November 05, 2021
- COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Fundamentals for Healthcare Employers by: William J. Kishman
- Overview on China’s New Draft Measures for Data Cross-border Transfer by: Michael X.Y. Zhang and Yuanmei Lu
- Honorable Mentions in EPA’s Cleaner Indoor Air During Wildfires... by: Lynn L. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton
- Apple Backs Down: Commits to Take Global FRAND License to Avoid Exile... by: Michael T. Renaud and James Wodarski
- Do LLC Members Owe Fiduciary Duties? Yes And No by: Keith Paul Bishop
- Biden Workplace Vaccination Rule Challenged by States by: Isaac T. Caverly and Lilian Doan Davis
- Beltway Buzz, November 5, 2021 by: James J. Plunkett
- New York Paid Family Leave Law Amended to Allow Leave to Care for... by: Evandro C Gigante and Arielle E. Kobetz
- 56 Million Reasons Employers Should Watch the NLRB by: David J. Pryzbylski
- McDermottPlus Check-Up: November 5, 2021 by: Aaron N. Badida and Debra Curtis
- CMS Requires COVID-19 Vaccine for Health Care Workers at all... by: Timothy Cahill and Christopher B. Begin
- Plant-Based Food Labeling Legislative Update by: David H. Siegel
- SEC Determines That Shareholder Climate Change Proposals Should Not... by: Jacob H. Hupart
- CMS Issues Emergency Regulation Requiring COVID-19 Vaccination for... by: Conor O. Duffy and Michael G. Lisitano
- OSHA COVID–19 Emergency Temporary Standard: Employer Action Required by: Elizabeth N. Hall and Cara J. Ottenweller
- New OSHA ETS Requires Two-Thirds of Private Employers to Mandate... by: Mark N. Duvall and Heidi P. Knight
- Webinar Recording: H-1B Cap Planning by: John F. Quill and William L. Coffman
- OSHA Issues Long-Awaited COVID-19 "Emergency Temporary Standard... by: S. McKinley Gray, III and Grant B. Osborne
- The Tangible Property Test by: Steven Hadjilogiou and Keith Hagan
- What Healthcare Employers Need to Know About the Centers for Medicare... by: Patricia Anderson Pryor and Michael R. Bertoncini
- CMS Mandates Vaccines for Staff of Medicare and Medicaid Providers... by: Colleen M. Faddick and Michael T. Flood
- Right to Food: Maine’s New Constitutional Amendment by: Food and Drug Law at Keller and Heckman
- Proposed DACA Rule from DHS Seeks to Codify Program by: Alondra Margarita Bribiesca
- OFAC Reaffirms Focus on Virtual Currency With Updated Sanctions Law... by: Joseph B. Evans and Edward B. Diskant
- Talking Shop: State of the Construction Industry [VIDEO] by: Evan M. Musselwhite and Luke C. Tompkins
- OSHA Issues Emergency Temporary Standard Requiring Mandatory... by: Nhan T. Ho and Barbara A. Moore
- The Patentability of Blockchain and Cryptocurrency [VIDEO] by: Frank L. Gerratana
- OSHA Issues Emergency Temporary Standard Vaccination/Testing Rules by: Ari G. Burd and Jeri L. Abrams
- The Wait Is Finally Over: Highly Anticipated OSHA Emergency... by: Erinn L. Rigney and Rio J. Gonzalez
- Nach Corona ist vor Corona: Das Ende der epidemischen Lage im... by: Dr. Christian Rolf and Ilva Woeste
- IRS Announces 2022 Limitations for Qualified Retirement Plans: Prices... by: Catherine R. Reese
- A Comprehensive Breakdown of OSHA’s COVID-19 Vaccination Rule by: Michael S. Arnold and Jennifer B. Rubin
- President’s Working Group on Financial Markets Releases Report on... by: Moorari Shah and A.J. S. Dhaliwal
- Supply Chain Disruption: Protecting Your Position in The Face of... by: Louise Bond and Catherine Adam
- OSHA Issues COVID-19 Vaccination Rule: What Employers Need to Know by: Morris L. Hawk
- Vaccine Mandate UPDATE by: Jean E. Novak and Matthew J. Morella
