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December 23, 2021
- Michigan Tops the Growing List of States with a SALT Cap Workaround... by: Steven G. Cappellino and Eric M. Nemeth
- Employers Face Upcoming Effective Dates Requiring Action While Legal... by: Jill Turner Lever and David I. Rosen
- President Signs Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act – Next Steps for... by: Michael J. Walsh Jr and Jeffery R. Atkin
- Log4J: Enforcement Risk for Public Companies by: Caitlyn M. Campbell and Scott Ferber
- California Mandates COVID-19 Booster for Workers in Health Care,... by: Jonathan A. Siegel
- How Does a Person Prove LGBT Status for Purpose of Certification? by: Danielle L. Dietrich
- Meta Hit with Lawsuits Over Allegations of Promoting Hate Speech by: Robinson Cole
- New York City Council Passes Bill Requiring Minimum and Maximum... by: Kelly M. Cardin and Jessica R. Schild
- EU Parliament Gives Green Light to Digital Markets Act by: Hunton Andrews Kurth’s Privacy and Cybersecurity
- Roetzel HealthLaw HotSpot: Lease Negotiations: Why Healthcare... by: Ericka L. Adler
- New York City Council Passes Salary Range Transparency Law by: Danielle Dillon and Michael S. Arnold
- Vaccine Cases Step Out of the Shadows at High Court by: Shams Hirji
- UK Government’s Consultation on Data Protection and Privacy:... by: Simon J. McMenemy
- Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Rejects Use of Independent... by: Tom J. Pagliarini
- NYC Employers Must Provide Paid COVID-19 Child Vaccination Leave by: Steven D Hurd and Arielle E. Kobetz
- House Financial Services Committee Chair Waters Challenges Decision... by: Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
- Biden Administration Unveils Immigration Reform in 2021 Regulatory... by: Raymond G. Lahoud
- Staying Engaged on Build Back Better while Preparing for FY2022... by: Robert C. Jones and Michael L. Rogers
- Vaping Will Not Make You Well by: Devaki Patel and David L. Rosen
- CFTC LIBOR Transition Updates: December 23,2021 by: Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP and Nihal S. Patel
- New Jersey Settles with Cancer Center Over Business Email Compromise by: Linn F. Freedman
- FDA Updates Guidance on Exemptions from FSMA by: Food and Drug Law at Keller and Heckman
- Will Answers Come in 2022? Supreme Court Sets January 7 Hearing on... by: Larry S. Perlman and Kate L. Pamperin
- Recent CCPA Enforcement Actions Highlight the Importance of a CCPA-... by: Deborah George
- Chicago Issues Proof of COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement for... by: Christine Bestor Townsend
- US Supreme Court to Hear Vaccine Mandate Appeals by: Daniel B. Pasternak
- Skyports Partners with MassDOT for Drone Operations and Testing by: Kathryn M. Rattigan
- More Tests, Mandatory Masks, and Another Vaccine Mandate: the... by: Frank C. Morris, JR and Eric I. Emanuelson, Jr.
- EPA Reopens Dockets for 20 High-Priority Substances by: Lynn L. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton
- Study Demonstrates Earlier Physician Retirement Overall and Increased... by: Dorothy Parson McDermott
- EU Platform Work Package: What Does It Mean for Platform Businesses? by: Thomas Timmermans and Robert Hardy
- Does Anybody Really Know When Form SR Will Be Due? Does Anybody... by: Keith Paul Bishop
- Privacy Tip #312 -Impersonation Fraud Increased During Pandemic by: Linn F. Freedman
- An Absolute Novelty Design Patent Trap for the Unwary by: Daniel G. Shanley and Steven L. Wood
- Supreme Court to Have Final Word on OSHA Vaccine Order by: Michael S. Arnold and Evan M. Piercey
- State Rulings Uphold the Use of Diffusion Tensor Imaging in Cases... by: Bruce H. Stern
- “Unconscionable” – Southern California Sober Home Owners and Patient... by: Eva Gunasekera and Renée Brooker
- New York City Updates its Vaccine Executive Order Guidance by: Michael S. Arnold and Evan M. Piercey
- Copyright Office Solicits Comments on Deferred Examination Option by: Amol Parikh
- Update Your NYC Job Postings—Employers Will Need to Display Salary... by: Marc A. Mandelman and Nancy Gunzenhauser Popper
- Supreme Court to Hear Arguments on Two Federal Vaccine Mandates by: Jonathan H. Schaefer and Megan Baroni
- Bill Granting Additional Employee Paid COVID-19 Child Vaccination... by: Kelly M. Cardin and Jessica R. Schild
- Breaking News: Meta Sues Hong Kong Based Social Data Trading Ltd. For... by: Rafael M. Langer-Osuna
- China Revokes Patent Firm Licenses for Filing Irregular Patent... by: Aaron Wininger
- 2021 Year in Review: Data Breach and Cybersecurity Litigations by: Kristin L. Bryan and Rafael M. Langer-Osuna
- Blockchaining Education - Legal Nuances to Know! by: Athira Sankar and Jaideep Reddy
- Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Rules in Favor of Worker Fired... by: Patrick M. Curran, Jr.
