Last week started and ended with big announcements in the privacy world. At the end of the week, on August 14th, the regulations implementing the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) were finally declared final - more than 8 months after CCPA became effective and 45 days after the Attorney
On August 17, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a Guidance Memorandum (Guidance) setting forth revised state survey agency priorities as well as providing information regarding the resumption of enforcement activities and resolution of open enforcement cases.
Many companies were caught off-guard in the spring when diagnoses of COVID-19 multiplied rapidly and forced businesses to close or drastically change their policies with little warning. Now companies that have reopened must prepare for the future.
As discussed previously, President Trump issued an Executive Order on July 14, 2020, concerning certain import and export trade requirements between the US and China.
The US Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission recently issued an updated set of guidelines for “vertical mergers,” or mergers between companies at different levels of the supply or distribution chain.
New York County Supreme Court Justice Schecter dismissed a fraudulent conveyance action brought by UMB Bank, N.A., the indenture trustee for certain of Neiman Marcus’ senior notes, on the basis that the applicable indenture did not grant UMB authority and power to assert claims.
The new regulations prohibit government agencies from entering into, extending, or renewing a contract with contractors if they use any equipment, system, or service that uses certain Chinese telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential components of any system.
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, businesses are challenged to do what they can to avoid liability and create litigation readiness policies and plans to support the new normal.
Arent Fox International Trade Associate Leah Scarpelli will present as part of the United States Fashion Industry Association’s webinar hosted August 13, 2019.
Driven by national security concerns, over the past three years the US Government has taken a much more aggressive position on an array of technology issues involving China.
Schiff Hardin is providing pro bono representation alongside Period Equity, the country’s first law and policy organization dedicated to making menstrual products affordable, safe, and accessible to those in need, in a class action lawsuit against the State of Michigan and its Department of Treasury for sex-based discrimination in taxing menstrual products.
President Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) (TikTok EO) August 6, 2020, banning “transactions” yet to be identified by the US Department of Commerce (Commerce) related to TikTok and its parent ByteDance Ltd.
United States District Court Judge J. Paul Oetken of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York issued an opinion and order (Order) vacating four key aspects of the final rule to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), promulgated by the United States DOL.
Because of the time needed to mark, pack, and ship goods from Hong Kong to the US, it is imperative that importers act quickly to ensure compliance with this new requirement.
Following stalled negotiations about a fifth round of coronavirus relief in Congress, President Trump signed an executive order on August 8, 2020 directing the US Treasury to suspend the obligations of employers to withhold and deposit the employee share of Social Security taxes.