- OSHA Announces COVID-19 ETS Mandating Employee Vaccinations or Weekly... by: Katharine I. Rand
- IRS Announces 2022 Retirement Plan Limits by: Jacob Mattinson and Brian J. Tiemann
- Conducting Internal Investigations in the Real Estate Industry by: Martin W. Aron and Colleen S. Heckman
- The Impact of The Law Decree "Decreto Sostegni Bis" (DL N.... by: Stefano Bardella and Alessandro Zaccheo
- Will There Be a New Wave of Federal White Collar Crime Enforcement?... by: Jeffrey P. Mongiello
- Comments on Proposed Extension of PIP (3:1) Compliance Dates Due... by: Lynn L. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton
- Administration Proposes First Wave of Endangered Species Regulatory... by: Tyson C. Kade and Melinda M. Meade Meyers
- The Energizer – Volume 99 by: Buck B. Endemann and Daniel S. Nuñez Cohen
- Paid Family Leave in New York Expanded by: Eric B. Sigda and Nicholas A. Corsano
- UK Employment Law: Menopause and the Workplace by: Daniella McGuigan
- Court Splits McDonald’s AI Drive-Thru Litigation, Some Claims Kicked... by: Kristin L. Bryan
- IRS Audit Update: Communicating Via Video Meetings and Secure... by: Andrew R. Roberson and Kevin Spencer
- Global Solutions Flash Briefing: Philippines FIRB Extends WFH Regime... by: Ethan G. Isaac and Eric M. Lee
- The COVID-19 Vaccine/Testing Mandate Is Here: What Does It Mean for... by: Michael T. Taylor and Johnine P. Barnes
- Employer Takeaways for OSHA's Long-Awaited COVID-19 Mandate by: Bret A. Cohen and Ginger Barry Boyd
- It’s Here: OSHA’s Rule Mandating COVID Vaccinations or Weekly Testing... by: Denise E. Giraudo and Jenna N. Mennona
- CMS Gives a Boost and Takes a Shot at Full Vaccination for Millions... by: Cynthia A. Bremer and Jody Ward-Rannow
- 2022 Cost of Living Adjustments for Retirement Plans by: Keith A. Dropkin
- Grievances and Punishment – Is it Enough to Succeed, or Must Others... by: David Whincup
- OSHA Releases Emergency Temporary Standard Requiring Mandatory... by: Evandro C Gigante and Guy Brenner
- The Dangers of Informal Licensing Agreements - An Update on the... by: Savannah Hardingham and Talia Le Couteur Scott
- OSHA Publishes Emergency Temporary Standard Requiring Vaccine-or-... by: Trevor M. Jorgensen and Julie Furer Stahr
- Quick Reaction: OSHA Releases Mandatory Vaccine or Testing Rule for... by: Susan F. Wiltsie and Reilly C. Moore
- Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies Gets Patent... by: Aaron Wininger
November 04, 2021
- OSHA Releases Emergency Temporary Standard Requiring Employee... by: Michael L. Miller and Caroline B. Park
- Nursing Homes Must Vaccinate Staff by January 4 by: Alec Dobson
- It’s Finally Here: OSHA Reveals COVID-19 Vaccine Rule for Private... by: Anne Knox Averitt and J. William Manuel
- OSHA Issues COVID-19 Vaccine and Testing Rules: What Employers Need... by: David E. Khorey and Elizabeth Wells Skaggs
- Religious Objections to Vaccine Mandates: EEOC Issues New Guidance by: Kevin J. White and Daniel J. Butler
- OSHA and CMS Vaccination Rules Released: Here Are the Details by: Abigail M. Kagan and Dawn M. Peacock
- Biden Administration Delays the Deadline for Federal Contractor... by: Jack Blum
- The Growing Risk of Securities Fraud Litigation Under Section 17(a) by: Dr. Nick Oberheiden
- OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard Requiring COVID-19 Vaccination... by: Laura Lawless
- The Suspense is Over — OSHA Finally Releases its COVID Vaccination/... by: Jane H. Heidingsfelder
- OSHA Publishes COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Companies with 100 or... by: Faith C. Whittaker and H. Devon Collins
