April 16, 2021
- McDermottPlus Check-Up: April 16, 2021 by: Mara McDermott and Kristen O’Brien
- EBSA Speaks: New Guidance for Mitigating Retirement Plan... by: Michelle Capezza and Christopher Lech
- SEC Statements Regarding SPACs Address Warrants and Projections by: Brian Hecht and Mark J. Reyes
- April 16, 2021 TCPA Regulatory Update by: Russell H. Fox and Jonathan P. Garvin
- Expect More Criminal Enforcement & What you Can do to Minimize... by: Justin P. Murphy
- CFTC Staff Issues Continuation of Certain No-Action Relief to Market... by: Kevin M. Foley and Alexander C. Kim
- Immigration Weekly Round-Up: Applications for Employment... by: William C. Menard
- FINRA Files With the SEC to Extend Time to Announce the... by: Susan Light and Shelby Kost
- SEC Whistleblowers Receive $50 Million Payout, Second-Largest Award... by: Mary Jane Wilmoth
- COVID-19: US State Policy Report – April 14-15, 2021 by: Jeffrey L. Turner and Jacqueline Orfield
- FINRA Reminds Members About Options Account Approval, Supervision and... by: Susan Light and Shelby Kost
- Industry to Support Cannabis Testing Research by: Food and Drug Law at Keller and Heckman
- Director Fiduciary Duties May Extend Post-Closing in Multi-Stage... by: Andrew B. Levin
- Prerecorded Recall Disaster: Automated Messages Urging Mayoral Recall... by: Eric J. Troutman
- CFTC Staff Provides Further Brexit-Related Relief by: Kevin M. Foley and Alexander C. Kim
- OSHA Provides Guidance for Healthcare Employers COVID-19 Inspections by: Catherine A. Cano
- Gary Gensler to Lead SEC by: Ronnie L. Miller
- TCPA Litigation Update — Taking Stock of Facebook at the Pleadings... by: Joshua Briones and Esteban Morales
- Recent New Jersey Court Decision Shows That You Should Carefully... by: David H. Siegel
- No-Contest Clause in a Will by: Paul W. Norris
- NFA Issues Notice Regarding Effective Date of NFA’s Rules Regarding... by: Christian B. Hennion
- Transatlantic Trade | US and Europe – Week of April 12, 2021 by: Stacy A. Swanson and Christina Economides
- Minneapolis Enacts ‘Hospitality Worker Right to Recall’ Ordinance,... by: Bruce J. Douglas
- The Clock is Ticking on MHPAEA Compliance by: Xavier Baker
- Dividing Retirement Benefits in a Divorce by: Jennifer Weisberg Millner
- This Is Labor in California, Episode 5: Current Hot Topics [PODCAST] by: Maria Anastas and Daniel A. Adlong
- FINRA Publishes Answer to Frequently Asked Questions Under Rule 4521(... by: Susan Light and Shelby Kost
- Cal/OSHA Chief Nominated for Top OSHA Role by: Jayni A. Lanham and Heidi P. Knight
- Right of Recall Could Soon Be Statewide by: Robert L. Murphy and Nolan W. Kessler
- TCPA Regulatory Update — Commission Issues Record $225M Fine and... by: Russell H. Fox and Jonathan P. Garvin
- IRS Announces that COVID-19 Related Personal Protective Equipment... by: John B. Waters
- Appeals Court Affirms Employer’s Ability to Compel Arbitration in... by: Rachel Reingold Mandel and Laurielle Howe
- 5 SEO Tips To Boost Your Law Firms Website Visibility by: Kamron Sanders
- All About Privacy Frameworks by: David A. Zetoony
- Mexico’s COVID-19 Traffic Light Monitoring System: News for April 12–... by: Pietro Straulino-Rodriguez
- Trade Secret Law Evolution Podcast- Episode 35: Sabotage as... by: Jordan D. Grotzinger and Ashley M. Farrell Pickett
- Spike in New TCPA Filings Says it All: DNC and PreRecorded Voice... by: Eric J. Troutman