- Governance Of AIFS: In Contrast with Corporate Governance by: Srishti Chhabra and Nandini Pathak
- OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard Survival Guide by: Denise E. Giraudo and David B. Chidlaw
- California Supreme Court Cases Employers Should Be Watching in 2022 by: Leonora M. Schloss and Karen Luh
December 22, 2021
- New PCORI Fee Amounts Announced for the 2022 Reporting Period by: Brian M. Johnston
- SEC Adopts New Rules Requiring Universal Proxy Cards in Contested... by: John K. Wilson and Jessica S. Lochmann
- Key Takeaways | The Continuing Rise of The Spac: Where Does It Go... by: Caitlyn M. Campbell
- New York State Department of Labor Issues Proposed Rule for HERO Act... by: Evandro C Gigante and Laura M. Fant
- 2022 California Employment Law Round-up by: Thomas H. Petrides and Candice T. Zee
- Last Month at the Federal Circuit - December 2021 [PODCAST] by: Elizabeth D. Ferrill
- Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule for Calendar Year 2022 – CMS Cuts... by: Krusheeta R. Patel and Edward S. Kornreich
- Puerto Rico Expands COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements to Cover... by: Juan Felipe Santos and Carlos J. Saavedra-Gutiérrez
- Government Ramps Up Enforcement Efforts on COVID-19 Relief Fraud by: Elisha J. Kobre
- FTC 2022 Regulatory Priorities to Include Privacy and Security by: Julia K. Kadish and Liisa M. Thomas
- Best Practices to Protect Against Increased Cyber Threats During the... by: Stuart M. Gerson and Alaap B. Shah
- The Government’s Role in Hydrogen Development [PODCAST] by: Pietro Caliceti and Dr. Martin Borning
- OIG Report Highlights Focus on Fraud with Genetic Tests by: Timothy Cahill and Joseph F. Zielinski
- Massachusetts Adopts Mask Advisory in Response to Surging COVID-19... by: Michael R. Bertoncini
- Chicago Issues COVID-19 Vaccine Requirements for Restaurants, Bars,... by: Jody Kahn Mason and Anderson C. Franklin
- Third-Party Releases Are Not Consistent with Bankruptcy Code:... by: W. Glenn Jensen
- SEC Proposes Amendments to Rule 10b5-1 Plans and Increased Disclosure... by: Irina Nica
- Weihnachtsgeld trotz Kurzarbeit? by: Dr. Thomas Gennert and Lukas Deutzmann
- OCC and FinCEN Issue $9 Million in Penalties for BSA-AML Violations by: Sarah E. Aberg
- Bad for Business? U.S. State Department Policies Restrict Foreign... by: Raymond G. Lahoud
- 2021 Cybersecurity Recap for Government Contractors (and What to... by: Townsend L. Bourne and Nikole Snyder
- SEC Proposes Large Security-Based Swaps Position Reporting Rules by: Elanit Snow
- Supreme Court to Consider Whether the FAA Mandates Arbitration of... by: Ashley M. Farrell Pickett and Radha D.S. Kulkarni
- Federal Court Revises Decision and Recognizes Participant Exception... by: Jeffrey D. Koelzer
- Two Recent Developments Promise to Shed Light on Accrual of BIPA... by: Brian W. Ledebuhr and Joseph A. Strubbe
- FTC Seeks to Move Beyond Notice and Consent to Restrict Data... by: Amy B. Gordon and Ryan P. Blaney
- SEC Proposes Amendments to the Requirements of Rule 10b5-1 Trading... by: David Slovick
- Massachusetts SJC Finds a Public Policy Exception to Employment At... by: Gregory (Greg) Keating and Alicia Maziarz
- EPA Announces Public Hearing For RFS Annual Rules by: Lynn L. Bergeson and Ligia Duarte Botelho
- FDA Update on China Food Facility Registration by: Food and Drug Law at Keller and Heckman
- US Federal Labor Viewpoints – Week of December 13, 2021 by: Stacy A. Swanson
- Year in Review and a Look Ahead to 2022 – Employment Law This Week [... by: Employment, Labor, Workforce Management Epstein Becker Green and George Carroll Whipple, III
