Partner J. Michael Showalter was quoted on a California federal court case that will test the influence of citizen and non-governmental organizations under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The citizen suit provision aims to force the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA to regulate chem
The Commercial Division of the New York State Supreme Court for New York County (O. Peter Sherwood, Justice) recently granted the fashion models-plaintiffs class action status to a long-simmering dispute as to whether they are employees under New York Labor Laws, and not independent contractors. Sha
Health Care partner Thomas Jeffry was recently quoted in a Healthcare Risk Management article titled “COVID-19 Changes HIPAA Compliance, But Caution Necessary.”
Earlier this week, the US Department of Justice published updated guidance on how it evaluates corporate compliance programs when conducting investigations, making charging decisions, and negotiating pleas or other agreements.
A former Illinois executive inspector general writes that K-12 school districts will need to make substantial changes to how they address sexual harassment.
After facing several hurdles, effective June 1, 2020, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has finally implemented a host of changes to its rules and regulations governing representation elections.
Join Jeff Blake, Managing Partner of Federal Compliance Solutions, and Stephanie Trunk, Health Care Partner at Arent Fox, for a Government Pricing & Pharmaceutical Reimbursement Office Hour.
Confirming decades of established precedent, the California Supreme Court recently concluded in Nationwide Biweekly Administration, Inc. v. Superior Court of Alameda County, that there is no right to a jury trial in Unfair Competition Law (UCL) or False Advertising Law (FAL) actions.
On April 17, 2019, the Trump administration reversed course on more than 20 years of Cuban policy and announced that it would end the suspension of Title III of the Libertad Act, permitting US nationals to bring claims against entities “trafficking” in properties owned by them in Cuba and confiscate
CCPA enforcement begins July 1, 2020, and depending on the timing of the expedited review, it now may include enforcement for the Attorney General’s Final Regulations.
A number of governments have imposed export controls on the export of a variety of medical (and industrial) PPE. In other words, if you want to import face masks into the US from a European country, you need a license to export them from the EU first.
On Friday, May 29, 2020, President Trump issued a proclamation, effective Monday, June 1, 2020, suspending indefinitely the entry into the US of certain Chinese students and researchers.
Massachusetts retail recreational cannabis establishments reopened on May 25, 2020, for curbside delivery after Governor Charles Baker ordered a phased reopening of state businesses.
AgTech Partner Karen Carr recently participated in a webinar about the US Department of Agriculture’s final rule addressing regulation of agricultural biotechnology products issued on May 15, 2020.
Recently, while attention has understandably been focused on employment issues arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Maryland legislature has passed several non-pandemic pro-employee laws that were not vetoed by Governor Larry Hogan. All of these laws become effective on October 1, 2020.
Health Care Partner Anne Murphy was recently quoted by Bloomberg Law in an article titled “Hospitals Walk Legal Tightrope as Workers Speak Out on Virus.”
Section 230(c) of the Communications Decency Act, which has been around for more than 20 years, gives online platform providers and others protection from claims that information posted on their sites by third parties violates a law or someone else’s rights.