Congress passed the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act in 2005 and later codified it under Title 42 U.S. Code § 247d-6d in 2012.

In addition, the General Counsel's stated concerns about employers "commonly" using "express or implied threats" appear misplaced.

As predicted, another Obama Administration "oldie but goodie" has made a return in the Biden Administration.

On March 24, 2022, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") updated the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List ("SDN List")...

On February 12, 2021, the Department of Education ("the Department") and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ("CDC") released guidance to support school and district leaders...

When Congress enacted the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 in December 2019, Congress included the Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act of 2019 (the Act).

Specific causation in an asbestos matter was addressed in a recent decision by the First Department of the New York Supreme Court.

Recent trends in the FDA's utilization of Complete Response Letters ("CRLs") would indicate that there may be a disconnect between the intended use of CRLs and the reality of how they are actually being used by the FDA.

The Contract Disputes Act establishes the formal process for resolving nearly all claims and disputes that arise under federal government contracts...

Utah's Supreme Court recently issued an opinion which dramatically expands premise owners' liability for asbestos-related injuries.

During the past month, the U.S. Department of Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") has issued three separate rounds of Specially Designated Nationals & Blocked Persons List ("SDN List")...

Keypoint: In its first CCPA interpretive opinion, the Attorney General's office confirmed that businesses responding to requests...

On April 11, 2022, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin signed three Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA) amendment bills into law.

In the most recent round of the long-running litigation over hearing protection supplied by manufacturing giant 3M and used by U.S. Military personnel from 2002 until 2015...

As vaccine distribution becomes widespread, and employees begin to return to work, we continue to field questions related to return-to-office plans ...

Representatives of the European Commission and EDPB advised that further guidance on cross-borders data transfers are forthcoming.

In May of 2016 the Association implemented a rule that allowed owners to bring furniture to the pool area for their use "but they must remove these items daily when they leave the pool area."

On June 1, 2021, the United States Supreme Court declined to hear Johnson & Johnson's (J&J) appeal to overturn a $2.12 billion dollar damages award to 22 female plaintiffs...

Recently, the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") sanctioned various individuals and entities connected to Russia's technology sector...

On June 1, 2021, the Department of Commerce ("Commerce") announced in the Federal Register the opportunity to request an annual administrative review...