ArticleEmployer Ordered To Pay Whistleblower $100,000 Punitive DamagesIn this case, the whistleblower had contacted OSHA in 2012 to complain about workplace safety issues. United StatesEmployment and HRSeyfarth Shaw LLP
ArticleExempt Stock Compensation Limits May IncreaseOn April 4, 2017, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1343, entitled the Encouraging Employee Ownership Act of 2017...United StatesEmployment and HRSeyfarth Shaw LLP
ArticleJames Curtis Authored An Article In Security Info WatchJames Curtis authored "OSHA considers workplace violence standard for healthcare industry," an article on February 8 in Security Info Watch.United StatesEmployment and HRSeyfarth Shaw LLP
ArticleJustice Department Sues Public School For Refusing To Manage Student's Service DogWe suspect the school will be filing a motion to dismiss shortly and will keep you apprised.United StatesEmployment and HRSeyfarth Shaw LLP
ArticleLeaked Opinion Becomes Reality — Roe V. Wade Is OverturnedCulminating a flurry of late June opinions released by SCOTUS this week, the court today in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization has taken the extraordinary step...United StatesEmployment and HRSeyfarth Shaw LLP
ArticleOSHA Promotes Safe And Sound Campaign To Assist Employers — A Change In Approach?In a recent news release out of OSHA's Region 7, it notes that OSHA's national "Safe and Sound Campaign" will assist employers in keeping workplaces safe and healthy.United StatesEmployment and HRSeyfarth Shaw LLP
ArticleRobles V. Dominos: Engaged Ninth Circuit Hears Web Access AppealThis morning, October 12, in sunny Pasadena, California, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral argument in the Robles v. Dominos case.United StatesEmployment and HRSeyfarth Shaw LLP
ArticleTrump Appoints Business Executive As Labor SecretaryPresident-elect Donald Trump has designated Andrew Puzder, CEO of CKE Restaurants Holdings, to be Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor.United StatesEmployment and HRSeyfarth Shaw LLP
ArticleTrump Nominates Peter Robb As The General Counsel For The NLRBAfter being reportedly close to nominating retired Jones Day partner Roger King for the role, the White House announced last Friday that President Donald Trump will nominate Peter Robb, a management-side labor and employment attorney from Vermont, as the new NLRB General Counsel.United StatesEmployment and HRSeyfarth Shaw LLP
ArticleWHD Announces Regulatory AgendaThe Department of Labor issued its Fall 2018 regulatory agenda, and the Wage & Hour Division is front and center. United StatesEmployment and HRSeyfarth Shaw LLP
ArticleU.S. EPA Delays Effectiveness Of Obama Era Chemical Safety RegulationThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's new rules to strengthen the Clean Air Act's Risk Management Program (RMP), 40 C.F.R. Part 68, were first adopted on January 13, 2017 ... United StatesEnvironmentSeyfarth Shaw LLP
ArticleU.S. And China Sign Financial Intelligence Cooperation MemorandumThe U.S. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and the China Anti-Money Laundering Monitoring and Analysis Center (CAMLMAC) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding...United StatesFinance and BankingSeyfarth Shaw LLP
ArticleFlorida Voters Have Spoken: Marijuana Accessible To Individuals With Debilitating IllnessesTuesday turned out to be a big night for medical marijuana supporters in Florida – with voters overwhelmingly casting their votes in favor of a full-scale medical marijuana program.United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesSeyfarth Shaw LLP
ArticleHold That Order! FDA Freezes Menu Labeling Rules Until 2018The Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") has extended the compliance date for its menu labeling rules just days before the final rules were set to take effect.United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesSeyfarth Shaw LLP
ArticleThe 4th U.S. Circuit Court Of Appeals Maintains Nationwide Preliminary Injunction Blocking The Trump Administration's Revised Travel BanThe order in question is the Trump Administration's revised Executive Order of March 6, 2017 ("revised EO").United StatesImmigrationSeyfarth Shaw LLP
ArticleImmigration Travel Ban UpdatePresident Trump's January 27, 2017 Executive Order temporarily suspended entry into the United States of foreign nationals from seven countries for at least 90 days and possibly longer. United StatesImmigrationSeyfarth Shaw LLP
Article2020 AIPLA Trade Secret Summit Goes VirtualThe American Intellectual Property Law Association's Trade Secret Summit will be held virtually this year. The Summit will consist of two 45-minute presentations every Wednesday beginning on August 12...United StatesIntellectual PropertySeyfarth Shaw LLP
ArticleAmicus Briefs At The PTAB Permitted For Question On Termination Of Allergan IPR Case Based On Tribal SovereignIn an unprecedented move by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), the Patent Trials and Appeals Board (PTAB) has permitted the filing of amicus briefs on whether the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe ("Tribe") ...United StatesIntellectual PropertySeyfarth Shaw LLP
ArticleCourt Maintains Position For Third Time Despite PTAB DisagreementAlthough it is unclear whether PTAB decisions are given collateral estoppel effect in district court proceedings, PTAB decisions are at least persuasive authority. United StatesIntellectual PropertySeyfarth Shaw LLP