- New York’s COVID-19 Vaccination Leave Law: The Latest on the Paid... by: Kelly M. Cardin and Jessica R. Schild
- Easy But Impactful Ways to Stay in Touch With Your Professional... by: Stefanie M. Marrone
- Stay in Your Lane: Defining the Scope of an IPR Deposition by: Payton R. Collier
- Goodbye COVID-19 Priority Phases and Tiers, Hello Battles With... by: James M. Paul
- Dismissal Of State Court Derivative Action Yields Dismissal Of... by: Keith Paul Bishop
- Michigan Extends COVID-19 Restrictions, Keeping Certain Workers Home... by: Valerie N. Butera
- Guest Post: Well-Known Mark Recognitions in China – Part III by: Aaron Wininger
- The Sesame Seed Scandal! by: Food and Drug Law at Keller and Heckman
- EEOC’s Long-Awaited Opening—2019 and 2020 EEO-1 Component 1 Data Both... by: James A. Patton and Tina Lam
April 15, 2021
- USPTO Establishes COVID-19 Prioritized Appeal Pilot Program by: Alex E. Wolcott
- COVID-19: US State Policy Report – April 7-8, 2021 by: Jeffrey L. Turner and Jacqueline Orfield
- Russia Russia Russia! The Biden Administration Imposes Tough... by: Fatema K. Merchant and Mario Andres Torrico
- NCAA Modifies Student-Athlete Transfer Rules to Create Immediate... by: Gregg E. Clifton and John G. Long
- Indian Nations Law Update - April 2021 by: John L. Clancy and Brian L. Pierson
- Colorado Supreme Court Holds Collateral Source Rule Inapplicable:... by: Christopher D. Yvars
- Court Authorizes FBI to Remove Web Shells from Compromised Microsoft... by: Hunton Andrews Kurth’s Privacy and Cybersecurity
- Relevant Highlights: Hearing to Consider the Nomination of Chiquita... by: Kate M. Merrill
- Patent Owner Tip #2 for Surviving An Instituted IPR: Don’t Swing for... by: Peter J. Cuomo and Rithika Kulathila
- Mexico’s Competition Commission Updates Merger Control Guidelines by: Miguel Flores Bernés and Víctor Manuel Frías Garcés
- SEC Awards Joint Whistleblowers More Than $50 Million by: Lloyd B Chinn and Pinchos (Pinny) Goldberg
- Finally … COVID-19 Vaccines Are Widely Available: What Should... by: Bret G. Daniel and James M. Paul
- Federal Court Decision Emphasizes Importance of Following... by: Kathryn Evans
- Teaching Tips for IP Trial Lawyers by: Chris Ritter
- The Perilous Seas of Prop 65: Safe Harbors Should Not Be Controversial by: Mark J. Vaders
- COBRA Premium Subsidy Under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 by: Christopher T. Collins and Thomas G. Hancuch
- Mexican National Serves Jail Time for Selling Illegally Obtained U.S... by: Raymond G. Lahoud
- April 2021 Immigration Alert by: Jang Hyuk Im and Jungmin Choi
- Presidio Employee Files Class Action Over Data Breach by: Kathryn M. Rattigan
- Breaking Down FDA’s New Remote Monitoring Strategy by: Allison Fulton and Eva Schifini
- FinCEN Seeks Public Comment on Corporate Transparency Act by: Tracy L. Adamovich and Adam Diederich
- The Latest on NIL: Updates to State and Federal Laws by: Martin D. Edel
- MIOSHA Extends COVID-19 Workplace Emergency Rules For Another Six... by: Barbara A. Moore and Leigh M. Schultz
- CISA Releases Free Tool to Detect Potential Compromised Microsoft... by: Linn F. Freedman
- The EU’s Ecodesign Directive: Do Expanded Anti-Circumvention... by: Daniel A. Eisenberg and Daniel B. Schulson
- Cisco/Talos Researchers Find Attackers Using Slack and Discord to... by: Linn F. Freedman
