March 24, 2021
- Search Engine Optimization for Law Firms: Part 5 Good2bSocial Academy by: Rachel Popa
- Veteran Affairs Auditing Us$35 Billion in Payments to Community Care... by: Melissa M. Yates
- Loosening Pandemic Protocols Are Pointing to Progress in the Hernia... by: Martin P. Schrama and Stefanie Colella-Walsh
- Pre-Pack Administrations: How Do Administrators Evaluate the... by: Rachael Markham
- Rent Relief Available in Allegheny County and Surrounding Counties by: Robyn Eisen
- ARPA Provides Welcome Change for Participants in Dependent Care FSAs by: Sharon L. Lippett
- Human Rights and Forced Labor Sanctions Announced by: Michael J. Walsh Jr and David Simon
- Equine Insurance – Categories and Typical Terms by: John K. Londot and Timothy F. Stanfield
- Could Your Transaction Be Impacted by PFAS? Three Questions to Ask by: Joel T. Bowers and Jeffrey S. Longsworth
- American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 Provides For Additional Cash... by: Melissa A. Volet
- New York Issues FAQs on Paid Vaccination Leave Law by: Susan Gross Sholinsky and Steven M. Swirsky
- Illinois Makes Significant Amendments to the Illinois Human Rights... by: Steven J Pearlman and Edward C. Young
- The Road Less Traveled: IPR Denial Decisions Appealable via Mandamus by: Amol Parikh
- FERC Adopts Final Rule Formalizing One-Year Deadline for States To... by: Eric L. Christensen and W. Parker Moore
- COVID-19: US State Policy Report – March 19-23, 2021 by: Jeffrey L. Turner and Jacqueline Orfield
- Freeze Frame: EU Copyright Holders Entitled to Restrict Framing by: Dr. Henrik Holzapfel and Christian Dölling
- The Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act: An Excellent – but... by: Nicolas Enrique O’Connor and Carolyn Wheeler
- Questions to Ask Your Insurance Company After a Car Accident by: Clifford Law
- FERC Refines DER Wholesale Market Participation Rules by: Blake Urban and Michael W. Brooks
- China Announces Special Action Plan to Combat Trademark Squatting by: Aaron Wininger
- Waiver in PTO Trademark Appeals Applies “Per Decision, Not Per Case” by: Elizabeth Teter
- CTIA and T-Mobile Messaging Best Practices Here: Quick Supplement to... by: Eric J. Troutman
- Remote Work: What If We Keep Our Workforce Remote? by: Mary Kathryn Curry
- New Illinois Legislation Targets Equal Pay; Requires Detailed Pay... by: Paul Patten
- For Certain Not Secret Now: Court Declines to Seal Alleged Trade... by: David Mlaver
- Can US Government Help Improve Broadband? by: Theodore F. Claypoole
- FERC Reverses Broadview on Rehearing; Reinstates Focus on Output in... by: Catherine P. McCarthy and Stephen Hug
- Court Confirms: No Private Right of Action for “Spoofing” by: Brent Owen
- IRS Issues Practice Unit on Section 965 Transition Tax by: Andrew R. Roberson and Kevin Spencer
- Certain Illinois Employers Face Demographics Filing Requirement... by: Paul Patten
- Are Partners “Employees” or “Employers” in a discrimination lawsuit?... by: Eric Bachman
- Apple Sues Former High-Level Employee for Trade Secret Use, Disclosure by: Jacob J. Pritt
- Amendments to Illinois Human Rights Act Regulate Use of Criminal... by: Jason A. Selvey
- The Beauty and the Terror of Agile Software Development by: Garrett T. Galvin
- Increased Regulatory Scrutiny of Private Funds by: Robert G Leonard and Robert E Plaze
- FINRA Issues Pointed Regulatory Notice on Order Handling and... by: Wayne M. Aaron
- #WorkforceWednesday: Labor Management Relations Under President Biden by: George Carroll Whipple, III and Steven M. Swirsky
- New York Considering Dramatic Expansion of Consumer Privacy Rights by: Delonie A. Plummer and Damon W. Silver
- China Issues Provisions on the “Scope of Necessary Personal... by: Hunton Andrews Kurth’s Privacy and Cybersecurity
- UK Government Consultation- Restoring Trust in Audit and Corporate... by: Jon Chesman
- EDPB Releases Guidelines on Virtual Voice Assistants by: Hunton Andrews Kurth’s Privacy and Cybersecurity
- Utah Law Requires Cage-Free Systems by 2025 by: Food and Drug Law at Keller and Heckman
- Recent Climate and ESG Disclosure Activity — What does it mean for... by: Dynda A. Thomas
- Third Time’s the Charm? Massachusetts Climate Legislation Finally Set... by: David C. McSweeney and Michael J. Altieri
