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On June 8, 2020, Mayor Bowser signed the Coronavirus Support Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2020 (the Act), which the Council of the District of Columbia had unanimously approved on May 19, 2020. The Act is now in effect for 90 days (i.e., until September 6, 2020).
And people said retail shopping was dead ....
June 12, 2020
International Bar Association Power Law Committee of the Energy, Environment, Natural Resources and Infrastructure Law Section
June 11, 2020
The last 90 days have resulted in profound change in the way we all do business.
On June 1, 2020, the US Supreme Court unanimously ruled a non-signatory to an international arbitration agreement can enforce that agreement and rely on domestic state law doctrines to compel others to arbitrate.
The Caquelin decision acknowledges the importance of safeguarding precedent, while also reminding the government that it does not have an unbridled right to interfere with private property interests and take land without just compensation.
On May 26, 2020, a Magistrate Judge in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia ordered Capital One to turn over a digital forensic investigation report in a class action arising out of a 2019 cyber incident affecting roughly 100 million US residents.
Health Care Practice Group Co-Leader Douglas Grimm was recently quoted in a Healthcare Dive article.
Arent Fox is pleased to announce that Firmwide Managing Partner Cristina A. Carvalho and Complex Litigation Partner Hunter T. Carter have once again been named to Latinvex’s Top 100 Lawyers list.
June is Pride month. This is typically a time when the LGBTQ community and our allies celebrate who we are, what we stand for, the milestones we have achieved, and how we can accomplish more.
June 9, 2020
The Hatchery
Many states and localities have issued stay-at-home orders, and have closed on-site business operations to all but essential businesses and their employees. To enable employers to navigate those restrictions, we provide below a brief description of each state’s and the District of Columbia’s stay-at
The murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery and the weaponization of race against Chris Cooper are heartbreaking reminders that many Americans, including colleagues at Arent Fox, have to carry with them every day the added burden of being a person of color in our country.
June 10, 2020
Entry into Force of the USMCA as of July 1 is proceeding as planned, with the publication of the Uniform Regulations last week a necessary critical step in making that a reality.
In four new FAQs issued on June 5, OFAC provides a few surprises in its clarifications of the sector-based sanctions contained in Iran-related Executive Order 13902, which was issued this past January.
Arent Fox Intellectual Property Partner, Marylee Jenkins, spoke with Law360 about how collaborations between companies and institutions formed to produce critical items needed to combat COVID-19 may lead to patent disputes.
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Headlines that Matter for Companies and Executives in Regulated Industries
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On Friday, June 5 President Trump signed the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 (PPP Flexibility Act) into law.
The Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 removes the CARES Act provision that disallows employers who obtain forgiveness of a PPP loan from deferring the employer portion of Social Security taxes until December 31, 2021 (one-half) and December 31, 2022 (one-half).
Partner J. Michael Showalter was quoted on a California federal court case that will test the influence of citizen and non-governmental organizations under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The citizen suit provision aims to force the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA to regulate chem
The Commercial Division of the New York State Supreme Court for New York County (O. Peter Sherwood, Justice) recently granted the fashion models-plaintiffs class action status to a long-simmering dispute as to whether they are employees under New York Labor Laws, and not independent contractors. Sha
Health Care partner Thomas Jeffry was recently quoted in a Healthcare Risk Management article titled “COVID-19 Changes HIPAA Compliance, But Caution Necessary.”
Earlier this week, the US Department of Justice published updated guidance on how it evaluates corporate compliance programs when conducting investigations, making charging decisions, and negotiating pleas or other agreements.
A former Illinois executive inspector general writes that K-12 school districts will need to make substantial changes to how they address sexual harassment.
Today we are writing about one that defendants should pursue in cases when the tort occurs on federally owned land: “federal enclave” jurisdiction.