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January 15,

Volume XI, Number 15

January 15,

• Will the New Congress Reverse Any “Midnight Rules?” by: Robert Mangas and Steven G. Barringer
• Mayor Bowser Signs Non-Compete Ban, Congressional Review Underway by: Garen E. Dodge and Nathaniel M. Glasser
• ESMA Reminds Firms of MiFID II Rules on Reverse Solicitation Post by: Carolyn H. Jackson and Nathaniel W. Lalone
• Less Than a Month After DOJ Brings Its First Wage-Fixing Indictment, by: Janene Marasciullo and David J. Clark
• How to Level Up your Law Firm Technology and Marketing in by: Sarah Schaaf
• India Releases Revised Non-Personal Data Framework by: Hunton Andrews Kurth’s Privacy and Cybersecurity
• New Nationwide Permit 12 Released by United States Army Corps of by: Armando Benincasa
• Institution of Eminence Regime – More Autonomy Given, Foreign by: Aniruddha Majumdar and Aarushi Jain
• Top 3 Employee Mobility and Restrictive Covenant Issues to Watch For by: Lawrence J. Del Rossi and Jill A. Zender
• Transatlantic Trade | US and Europe – Week of January 11, by: Stacy A. Swanson and Christina Economides
• Do Law Firms Have to Respond to Access Requests that Seek Personal by: David A. Zetoony
• Do Law Firms Have to Respond to Access Requests that Seek Personal by: David A. Zetoony
• SEC Issues No-Action Letter Regarding Institutional Family Offices by: Susan Light and Timothy D. Kertland
• Regulatory Yearly Wrap Digital Health in India by: Shreya Shenolikar and Darren Punnen
• Now That the Dust Has Settled, Have Most Companies Put Up a ‘Do Not by: David A. Zetoony
• COVID Weekly Newsletter: Biden Announces Ambitious Vaccination Plan by: James M. Vergis, Ph.D. and Sarah-Lloyd Stevenson
• Privacy and Data Protection – India Wrap by: Purushotham Kittane and Inika Serah Charles
• FCC Sets Volume Limits For Some Prerecorded Calls to Home Phones by: Liisa M. Thomas
• Pinning Down Corporate Leadership by: Joseph S. Hartunian
• Energy & Sustainability: What to Expect from the th Congress by: R. Neal Martin
• Supreme Court Declines to Resolve Whether Its Bristol-Myers Squibb by: Michael P. Daly and Deanna J. Hayes
• FCA Updates COVID Webpage With Guidance on Market Trading and by: Carolyn H. Jackson and Nathaniel W. Lalone
• How the Heck Are Businesses Supposed to Give People Privacy Notices by: David A. Zetoony
• EPA and OSHA Sign MOU for Implementing TSCA Section 5 and Sharing CBI by: Lynn L. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton
• Cakes Gone Bad: The Cheesecake Factory Faces Securities Scrutiny by: Joseph S. Hartunian and Mee (Rina) Kim
• New Federal Exceptions Favor Value-Based Care by: Timothy Cahill and Sydney N. Pahren
• Relaxations for AIFs in GIFT City by: Ipsita Agarwalla and Shivam Ahuja
• COVID US State Policy Report – January 14, by: Jeffrey L. Turner and Traci L. Martinez
• Is a Company that Accepts Credit Cards a Service Provider Under the by: David A. Zetoony and Jena M. Valdetero
• EEOC Issues Opinion Letter on Older Workers Benefit Protection Act by: Daniel G. Prokott and Kerry C. Zaroogian
• Data Flows from the EU to the UK Continue For Now by: Dr. Johanna Hofmann
• Podcast: Forecast for Telehealth Fraud and Abuse Risk in – by: Amy F. Lerman and Melissa L. Jampol
• Are Tenant-Landlord Disputes Arbitrable? Supreme Court of India  by: Mohammad Kamran and Kshama A. Loya
• Congress Ramps Up Survey Enforcement for Medicare Hospice Programs by: Jody Erdfarb and Maureen Weaver
• China and Japan | Competition Currents January by: Andrew G. Berg and Gregory J. Casas
• Helping Jurors Make Sense of Complex Cases by: Chris Ritter
• Episode Data Monetization in Medical Devices, Healthcare and by: Steven Lundberg and Suneel Arora
• California Supreme Court Answers the Ninth Circuit: Dynamex Applies by: Kelli M. Winkle
• Weekly Round-Up: Google Backs DACA and Immigration Reform; Court by: William C. Menard
• Key Findings & Takeaways from OCR HIPAA Audit Findings by: Jennifer L. Urban and Jennifer J. Hennessy
• Canadian and Other Travel Restrictions During COVID by: Melle X. Fabian
• Under the Heroes Act, Employers can Help Pay your Student Loans by: Gretchen Harders
• Litigation Minute: Don't Get Disqualified--Representing Current by: Kari L. Vander Stoep
• New Year, New OSHA Citation Penalty Amounts by: Raymond Perez, II
• Section Final Regulations on the Taxation of Carried Interest by: Jeremy Naylor and Amanda H Nussbaum
• United States Supreme Court Resolves Circuit Split in Creditors’ Favor by: Jeffrey L. Tarkenton and Jill C. Walters

