The US Department of Labor (DOL) Wage & Hour Division (WHD) recently issued an opinion letter, FLSA2018-18 with guidance concerning its obligation to compensate employee travel-time under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
The Trump Administration continues to prioritize guidance-driven revisions to federal regulatory programs to reduce the impact of administrative review and permitting on development.
Canadian cannabis producer, Hydropothecary, announced on April 11, 2018 that it had signed a five-year deal to supply the Société des alcools du Québec (SAQ), a Quebec Provincial Crown Corporation, with cannabis for distribution to consumers, once marijuana legalization takes effect later this year.
Canadian cannabis producer, Hydropothecary, announced on April 11, 2018 that it had signed a five-year deal to supply the Société des alcools du Québec (SAQ), a Quebec Provincial Crown Corporation, with cannabis for distribution to consumers, once marijuana legalization takes effect later this year.
Arent Fox Partner Wib Chesser, in an article published in the April 2018 issue of Intellectual Property Magazine, offers best practices to companies as they enter a business transaction.
This week, the Fourth Circuit issued a decision in Upstate Forever v. Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. that addresses three key issues arising in many federal Clean Water Act (CWA) cases:
For the past several years, plaintiffs’ lawyers have been targeting businesses’ ecommerce websites with claims that they deny individuals with disabilities equal access to goods and services, in violation of Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals held Monday, on the eve of National Equal Pay Day, that it violates the Equal Pay Act to use pay history to justify wage gaps between male and female employees for the same or substantially similar work.
The Supreme Court of Virginia reversed a lower court decision in December 2017, finding that false reps and warranties leading into an acquisition is fraud.
On April 3, 2018, the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) approved, with a number of substantial modifications, the Illinois Power Agency’s (IPA) first “long term renewable resources procurement plan” under the Illinois Future Energy Jobs Act (Illinois Public Act 99-0906.
If a company facing a recall has managed it effectively, the hardest part is probably over. After writing about how companies can prepare for and manage an effective recall, we offer four strategies companies can use to restore order and maintain brand loyalty following a product recall.
Arent Fox Health Care Partner Linda Baumann discussed the potential compliance risks facing hospitals in connection with recalled medical devices for Bloomberg Law.
Arent Fox Health Care Partner Linda Baumann discussed the potential compliance risks facing hospitals in connection with recalled medical devices for Bloomberg Law in an article titled, “Gaps in Hospital Recalled Device Reporting a ‘Wake-Up Call.’”
This Special Report is written by Helen Ji, Schiff Hardin LLP associate, Rekha Hanu, executive director and chief IP counsel at Akorn Pharmaceuticals, and Christine Simmon, SVP for policy and strategic alliances at the Association for Accessible Medicines.
Health plans and administrators subject to the Employee Retirement Income and Security Act have been warned: failure to comply with ERISA’s procedural requirements may strip them of the deference their benefit determinations enjoy.
Land Use Partner Tim Tosta was recently quoted in an article by The Wall Street Journal discussing the recent shooting at YouTube’s headquarters in San Bruno, California.
Land Use Partner Tim Tosta was recently quoted in an article by The Wall Street Journal discussing the recent shooting at YouTube’s headquarters in San Bruno, California.
In the last 60 days, Schiff Hardin advised on the initial public offerings (IPO) for two companies and a public offering for another company, two in pharmaceuticals and one in the tech sector.