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Cissy Jackson, Karen Ellis Carr, Stanley H. Abramson
President Biden has revealed the next areas of focus in his effort to protect the United States’ technological leadership and economic competitiveness: biotechnology, biomanufacturing, and the bioeconomy.
Headlines that Matter for Privacy and Data Security.
Robert A.H. Middleton, J. Michael Showalter, Joshua R. More
Citizen suits begin with private parties sending “notice letters” to potential defendants apprising them that, if a specified action isn’t done within a certain period, litigation will be filed. A primary purpose of these letters is to allow parties to fix issues outlined in the letters.
Joshua R. More, Samuel A. Rasche
In a new report issued September 8, the US Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) outlines the environmental and energy impacts of cryptocurrencies and digital assets and calls for the development of federal and state regulations to mitigate those impacts going forward.
Caroline Turner English, Alison Lima Andersen
On August 19, 2022, the US Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury, as well as the Office of Personnel Management, released a highly-anticipated final rule clarifying the procedures and considerations for resolving disputes related to surprise medical bills.
D. Jacques Smith, Randall A. Brater, Rebecca W. Foreman, Elizabeth Satarov
Headlines that Matter for Companies and Executives in Regulated Industries.
Lynn R. Fiorentino, Debra Albin-Riley, Brian P. Waldman, Robert G. Edwards, Ph.D.
Prop 65 Counsel: What To Know
Jennifer A. Yelen, Trevor M. Jorgensen
Does anyone feel like they’ve seen this movie before? On September 6, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or “the Board”) announced a notice of proposed rulemaking that dramatically changed the joint employer analysis under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA or “the Act”).
J. Michael Showalter, Sarah L. Lode
Standing is a major issue in nearly all environmental citizen suit cases. A split panel of the US Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a district court’s award of a $14.25 million Clean Air Act (CAA) penalty against a petroleum company which had been found liable for “thousands.”
Richard L. Brand, Thomas R. Castiello, Brian D. Schneider, Anjelica L. Fuccillo
On August 16, 2022, we prepared an alert discussing Mickelson v. PGA Tour, Inc. and the claims made by suspended PGA Tour players (“Player Plaintiffs”) against PGA Tour, Inc. (“Tour.”) Quite a bit has transpired in the past three weeks both in and out of the courtroom.
John P. Zaimes, Jeffrey B. Weston
A Ninth Circuit panel that previously upheld a California law prohibiting mandatory employment arbitration agreements in the workplace withdrew its decision and ordered the matter to be resubmitted for a panel rehearing.
D. Jacques Smith, Randall A. Brater, Rebecca W. Foreman, Mattie Bowden
Headlines that Matter for Companies and Executives in Regulated Industries
Thomas E. Jeffry, Jr., Gayland O. Hethcoat II
The recently unveiled California Health and Human Services Data Exchange Framework (the Framework) creates a new regulatory and governance structure to promote the exchange of health information between health care providers in California.
David L. Dubrow
Whether CCRC residency agreements are treated as leases or contracts under state law could impact the recovery of CCRC bonds in the event of the insolvency of the CCRC owner. Some states treat CCRC residency agreements as leases and others as contracts.
J. Michael Showalter, Daniel J. Deeb
The Biden Administration has long been clear that it believes environmental justice (EJ) issues should be at the forefront of federal environmental law.
D. Jacques Smith, Randall A. Brater, Michael F. Dearington, Mattie Bowden
Headlines that Matter for Companies and Executives in Regulated Industries
Rachel Scott*, Olga Bogush, Evgeny Magidenko, Robert R. Pluth
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently released Notice 2022-36, in which the IRS announced that it is automatically waiving (and automatically abating, refunding, or crediting, as appropriate) penalties for failure to timely file specified tax returns for the 2019 and 2020 tax years.
Craig Engle, Jamy Klotzbach
On August 16, 2022, the Internal Revenue Service issued a final regulation on its ability to provide state governments with information regarding organizations seeking to become exempt and those already exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code.[1]
Michael L. Stevens
In Nevada, employees terminated for off-duty use of marijuana do not have a right of action under NRS 613.333, which creates a private right of action for an employee who is discharged for engaging in the “lawful use” of products while off the clock and off the employer’s premises.
Daniel J. Deeb
On August 26, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a pre-publication version of its proposal to designate two of the most widely used per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act.
Anthony V. Lupo, Luna M. Samman, Sarah Alberstein
TMR, LLC conceived of and ran the day-to-day business operations for the Chenoa Fund, a mortgage financing business implemented and operated by CBC Mortgage Agency, Inc. Despite this, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) issued a precedential decision canceling TMR’s trademark registration.
Michele L. Gipp, Jo-Ann Marchica
In an effort to reorganize, the New York Department of Health (NYDOH) has formed a new Office of Aging & Long Term Care (OALTC), which would oversee long term care and senior living facilities in New York.
Birgit Matthiesen
Five Questions, Five Answers
Hunter T. Carter, Malcolm S. McNeil, Elliott M. Kroll
In the last few years, global insurance markets have faced unprecedented challenges from climate change disasters, cyber security threats, and cryptocurrency.
D. Jacques Smith, Randall A. Brater, Michael F. Dearington, Nadia Patel, Apeksha Vora
Headlines that Matter for Companies and Executives in Regulated Industries