- Massachusetts High Court Rules “ABC” Test Is Inapplicable To Joint... by: Christopher M. Pardo and Katherine P. Sandberg
- Important Reminder for M&A transactions (including Internal... by: Oliver Geiss and Sam Hare
- OSHA’s New Rule on Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Is Back in Force (... by: John E. Pueschel and Richard L. Rainey
- CFPB Fall Supervisory Highlights Shed Light on Agency Priorities –... by: Jennifer L. Galloway and Jessie Manzewitsch
- When Does Travel or Commute Time Count as "Hours Worked"... by: Patrick M. Madden and Monica A. Romero
- OSHA’s Vax or Test Mandate for Employers with 100+ Employees Is Back... by: Laurie Meyer and Abby S. Tilkens
- Amnesty for “Chocolate” Cars in Mexico by: Erika Padilla and Marcos Carrasco Menchaca
- OCSPP Accepting Comment on Candidates for ad hoc Reviewers for Draft... by: Lynn L. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton
- New York City Grants Non-U.S. Citizens Right to Vote in Local... by: Brian Shyr
- Court Rules "Thoughtful," "Disciplined," and... by: Keith Paul Bishop
- SEC Proposes New Rules for Share Repurchases and Rule 10b5-1 and... by: Sudhir N. Shenoy
- Oh, and Section 105, as Well—Limitations on The Bankruptcy Court’s... by: Woods Drinkwater
- Implications of The Sixth Circuit’s Whirlpool Opinion by: Lowell D. Yoder and David G. Noren
- SEC Committee Recommends Firms Improve Form CRS Disclosures by: Dorothy D. Mehta
- Ringing in the New Year: Regulators and Industry Seek to Bring... by: Jason H. Finger
- Michigan Pass-Through Entity Tax Enacted - Quick Action May Be Needed... by: Gregory A. Nowak and Ryan J. Riehl
December 21, 2021
- New Prescription Drug and Health Care Spending Reporting Requirements... by: Hannah R. Demsien and Marian E. Dodson
- U.S. Government Begins Denying Afghan Applications for Humanitarian... by: Raymond G. Lahoud
- Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Set to Become Law by: Megan L. Morgan and Lauren A. Hopkins
- Department of Labor Rescinds Prior Regulation that Dramatically... by: John F. Quill
- Court Rejects Netflix’s Challenge to Poaching Injunction by: Anthony J Oncidi and Philippe A. Lebel
- New Year, New Laws: An Overview of New Laws Impacting New York... by: Cody Keetch and Jean D. Krebs
- Massachusetts Creates Exception to At-Will Employment for Employees... by: Mark W. Batten and Rebecca S. Fishbein
- If Your Disclosure of a Data Breach Was “Late,” You May Have to... by: Jean E. Tomasco
- Another Court Finds No ATDS If Dialing from a Curated List by: Amy Brown Doolittle
- Data Privacy, Security Considerations in Multi-Residence Buildings by: Damon W. Silver and Delonie A. Plummer
- Federal Cannabis Reform and SAFE Banking Act Receive Bi-Partisan... by: Stephan M. Wazny and Joel Wallace
- 2021 Year in Review: Financial Privacy Litigation and Developments... by: Amy Brown Doolittle and Kristin L. Bryan
- DOJ Announces Renewed Focus on Corporate Crime by: Peter R. Knight
- Survey of Smart Manufacturers Says SME’s Need a LIFT by: John D. Lanza
- Attacks on Contract’s Validity are Likely Insufficient to Overcome... by: Alexander G. Thrasher
- Third Update on Forced Labor for Imported Products by: Laura Siegel Rabinowitz and Donald S. Stein
- Washington Medical Commission Issues New Guidance for Telehealth... by: Laura Little and Lori A. Oliver
- New York City Is Poised to Require Employers to Provide Paid COVID-19... by: Susan Gross Sholinsky and Nancy Gunzenhauser Popper
- THE OTHER SHOE DROPS: Court Refuses to Dismiss TCPA ATDS Claim... by: Eric J. Troutman
- Sixth Circuit Reinstates OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard for... by: Caitlan M. Rocha and Robert K. Foster
