ArticleFDA To Cease Active Regulation Of MDDS And Other Health IT DevicesThe draft guidance also enables some health IT manufacturers to avoid the device tax.United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesMorgan Lewis
ArticleUpdate: Employment-Based Immigrant Visa Numbers And Priority Date CutoffsDepartment of State’s Visa Office comments on demand in the employment-based immigrant visa categories, indicating an early retrogression of the cutoff date for EB-2 India.United StatesImmigrationMorgan Lewis
ArticleOFAC Settlement Extends Violations To "Support Service" ProvidersOFAC stated that an insurance company and its affiliates violated OFAC regulations by providing insurance support services for policies that were issued to, or provided coverage for, persons designated on the OFAC Specially Designated Nationals list.United StatesInternational LawMorgan Lewis
ArticleRevised OFAC Guidance On "Shadow" SDNsThe Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control issued "Revised Guidance on Entities Owned by Persons Whose Property and Interests in Property Are Blocked."United StatesInternational LawMorgan Lewis
ArticleIRS Makes Changes To EIN Application ProcessThe Internal Revenue Service issued new instructions for the Employer Identification Number application process in December 2017.United StatesTaxMorgan Lewis
ArticleNew E-Verify Rules for Florida and Rhode Island; Federal Action Also LikelyIn the vacuum created by the absence of comprehensive immigration reform at the federal level, many states and local governments are enacting their own patchwork quilt of laws and regulations mandating the use of E-Verify by certain employers.United StatesImmigrationMorgan Lewis
ArticleIRS Wants a Roadmap: Proposes Broad Disclosure of Uncertain Tax Positions on Returns and Guts Restraint Policy on Tax Accrual WorkpapersOn January 26, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced its intention to require corporate taxpayers to disclose all uncertain tax positions on a new schedule to be attached to the yearly tax return. United StatesTaxMorgan Lewis
ArticleSupreme Court To Rule On "Subjective Falsity" In Section 11 Opinion CaseThe U.S. Supreme Court recently granted certiorari to review the Sixth Circuit’s decision in Omnicare, Inc. v. Laborers District Council, a case brought under section 11 of the Securities Act. United StatesAccounting and AuditMorgan Lewis
ArticleCPSC Recommends Carve-Outs In Protective Orders, Settlement AgreementsA recently issued notice encourages litigants to ensure that they are free to share product defect information with the US Consumer Product Safety Commission.United StatesConsumer ProtectionMorgan Lewis
ArticleDOL Issues Proposed Delay Of Fiduciary Rule Compliance Date And Enforcement ReliefThe US Department of Labor (DOL) has proposed to delay the applicability of additional conditions of the Best Interest Contract (BIC) exemption, PrT exemption, and PTE 84-24 from January 1, 2018 to July 1, 2019. United StatesEmployment and HRMorgan Lewis
ArticleNew Compensation Rate For California Computer Professional Exemption In 2018As of January 1, 2018, California employers must ensure that compensation rates meet new salary thresholds for computer professionals.United StatesEmployment and HRMorgan Lewis
ArticleFERC Proposes To Eliminate Burdens In Its Market-Based Rate ProgramProposed changes to the program intend to simplify administration, improve transparency, and eliminate unnecessary filing requirements.United StatesEnergy and Natural ResourcesMorgan Lewis
ArticleNERC Issues Recommendations On Inverter-Related Solar OutagesInverter disconnect events increasingly pose a reliability risk with the growth of solar generation.United StatesEnergy and Natural ResourcesMorgan Lewis
ArticleFiduciary Rule—Not Delayed YetThe US Department of Labor (DOL) has proposed to delay the applicability date of the fiduciary rule (and related prohibited transaction exemptions) by 60 days and has also requested comments to help...United StatesFinance and BankingMorgan Lewis
ArticleBeware Of Biometrics: Complying With Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy ActBiometrics are physical or behavioral human characteristics that can be used to digitally identify a person to grant access to systems, devices, or data. United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesMorgan Lewis
ArticleDepartment Of State Releases March 2017 Visa BulletinNo change in Dates for Filing chart again; China EB-3 advances 6.5 months in Final Action Dates chart.United StatesImmigrationMorgan Lewis
ArticleUS Department Of State Releases April 2018 Visa BulletinFinal Action dates for China and India EB-1 categories will retrogress, while EB-2 China and EB-3 India will advance.United StatesImmigrationMorgan Lewis
ArticleUS Department Of State Releases February 2018 Visa BulletinThe US Department of State has released its February 2018 Visa Bulletin, setting out per-country priority date cutoffs that regulate immigrant visa availability and the flow of status adjustments...United StatesImmigrationMorgan Lewis
ArticleUS Department Of State Releases March 2018 Visa BulletinThe US Department of State has released its March 2018 Visa Bulletin setting out per-country priority date cutoffs that regulate immigrant visa availability and the flow of status adjustments ...United StatesImmigrationMorgan Lewis