August 13, 2022

- FTC Investigating BitMart After $200M Crypto Theft! by: Peter Vogel
- CDC Loosens COVID-19 Guidance, Emphasizes Individual Responsibility by: Katharine C. Weber and Patricia Anderson Pryor
- Illinois Amends Nurse Agency Licensing Act to Prohibit Noncompetes... by: Tobias E. Schlueter and Cyle R. Catlett
- D.C. Mayor’s Signature Puts Modified Non-Compete Ban on Track for... by: Matthew F. Nieman and Joseph E. Schuler
- 2022 Liquor Liability Laws – A 50-State Survey by: Wendy D. Testa
- Beltway Buzz, August 12, 2022 by: James J. Plunkett
August 12, 2022

- The Inflation Reduction Act: Key Provisions Regarding the ITC and PTC by: Adam Schurle and Tori Roessler
- How the Inflation Reduction Act May Impact the Renewable Energy... by: John Eliason and Braxton T. Roam
- Avastars and Dolls and the Emerging Metaverse by: Danielle M. DeFilippis
- Proposal to Quadruple OSHA Fines Appears to be Off the Table Despite... by: Raymond Perez, II
- Supreme Court to Consider Whirlpool’s Petition for Certiorari in... by: Lowell D. Yoder and Andrew R. Roberson
- Military Leave and USERRA Reemployment Rights: 3 Steps for Reading... by: Amy Quick Glenos
- Workplace Safety in Arizona: OSHA Delays Decision on Proposal to... by: Nonnie L. Shivers and John Surma
- The Inflation Reduction Act: Overview of New Corporate Minimum Tax by: Brian H. Jenn
- Inside Out: Is a Recent Crypto Asset Insider Trading Case a Prelude... by: Alexandra C. Scheibe and Daniel L. Woodard
- NLRB & DOJ Announce New Partnership by: Rebekah K. Herman and Robert T. Dumbacher
- The Merge Is Upon Us: What It Means for Ethereum by: Jason H. Finger and Wai L Choy
- OFAC Blocks Smart Contract Mixer By Adding Tornado To SDN List by: Vincent P. (Trace) Schmeltz III and Adetayo Osuntogun
- Cybersecurity Issues Affecting the Energy Industry [PODCAST] by: David Markey and Joel Meister
- Post-Dobbs Abortion Enforcement: Nebraska Uses Facebook Messages as... by: Sarah M. Hall and Elena M. Quattrone
- Ohio State Board of Professional Conduct Says Lawyers Can Hold Crypto... by: Edmund P. Daley and Cory S. Flashner
- SEC Proposes Disclosures For Funds And Asset Management Advisors... by: Peter Wright and Scott L. Beal
- Delaware Supreme Court Holds Novel Pre-Closing Dividend Transaction... by: Kristin P. Housh and Eugene Choi
- D.C. Circuit Affirms NLRB Vulgar Graffiti Ruling by: Joshua S. Fox and Alyssa M. Cook
- CDC Updates Quarantine, Isolation, and Close Contact Guidance: Is It... by: Christine Bestor Townsend
- OFAC Sanctions Cryptocurrency Mixing Service for Allegedly... by: Kara M. Bombach and Kyle R. Freeny
- Federal Trade Commission Initiates Privacy Rulemaking to Curb... by: Steven A. Augustino and John J. Heitmann
- California Energy Commission Releases Milestone Offshore Wind Energy... by: S. Keith Garner and Daniel S. Maroon
- Despite Decriminalization Of Adult Recreational Use Of Marijuana,... by: Keith Paul Bishop
- Betriebsratstätigkeit als Ehrenamt by: Dr. Gudrun Germakowski and Lukas Deutzmann
- The Proposed Inflation Reduction Act Moves to the House After the... by: William J. Sanders and Scott S. Ahroni
- Priority Visa Services Resume After 5 Month Suspension (UK) by: Carine Elliott
- Tax Law Changes in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (H.R. 5376) by: Amit Kalra, PC and Andrew W. Ratts
- MUST READ: A $25k Per Violation Super TCPA Is in The Works in... by: Eric J. Troutman
- NASA Still In The Game As Russia Announces Possible End To... by: Ronnie L. Miller and Al Maloof
- Final Episode | Markets Under Pressure Strategies for Restructuring... by: McDermott Will & Emery
- COVID-19 Fraud Update by: D. Jacques Smith and Randall A. Brater
- US Executive Branch Update – August 12, 2022 by: Stacy A. Swanson
- Monkeypox Declared a National Public Health Emergency by: McDermott Will & Emery
- Top Five Labor Law Developments for July 2022 by: Jonathan J. Spitz and Richard F. Vitarelli
- Episode Two | Managing Capitalization Structures and Investor... by: McDermott Will & Emery
- Episode One | Workforce Management Solutions in an Uncertain Economic... by: McDermott Will & Emery
- Navigating Volatile Markets in the Digital Health Ecosystem |... by: Stephen W. Bernstein
