January 16, 2021

- Political Action Committee & Personal Political Contributions... by: Bruce M. Hennes
- United States Bans Cotton and Tomato Products from Xinjiang Citing... by: Deepti B. Gage and Kirstin K. Gruver
- IT Security Trends in the Era of COVID: Our Top Five Tips for Making... by: Jason G. Weiss and Peter Baldwin
- Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Vacates MD Anderson HIPAA Penalty by: Hunton Andrews Kurth’s Privacy and Cybersecurity
- Ninth Circuit Upholds Federal Preemption of California’s Meal and... by: Cary G Palmer
- Massachusetts Makes Broad Changes to the Zoning Act by: Daniel J. Bailey and Paula M. Devereaux
- DoD Launches New Platform to Connect Inventors with “Trusted” Venture... by: Christopher W. Adams and Pablo E. Carrillo
- Army Corps Finalizes Certain Nationwide Permits Two Years Ahead of... by: Duncan M. Greene and Jonathan D. Simon
January 15, 2021

- Rulingmaking Redux: DOL Issues Updated Final Rule Adjusting Wage-... by: Jacob A. Kanyusik
- Benefits Now Available Under the Massachusetts Paid Family and... by: Mark D. Pomfret and Julia L. Mitarotondo
- Consolidated Appropriations Act Includes GME Support Provisions by: Emily J. Cook and Drew Elizabeth McCormick
- Beltway Buzz, January 15, 2021 by: James J. Plunkett
- 2021 Biden Plan Estate Planning Advisory by: David M. Allen and Mal L. Barasch
- EDPB and EDPS Adopt Joint Opinions on Draft SCCs Posted on Janu by: Hunton Andrews Kurth’s Privacy and Cybersecurity
- EEO-1 Filers Must Wait a Little Longer—EEOC Announces Filing Platform... by: James A. Patton
- EFSA Declares Mealworms Safe for Human Consumption by: Food and Drug Law at Keller and Heckman
- India Consolidates and Codifies Its National-Level Labour Laws by: Ajay Singh Solanki and Archita Mohapatra
- Can Employers Fire Rioters? Employers’ Rights in Policing Employee... by: Sarah J. Platt and Jimmy F. Robinson, Jr.
- U.S. Army Corps Issues Final Nationwide Permits for Aquaculture by: Robert M. Smith and Natalie J. Reid
- The Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020: New Challenges for Financial... by: Jodi L. Avergun and Todd Blanche
- DOJ brings First Criminal Antitrust Charges for No-Poach Agreement... by: Nina G. Beck and Paul J. Covaleski
- Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act Signed Into Law by... by: Mark D. Wood and Alyse A. Sagalchik
- Overview of the Economic Aid Act’s Paycheck Protection Program by: Curtis R. Hearn and Aimee Andrepont Decuir
- EEOC Proposed Wellness Regulation Restricts Incentives For Voluntary... by: Katrina E. McCann and Seth J Safra
- CROWN Act Ordinance: New Orleans Enacts Law to Prohibit Hairstyle... by: Andrew P. Burnside and Javier Jalice
- Illinois Legislature Passes Bill Amending Judgment Interest Statute... by: Melissa A. Murphy-Petros
- No Article III Standing for Latest Clearview Plaintiff: Seventh... by: Christina Lamoureux
- FSA Relief and Significant New Health Plan Requirements Included in... by: Dawn E. Sellstrom
- False Claims Act Whistleblowers Help DOJ Recover $1.6 Billion in 2020 by: Mary Jane Wilmoth
- EPA Issues TSCA Section 4 Test Orders for Nine Chemicals Undergoing... by: Lynn L. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton
- ITC Threat for Gaming Companies Grows with PTAB Discretionary Denials by: Harper Batts and Jeffrey Liang
- Fifth Circuit Ends ‘Lenient’ FLSA Collective Action Certification... by: Peter J. Wozniak and Mark Wallin
- Fifth Circuit Rejects Longstanding ‘Lenient’ Standard for Deciding... by: Christiana L. Signs and Robert M. Goldich
- CFTC Approves NFA’s Swap Dealer Capital Model Review Program by: Kevin M. Foley and Adam P. Haft
- Congress Permits SBA to Make PPP Loans to Debtors in Bankruptcy, SBA... by: Ronald A. Spinner and Thomas G. Appleman
- All Eyes on Georgia by: McDermott Will & Emery
- COVID-19 Civil Immunity Protections for Institutions of Higher... by: Susan Llewellyn Deniker and Joshua L. Stearns
- Qatar Financial Centre Issues New Tax Exemption for Defense and... by: Pawel Chudzicki and Lana A. Yaghi
- The China Pivot: Closing the “Back Door” to Trade Secret and IP Theft by: Steven P. Hollman and Imad S. Matini
- FINRA Postpones Implementation of Mandatory Margin for Covered Agency... by: Susan Light and Timothy D. Kertland