- OSHA Issues COVID-19 Vaccination And Testing ETS For Certain Employers by: Mark S. Kittaka and Christina M. Janice
- OSHA Releases Emergency Temporary Standard on COVID-19 Vaccinations... by: Ryan M. Guerin and S. Gordon Hill
- Federal OSHA’s COVID-19 ETS: Will It Change the Next ETS for... by: Karen Tynan and Martha I. Casillas
- AGs Petition FDA on Baby Food Heavy Metal Limits by: Food and Drug Law at Keller and Heckman
- OSHA Issues Emergency Temporary Standard for COVID-19 Vaccination and... by: Lilian Doan Davis and Isaac T. Caverly
- Asset Protection for Doctors — Going Beyond Malpractice Risk [PODCAST] by: Ericka L. Adler
- OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard: It’s Out! by: Jeffrey S. Kopp and Brooke C. Bahlinger
- As COP26 Begins in Glasgow, at Home EPA Releases Bold Proposal on Oil... by: Shannon S. Broome and Charles H. Knauss
- Nevada Rules Insured Has Burden to Prove Exception to Exclusion by: Michael Lowry
- OSHA Issues Emergency Temporary Standard Requiring COVID-19 Tests or... by: Patricia Anderson Pryor and Jenifer M. Bologna
- FBI Warning: M&A Activity Targeted by Ransomware Groups by: Linn F. Freedman
- Are U.S. Immigration Laws Causing International Students to Enroll... by: Raymond G. Lahoud
- CFPB Orders Six Tech Companies to Provide Information on Payment... by: Hunton Andrews Kurth’s Privacy and Cybersecurity
- Non-Banking Institutions Will Want to Review Security Measures in... by: Moorari Shah and A.J. S. Dhaliwal
- Reasonable Expansion? New York Passes Additional Whistleblower... by: Kelly M. Cardin and Jessica R. Schild
- Coveware Confirms Ransomware Attackers Targeting Mid-Market Companies by: Linn F. Freedman
- Court Rules Separation Agreement’s Covenant Not to Sue Bars ERISA... by: Robert W. Rachal and Cashida N. Okeke
- OSHA Issues COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard: Employers With 100... by: Melissa A. Bailey and John F. Martin
- The Federal Vaccine Mandate Is Here! by: Jean E. Novak
- Meta Announces the End of Facial Recognition Technology on Facebook by: Deborah George
- The Pandemic Continues, but ACA Reporting Relief Does Not by: Kellie M. Thomas
- FTC Signals Plan to Enforce Civil Penalties for Deceptive Endorsements by: Alyssa M. Shauer
- Contractor Vaccine Mandate Deadline Will Be Extended to January 4,... by: Guy Brenner and Megan A. Childs
- Data Show Autonomous Cars May Drive More Safely than Human Drivers by: Kathryn M. Rattigan
- Federal Jury Concludes Cryptocurrency Products NOT Securities by: Sean T. Prosser and Edmund P. Daley
- Ninth Circuit Rejects Ex-Tinder Employee’s Attempt to Avoid... by: Tyler A. Brown and Scott P. Jang
- New Federal Vaccine Rule: Wage and Hour Implications by: Allan S Bloom
- EPA Rule Eliminates Exemptions for Importers of Mercury-Containing... by: Jonathan H. Schaefer
- Federal Contractor Vaccination Deadline Extended to January 4 to... by: Laura A. Mitchell and F. Christopher Chrisbens
- A Reminder of Doctrine of Equivalents in Biotechnology: Jennewein... by: Colin G. Cabral and Robert A. Cantone
- Privacy Tip #305 – Vishing, Smishing, and Now QRishing! by: Linn F. Freedman
- Vaccine Rules for Employers with over 100 Employees: Here Are the... by: Scott I. Unger
- Bipartisan Federal Legislation Introduced to Drastically Modify NCAA’... by: Gregg E. Clifton
- DOJ: A Penguin Random House / Simon & Schuster “Behemoth” Would... by: Jonathan Rubin
- Federal Trade Commission Continues Quest to Stem the Merger Tide by: E. John Steren and Patricia M. Wagner
- USPTO Director Grants First Director Review Petition, Vacating PTAB... by: Brooke M. Wilner and Amanda K. Murphy, Ph.D.