- FTC Signals Increased Enforcement for COPPA Violations by: Richard B. Newman
- The HIPAA Right of Access Initiative: Still Going Strong Despite COVID by: Leigh A. Wilkinson
- Equal Pay Day 2021: Are Your Pay Decisions Fair and Equitable? by: Robert J. O’Hara
- California Bill Would Require Minimum Numbers Of Members Of... by: Keith Paul Bishop
- Illinois Enacts Stronger Anti-Discrimination and Equal Pay Laws... by: Cyle R. Catlett and Jennifer L. Colvin
- UK Confirms Launch of Corruption Sanctions Regime in 2021 by: International Trade Practice at Squire Patton Boggs
March 23, 2021
- The Legal and Economic Implications from Recent UK Spoofing Cases by: Yan Cao and Marlene Haas
- Fed Chair Jerome Powell and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen Brief... by: Robert C. Gabrielski
- COVID-19 Pandemic New Year: What Employers Should Know by: Catherine A. Cano and Tara K. Burke
- First Cannabis-Related Business SARS Penalty Against a Depository... by: Daniel S. Cohen and Judith E. Rinearson
- China’s National Intellectual Property Administration Announces... by: Aaron Wininger
- Recreational Use of Cannabis in Mexico: Draft Decree Issued for the... by: Erick Hernández Gallego
- Upcoming/New CFIUS Filing: CAE Inc. and Military Training Business of... by: International Trade Practice at Squire Patton Boggs
- Invalidating a Will Due to Lack of Competency of the Decedent by: Paul W. Norris
- India: Time to Re-Think Scope of Appeal in Arbitral Appoinments by: Adimesh Lochan and Payel Chatterjee
- Supreme Court Allows DOJ to Join Oral Argument in Alston Case by: Nicholas A. Plinio and Gregg E. Clifton
- Earmarks Return as ‘Community Project Funding' by: Rodney Frelinghuysen and Robert C. Jones
- FERC Delays Implementation of New MBR Database Reporting Requirements... by: Stephen Hug
- CFIUS Filing: Clairvest Group and O&M Business of First Solar by: International Trade Practice at Squire Patton Boggs
- Foley Weekly Automotive Report by: John R. Trentacosta
- Startup India Seed Fund Scheme - Switching up The Startup Game? by: Aarathi Das and Harshita Srivastava
- The Circuit Split Continues: 11th Circuit Weighs in on Standing in... by: Jason C. Gavejian and Maya Atrakchi
- The QFC Court Confirms Its Status as An Opt-In Jurisdiction for... by: Matthew R. M. Walker and Burak Eryigit
- ICE Says It Is Ending Use of Family Detention by: Raymond G. Lahoud
- The Rise of the “Deepfake” Demands Urgent Legal Reform in the UK by: Carlton Daniel and Ailin O’Flaherty
- Delaware Court Answers Verizon’s Call, Denying Insurers’... by: Geoffrey B. Fehling and Meagan R. Cyrus
- What’s In A Name? How Should Cell-Based Seafood Be Labeled? by: L. Christine Lawson
- How Does the American Rescue Plan Change FFCRA Paid Leave Options,... by: Lilian Doan Davis and Mary Kathryn Curry
- Fostering Unity to End Discrimination - Alphonso David - Watch Video by: McDermott Will & Emery
- A Dose of Relief: Federal Judge Dismisses Walgreens Infant... by: Lawrence I Weinstein and Anisha Shenai-Khatkhate
- Obviousness-Type Double Patenting and Divisional Applications in... by: Andrew D. Skale and Justin J. Leisey
- Costa Mesa, California, Enacts Premium Pay Ordinance for Retail... by: Bryce Farrington and Charles L. Thompson, IV
- New CDC Physical Distancing Recommendations for K-12 Schools May... by: Jenifer M. Bologna
- India: Drone Law 2021: New Regime, Old Problems by: Aniruddha Majumdar and Huzefa Tavawalla
- EPA Calls for Nominations for 2021 Safer Choice Partner of the Year... by: Lynn L. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton
- Employment Agreements: DC’s Recent Ban on Non-Competes is One of the... by: Jenna G. Crawford
- Maritime Workers Now Eligible for COVID-19 Vaccine in Louisiana by: Jeanne Amy
- Zillow Change to Its Platform Poses New Antitrust Questions by: John R Ingrassia and Joseph S. Hartunian
- Restricted Stock Units Unpacked by: Mintz
- Employment Law Legends, Episode 6: The ADA Strikes Back in Sutton v.... by: J. Paul Rinnan
- The Employee Retention Tax Credit Under the American Rescue Plan Act by: Marvin A. Kirsner
- Is It Hindsight or Was It Already There? by: Melissa C. Santos, Ph.D.
