh and Mélanie Bruneau
- Does Your Product Use HFCs? Are You Ready for a Phase-Out? by: Erik K. Swanholt and Amanda K. Beggs
- Beware of “Be Mine” in the Workplace by: Abby M. Warren
- Telecom Alert: CPNI Certifications Due; USDA Invests $2.7B in... by: Jim Baller and Sean Stokes
- FTC Brings Enforcement Action under FTC Act and Health Breach... by: Brian G. Cesaratto and Alexander J. Franchilli
- Ill. Supreme Court: All BIPA Claims Have a Five-Year Statute of... by: Steven J Pearlman and Alexandra S. Oxyer
- Litigation Minute: Ethylene Oxide— What It Is and Why You Should Care... by: David A. Fusco and Wesley A. Prichard
- EPA Releases Improved Calculators to Measure Impact of P2 Activities by: Lynn L. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton
- New UCC Article 12: Foreseeable Issues with Using Cryptocurrencies... by: Jeonghoon Ha and Robin J. Miles
- Cybersecurity Technology Licensor Beats Securities Fraud Suit, but... by: Kristin L. Bryan and James Brennan
- DOJ Withdraws Policy Statements That Defined Limited Safe Harbor for... by: Elizabeth A. N. Haas and Benjamin R. Dryden
- When They’ve Got to Go (Let Them): What Employers Should Know about... by: Ryan Bykerk and Taylor Hall
- Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Prevention Non-Emergency Regulations Have Taken... by: Joshua M. Henderson and Sean Paisan
- Clash of the Titans: SEC Sues Genesis and Gemini for Digital Asset... by: Richard B Levin and Kevin Tran
- OFSI Annual Review: April 2021 to August 2022 by: Rosie Naylor and Michael E. Ruck
- Ten Rules For Group Decision Making By The Man Who Wrote The Book by: Keith Paul Bishop
February 06, 2023

- NNI Publishes Supplement to the President’s 2023 Budget Request by: Lynn L. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton
- This Week in 340B: January 31 – February 6, 2023 by: Emily J. Cook and Reuben Bank
- SECURE 2.0 Series Part 9: Now It’s Easier Than Ever to Clean Up Those... by: Craig A. Day
- Announcement: Recent Regulatory Agendas Show Numerous Delayed Awaited... by: Gregory R. Wall and Matthew Z. Leopold
- Class Actions 101 by: Hassan A. Zavareei
- EEOC Releases Comprehensive Guidance Regarding Job Applicants and... by: Emily K. Harvin
- FTC Extends ‘Green Guides’ Comment Period to April 24 by: Laura Siegel Rabinowitz and Donald S. Stein
- Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Act Update by: Sara J. Higgins
- New Jersey’s Expanded WARN Obligation to Take Effect in April 2023 by: Carrie Hoffman
- OSHA Increases Maximum Penalties and Announces Significant New... by: Brian Hurt and William J. Wahoff
- Department of Justice Withdraws Key Healthcare Antitrust Policy... by: John D. Carroll and David R. Garcia
- Illinois Supreme Court: All BIPA Claims Subject to Five-Year Statute... by: Robert D. Boley and Paula M. Ketcham
- Federal Communications Commission Authorizes Use of Automated and... by: Paul C. Besozzi
- Check the List: Is OFCCP Ready to Release Your Company’s EEO-1 Report? by: Lauren B. Hicks
- Illinois Supreme Court Rules on BIPA Class Action Lawsuit by: Hunton Andrews Kurth’s Privacy and Cybersecurity
- The RADV Final Rule and Advance Notice of CY 2024 Capitation Rates:... by: Christine Burke Worthen and Mike Segal
- Who Has My Data? EU Court Rules GDPR Requires Disclosure of Data... by: Benjamin William Perry and Rachel M. LaBruyere
- EEOC Announces Enforcement Priorities for 2023-2027 by: Dan Syed
- Weekly IRS Roundup January 30 – February 3, 2023 by: Sarah M. Raben
- Delaware Court of Chancery Determines that Corporate Officers Owe... by: Frank M. Placenti and Barbara A. Jones
- 100% That’s My Trademark: Common Terms Can Be Source Identifiers... by: Matthew J. Smith
- How to Use "Voice of Customer" Data to Better Market Your... by: Meranda M. Vieyra
- San Francisco Passes Ordinance Mandating Paid Military Leave by: Harold R. Jones and Melissa J. Kendra
- CPPA Board Votes to Send Final CPRA Regs to the Office of... by: Alan L. Friel and Elizabeth A. Spencer Berthiaume
- Weekly Bankruptcy Alert February 6, 2023 by: Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights
- Title 22 is Governing Law in California – Think Twice Before Adopting... by: Rebecca B. Hoyes and Tish R. Pickett
