ArticleDOJ And FTC Publish Draft Vertical Merger GuidelinesRecent years have seen significant vertical integration in the healthcare space, whether megamergers such as CVS-Aetna and Cigna-Express Scripts, or the...United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawSquire Patton Boggs LLP
ArticleUpcoming/New CFIUS Filing: Cegeka Groep NV And Computer Task GroupOn August 9, 2023, "Cegeka Groep NV (‘Cegeka'), a leading European IT solutions company, and Computer Task Group, Incorporated (Nasdaq: CTG) (‘CTG')...United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawSquire Patton Boggs LLP
ArticleDepartment Of Labor Announces Final Overtime Rule, Modifies Salary Threshold For Exempt EmployeesOn September 24, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor ("DOL") announced its long-awaited final overtime rule. Under the current DOL rules implementing the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA"),...United StatesEmployment and HRSquire Patton Boggs LLP
ArticleEEOC Must Continue Collecting Pay Data Until January 31, 2020On October 29, 2019, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ordered that the EEOC must continue to take all steps necessary to complete EEO-1 Component 2 data collection...United StatesEmployment and HRSquire Patton Boggs LLP
ArticleJudge Blocks Portions Of Centers For Medicare And Medicaid Services (CMS) Vaccine MandateOn November 5, 2021, the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicare Services (CMS) issued an emergency regulation requiring that many types of health care facilities and providers...United StatesEmployment and HRSquire Patton Boggs LLP
ArticleMinneapolis Employers — Heads Up! City Gives Two Days' Notice To Comply With New Sick Leave RulesFrom July 1, 2017 until last Friday night (June 28, 2019), the city of Minneapolis had a paid sick leave law that, per the city's own rules and FAQs, only applied to employers with a physical location in the city...United StatesEmployment and HRSquire Patton Boggs LLP
ArticleNewly Comprised NLRB Declines To Modify "Contract Bar" RuleThe National Labor Relations Board has provided important guidance for employers who deal with unions that may have tenuous employee support.United StatesEmployment and HRSquire Patton Boggs LLP
ArticleNLRB Moves Closer To Changing Standard For Employees' Offensive Speech And ConductEmployers are often surprised to learn that federal labor law grants employees significant protection to make profane or offensive statements, or engage in other offensive conductUnited StatesEmployment and HRSquire Patton Boggs LLP
ArticleOSHA Announces Intent To Withdraw ETSThe saga of the OSHA ETS litigation has (nearly) come to an end. Yesterday, the DOJ filed a motion in the Sixth Circuit to dismiss as moot all of the consolidated petitions challenging OSHA's vaccine-or-test mandate. United StatesEmployment and HRSquire Patton Boggs LLP
ArticleThe Sixth Circuit Vacates The Stay Of OSHA's Mandate, But OSHA Delays Implementation Until JanuaryAs you probably know by now, the Sixth Circuit vacated the stay of OSHA's vaccine mandate on Friday evening, allowing OSHA to move enforce its regulation, with an substantial...United StatesEmployment and HRSquire Patton Boggs LLP
ArticleLocal Control In The US Gaining Steam … Again?On Tuesday, April 16, 2019, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed Senate Bill 19-181 (SB19-181) into law. United StatesEnergy and Natural ResourcesSquire Patton Boggs LLP
ArticleUpcoming/New CFIUS Filing: Paccar Inc.; Cummins, Inc.; Daimler Trucks Group Company; EVE Energy Co., Ltd. – Joint VentureOn September 6, 2023, PACCAR Inc. (NASDAQ: PCAR) "entered into an agreement to form a joint venture company with Accelera by Cummins (a business unit of Cummins Inc.)...United StatesEnergy and Natural ResourcesSquire Patton Boggs LLP
ArticleDepartment Of Labor's "Do-Good" Investing Rule — Biden Administration ReviewIn yesterday's post, we said we expected that the Biden Administration would re-focus attention on the US conflict minerals rule. In a similar vein, by the end of Inauguration DayUnited StatesEnvironmentSquire Patton Boggs LLP
ArticleJuly Update: Key Developments In UK And EU Environment, Safety And Health Law, Procedure And PolicyWe are pleased to share with you the latest edition of "frESH Law Horizons – Key Developments in UK & EU Environment, Safety and Health Law, Procedure and Policy".United StatesEnvironmentSquire Patton Boggs LLP
ArticleInfrastructure – Stays In The USA (Please Help)According to the Federal Trade Commission's website, only products made with "all or virtually all" U.S. parts that are processed in the U.S. ...United StatesFinance and BankingSquire Patton Boggs LLP
ArticleCouncil On Supply Chain Resilience Tasked With Strengthening Domestic Supply Chains And Limiting Reliance On Foreign Medical SuppliesNovember 27, 2023 marked the inaugural meeting of the White House Council on Supply Chain Resilience, a cabinet-level council focused on building...United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesSquire Patton Boggs LLP
ArticleTimeliness For Suits Filed Under The Medicare Secondary Payer Act ("MSPA")In MSPA Claims 1, LLC v. Kingsway Amigo Ins. Co., the 11th Circuit was tasked with answering the question of whether 42 U.S.C. § 1395y(b)(2)(B)(vi)...United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesSquire Patton Boggs LLP
ArticleWin For Healthcare Institutions: Illinois High Court Rules Healthcare Employees' Biometrics Exempt From BIPA RequirementsOn November 30, 2023, the Illinois Supreme Court unanimously held that an exclusion in the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act applies to healthcare workers where their biometric information...United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesSquire Patton Boggs LLP
ArticleUpcoming/New CFIUS Filing: ZF Friedrichshafen AG And WABCOOn March 28, 2019, WABCO Holdings Inc., a US based publicly traded global supplier of braking control systems and related technologies for commercial vehicles, entered into a merger agreementUnited StatesGovernment, Public SectorSquire Patton Boggs LLP
ArticleUS Supreme Court To Review Constitutionality Of TCPA – Stay Tuned To TCPAWorld.com For Continuing CoverageRaising the stakes even higher, the appeal will also determine whether the proper remedy for an unconstitutional restriction on speech that contains content-specific exemptions is to strike down theUnited StatesGovernment, Public SectorSquire Patton Boggs LLP