- India: Bombay High Court Pronounces Landmark Ruling on Seat of... by: Bhavana Sunder and Alipak Banerjee
- Some Family Members May Not Be Eligible for the ARPA COBRA Premium... by: Paul M Hamburger and Roberta K Chevlowe
- Federal District Court Highlights the Risk of Inaccurate and... by: Heather G. Ptasznik
- Washington State Cracking Down on Insurance Review Websites and Their... by: Dan Brown and H. Michael Byrne
- Key Employment Issues Facing Employers in the Automotive Industry by: Jeffrey S. Kopp and Felicia S. O'Connor
- Swiss Miss: The Fed, Basel III, and SLR by: Peter D. Hutcheon
- Biden Administration Abandons Trump-Era Public Charge Rule by: Philip A.S. Shepherd
- FDA Issues Warning Letters to Companies Selling CBD Products for Pain... by: Food and Drug Law at Keller and Heckman
- A ‘sporting’ attack on the sanctity of legal privilege? by: Ziva Robertson and Jennifer Ronz
- Arizona’s New Alternative Business Structures Law Is Alive and Kickin by: Andrew F. Halaby
- Immigration Policies Can Focus on Geographical Areas of Declining... by: Elizabeth A. Evans
- US Federal Labor Viewpoints – Week of March 15, 2021 by: Stacy A. Swanson
- Workin’ 9 to 5: Fifth Circuit Holds that FLSA Applies to Crewmembers... by: Sara B. Kuebel
- California’s Labor Commissioner Issues Required Poster & FAQ... by: Susan E. Groff
- COVID-19 Testing and Vaccine Coverage Requirements for Group Health... by: Grace H. Ristuccia and Christopher C. Guthrie
- Fifth Circuit Applies Contributory Negligence to Seaman Injured While... by: Jennifer A. David
- A Few Out-of-State Telephone Calls Per Week May Be Sufficient to... by: Justin R. Barnes
- Future of the Workplace webinar 18 March – follow-up questions... by: David Whincup
- California Bill Would Require Climate-Related Financial Risk Reports by: Keith Paul Bishop
- Investment Management and Employee Benefits Update: March 2021 by: Susan Hoaglund and Michael W. Taibleson
- Two New Connecticut Bills Aim to Prohibit Physician Non-Competition... by: Justin E. Theriault
- California Passes New COVID-19 Sick Leave Requirements for 2021 by: J. Drei Munar and Emily Burkhardt Vicente
- US Executive Branch Update – March 22, 2021 by: Stacy A. Swanson
- Could Your Manufacturing Business Be Impacted by PFAS? by: Joel T. Bowers and Jeffrey S. Longsworth
- With A New Secretary of Labor Confirmed, Is OFCCP Ready to Start... by: Laura A. Mitchell and F. Christopher Chrisbens
- U.S. DOE Issues New Guidance for Use of COVID Relief Funds by: Mark E. Hanshaw
- New Jersey Division on Civil Rights Proposes to Amend and Readopt... by: Michael Nacchio
- Fraud in Subscription Credit Facilities by: Ron D. Franklin and Jinyoung Joo
- Changes to CCPA Regulations are Approved and in Effect by: Julia K. Kadish
- Ohio Supreme Court Provides Some Clarity on the Specificity Required... by: Timothy M. McKeen and Andreah S. Frenn
- Restoring Trust in Audit and Corporate Governance: Consultation by: Hannah Kendrick
March 22, 2021
- More than a “Board” Game: How Companies Thrive with Diversity, Equity... by: Kurt A. Kappes and Michael Wertheim
- OSHA Adopts New COVID-19 National Emphasis Program to Increase Its... by: Robert K. Foster and Ashley T. Hirano
- The Energizer – Volume 86 by: Buck B. Endemann and Daniel S. Cohen
- Delaware Supreme Court Applies Delaware Law Even When Insured Is... by: Vincent E. Morgan and David A. Shargel