- OFAC Releases Sanctions Compliance Guidance for the Virtual Currency... by: Elizabeth Weil Shaw
- EPA Posts Recording of Webinar on Green Chemistry Challenge Awards... by: Lynn L. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton
- It’s Not Esoteric: Absent Ambiguity, Plain Contractual Language... by: Jenny Z.N. Chen
- China Publishes New Draft Measure on Cross-Border Data Transfer by: Ju (Lindsay) Zhu
- Reminder to Employers Regarding EEO-1 Reporting Obligations by: Abby M. Warren and Emily A. Zaklukiewicz
- Under the Colorado Privacy Act, Will Companies be Required to Offer... by: David A. Zetoony
- Litigation Minute: Obtaining Information After the Close of Discovery by: Jeffrey T. Kucera and Carly S. Everhardt
- Standing Challenge Brews Trouble in Trademark Dispute by: Elizabeth Teter
- FTC Cracks Down On Violations of Newly-Codified “Made in USA” Claims... by: Tyler E. Baker
- Federal Agencies Reaffirm Commitment to Protecting Endangered Species... by: Carla N. Hutton
- China’s Supreme People’s Court Rules Unintentional Short Payment of... by: Aaron Wininger
- Update on Face Coverings in California by: Conor J. Dale and Benjamin A. Tulis
- Cryptocurrency for Beginners [PODCAST] by: Matthew G. Nielsen and Philip J. Bezanson
- NYSDOL Issues Guidance Regarding Employee Use of Cannabis by: Evan M. Piercey and Corbin Carter
- EPA Proposes New Methane Regulations for Oil and Gas Facilities by: Kyle W. Danish and Michael R. Pincus
- Is Emailing Mailing? by: Keith Paul Bishop
- CMS Issues Emergency Rule Requiring COVID-19 Vaccines for Healthcare... by: Danielle L. Dietrich
November 03, 2021
- State, Federal, and Private Enforcement of Mental Health Parity... by: Xavier Baker
- Arbitration Compelled! Court (Again) Rejects Claim that Party Did not... by: Brent Owen
- Court Denies Request to Enjoin Oregon Vaccination Requirements for... by: Sarah J. Ryan
- FTC Finalizes Safeguard Rules for Non-Bank Financial Institutions by: Moorari Shah and A.J. S. Dhaliwal
- Task Force Issues New FAQs on COVID-19 Workplace Safety Guidance for... by: Dean R. Singewald II and Nathaniel M. Glasser
- Supreme Court May Limit EPA's Power to Regulate Carbon Emissions by: Jacob H. Hupart
- CMS Will Finalize Heightened Penalties, Additional Requirements Under... by: Steven J. Schnelle and Emily J. Cook
- Whistleblower Protections: A Key to the Success of President Biden’s... by: Stephen M. Kohn
- FTC to Increase Enforcement Against “Dark Patterns” Directed at... by: Moorari Shah and A.J. S. Dhaliwal
- Union Organizing in the Manufacturing Industry by: Chad P. Richter
- SEC Issues Risk Alert Regarding Registered Investment Companies by: Arthur Don and Douglas W. Hathaway
- Biden Administration Prioritizes Corporate Criminal Enforcement by: Joe D. Whitley and Luke Cass
- Law Firm Culture After COVID-19 with McCarter & English [PODCAST] by: Rachel Popa and Jessica Scheck
- Court of Chancery Allows LLC’s Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Aiding and... by: Justin H. Roeber
- SEC Publishes Sample Letter to Companies on Environmental Disclosures by: Raymond C. Marshall and Matthew T. Lin
- The Future of Stable (bank) Coins?: President’s Working Group on... by: Judith E. Rinearson and Jeremy M. McLaughlin
- Small Claims Court Recovery Barred Subsequent FLSA and State Law Pay... by: Jeffrey W. Brecher and Justin R. Barnes
- UK Publishes New Climate Disclosure Requirements by: Jacob H. Hupart
