The Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations issued a risk alert related to COVID-19 compliance risks ("Risk Alert").[1] The Risk Alert applies to both investment advisers...

On August 27, 2013, the U.S. Department of Labor announced new final regulations under the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, two laws that impose nondiscrimination and affirmative action requirements on covered federal contractors.

On July 30, 2013, the U.S. Senate confirmed five nominees to the National Labor Relations Board, including Chairman Mark Gaston Pearce, who was re-nominated for a second term.

On June 11, 2014, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced that it has launched an inquiry into the use of mobile financial services.

The Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control issued Iranian General License G.

The Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control published in the Federal Register a final rule amending the Syrian Sanctions Regulations.

This week, Facebook has made changes to its promotions guidelines, making it easier for companies to manage and administer contests from their Facebook Pages.

On January 10, 2013, the Federal Trade Commission announced its updated dollar thresholds to merger filings required by the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act.

The DOL has invited comments on the proposed rule, and the deadline for submitting comments is November 6, 2014.

On June 20, 2014, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division announced plans to revise the regulations interpreting the Family and Medical Leave Act.

On November 11, 2020, I had the pleasure of participating in a virtual fireside chat with Dr. Jeremy Levin at the first AdvanSE Life Sciences Conference held by the Southeast Life Sciences Association

TPresident Obama signed an Order prohibiting federal contractors and subcontractors from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.

Stat Ltd. v. Beard Head Inc., No. 3:13CV762-HEH, 2014 WL 5465088 (E.D. Va. October 28, 2014)

Premium Balloon Accessories, Inc. v. Creative Balloons Mfg., Inc., 573 F. App’x 547 (6th Cir. 2014)

On February 12, 2015, the PTAB issued its decision (paper 28) on rehearing in Target Corp v. Destination Maternity Corp., IPR2014-00508.

Four Orange Book-listed U.S. patents owned by Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. have been challenged in petitions for covered business method patent review filed at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Perhaps the most significant proposed change is the allowance of "new testimonial evidence" to accompany a Patent Owner Preliminary Response.

On Tuesday September 29, 2020, the California Governor signed AB 1281, which extends the CCPA's personnel and "business communications" exceptions' effective period

A California state court dismissed the California Attorney General’s case against Delta Air Lines for violation of the California Online Privacy Protection Act late last week.

Given the recent tropical systems that have hit Texas including Laura and Beta (who still has not departed), there will undoubtedly be a need for disaster remediation