- HPE Miami 2021: Subsector Insights | Women’s Care by: McDermott Will & Emery
- India: RBI Permits Resident Individuals to Invest Under LRS in Gift... by: Dibya Behera and Prashant Prakhar
- SCOTUS Finally Agrees to Address Discovery for Use in Foreign... by: Shin Y. Hahn and Neil A.F. Popović
- The SAFE Banking and CLAIM Acts Will Transform the Cannabis Insurance... by: Ian A. Stewart
- PBT Regulations Update - No Action Assurance for PIP (3:1) Articles... by: Sarah A. Slack and Dorothy E. Watson
- Employee Benefit Plan Deadline Extensions Are Ending by: John D. Arendshorst and Olayinka A. Ope
- HPE Miami 2021: Sub-Sector Insights | Behavioral Health by: McDermott Will & Emery
- SEC Proposes Amendments to Rule 144 by: Alex H. Glaser and Kelly Simoneaux
- 2020, 2021 and the EC/VC Industry – Review of the Past Year and... by: Karl Buhler and John R. Hempill
- OSHA COVID-19 National Emphasis Program Signals Increased Inspections... by: Michael L. Miller and Heather L. Sellew
- Property Rights Are on the Supreme Court’s Docket This Week by: Timothy P. McKeown
- The Journalism Competition and Preservation Act of 2021: Conflicts... by: Adam R. Bialek and Sarah Fink
- The First Quarter of 2021 Provides a Glimpse into the Future of SEC... by: Hope Spencer and Emily Gauthier
- EPA Issues Final Guidance for Waiving Acute Dermal Toxicity Testing by: Lara A. Hall and Heather F. Collins
- WMC challenges DNR’s regulation of PFAS as a hazardous substance by: Daniel C.W. Narvey and Edward (Ned) B. Witte
- Weekly Bankruptcy Alert March 22, 2021 (For the week ending March 21... by: Business Practice Group Pierce Atwood
- Update: TPS Extension for Syrian Nationals by: Forrest G. Read IV
- India: AICTE Notifies Guidelines for Online and Open and Distance... by: Aniruddha Majumdar and Aarushi Jain
- Brussels Air Transport Brief: February 2021 by: Mélanie Bruneau and Philip Torbøl
- COVID-19: California Extends COVID-19 Supplement Paid Sick Leave and... by: Eugene C. Ryu and Gregory T. Lewis
- Major Victory for Adults Who Provide Home Care for Parents by: Shana Siegel
- Not So Fast: DOL Changes Course on Trump-Era ESG Investment Rule by: David L. Ward and Alyssa C. Scruggs
- Statewide Supplemental Paid COVID-19 Sick Leave Resuscitated,... by: Kate Gold and Michelle L. Lappen
- EUON Seeks Topic Suggestions for Future Studies on Nanomaterials by: Lynn L. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton
- New York Enacts COVID-19 Vaccination Leave Law by: Anne B. Sekel
- The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and Employers’ ADA, FMLA, PDA, and... by: Charles L. Thompson, IV and Lisa Stephanian Burton
- Will Revised Patent Bar Qualifications Address Low Gender Diversity? by: Courtenay C. Brinckerhoff
- Florida Enacts Limited Quarantine, Movement Restrictions for Horses... by: Rodman Law and Vanessa Palacio
- Workers Gain New Health and Safety Protection From 31 May (UK) by: Clare McNicholas
- Connecticut Appellate Court Strikes Down Noncompete Provision of... by: Lawrence Peikes and Nicole Dwyer
- To Sell Or Not To Sell...Your Company: Five Things To Consider by: Gene T. Barton
- The SEC Clarifies Status of Institutional Family Offices for Purposes... by: Susan Light and Paul McCurdy
- D.C. Circuit Affirms Federal Jury’s Conviction of Texas Drilling... by: Edward J. Loya, Jr.