- Manufacturer Operations and Workplace Safety in the Age of Drones by: Robert Frederick Seidler
- What to Do When the FBI Comes Knocking on Your Door by: Dr. Nick Oberheiden
- Say It Isn’t So – Court Certifies Rule 23(b)(3) Damages Class in Data... by: Amy B. Doolittle and Kristin L. Bryan
- M&A Survives and Thrives in 2021: Dealmakers are Charged Up... by: Christopher R. Boll and Steven H. Hilfinger
- Maine and North Dakota Are Latest States to Adopt the NAIC Data... by: Deborah George
- Congress Makes Sesame Ninth Major Food Allergen by: Food and Drug Law at Keller and Heckman
- Oops: NASDAQ Seeks to Correct a 2009 Error Re: ADR Listing... by: Peter D. Hutcheon
- Preeclampsia and Obstetrical Negligence by: Clifford Law
- Whistleblower Rewarded for alleging False Claims Act violations... by: Eva Gunasekera
- Biden Administration Seeks to Establish New US $6.5 Billion Health... by: Rebecca M. Schaefer and Victoria K. Hamscho
- The Endless Frontier Act: Shifting the Focus from Defense to Offense by: Kathryn M. Rattigan
- Isopropylated Phosphate (3:1) – Could Restrictions Impact You? by: Mark J. Vaders and Lisa Rushton
- Deceptive Geographical Association Under the Lanham Act by: Ann Potter Gleason
- Q Link Wireless Exposes Information through My Mobile Account App by: Linn F. Freedman
- Privacy Tip #280 – Using Biometric Information for Payments and... by: Linn F. Freedman
- U.S. Department of Labor Steps into the Cybersecurity Discussion by: Robert M Projansky and Steven D Weinstein
- No Second Bite at the Apple: Injury Must Be Imminent and, Non-... by: Jiaxiao Zhang
- Did the NRA Just Take Down the TCPA? CRITICAL New Ruling Holds... by: Eric J. Troutman
- Third Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Employee Who Advocated Violence in... by: Michael D. Ridenour and Jason C. Gavejian
- Roetzel HealthLaw HotSpot: Physician Burnout: The Next Pandemic? [... by: Ericka L. Adler
- Top Five Labor Law Developments for March 2021 by: Jonathan J. Spitz and Richard F. Vitarelli
- If it’s Not Legit, You Can’t Admit by: Jessica Delacenserie
- Paraquat Exposure Alert: Paraquat Linked to Parkinson’s Disease—... by: Richard P. Console, Jr.
- Windstream Bankruptcy Court Slams Charter Communications for... by: Caressa D. Bennet and Martin L. Stern
- Sleep Disorders and Traumatic Brain Injury by: Bruce H. Stern
- Zero Hero: Disclaiming Disputed Term Renders Dispute Moot by: Hala Mourad
- Not So Sweet: Indicia of Nonobviousness Could Not Save Claims... by: Zan Newkirk and Brooke M. Wilner
- Litigation Minute: Drafting Considerations for Protective Orders by: Julie Anne Halter and Daniel R. Miller
- Medicaid Under the Biden Administration: The American Rescue Plan Act by: Stephnie A. John
- Labor Commissioner Issues COVID-19 Testing and Vaccination Guidance by: Cary G Palmer and Evan D. Beecher
- Board Dialogue with Ken Kaufman: Episode 2 Post-Pandemic... by: Michael W. Peregrine
- May The Board Let The CEO Decide To Sell The Company? by: Keith Paul Bishop
- Just One More thing for Swatch and Apple to Fight About by: Simon Casinader and Katherine McDermott
April 14, 2021
- COBRA Premium Assistance Under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021... by: Michael Chan
- Ohio COVID-19 Orders Replaced with Order Emphasizing Social... by: Patricia Anderson Pryor and Katharine C. Weber
- The Supreme Court Issued Google v. Oracle Copyright Decision by: Erin E. Kaprelian