- DOJ Withdraws Long-Standing Health Care Antitrust Enforcement Policy... by: E. John Steren and Patricia M. Wagner
- Impressing a Robot: EEOC Takes a Byte Out of AI Based Hiring (US) by: Labor and Employment Practice Group Squire Patton Boggs
- California Attorney General’s New Privacy Enforcement Targets are... by: Jason C. Gavejian and Joseph J. Lazzarotti
- CPPA Approves Proposed Final CPRA Regulations for Submission to OAL by: Hunton Andrews Kurth’s Privacy and Cybersecurity
- Powered By Foley Episode 5: Projects & Money Recap – Growth and... by: Natalie S. Neals and Darin M. Lowder
- ATDS CASE AGAINST DMS PROCEEDS: Pro Per Plaintiff Scores Unusual... by: Eric J. Troutman
- Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 Extends Telehealth Waivers by: Gina L. Bertolini and Leah D'Aurora Richardson
- New and Greener ROZ Template by: David van Dijk and Barbara Klootwijk
- California Court Upholds Percentage Bonus, Without Recalculating... by: Paul R. Lynd
- Cardiology: The New Darling of Private Equity Investment by: Roger D. Strode
- Kerry Inc. Pleads Guilty to Unsanitary Manufacturing Charges for... by: Food and Drug Law at Keller and Heckman
- Honchariw: The Enforceability of Late Fees in California by: Julie A. Schoepf and Marci L. Morgan Cox
- Operation Nightingale: Fraudulent Nursing Diploma Scheme and Its... by: Sophia Temis
- 2024 New York Budget Proposes Wide-Ranging Transaction Approval... by: David Manko and Jonian Rafti
- Even-handed Thievery: SEC Sanctions Unregistered Investment Adviser... by: Peter D. Hutcheon
- Sanctions Update—January 2023 by: Rosie Naylor and Michael E. Ruck
- CFPB Hosts Hearing on Appraisal Bias by: James W. Wright, Jr. and Britney M. Crawford
- Abusive Arbitrage Devices – It’s Time to Get Reacquainted by: Cynthia C. Mog
- Available Options for Completing Form I-9 in Remote-Work Scenarios by: Caterina Cappellari
- CIPA SUNDAY: Google Wins On Motion to Dismiss CIPA Claim! by: Brittany A. Andres
- Assembly Member Takes Another Run At Digital Financial Asset Law by: Keith Paul Bishop
Guam
Guam is an unincorporated, organized territory and is part of Micronesia and the United States. Citizens born in Guam are also designated American citizens by birth. The small country had a population of just over 162,000 in 2016 and has an area of 210 square miles.
On December 7, 1941 following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the Japanese captured Guam. The US occupied the island after Spain's defeat in the 1898 Spanish–American War, as part of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and control was transferred to the US Navy on December 23, 1898. The Guam Organic Act of 1950 established the island as an unorganized territory of the US.
Guam’s economy is dependent on tourism and the US Department of Defense installations. Guam is governed by an elected governor and unicameral 15-member legislature. Guam also elects one delegate of the US House of Representatives. During the 1980s and 1990s, Guam pushed to become a commonwealth of the US, which would give it similar standing as Puerto Rico. However, the US rejected the proposal, citing it was incompatible with the Territorial Clause. Nearly 30% of the island of Guam is covered by US military bases today.
The government of Guam is a Presidential representative democratic system. The President is head of the state and Governor is the head of government. The public relations between Guam and the US is governed by the Office of Insular Affairs.
The Federal Court system contains of three territorial courts. The U.S. District Court for the District of Guam, and district courts for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, also located within the Ninth Circuit, and the U.S. Territory of the Virgin Islands, located within the Third Circuit, make up the island’s court system. The highest judicial body of the government is the Supreme Court of Guam. Appeals of cases in the Supreme Court of Guam can only be heard by the Supreme Court of the United States.
Under the 1950 Organic Act, signed by President Truman, Guam was given authority to administer its own policy and laws.