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Paul R. Lynd
Similar to the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, California law requires an employer to pay overtime based on an employee's "regular rate of pay.
Les Jacobowitz, Jeffrey B. Tate , Jivesh Khemlani
USD LIBOR is the last step in the long and winding road that has been LIBOR’s slow demise over the last several years as all other LIBOR instruments worldwide have already substantially transitioned.
Anne M. Murphy
Health Care Partner Anne Murphy recently talked with Deborah Biggs of PYA and Michael Peregrine of MWE about recent developments surrounding environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) in the health care industry.
Sarah L. Lode, Francis X. Lyons, J. Michael Showalter
No industrial company wants to find itself on the morning news tied to a chemical spill or train derailment. Events like those can transform even the most highly regarded company into a movie villain and give rise to substantial liability. Preparation is essential.
Caroline Turner English, Alison Lima Andersen, Malia K. Benison
In parallel cases, health care providers are continuing to challenge rulemaking by the US Departments of Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services (the Departments) under the No Surprises Act (the Act).
D. Jacques Smith, Randall A. Brater, Mattie Bowden
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John P. Zaimes, Natalie C. Kreeger
This past month, the California Supreme Court granted a petition to review the Court of Appeal’s decision in Camp v. Home Depot U.S.A., Inc.
Birgit Matthiesen, Samantha Overly Patel
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Linda M. Jackson, Alexander H. Spiegler, Pascal Naples, Lauren C. Schaefer, Allan E. Anderson, Robert K. Carrol, Helen H. Ji, Michael K. Molzberger, Nicholas J. Nesgos, Nadia Patel, Matthew F. Prewitt, Andrew Baskin, Mariam Chamilova, Nicholas L. Collins, James D. Cromley, Oscar A. Figueroa, J. Maxwell Heckendorn, Sara J. (Hickey) Wiseman, Fernanda Sanchez Jara, Natalie C. Kreeger, Jodi Tai
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Robert K. Carrol, Darrell S. Gay, Noah M. Woo
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) recently ruled that it is illegal for employers to offer severance agreements that include broad non-disparagement and confidentiality provisions to employees, even those without union representation.
Sarah G. Benator
In a move changing a decades-long practice, The Joint Commission extended its required timeframe for the reappointment of practitioners from every two years to every three years, unless law or regulation require shorter time periods.
Dan Jasnow, Emily P. Caylor
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has taken action under the “Made in USA” labeling rule against Instant Brands for falsely claiming that its Pyrex-brand glass measuring cups were manufactured in the United States.
Michele L. Gipp, Anne M. Murphy, Jill A. Steinberg
On February 15, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposed rule which would require greater disclosures of the ownership and management of Medicare and Medicaid nursing homes.
Paul R. Lynd, Michael L. Stevens
Ruling on a narrow, but significant question, the US Supreme Court affirmed that the white-collar overtime exemptions under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) require employers to pay an employee on an actual “salary basis.”
Matthew Nolan, David R. Hamill, Leah Scarpelli, Maya S. Cohen
On Friday, February 24, 2023, on the one-year anniversary of Russia’s further invasion into Ukraine, President Biden, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) and the US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) imposed duties relating to Russia.
Kay C. Georgi, Sylvia G. Costelloe, Sisi Liu, Maya S. Cohen
On Friday, February 24, the one-year anniversary of Russia’s further invasion into Ukraine, President Biden, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the US Department of State, and the US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) imposed new sanctions.
Les Jacobowitz
With USD LIBOR expected to end on June 30, 2023, there are numerous legal and financial implications to consider, especially as the pace of remediation of leveraged loans (and other commercial loans) needs to progress further according to the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC).
Alex Garel-Frantzen, Malerie Ma Roddy, J. Michael Showalter
Consumer-focused recycling is often driven at the municipal level. For the most part, local governments determine what can be recycled and whether residents need to bring recyclable materials to a central collection point, or whether they are collected from households at some interval.
D. Jacques Smith, Randall A. Brater
Headlines that Matter for Companies and Executives in Regulated Industries
Paul R. Lynd, Natalie C. Kreeger
In another reversal of course, the US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals cleared the way again for California employers to require arbitration agreements.
Emily M. Leongini
In January, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit issued a published opinion in Serna v. Denver Police Department, No. 21-1446 (10th Cir. Jan. 24, 2023), upholding the dismissal of a hemp farmer’s lawsuit against local government officials in Colorado who confiscated his plants.
Paul R. Lynd
The California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board’s COVID-19 Prevention Non-Emergency Regulation is now in place. It took effect on February 3, 2023, following approval by the state’s Office of Administrative Law.
Jill A. Steinberg, Emily M. Leongini, Hillary M. Stemple, Shoshana Golden
With the approval of the modified mifepristone Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS), it has been a momentous few weeks in the reproductive health legal space.
J. Michael Showalter
A new set of environmental policies embraced by the Biden Administration ― environmental justice (EJ) ― may soon spur litigation in the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) space.
George P. Angelich, Patrick Feeney, Matthew R. Bentley
Over the last decade, 37 states and four territories in the United States have legalized some form of cannabis sales for recreational or medical use by consumers.