- Lawsuit Filed Over Net Weight and Caloric Content by: Food and Drug Law at Keller and Heckman
- Mexico: The Latest on COVID-19 and Vaccination Measures by: Alejandro Nemo Gomez Strozzi
- ARPA Expands Section 162(m) Covered Employee Group by: Joseph P. Yonadi, Jr. and Carl A. Draucker
- U.S. Imposes Additional Export Restrictions on Russia by: Tahlia Townsend and Daniel E. Goren
- The EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation Enters into Force by: Lilian Welling-Steffens and Sabine Schoute
- Copenhagen Counsel Causes Choice Of Delaware Law by: Keith Paul Bishop
- India: Impact And Analysis Of The Supreme Court Decision On... by: Ipsita Agarwalla and Meyyappan Nagappan
- New California Bill Would Impose Strict Products Liability on All... by: Grant H. Cokeley
- Fifth Circuit Finds Flaws in CPSC Rulemaking on Phthalate Limits... by: Charles A. Samuels and Shawn N. Skolky
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As you know, COVID-19 has hit some sectors harder than others. The judiciary was especially susceptible because it relied on in-person proceedings – for example, you may have observed that no one in your family has received a jury duty notice...
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit concluded that while it did not have jurisdiction to consider the direct appeal of a Patent Trial & Appeal Board decision denying institution, it could review the decision...
Addressing a “narrow question of statutory interpretation,” the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit reversed the district court’s dismissal of a trademark case for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, holding that a...
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a decision declining to seal information in an amended complaint where the defendant failed to prove that the information was a trade secret. DePuy Synthes Products,...
The TCPA’s complex patchwork of statutes and regulations is brimming with private causes of action for the injured (or enterprising) plaintiff. But not every violation provides a remedy, as a court in Michigan just confirmed...
Earlier this month, Apple filed suit in federal court in San Jose against its former employee, Simon Lancaster, for trade secret theft. The lawsuit alleges that Lancaster worked for Apple until November 1, 2019, as an Advanced...
The 11th Circuit recently weighed in on the hottest issue is data breach litigation, whether a demonstration of actual harm is required to have standing to sue. Joining several other circuit courts, the 11th Circuit in ...
Judge Edward Davila of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California recently dismissed with prejudice a putative class action alleging Walgreens misled consumers into believing its store-brand Infants’ Pain...
State Law News
Due to the passage of a second federal stimulus bill in late December, Pennsylvania counties have begun accepting applications and disbursing funds for their Emergency Rental Assistance Programs (ERAP). Funds from ERAP can be used to pay rent...
As we recently reported, as of March 12, 2021, all private employers in New York must provide their...
On March 23, 2021, Illinois Governor Pritzker signed into law ...
Any car accident is a high-stress, overwhelming experience for those involved. But sometimes it is impossible to avoid an accident. As an average U.S. adult, you are likely to be in ...
Beginning January 1, 2023, many Illinois corporations will be required to provide EEO-1-style annual reports to the Illinois Secretary of State.
The new requirement is contained in an amendment to the...
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With fairly swift measure the UK House of Commons approved the ‘pre-pack regulations’ confirming that, with effect from 30 April 2021, before a pre-pack sale can complete creditor approval or an independent written report from an evaluator will...
Earlier this week, the United States, the European Union, Britain, and Canada imposed sanctions on several Chinese officials for human rights abuses against the Uyghur minority in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR). China promptly...
In a case referred by German authorities, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) resolved a dispute between a visual arts copyright collecting society and a cultural heritage foundation involving a digital library...
On March 24, 2021, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) issued a Notice announcing the Special Action Plan for Combating Malicious Trademark Squatting (...
On March 12, 2021, the Cyberspace Administration of China released Provisions on the “Scope of Necessary Personal Information Required for Common Types of Mobile Internet Applications” (the “Provisions”) (available here ...