- OSHA Reinstates Vaccination Requirement for Employers With 100+... by: Julie L. Gottshall and Michelle A. Gyves
- Boston: Proof of COVID-19 Vaccination to Enter Certain Indoor Venues... by: Michael R. Bertoncini
- California Authorities Announce Changes to COVID-19-Related... by: Jennifer L. Nutter and David Prager
- Group Health Plans Subject to New Prescription Drug and Health Care... by: Hannah R. Demsien and Marian E. Dodson
- Threat Landscape Update: Distributed Denial of Service Attacks by: Jena M. Valdetero
- Class-Action Against Whole Foods Dismissed by: Food and Drug Law at Keller and Heckman
- SEC and DOJ Bring Parallel Civil and Criminal Charges Against Five... by: Toby M. Galloway
- White May Not Be the Trend in 2022: EU Bans Whitening Food additive... by: Reid Whitten and Julien Blanquart
- More Whiplash — DC Brings Back Mask Mandate and Encourages Vaccine... by: Guy Brenner and Arielle E. Kobetz
- North Carolina Muddies the Water on the Economic Loss Doctrine by: Avery Simmons
- The Latest News Affecting the Capital Markets by: Gary M. Brown and Wes Scott
- OSHA ETS ‘Vaccine or Test’ Mandate for Private Employers (100 or more... by: Jane H. Heidingsfelder and Sidney F. Lewis, V
- Washington’s Long-Term Cares Fund on Hold by: Craig A. Day and Sherry L. Talton
- Is Accountability Even Possible? by: Theodore F. Claypoole
- Florida Decision Highlights Strategy for Immediately Appealing Denial... by: Justin S. Swartz
- Foley Weekly Automotive Report December 21 by: John R. Trentacosta and Ann Marie Uetz
- A Whole Lot of “Cobbl[e]”-ty Gook After Wertheim by: Taylor K. Stark and Melanie M. Magdun
- Supreme Options for OSHA’s Vaccine-or-Test Mandate by: Shams Hirji and Colter Paulson
- District Court Rejects Purdue Pharma’s Chapter 11 Plan Over Non-... by: Stephen Lerner and Jihyun Park
- Weekly IRS Roundup December 13 – December 17, 2021 by: Rouzbeh “Robbie” Alipour
- ARPA Final Rule Expected in January by: Robert M Projansky
- CFPB Sets Sight On “Buy Now Pay Later” in Targeted Inquiries by: Brian R. Epling and Michael Gordon
- BREAKING: Seventh Circuit Certifies BIPA Accrual Question to Illinois... by: Kristin L. Bryan
- EPA Releases Draft TSCA Systematic Review Protocol for Public Comment by: Lynn L. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton
- The 'Glass Ceiling' for Black corporate executives is... by: Eric Bachman
- Weekly Bankruptcy Alert: For the week ending December 19, 2021 by: Business Practice Group Pierce Atwood
- FinCEN Publishes Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the Corporate... by: Thomas G. Appleman and Vera S. Hansen
- DFPI Grants Year-End Reprieve To CFL Licensees by: Keith Paul Bishop
- Telecom Alert: FCC NOI on Future of USF; FCC Settles 911 Rule... by: Jim Baller and Thomas B. Magee
- COVID-19: All or Nothing: Where the Federal Vaccination Mandates... by: Craig E. Leen and Erinn L. Rigney
- 6th Circuit Dissolves Stay of OSHA ETS Regarding COVID-19 Safety... by: Mitch Boyarsky and Bret A. Cohen
- NYC Issues Guidelines on Private Sector Vaccine Mandate by: Laura Stutz and Joanna Colacurcio
- Minimum Wage Increases in 2022: A Chart of Upcoming Changes and... by: Charles E. McDonald, III
- EPA Proposes Denial Of Undecided/Pending Small Refinery Exemption... by: Lynn L. Bergeson
- Ding Dong – Set-Off Is Gone | Set-Off Is No Longer Available as A... by: Ian J. Dorey and Rebecca Ryan
- Looking into workplace investigations, Part 5 – seeking truth,... by: David Whincup
- Types of Tax Court Opinions and Their Precedential Effect (Updated) by: Andrew R. Roberson and Kevin Spencer
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