- A Cautionary Tale of Over-Designating Documents: New Guidance From... by: Deanna L. Koestel
- CA Supreme Court Confirms Dynamex Applies Retroactively by: Ashley M. Farrell Pickett and Lindsay E. Hutner
- It’s Not Just the Pandemic, Unfortunately. by: Michael S. Nadel and Jennifer B. Routh
- OFCCP Issues Opinion Letter Protecting “Controversial” Religious... by: Jack Blum
- Will the New Congress Reverse Any “Midnight Rules?” by: Robert Mangas and Steven G. Barringer
- Mayor Bowser Signs Non-Compete Ban, Congressional Review Underway by: Garen E. Dodge and Nathaniel M. Glasser
- ESMA Reminds Firms of MiFID II Rules on Reverse Solicitation Post-... by: Carolyn H. Jackson and Nathaniel W. Lalone
- Less Than a Month After DOJ Brings Its First Wage-Fixing Indictment,... by: Janene Marasciullo and David J. Clark
- How to Level Up your Law Firm Technology and Marketing in 2021 by: Sarah Schaaf
- India Releases Revised Non-Personal Data Framework by: Hunton Andrews Kurth’s Privacy and Cybersecurity
- New Nationwide Permit 12 Released by United States Army Corps of... by: Armando Benincasa
- Institution of Eminence Regime – More Autonomy Given, Foreign... by: Aniruddha Majumdar and Aarushi Jain
- Top 3 Employee Mobility and Restrictive Covenant Issues to Watch For... by: Lawrence J. Del Rossi and Jill A. Zender
- Transatlantic Trade | US and Europe – Week of January 11, 2021 by: Stacy A. Swanson and Christina Economides
- Do Law Firms Have to Respond to Access Requests that Seek Personal... by: David A. Zetoony
- Do Law Firms Have to Respond to Access Requests that Seek Personal... by: David A. Zetoony
- SEC Issues No-Action Letter Regarding Institutional Family Offices by: Susan Light and Timothy D. Kertland
- Regulatory Yearly Wrap 2020: Digital Health in India by: Shreya Shenolikar and Darren Punnen
- Now That the Dust Has Settled, Have Most Companies Put Up a ‘Do Not... by: David A. Zetoony
- COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: Biden Announces Ambitious Vaccination Plan by: James M. Vergis, Ph.D. and Sarah-Lloyd Stevenson
- Privacy and Data Protection – India Wrap 2020 by: Purushotham Kittane and Inika Serah Charles
- FCC Sets Volume Limits For Some Prerecorded Calls to Home Phones by: Liisa M. Thomas and David M. Poell
- Pinning Down Corporate Leadership by: Joseph S. Hartunian
- Energy & Sustainability: What to Expect from the 117th Congress... by: R. Neal Martin
- Supreme Court Declines to Resolve Whether Its Bristol-Myers Squibb... by: Michael P. Daly and Deanna J. Hayes
- FCA Updates COVID-19 Webpage With Guidance on Market Trading and... by: Carolyn H. Jackson and Nathaniel W. Lalone
- How the Heck Are Businesses Supposed to Give People Privacy Notices... by: David A. Zetoony
- EPA and OSHA Sign MOU for Implementing TSCA Section 5 and Sharing CBI by: Lynn L. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton
- Cakes Gone Bad: The Cheesecake Factory Faces Securities Scrutiny by: Joseph S. Hartunian and Mee (Rina) Kim
- New Federal Exceptions Favor Value-Based Care by: Timothy Cahill and Sydney N. Pahren
- Relaxations for AIFs in GIFT City by: Ipsita Agarwalla and Shivam Ahuja
- COVID-19: US State Policy Report – January 14, 2021 by: Jeffrey L. Turner and Traci L. Martinez
- Is a Company that Accepts Credit Cards a Service Provider Under the... by: David A. Zetoony and Jena M. Valdetero
- EEOC Issues Opinion Letter on Older Workers Benefit Protection Act... by: Daniel G. Prokott and Kerry C. Zaroogian
- Data Flows from the EU to the UK Continue For Now by: Dr. Johanna Hofmann
- Podcast: Forecast for Telehealth Fraud and Abuse Risk in 2021 –... by: Amy F. Lerman and Melissa L. Jampol
- Are Tenant-Landlord Disputes Arbitrable? Supreme Court of India ... by: Mohammad Kamran and Kshama A. Loya
- Congress Ramps Up Survey Enforcement for Medicare Hospice Programs by: Jody Erdfarb and Maureen Weaver
- China and Japan | Competition Currents January 2021 by: Andrew G. Berg and Gregory J. Casas
- Helping Jurors Make Sense of Complex Cases by: Chris Ritter
- Episode 02: Data Monetization in Medical Devices, Healthcare and... by: Steven Lundberg and Suneel Arora
