D. Jacques Smith, Stephanie Trunk, Randall A. Brater, Alexander S. Birkhold, Michael F. Dearington, Mohammed T. Farooqui, Rebecca W. Foreman, Nadia Patel, Laura Zell
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On January 15, 2020, President Trump and Chinese Vice Premier Liu Hu signed the long-awaited US-China Trade Agreement after nearly two years of a trade war that has resulted in crippling tariffs on almost $500 billion worth of bilateral trade.
Our readers will be aware that the USMCA (CUSMA) is on track for US ratification and – by most accounts – will come into force possibly as early as mid-2020. This is not a lot of time for company executives to prepare. In addition, the three USMCA Partners will soon be meeting to set USMCA implement
The federal government revealed in a recent report that of the $3 billion it recovered last year from companies charged with fraud and abuse, more than $2.6 billion involved the health care industry, marking the tenth consecutive year that the Department of Justice recovered more than $2 billion fro
D. Jacques Smith, Stephanie Trunk, Randall A. Brater, Alexander S. Birkhold, Michael F. Dearington, Mohammed T. Farooqui, Rebecca W. Foreman, Nadia Patel, Laura Zell
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On January 13, 2020, the Treasury Department, on behalf of the full Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), released the comprehensive final regulations to implement the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (FIRRMA). The final regulations take effect on February 13,
Toyota isn’t one to step away from the roulette table.
Prop 65 Counsel: What To Know
On January 10, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom submitted his 2020-21 State Budget proposal, which includes key changes that would affect the cannabis industry, such as consolidating the three State licensing agencies.
Regulated entities may not be able to challenge an agency’s informal decisions if those decisions are unpublished and the entity was not a party to the decision.
Third-country companies doing business with Iran’s construction, mining, manufacturing, or textiles sectors are now at increased risk of being sanctioned.
If you can’t beat them, join them!
On January 12, 2020, the US Department of Labor (Department or DOL) announced that it is issuing a Final Rule that will update and revise its regulations issued under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA or the Act) that provide guidance on determining joint-employer status under the Act.
Even though communities are likely to reap many benefits from proposed renewable energy projects, local opposition can delay – or altogether thwart – the progress of renewable energy projects.
Time is of the Essence: Effective January 7, 2020, New York employers who have an Employee Handbook must include in the Handbook a notice of employees’ rights to be free of discrimination and retaliation on the basis of their or their dependents’ reproductive health decisions.
D. Jacques Smith, Stephanie Trunk, Randall A. Brater, Alexander S. Birkhold, Michael F. Dearington, Mohammed T. Farooqui, Rebecca W. Foreman, Nadia Patel, Laura Zell
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The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act (the SECURE Act) was passed on December 20, 2019, with most of its provisions taking effect as of January 1, 2020.
On January 7, 2020, the Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the US Department of Labor (DOL) issued an Opinion Letter addressing calculating overtime pay for a non-discretionary lump sum bonus paid at the end of a multi-week training period. WHD Opinion Letter FLSA2020-1.
The Trump administration updated its federal policy for developing self-driving cars, reinforcing safety guidelines and unifying federal agencies' efforts while promising to ease any regulatory barriers to U.S. innovation and competitiveness in the space.
Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash have joined forces to jointly oppose a new California labor law, Assembly Bill 5, which took effect on January 1, 2020.
A district court judge adopted the rarely applied “constructive submission” doctrine, which could ultimately give advocacy groups leverage over states that ignore Clean Water Act (CWA) requirements.
Carlos Ghosn, the renowned former CEO of Nissan & Renault, who brokered the Japanese & French carmarkers’ alliance with Mitsubishi, brazenly escaped from house arrest in Tokyo, Japan on December 30, 2019.
Nissan North America Inc. and its financing arm forced New Jersey dealers into $20 million in predatory loans that financed an overabundance of inventory the car giant ordered them to carry amid corporate pressure to raise sales, according to a brief filed Tuesday in federal court.
The USCIS has significantly changed the way it will conduct its annual H-1B lottery this year, and, although many questions remain as to the exact logistics, one detail has been confirmed.