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The case reveals the Trump administration’s express recognition of the importance of the bureau’s work and highlights the declining ability of companies to challenge bureau investigations on constitutional grounds.
Henry Morris, Jr., Michael L. Stevens
On April 15, to further stem the spread of COVID-19, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan issued a new face-covering and physical-distancing Order. Here are the highlights.
Richard J. Krainin, Amal U. Dave, Justin A. Goldberg
The CARES Act specifies that a PPP borrower will be eligible for forgiveness of indebtedness on a PPP loan in an amount equal to the sum of payroll costs, covered mortgage interest payments, covered rent payments, and covered utility payments made during the eight week period after loan origination.
Ralph V. De Martino
In continuation of the comprehensive nationwide regulatory effort to mitigate adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on U.S. capital markets and ensuing market volatility, the NASDAQ Stock Market has proposed listing rule changes designed to ease the compliance burden.
Henry Morris, Jr., Michael L. Stevens
On April 15, Mayor Muriel Bowser extended Washington, DC’s state of emergency and public health emergency through May 15, 2020.
As businesses adjust to the new reality of shelter-in-place orders compelling non-essential employees to conduct a growing amount of work at home, the exposure risk to businesses’ trade secret and other confidential information has increased exponentially.
Rachel J. Richardson, Alyssa L. Gould
On April 14, 2020, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued an interim final rule to temporarily defer the requirement for real estate-related appraisals and evaluations.
Ricardo Fischer
Although it is generally accepted that tattoos are copyrightable, one of the only definitive judicial statements on the issue came by way of a preliminary injunction hearing in 2011 involving Mike Tyson’s famous tribal face tattoo, wherein Judge Perry of the Eastern District of Missouri stated, “
Terree A. Bowers, Lynn R. Fiorentino, Douglas E. Hewlett, Jr.
This impacts every criminal defendant, but has particular relevance to white collar defendants.
Henry Morris, Jr., Michael L. Stevens
Last week, Gov. Ralph Northam approved a spate of new pro-employee laws covering a broad array of matters.
Henry Morris, Jr., Michael L. Stevens
Governor Ralph Northam has approved a new statute that broadens the legal protection available to whistleblowers. Before the new law, whistleblowers had limited legislative protection and the state’s wrongful discharge tort extended to few whistleblowers.
Michael L. Stevens, Henry Morris, Jr.
Last week, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam signed into law the Virginia Values Act.
Victor P. Danhi, Justin A. Goldberg
A Maryland federal District Court Judge declined to issue an emergency temporary restraining order on April 13, which was intended to remove eligibility restrictions put in place by Bank of America under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Securities Act’s Paycheck Protection Program.
David M. Martin, Kimberly A. Wachen, Kenneth S. Jacob, Karoline Nunez
Many senior living owners and operators have found that the Payroll Protection Program loan program either provides insufficient support to them or that they are ineligible for PPP loans.
Lynn R. Fiorentino, Debra Albin-Riley, Brian P. Waldman, Robert G. Edwards, Ph.D.
Read the Label: Prop 65 News Coverage
Rachel J. Richardson, Patrick A. Nickler, Alyssa L. Gould
Using the authority contained in Section 13(3) of the Federal Reserve Act, the Federal Reserve and the Secretary of the Treasury established the Main Street Lending Program to make up to $600 billion in loans available to small and mid-sized businesses.
Michael L. Stevens
What questions may employers ask their employees about their health status in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic? In today’s episode, Valerie Samuels and Michael Stevens address what’s permissible under the ADA and state and local equivalents.
Ricardo Fischer, Marylee Jenkins, Luna M. Samman, Peter T. Busch
As local and national governments take measures to combat the spread of COVID-19, patent, trademark and copyright owners are facing potential difficulties with meeting prosecution and dispute deadlines.
Aram Ordubegian, Emily M. Leongini
On March 23, 2020, the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) issued a proposed rule that, if finalized, would establish processes by which individuals and entities could apply to DEA to lawfully grow marijuana.
Elizabeth H. Cohen
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently ruled that color marks can be inherently distinctive when applied to product packaging trade dress. The CAFC upends a long-held understanding that color marks can never be inherently distinctive. Although such marks are considered inherently d
A recently-proposed bipartisan federal bill (SHOP SAFE Act of 2020) would create contributory liability for e-commerce platforms that fail to take steps to limit third-party sales of dangerous counterfeit products.
Lynn R. Fiorentino, Adam L. Littman
Zoom Video Communications, the remote conferencing service whose usage has surged during the COVID-19 pandemic, has been sued in California federal court in two putative class action cases alleging, among other claims, violations of users’ privacy rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act.
EEOC and OSHA Update Prior Guidance on COVID-Related ADA Issues and Workplace Transmission Reporting
Julie Furer Stahr
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued updated FAQs on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) issues relating to confidentiality, reasonable accommodation, hiring, and other pandemic-related topics.
Jeffrey B. Tate , Christian M. McBurney
The IRS has granted a six-month extension to file applications for a tentative carryback adjustment under the “quickie” refund procedure for net operating losses that arose in tax years that began in calendar year 2018 and that ended on or before June 30, 2019. As a result, affected taxpayers have u
Jeffrey B. Tate , Christian M. McBurney
On April 10, the Internal Revenue Service published responses to frequently asked questions with respect to the payroll tax deferral provisions of the CARES Act.