- California Supreme Court Answers the Ninth Circuit: Dynamex Applies... by: Kelli M. Winkle
- Weekly Round-Up: Google Backs DACA and Immigration Reform; Court... by: William C. Menard
- Key Findings & Takeaways from OCR HIPAA Audit Findings by: Jennifer L. Urban and Jennifer J. Hennessy
- Canadian and Other Travel Restrictions During COVID-19 by: Melle X. Fabian
- Under the Heroes Act, Employers can Help Pay your Student Loans by: Gretchen Harders
- Litigation Minute: Don't Get Disqualified--Representing Current... by: Ashley E. Gammell and Martha J. Dawson
- New Year, New OSHA Citation Penalty Amounts by: Raymond Perez, II
- Section 1061 Final Regulations on the Taxation of Carried Interest by: Jeremy Naylor and Amanda H Nussbaum
- United States Supreme Court Resolves Circuit Split in Creditors’ Favor by: Jeffrey L. Tarkenton and Jill C. Walters
January 14, 2021

- New OSHA Site-Specific Inspection Directive Targets Workplaces with... by: Melanie L. Paul and Mary L. Bradley
- Weekly IRS Roundup December 28, 2020 – January 8, 2021 by: McDermott Will & Emery
- Section 162(m) Final Regulations Clarify Grandfathering Rules to... by: Christine M. Kong
- The Save Our Stages Act – Time for Eligible Businesses to Get Ready... by: William Ziegelbauer and Peter Carson
- Current PPP Borrowers: What Do I Need to Know about the Economic Aid... by: Curtis R. Hearn and Aimee Andrepont Decuir
- FTC Subpoenas: What Do Company Owners, Executives, and In-House... by: Dr. Nick Oberheiden
- Europe Competition Currents | January 2021 by: Andrew G. Berg and Gregory J. Casas
- Predicting the Biden Administration's Impact on The U.S.... by: Darrell L. Conner and Mark Ruge
- EEOC: Non-U.S. Citizen Employees Working Abroad May Be Excluded from... by: Nadine C. Abrahams and Stephanie L. Adler-Paindiris
- A New Agenda: Significant Changes in U.S. Environmental Policy Are... by: Sarah A. Slack and Dorothy E. Watson
- Current PPP Borrowers: How Do I Apply for a Second Draw PPP Loan? by: Curtis R. Hearn and Aimee Andrepont Decuir
- Maryland Employers: Are You Complying with Slate of New Employment... by: Nathaniel M. Glasser and Anastasia A. Regne
- Western District of Louisiana Says Plaintiff’s Marine Engineering... by: William V. Essig and Eric M. Friedman
- Textile Industry Faces Increasing Global Pressures Regarding Climate... by: Kirstin K. Gruver and Nicole J. Waxman
- First Time PPP Borrowers: What Do I Need to Know about Applying for a... by: Curtis R. Hearn and Aimee Andrepont Decuir
- California Proposes New Amendments to Proposition 65 Warning... by: Mitzi Ng Clark and Natalie E. Rainer
- EEOC Issues Long-Awaited Proposed Wellness Program Rules by: Jason A. Rothman and Kristine M. Bingman
- Year in Review: The Most Popular IP Posts of 2020 by: Christina Sperry
- North America Competition Currents | January 2021 by: Andrew G. Berg and Gregory J. Casas
- Is the Pendulum Swinging the Other Way? Court Finds TCPA Claims... by: Amy B. Doolittle
- Vaccine Incentives: How Employers Can Encourage Employee Vaccination by: Amy Karff Halevy and Amber K. Dodds
- 2021 Environmental, Health, and Safety Outlook for Manufacturers by: Megan Baroni
- Crossing State Lines: Interstate Travel in New England During the... by: Kathleen M. Hamann and Sarah R. Remes
- Pennsylvania Supreme Court to Consider Whether Registering to Do... by: David R. Fine and David A. Fusco
- U.S. Department of Labor Finalizes New Rule Setting Forth Test to... by: Jamie Moelis and Kevin J. Smith
- Study Says 69% of Undocumented Immigrant Workers Hold Essential Jobs... by: Raymond G. Lahoud
- Supreme Court Decides Chicago v. Fulton by: Stephanie A. Koltookian and Alan J. Lazarus
- The CFPB Taskforce Recommends Limits On FCRA Class Action Awards In... by: Nikku D. Khalifian
- Mobile Advertising Company Gets Flack from FTC for Failure to Deliver... by: Snehal Desai
- Possible Changes for Banks in a Biden Administration and Democratic-... by: Palmer C. Hamilton
- Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021: Workshare Back in Play by: John J. Porta and Jenna M. Decker
- DOJ Brings First Criminal “No-Poach” and “Wage-Fixing” Prosecutions;... by: Joel Mitnick and Ngoc Pham Hulbig
- Legal Ramifications of Flouting Mask Rules by Members of Congress by: Carolyn Wheeler
