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Robert K. Carrol

On June 9, 2021, in Professional Transportation, Inc., 370 NLRB No. 132 (2021), the National Labor Relations Board held that the offer of Local 1077 of the United Electrical, Radio & Machine Workers to handle or collect an employee’s mail-in ballot constituted objectionable solicitation in a Board

Henry Morris, Jr.

On Wednesday, President Biden signed legislation establishing the 11th national holiday, Juneteenth National Independence Day.

Darrell S. Gay, Jill A. Steinberg, Michelle Mancino Marsh

Our panel offers insight on providing incentives vs. mandating the COVID-19 vaccine during the “Legal and Operational Considerations for Healthcare Employers During This Ever Changing Time of COVID and Vaccines” webinar.

Henry Morris, Jr.

This week, to observe LGBTQ+ Pride Month and the anniversary of the US Supreme Court ruling in Bostock v. Clayton County, holding that firing employees due to their sexual orientation or transgender status violates Title VII’s prohibition against sex discrimination, the EEOC released new resources.

Sarah Alberstein

Colorado passes its own omnibus state privacy law. Although there are overlaps with the California and Virginia privacy laws, the Colorado Privacy Act has its own distinctions and variations, namely a longer cure period and an explicit ban on consent obtained through dark patterns.

Berin S. Romagnolo, Nancy A. Noonan

Due to COVID-19, the interview waiver process has been implemented more broadly at consular posts around the world and the requirements to qualify have been expanded.

Henry Morris, Jr.

In April, Houston Methodist Hospital announced its decision to mandate the COVID-19 vaccination for all employees. One hundred seventeen employees sued to block the mandate.

Douglas A. Grimm

Take note, all providers who received Provider Review Fund (PRF) payments – there are changes in the reporting deadlines and requirements.

Dan H. Renberg

Arent Fox National Security Partner David R. Hanke and Government Relations Practice Co-Leader Dan H. Renberg discuss what’s considered the most significant U.S. industrial policy legislation in decades.

The Occupational Safety and Health Act (the Act) requires employers to provide a safe and healthy workplace free from recognized hazards likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees.

Les Jacobowitz, Michael Lengel

As part of the transition to SOFR, an advisory subcommittee of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced last week it is recommending that interdealers exclusively use SOFR rather than LIBOR for linear derivative trades.

Stephanie Trunk

In July 2020, the Trump Administration issued an Executive Order (the EO) directing the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to take certain actions and finalize rulemakings designed to “support the goal of safe importation of prescription drugs.”

Emily Cowley Leongini

On March 31, 2021, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA) into law, legalizing adult-use cannabis in the state and establishing a regulatory framework to govern what likely will be one of the nation’s largest cannabis markets.

Kirsten A. Hart

Crippling data breaches and sophisticated ransomware attacks are increasingly common threats to modern businesses. Ransomware attacks can not only target confidential company data and data collected from customers but employee data as well.

D. Jacques Smith, Randall A. Brater, Nadia Patel

The owner of Campbell Medical Clinic in Houston and her medical group agreed to resolve fraudulent billing allegations for $2.6 million.

David P. Grosso

On May 24, 2021, District of Columbia Mayor Muriel E. Bowser announced plans to invest a record-setting $400 million into the District’s affordable housing production via direct injection into the Housing Production Trust Fund (HPTF).

Evgeny Magidenko

On June 8, the Michigan legislature, in an overwhelming bipartisan vote, passed two bills providing for exemptions from the state’s sales and use tax for certain personal protective equipment and supplies (PPES).

Emily Cowley Leongini

On March 31, 2021, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA) into law, legalizing adult-use cannabis in the state and establishing a regulatory framework to govern what likely will be one of the nation’s largest cannabis markets.

Elizabeth H. Cohen, Ricardo Fischer, Lindsay Korotkin

Last week the Supreme Court agreed to hear the case Unicolors, Inc. v. H & M Hennes & Mauritz, LP, which considers when inaccuracies in a US copyright application can be used to invalidate a resulting registration.

Nancy J. Puleo, Lauren C. Schaefer

Effective May 28, 2021, Massachusetts employers are required to make paid leave time available to employees for COVID-related illnesses, quarantine, and vaccinations. Paid leave benefits are paid by the employer and then reimbursed by the Commonwealth.

The legislation updates the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) by prohibiting internet companies from collecting personal information from anyone 13- to 15-years old without the user’s consent

Anthony V. Lupo, Dan Jasnow, Sarah Alberstein

In May 2021, two photojournalists filed a class action lawsuit against Instagram, alleging that the social media giant allowed and encouraged third parties to ‘embed’ images shared to the platform in violation of copyright law.

Michael S. Cryan

With the new demands on litigators to adapt trial presentation techniques for proceedings conducted by virtual conferencing, success will be driven by how well you are prepared.

Nicholas J. Nesgos, Lauren C. Schaefer

The Supreme Court has issued a much anticipated opinion on the scope of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (the CFAA), holding in Van Buren v. United States that an individual “exceeds authorized access” under the CFAA when he accesses a computer with authorization but then obtains files

Stephanie Trunk

The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) will host a public, virtual meeting on Thursday, June 10, 2021, at 1 p.m. Central time to present and request feedback on draft reporting guidelines for the Minnesota Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act (Minnesota Statutes 62.J.84).