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In the life sciences industry, all eyes will continue to be on a successful COVID-19 vaccine rollout and when it can be safely administered to enough of the population to return...

In the past week, the FDA Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee recommended authorization of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for use in children 5–11 years of age.

On March 28, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ("CMS") greatly expanded the ability of providers and suppliers to participate in the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Program.

ASTM International recently approved a new performance standard that will tell consumers just how much protection their cloth face masks offer.

On December 21, 2020, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that two owners of over a dozen New York-area pharmacies were charged for their roles in a $30 million health care fraud...

On Thursday, April 16, 2020, the California Department of Managed Health Care (the "Department") released an all plan letter (the "Letter") ...

In a 5-4 decision yesterday, the Supreme Court ruled that the federal government can enforce a final rule mandating health care workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19...

For the third time in two years, a proposal for emergency paid sick leave for those affected by COVID-19 is moving out of a City Council committee.

On April 18, 2023, the Department of Defense ("DoD") issued guidance to DoD contracting officers directing the cessation of certain emergency contracting measures utilized during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Three years later, the courts continue to grapple with COVID-19 employment-related claims. On February 3, 2023, the Superior Court of New Jersey in Middlesex...

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has announced that it will continue to allow international students to take more courses online during the 2021-2022 academic year.

On July 29, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) enjoined the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from enforcing the Trump Administration's...

With travel restrictions and changes to immigration policies suspending global mobility and employment-based immigration, business operations have been significantly disrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

On August 12, 2021, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it will temporarily extend the validity period for Form I-693, Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination...

The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) has now updated its Service and Website Interruptions page to inform the public of new deadline extensions in response to the ongoing health crisis.

On September 17, 2020, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (Patent Office) launched a new pilot program in an effort to incentivize inventors to find solutions to COVID-19.

The U.S. Congress, as part of its Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, passed a measure giving the Director of the USPTO the authority to toll, waive, adjust, or modify...