- Action Items on Technology and Communication Policies in front of the... by: Christian T. Fjeld and Christopher Harvie
- COVID-19: Comfort Zones - Overview of Business and Social... by: Kathleen M. Hamann and Suzanne King
- OIG Issues Advisory Opinion Allowing Pharmaceutical Company’s Payment... by: Gary Rom and Jesse Witten
- Ubiquiti Notifies Customers of Breach by: Linn F. Freedman
- NLRB Finds Social Media Policies Lawful, Sheds Light on Impact of... by: Mark Theodore and Joshua S. Fox
- Recall Roundup: December by: Kelly L. Faglioni and Jonathan L. Caulder
- SEC Whistleblower Program Surpasses Record Amount of Awards Granted... by: Mary Jane Wilmoth
- BlackRock 401(k) Plan Class Action Headed for Trial by: Stacey C.S. Cerrone and René E. Thorne
- Taming the Elephants: SEC Jumbo Trader Risk Alert by: Peter D. Hutcheon
- Revenge of the Grammar Nerds: Grammatical Canons Overturn $8.6... by: Christopher M. Bruno
- Proposed Amendments to the Hazardous Products Regulations in Canada by: ACTA Group
- Paycheck Protection Program Rebooted by: Craig N. Landrum
- OFCCP Publishes Opinion Letter on Protections for Religious Liberty... by: Guy Brenner and Abigail Rosenblum
- Fifth Circuit Sets New Standard for Certifying FLSA Collective Actions by: John B. Brown and Patrick J. Maher
- FTC Warns of COVID-19 Scam Targeted at Small Businesses by: Linn F. Freedman
- EPA Proposes Changes to TSCA Fee Rule by: Thomas C. Berger and Gregory A. Clark
- Virginia Passes Permanent Standard on COVID-19 by: Courtney M. Malveaux
- Jetting along the Thin Line between Appellate Standing and Admitting... by: Thomas DaMario
- New Jersey Authorizes Remote Civil Jury Trials as the COVID-19... by: Theodora McCormick
- Privacy Tip #267 – Fertility Tracking App Settles with FTC by: Linn F. Freedman
- Half a Loaf: Congress Extends the Statute of Limitations on Some SEC... by: David Slovick
- Day Three Notes for the 39th Annual JP Morgan Healthcare Conference,... by: Eric A. Klein and Aytan Dahukey
- A New Year: Tools for Employers to Renew and Enhance Commitments to... by: Michael D. Thomas
- Activist Hackers Claim They Archived Parler Content Leading Up to... by: Linn F. Freedman
- Patent Owners Disavowal of Appeal from District Court’s... by: Sarah P. Hogarth
- New York Could Become the Next Hotbed of Class Action Litigation Over... by: Joseph J. Lazzarotti
- Idaho Attorney General Pumps Brakes on Gas Sales by: Christopher E Ondeck and John R Ingrassia
- State University Challenges Board on Sovereign Immunity in Inter... by: David Mlaver
- Advocate General Issues Opinion on GDPR’s One-Stop-Shop by: Hunton Andrews Kurth’s Privacy and Cybersecurity
- Cybersecurity and “Recognized Security Practices”: New Statute... by: Iliana L. Peters and Erica L. (Beacom) Reagan
- New or Not, Object-Oriented Simulation Patent Ineligible Under § 101 by: Colin J. Stalter
- Supreme Court to Consider Doctrine of Assignor Estoppel in Patent... by: Amol Parikh
- Ohio Governor Signs Employment Law Uniformity Act Into Law,... by: Patrick O. Peters and Vincent J. Tersigni
- SolarWinds Cyber-Attack Has Significant Implications for Developers... by: Virginia K. Trunkes
- Dutch Labor, Employment, and Pensions Update by: Thomas Timmermans and Iza van Erkel
- How Not to Build a Case of Trade Secret Misappropriation by: Jodi Benassi
- CFPB Assesses $4.75 Million Civil Penalty Against Santander For... by: Jason D. Wyman
- COVID-19 Vaccinations: What Employees and Employers Need to Know by: Carolyn Wheeler and Jessica L. Westerman
- International Challenges Help China and the EU Find Agreement on... by: Paolo Beconcini
- How A Failed Royal Pardon Became A Limit To A President's Power... by: Keith Paul Bishop
- CARES Act Prosecutions Have Already Rooted Out Over $360 Million In... by: Ripley Rand
- Organizations Should Plan in 2021 to Comply with The California... by: Brian G. Cesaratto and Deanna L. Ballesteros
- IP Implications of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 by: Jodi Benassi
- Fifth Circuit Sets New Framework for Fair Labor Standards Act... by: Leslie Selig Byrd and Amber K. Dodds
- China MOFCOM Issues First Order of 2021 – Counteracting Unjustified... by: International Trade Practice at Squire Patton Boggs