- BETO Achieves Major Biofuel Technology and Production Milestone by: Lynn L. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton
- Car Accidents and Third-Party Liability by: Taylor B. Rodney and Jeremy M. Wilson
- California Appellate Court Rules That Purely Digital Retail... by: David Raizman and Nicholas Marfori
- FCA future gazing by: Chris Webber
- CDC’S COVID-19 Guidance Changes… Again by: Jenifer M. Bologna and Katharine C. Weber
- Senate Democrats Reach Agreement to Pass Inflation Reduction Act by: David S Miller and Amanda H Nussbaum
August 11, 2022

- Crypto Assets in the Voyager Bankruptcy: Can Customers Recover? by: Mark E. Dendinger and Robert G. Burns
- Businesses That Use Consumer Data or Data Products (Everyone?) Take... by: Jeffrey D. Neuburger
- JPML Declines to Create MDL for Data Breach Cases by: Kristin L. Bryan and Marissa Black
- Ethylene Oxide Update: Second Risk Review Process Resolves EPA-OIG... by: Madeleine Boyer and Robert Brager
- OIG Issues Favorable Advisory Opinion For Federally Qualified Health... by: Amy J. Dilcher and Arushi Pandya
- New Mexico Proposes Regulations Addressing Gross Receipts Tax... by: Eric Carstens and Stephen P. Kranz
- Shanghai Administration for Market Supervision Announces Success in... by: Aaron Wininger
- New Massachusetts Law Creates Expanded Definition of Racial... by: Mark W. Batten and Alexandra (Lexie) Rueckle Reynolds
- New York Financial Regulator Brings First AML and Cybersecurity... by: Seetha Ramachandran
- Tax Provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 by: Timothy L. Voigtman and Raj Tanden
- FTC Seeks Public Comment Regarding Data Privacy and Security... by: Hunton Andrews Kurth’s Privacy and Cybersecurity
- Twilio Hit with Social Engineering Smishing Scheme by: Linn F. Freedman
- Payment Processor Agrees to Refund Customers After FTC Alleges... by: Moorari Shah and A.J. S. Dhaliwal
- ACTS Retirement Services Faces Class Action over Data Breach by: Kathryn M. Rattigan
- EPA Updates Safer Chemical Ingredients List, Adding 22 Chemicals and... by: Lynn L. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton
- Connecticut Banking Commission Releases Advisory on Money Transmission by: Moorari Shah and A.J. S. Dhaliwal
- Webinar Recap: Double Your Close Rate in Half the Time - Client... by: Sarah Bottorff
- Significant New Clean Energy and Climate Act becomes law in... by: Jed M. Nosal and Colleen McGlynn
- Privacy Tip #340 – Smishing Scams Reminder by: Linn F. Freedman
- Regulators Remind Auto Industry of Servicemember Protections by: Moorari Shah and A.J. S. Dhaliwal
- PTO Issues Notice on Duties of Disclosure and Reasonable Inquiry by: Bernard P. Codd
- FDA Publishes Industry Guidance on Shell Egg Rule by: Food and Drug Law at Keller and Heckman
- EEOC States Employers Must Show Business Necessity to Test Workers... by: Susan F. Wiltsie and Katherine P. Sandberg
- Federal Circuit Rules Inventors Must Be Natural Human Beings by: Matthew Horton and Austin J. Kim
- Instructional Technology & Expert Witness Success – Episode 43 by: Adam Bloomberg
- Impact of COVID-19 on Pharmacist Scope of Practice: Before and After... by: Richard H. Hughes IV and Kala K. Shankle
- Speeding Up the Process – New Deadlines and Ability to Fix Errors –... by: Danielle L. Dietrich
- BREAKING: The FTC Issues Advanced Notice of Public Rulemaking for... by: Kristin L. Bryan and Kyle R. Fath
- Federal Court Rules Tax-Exempt Independent Schools Must Comply with... by: Kathleen E. Dion and Sabrina M. Galli
- A Tip Sheet about Tips: What Employers Need to Know About the New... by: David C. Berger
- AI Can’t Hold Patents Because They Require an “Inventor” to Be a “... by: Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Robinson Cole
- Hydro Newsletter - Volume 9, Issue 7 by: Melinda M. Meade Meyers and Michael A. Swiger
- FAA Issues Task Order for UTM Project at Griffiss International... by: Kathryn M. Rattigan
- Virtual ‘Try On’ Features: Do They Create Biometric Privacy Concerns... by: Marlén Cortez Morris and Zachary V. Zagger
- DFARS Compliance: Top Keys to Success in 2022 by: Dr. Nick Oberheiden
- Multi-Million Dollar Demand in New York TCPA Suit: Lumico Life... by: Sean S. Kay
- Monkeypox in the Workplace: An Update on the Fast-Moving Developments... by: Katherine Dudley Helms and Valerie N. Butera
