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Victor P. Danhi, Aaron H. Jacoby
On Monday, the US Supreme Court ordered the Ninth Circuit to reconsider whether Service Advisors are exempt from overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
An interesting case involving the patentability of database models came out of the Federal Circuit in Enfish, LLC v. Microsoft Corp. where the Court held that two patents covering a new type of database model were not invalid.
Randall A. Brater, David S. Greenberg, Thomas E. Jeffry, Jr., D. Jacques Smith
In a highly anticipated decision, the United States Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion in Universal Services, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Escobar that threw out existing law related to the implied certification theory of liability under the False Claims Act.
Michael L. Stevens
On June 14, 2016, the US Department of Labor adopted a final rule updating sex discrimination regulations for federal contractors.
Paul R. Lynd
Under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, employers must pay employees overtime based on their “regular rate.”
Lee M. Caplan, Timothy J. Feighery, Sylvia G. Costelloe
Another investor-State arbitration tribunal has dismissed a claim for abuse of process.
Michael L. Stevens
On June 7, 2016, the DC Council unanimously voted to increase the City’s minimum wage from the current level of $10.50 per hour to $15 per hour by 2020.
James M. Westerlind, Andrew Dykens
The concept of standing – that a plaintiff must have suffered a concrete injury in order to bring a lawsuit – is a bedrock legal principle. But, like so many other fundamental legal concepts, the rise and importance of the internet and digital commerce has consistently complicated its application.
On May 25, 2016, the White House released its much anticipated Data Security Policy Principles and Framework (Security Framework) for President Obama’s Precision Medicine Initiative (PMI).
David R. Hamill, Matthew Nolan, Birgit Matthiesen
US Customs and Border Protection has been directed by Congress to be much more aggressive in policing antidumping and countervailing duty orders.
Donald C. McLean, Stanley H. Abramson, Sylvia G. Costelloe, Robert G. Edwards, Ph.D.
Earlier this week, the US House approved a bill by an overwhelming majority that will significantly reform the 40-year-old Toxic Substances Control Act.
Douglas A. Grimm, Thomas E. Jeffry, Jr., Annie Chang Lee
On April 27, 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services published a proposed rule that, among other things, would eliminate the 0.2 percent inpatient payment reduction resulting from the “2-Midnight Rule.”
Lee M. Caplan, Timothy J. Feighery, Sylvia G. Costelloe
In an international arbitration administered by the Permanent Court of Arbitration, an arbitral tribunal rejected Philip Morris International Inc.’s effort to challenge Australia’s “Plain Packaging” law for tobacco products on grounds of treaty shopping.
David R. Hamill, Birgit Matthiesen
Last week, the International Trade Commission issued its report on the Trans-Pacific Partnership's overall impact on US trade.
New provisions in the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 arm the government with new enforcement tools that rights holders can use to bolster intellectual property right (IPR) protection, especially for semiconductor components.
Paul R. Lynd
The US Department of Labor has issued much-anticipated final regulations making changes to overtime exemption requirements under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
David R. Hamill, Birgit Matthiesen
On Wednesday, the US International Trade Commission (ITC) released its economic assessment of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, predicting small rises in US employment, GDP, and exports as a result of the agreement over the next 15 years.
David R. Hamill, Matthew Nolan, Nancy A. Noonan, Birgit Matthiesen
On April 26, 2016, United States Steel Corporation filed a massive trade case accusing Chinese steel producers and their distributors of conspiring to fix prices, steal trade secrets and use false labeling to avoid trade duties.
Douglas A. Grimm, Thomas E. Jeffry, Jr., Jill A. Steinberg, Stephanie Trunk
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently began its second round of audits of covered entities and business associates for compliance with the HIPAA Privacy Rule, Security Rule, and Breach Notification Rule (the “Phase 2” audits).
On Monday, the US Supreme Court sent a potential class action case back to the Ninth Circuit for reconsideration, marking an intermediary win for Spokeo Inc., which uses a “people search engine” to find, compile, and sell publicly available personal information.
Robert K. Carrol, Paul R. Lynd
Starting January 1, 2017, larger employers with employees working in San Francisco will have to provide employees with paid parental leave to bond with a new child. On July 1, 2017, the ordinance expands to cover smaller employers.
The California Office of the Attorney General (OAG) recently released a report detailing a comprehensive analysis of the data breaches reported to the OAG between 2012 and 2015.
Thorne Maginnis
The Federal Trade Commission recently issued warning letters to companies whose mobile applications contain cutting-edge software that can monitor consumers’ television viewing habits.
Brian P. Waldman, Emily M. Leongini
FDA announced Tuesday that it will begin reevaluating how it regulates the use of the term “healthy” on food labeling.
The legally mandated paid sick leave landscape is ever-changing, with new leave laws and legislation developing at the state, federal, county, and city levels.