- Court Holds That Holographic Will Was Not Valid As There Was No... by: David Fowler Johnson
- Social Security News: Stimulus and COLA by: Shana Siegel
- Final Risk Evaluation for 1,4-Dioxane Finds Unreasonable Risk to... by: Government Regulation
- Proposals to Expand Basel Convention Controls on Circular Economy... by: Paul E. Hagen and K. Russell LaMotte
- 2020 Incentive Stock Option & Employee Stock Purchase Plan... by: Matthew B. Grunert and Scott C. Sanders
- Australian Productivity Commission Releases Final Report Into... by: Clive Cachia
- COVID-19: US State Policy Report – January 13, 2021 by: Jacqueline Orfield
- Court Holds That Purchaser Of Partnership Property Was Not Liable For... by: David Fowler Johnson
January 13, 2021

- ITC Finishes 2020 with a Flurry of New Complaints by: Adam R. Hess
- EEO-1 Reporting Opening April 2021 by: Erin D. Schilling and Stephanie A. Wolters
- California Announces Pay Data Reporting Portal Will Open by February... by: Christopher T. Patrick and Susan E. Groff
- COVID-19 Stimulus Package Significantly Expands Cares Act Employee... by: David R. Fuller and Andrew C. Liazos
- New Clarity on Tax Impact of CARES Act Programs by: Scott D. McClure
- Consolidated Appropriations Act: Health and Welfare Benefits... by: Jacob Mattinson and Judith Wethall
- DOL Provides Clarity Regarding Independent Contractors by: Emma R. Schuering and Isaac T. Caverly
Communications, Media, Internet and Privacy Law News
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Regulations on Communications & Media: Including TCPA, GDPR and FCC
Media and communications news covered by the National Law Review includes FCC (Federal Communications Commission) enforcement actions, cybercrime and terrorism stories, TCPA (Telephone Consumer Protection Act) violations, email communications, social media platforms and how to properly navigate them in a professional setting, telecommunications laws, and compliance issues and concerns. Staffing changes at the FCC, litigation and regulation changes, including the state of net neutrality, are covered by the legal experts who write for the National Law Review.
The Telephone Consumer Protection Act and the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation
Legislation like the Telephone Consumer Protection and international regulations such as the EU’s GDPR, companies must take the time to update their privacy standards, and must understand the complexities of this area of law, in order to avoid legal repercussions when engaging with customers in the US and around the world. The National Law Review has legal experts who analyze litigation related to the TCPA as it impacts healthcare, debt collection, and other areas. Additionally, many facets of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation; including notes on applicability, GDPR company compliance and definitions of GDPR terminology are analyzed by the legal experts at NLR.
Legal Communication Concerns across Industries
Because the internet and technology changes on what seems to be a daily basis, it can be difficult for companies to properly navigate these changes, concepts, and ensure they are complying with legislation in these areas. Some of the concepts businesses must be aware of in terms of cybersecurity and media that the National Law Review covers include domain name registrations, gTLDs (generic top-level domain names), international legislation in data and cybersecurity, HIPAA legislation, and data protection and cybersecurity laws. Additionally, with telemedicine taking a forefront in the field of healthcare, ransomware and data theft occurring daily, and continual security breaches occurring in the US and around the world, like the WannaCry Ransomware incident, companies must take proper measures in safeguarding their networks and servers to protect their clients’ personal information.
We report on these issues, concerns, and news stories regularly. In addition to regulations and legislation in the US, visitors can also read about international provisions and safeguards, including EU Safe Harbor and Privacy Shield, Canadian Anti-Spam laws, and other international protections, to avoid major data and cybersecurity breaches.