- Maine Court Approves Consent Decree on Long-Running RCRA Suit,... by: J. Michael Showalter and James D. Cromley
- CFTC’s Historic Enforcement Action Impacting the Oil Industry &... by: Les Jacobowitz and Madeline Roe
- Rage against the Machine: Inventors Must Be Human by: Amol Parikh
- Hospital Price Transparency Rules: First Fines Issued by: McDermott Will & Emery
- Seattle Repeals Hazard Pay for Grocery Employees Ordinance by: Laurence A. Shapero
- Too Little Too Late: No Tenable Misappropriation Claim Based on 11-... by: Tessa Kroll
- NLRB Signals New Push for Consequential Damages Is Intended to Make... by: Paul Salvatore and Joshua S. Fox
- No Incentive Awards for Class Representatives — Eleventh Circuit... by: Richard S. Davis and Christina M. Kennedy
- The Acronyms of Divorce Part II – CMC (Case Management Conference)... by: Jennifer Weisberg Millner
- Don’t Dew It: Second Circuit Cans Likelihood of Confusion Argument by: Vincent Li. PhD
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Puts End to Pandemic... by: James M. Reid, IV and Trinea M. Henderson
- 3 Ways Legal Billing Software Reduces Write-Downs by: Dan Bowman
- FTC Reaches Agreement with NLRB to Further Protect Labor Markets by: E. John Steren and Patricia M. Wagner
- Coveralls Don’t Cover Up Govcon Fraud: Apparel Manufacturer Settles... by: Eva Gunasekera and Renée Brooker
- US Executive Branch Update – August 11, 2022 by: Stacy A. Swanson
- Biden Administration Seeks to Clarify Patient Privacy Protections... by: Alaap B. Shah and Allen R. Killworth
- In the Weeds? Humira “Patent Thicket” Isn’t an Antitrust Violation by: Alexandra Lewis
- Additional-Insured Endorsements Might Not Protect You, Despite what... by: Michael G. Nicolella
- Examining the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act and Department of... by: James K. Kearney and Michael J. Sullivan
- Two Senate Recycling Bills Pass Unanimously by: Sheila A. Millar and Anushka N. Rahman
- FCA Publishes Final Rules for Reform of the Appointed Representative... by: Matt Hancock
- Colorado Employers—Get Ready for a Wave of New Laws by: Rebecca M. Lindell and Abigail S. Wallach
- Why More Than One Commodity May Not Be Commodities by: Keith Paul Bishop
- U.S. Government Pursues More Aggressive Action to Curb Espionage at... by: J. Scott Maberry
- General Assemblies in Germany – Virtual or Physical? by: Dr. Kai Mertens
- Colorado Department of Labor and Employment Releases a Slew of New... by: Rebecca M. Lindell and Abigail S. Wallach
- California Voters Will Decide PAGA’s Fate at the Ballot Box in 2024 by: Jennifer B. Rubin and Mike C. Flesuras
August 10, 2022

- Senate Democrats Pass Long-Awaited Drug Pricing Reforms in Budget... by: Bridgette A. Keller and Stephnie A. John
- Busted Episode 3: Melissa King and the Sandhogs by: Jonathan Michael Thomas and Andrew A. Howell
- D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Decision Put's FERC's Revised... by: Phil Mone and Xena Burwell
- China Issues Security Assessment Measures of Data Cross-border... by: Ruiqi Guo and Yuanmei Lu
- September 2022 Visa Bulletin – A Frosty End to the Fiscal Year as All... by: Immigration & Nationality Law Practice
- DOL Proposes Significant Changes to the QPAM Exemption – What You... by: Neal S Schelberg and Steven D Weinstein
- Examiner-Initiated Interviews by: Scott E. Baxendale
- Employment Law in the Metaverse (US) by: Laura Lawless and Melissa Legault
- FDA Issues Draft Guidance on Diversity and Inclusion in Clinical... by: George Hajduczok, J.D., Ph.D., F.A.H.A. and Lisa L. Smith
- EPA Issues Supplemental Proposed Rule to Add DINP Category to TRI... by: Lynn L. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton
- NIST Publishes New Draft Guidance on HIPAA Security Rule by: Hunton Andrews Kurth’s Privacy and Cybersecurity
- The Seventh Circuit Asks, “What’s Wrong With Having Lots of Patents... by: Siegmund Y. Gutman and Christopher E Ondeck
- Congress Aims to Expand Patent Eligible Subject Matter by: Derek E. Clements
- Preparing for the European Unitary Patent System by: Alexander R. Karana
- Estate Planning Marketing: Tips & Tricks to Grow Your Practice by: Cate Giordano
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