- Navigating Ohio's Wild West: Exceptions to the Marketable Title... by: Travis L. Brannon
- Guest Post: Well-Known Mark Recognitions in China – Part II by: Aaron Wininger
- A Warning to Cryptocurrency Users from the Justice Department’s Tax... by: Lindsey A Olson
- Albany Commercial Division Looks Beyond “First-In-Time” Analysis When... by: Sophia L. Cahill
- DOL Issues Cybersecurity Best Practices for ERISA Covered Retirement... by: Joseph J. Lazzarotti and Joy Napier-Joyce
- DOL Guidance for Retirement Plan Fiduciaries in Search of Missing... by: Sharon L. Lippett
- Yearly Tax Gap of $1 Trillion Drives Calls for Increased IRS Budget... by: Eric M. Nemeth
- SEC Annual Examination Priorities for RIAs by: Vera S. Hansen and Aimee J. Jachym
- A Primer on Game Monetization by: Ethan R. Aronson
- Department of Education Offers Recommendations on School Openings by: Mark E. Hanshaw
- Overview of New DOL Guidance for the COBRA Subsidy Mandate –... by: Nick J. Welle and Leigh C. Riley
- Washington and Oklahoma Privacy Bills Have Officially Died; Florida’s... by: Glenn A. Brown
- Episode 14: Interview with Mark Rothstein, University of Louisville... by: Michael T. Taylor
- ICC Expands Automatic Application of Expedited Procedure by: Sophie C. Matamoros
- Surveillance is All About the (Software) Brain by: Theodore F. Claypoole
- Illinois Employers Must Dance a New Tango on Criminal Conviction... by: Sheryl Jaffee Halpern and Laura A. Elkayam
- Toll Penalties Forgiven After Alleged Illegal Disclosure of License... by: Linn F. Freedman
- COVID-19: US State Policy Report – April 9 – April 13, 2021 by: Jeffrey L. Turner and Jacqueline Orfield
- New Jersey BPU Proposes to Slash Incentive for Commercial Solar... by: James H. Laskey
- The Missing Link in the Water Wars: Proving Injury and Causation by: Alyssa A. Moir and Robert M. Smith
- As Vaccine Rollout Continues, What Whistleblower Protections Exist in... by: Carolyn Wheeler and Benjamin Tugendstein
- US Federal Labor Viewpoints – Week of April 5, 2021 by: Stacy A. Swanson
- Damages in Cerebral Palsy Lawsuits by: Lawrence J. Buckfire
- SCOTUS says ‘Fair Use’ in Google v. Oracle Copyright Battle by: Sarah Bro and Ewa A. Wojciechowska
- Beneficiaries Should Exercise Caution Before Filing a Caveat by: James J. Costello, Jr.
- Navigating Successfully (and Compliantly) Vendor Contracts by: Stacy C. Gerber Ward
- CPSC Proposes Clarifications for New Furniture Flammability Regulation by: Alexandra B. Cunningham and Elizabeth Reese
- #WorkforceWednesday: OSHA ETS on Hold, Retaliation Claims Increase, “... by: George Carroll Whipple, III
- Relationships Creating Commerce: How to Get the Most Out of... by: Glennie J. Green
- “I always make it the lawyers’ idea.” by: Ross Fishman
- California Supreme Court Requires All-Party Consent to Record Phone... by: Hunton Andrews Kurth’s Privacy and Cybersecurity
- The Netherlands and Germany Amend Tax Treaty by: Paul Schouten and Reinier van de Steenoven
- The Government is Launching a Consultation on Reforming the UK’s... by: Joanna Valentine and Dmitry Morgan
- Yours, Mine, and Ours: Estate Planning for Blended Families by: Virginia S. Carter and Eldridge D. Dodson
- Gig Employer Hit with Background Check Class Action by: Madalyn K. Doucet and Kevin J. White
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