On March 4, 2010, the FDA announced a recall of certain hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP) powder manufactured by a food company based in Las Vegas, Nevada.

In a disturbing development for employers, plaintiffs are using the provisions of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act to challenge discrete employment decisions, such as promotions, that would otherwise be time-barred.

New amendments to the Minnesota Environmental Review Rules alter thresholds for preparation of environmental reviews for projects in shoreland areas.

The Eighth Circuit has issued a significant antitrust decision addressing bundled rebates and the law surrounding exclusionary contracts.

For many years, the penalty for failure to file a partnership return was $50 per partner per month for a maximum of 5 months.

A massive 821-page bill aimed at improving U.S. energy independence and curbing domestic greenhouse gas emissions was introduced in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, September 30.

On December 28, 2010, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce ("MOFCOM") initiated an investigation into whether U.S. exporters of dried distillers grains (with or without solubles) are dumping this co-product in the Chinese market.

On June 21, 2010, the Supreme Court announced its anticipated decision in Monsanto Co. v. Geertson Seed Farms (No. 09-475), its first case concerning genetically modified crops.

On July 1, 2009, the Securities and Exchange Commission approved an amendment to New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Rule 452 that eliminates broker discretionary voting in uncontested director elections.

The Department of Labor recently issued an interpretation letter clarifying the definition of "son or daughter" under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). The interpretation letter explains that the FMLA may cover leave for domestic partners, grandparents, or other non-traditional family relationships for the birth or placement of child or to care for a child with a serious health condition.

Employers who sponsor health care plans will need to focus quickly on new Form W-2 reporting requirements under health care reform.

In the last month, two federal courts of appeal have ruled on much-watched petitions for rehearing in climate change lawsuits. The decisions have set up a possible showdown on the viability of nuisance claims premised on damages allegedly caused by the effects of greenhouse gas emissions.

Many states throughout the country authorize the formation and operation of hospital taxing districts with property tax levying authority.

Last week, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) committee unanimously passed the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (Senate Bill 510).

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack characterizes regulation by USDA's Grain Inspection, Packers & Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) to be released on Tuesday, June 22, 2010, as "aggressive" and noted that if the rules are implemented, they would constitute the most dramatic change to the regulation of the livestock marketplace since the Packers & Stockyards Act (PSA) was enacted in 1921.

Colorado voters are being urged to approve a constitutional amendment this fall that would drastically change the at-will rule of employment in the state.

In the 2011 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System Final Rule (2011 OPPS Final Rule), the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has relaxed somewhat the physician supervision requirements for hospital outpatient therapeutic and diagnostic services.

Small to midsized companies may qualify for significant tax credits or grants for qualifying therapeutic discovery projects under the 2010 Health Care Act.

The IRS has announced the 2011 cost-of-living adjustments for the various dollar limits that apply to benefits under retirement plans and other employee benefit plans. Nearly all dollar limits will remain the same in 2011 as in 2010.

On April 17, 2009, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services published its first guidance under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.