- The Confidentially Marketed Public Offering for the Smaller Reporting... by: Jonathan Friedman
- DOJ Seeks to Toughen its Corporate Criminal Enforcement Policies by: Matthew D. Krueger and Rohan A. Virginkar
- What’s New in 5G - November 2021 by: Angela Y. Kung and Christen B'anca Glenn
- Security-Based Swap Rules for End-Users by: Aaron Levy and Michael O'Brien
- As the Battle over the Universata Acquisition Rages, the Chancery... by: Gregory R. Youman and Scott G. Ofrias
- FTC Issues new Safeguards Rule Requiring Financial Institutions... by: Mark A. Olthoff and Stephen A. Rutenberg
- Whiskey’s Good Proofing Water, But It Doesn’t Tell You Who the Real... by: Yinfei Wu and Margaret A. Esquenet
- EPA OIG Plans to Begin Fieldwork on Audit of EPA’s Process for... by: Lynn L. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton
- OSHA ETS Coming Soon, OSHA Cracks Down on States, and EEOC Updates... by: George Carroll Whipple, III
- Ontario Proposes Limiting “On-Call” Practice, Eliminating Non-Compete... by: Jeffrey Patterson
- U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Review Scope of EPA Authority over Power... by: Eric L. Christensen and Brook J. Detterman
- It’s Open Enrollment – Time to Get Knowledgeable about Medicare... by: Shana Siegel
- The CFPB Director Expresses Concern About Section 1071 Regulatory... by: Christopher K. Friedman and Brian R. Epling
- Biden Administration Updates Vaccination Guidance for Federal... by: Susan F. Wiltsie and Christy E. Kiely
- 10 Ways to Avoid Malpractice for Law Firms by: PracticePanther
- The Importance of Having Uninsured Motorist Benefits by: Lawrence J. Buckfire
- President’s Working Group Releases Report on Stablecoins by: Hunton Andrews Kurth’s Privacy and Cybersecurity
- The Management Systems Underlying ESG Reports by: Christopher L. Bell and David G. Mandelbaum
- CA Judge Denied Vanilla Ice Cream Class Certification by: Food and Drug Law at Keller and Heckman
- Infrastructure Spending’s Impact on Retail and Commercial Sites by: Timothy P. Duggan
- FEMA Seeks Input on Updating the NFIP Program by: Molly A. Lawrence and Melinda M. Meade Meyers
- European Parliament Adopts Draft Cybersecurity Directive by: Hunton Andrews Kurth’s Privacy and Cybersecurity
- Killware: The New Cyber Threat and What It May Mean for Data Breach... by: Kristin L. Bryan and Christina Lamoureux
- Why Did Seven Senators Oppose the False Claims Amendments Act of 2021? by: Mary Jane Wilmoth
- Outside the Beltway of Health Care - Episode 6 [PODCAST] by: Harry Sporidis and Barry D. Alexander
- UK Supreme Court Provides Further Guidance on The Governing Law of An... by: Tim Fox
- Religious Exemptions from Mandated COVID-19 Vaccines: Must Employers... by: Jill Turner Lever and David I. Rosen
- Employer Alert: New EEOC Guidance on Religious Objections to COVID-19... by: P. John Veysey
- FTC Amends GLBA Safeguards Rule to Impose Significant New Privacy... by: Glenn A. Brown
- A Paradigm Shift in Consumer Collections: How the CFPB's Final... by: Thomas C. Wolff
November 02, 2021
- Should Copyright Exceptions Apply to AI Mined Data? And Other... by: Sunny J. Kumar and Georgina Rigg
- Hydro Newsletter - Volume 8, Issue 11 by: Xena Burwell and Melinda M. Meade Meyers
- Updates to Saudi Arabia's Data Protection Law by: Christopher R. Williams and Ibrahim Siddiki
- DOJ Announces Major Changes to Corporate Criminal Enforcement Policies by: Brian F. Saulnier and Mark A. Rush
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