January 14,

• New OSHA Site-Specific Inspection Directive Targets Workplaces with by: Melanie L. Paul and Mary L. Bradley
• Weekly IRS Roundup December 28, – January 8, by: McDermott Will & Emery
• Section (m) Final Regulations Clarify Grandfathering Rules to by: Christine M. Kong
• The Save Our Stages Act – Time for Eligible Businesses to Get Ready by: William Ziegelbauer and Peter Carson
• Current PPP Borrowers: What Do I Need to Know about the Economic Aid by: Curtis R. Hearn and Aimee Andrepont Decuir
• FTC Subpoenas: What Do Company Owners, Executives, and In-House by: Dr. Nick Oberheiden
• Europe Competition Currents | January by: Andrew G. Berg and Gregory J. Casas
• Predicting the Biden Administration's Impact on The U.S by: Darrell L. Conner and Mark Ruge
• EEOC: Non-U.S. Citizen Employees Working Abroad May Be Excluded from by: Nadine C. Abrahams and Stephanie L. Adler-Paindiris
• A New Agenda: Significant Changes in U.S. Environmental Policy Are by: Sarah A. Slack and Dorothy E. Watson
• Current PPP Borrowers: How Do I Apply for a Second Draw PPP Loan? by: Curtis R. Hearn and Aimee Andrepont Decuir
• Maryland Employers: Are You Complying with Slate of New Employment by: Nathaniel M. Glasser and Anastasia A. Regne
• Western District of Louisiana Says Plaintiff’s Marine Engineering by: William V. Essig and Eric M. Friedman
• Textile Industry Faces Increasing Global Pressures Regarding Climate by: Kirstin K. Gruver and Nicole J. Waxman
• First Time PPP Borrowers: What Do I Need to Know about Applying for a by: Curtis R. Hearn and Aimee Andrepont Decuir
• California Proposes New Amendments to Proposition 65 Warning by: Mitzi Ng Clark and Natalie E. Rainer
• EEOC Issues Long-Awaited Proposed Wellness Program Rules by: Jason A. Rothman and Kristine M. Bingman
• Year in Review: The Most Popular IP Posts of by: Christina Sperry
• North America Competition Currents | January by: Andrew G. Berg and Gregory J. Casas
• Is the Pendulum Swinging the Other Way? Court Finds TCPA Claims by: Amy B. Doolittle
• Vaccine Incentives: How Employers Can Encourage Employee Vaccination by: Amy Karff Halevy and Amber K. Dodds
• Environmental, Health, and Safety Outlook for Manufacturers by: Megan Baroni
• Pennsylvania Supreme Court to Consider Whether Registering to Do by: David R. Fine and David A. Fusco
• U.S. Department of Labor Finalizes New Rule Setting Forth Test to by: Jamie Moelis and Kevin J. Smith
• Study Says 69% of Undocumented Immigrant Workers Hold Essential Jobs by: Raymond G. Lahoud
• Supreme Court Decides Chicago v. Fulton by: Stephanie A. Koltookian and Alan J. Lazarus
• The CFPB Taskforce Recommends Limits On FCRA Class Action Awards In by: Nikku D. Khalifian
• Mobile Advertising Company Gets Flack from FTC for Failure to Deliver by: Snehal Desai
• Possible Changes for Banks in a Biden Administration and Democratic by: Palmer C. Hamilton
• Consolidated Appropriations Act, Workshare Back in Play by: John J. Porta and Jenna M. Decker
• DOJ Brings First Criminal “No-Poach” and “Wage-Fixing” Prosecutions; by: Joel Mitnick and Ngoc Pham Hulbig
• Legal Ramifications of Flouting Mask Rules by Members of Congress by: Carolyn Wheeler
• Action Items on Technology and Communication Policies in front of the by: Christian T. Fjeld and Christopher Harvie
• COVID Comfort Zones - Overview of Business and Social by: Kathleen M. Hamann and Suzanne King
• OIG Issues Advisory Opinion Allowing Pharmaceutical Company’s Payment by: Gary Rom and Jesse Witten
• Ubiquiti Notifies Customers of Breach by: Linn F. Freedman
• NLRB Finds Social Media Policies Lawful, Sheds Light on Impact of by: Mark Theodore and Joshua S. Fox
• Recall Roundup: December by: Kelly L. Faglioni and Jonathan L. Caulder
• SEC Whistleblower Program Surpasses Record Amount of Awards Granted by: Mary Jane Wilmoth
• BlackRock (k) Plan Class Action Headed for Trial by: Stacey C.S. Cerrone and René E. Thorne
• Taming the Elephants: SEC Jumbo Trader Risk Alert by: Peter D. Hutcheon
• Revenge of the Grammar Nerds: Grammatical Canons Overturn $ by: Christopher M. Bruno
• Proposed Amendments to the Hazardous Products Regulations in Canada by: ACTA Group
• Paycheck Protection Program Rebooted by: Craig N. Landrum
• OFCCP Publishes Opinion Letter on Protections for Religious Liberty by: Guy Brenner and Abigail Rosenblum
• Fifth Circuit Sets New Standard for Certifying FLSA Collective Actions by: John B. Brown and Patrick J. Maher
• FTC Warns of COVID Scam Targeted at Small Businesses by: Linn F. Freedman
• EPA Proposes Changes to TSCA Fee Rule by: Thomas C. Berger and Gregory A. Clark
• Virginia Passes Permanent Standard on COVID by: Courtney M. Malveaux
• Jetting along the Thin Line between Appellate Standing and Admitting by: Thomas DaMario
• New Jersey Authorizes Remote Civil Jury Trials as the COVID by: Theodora McCormick
• Privacy Tip # – Fertility Tracking App Settles with FTC by: Linn F. Freedman
• Half a Loaf: Congress Extends the Statute of Limitations on Some SEC by: David Slovick
• Day Three Notes for the 39th Annual JP Morgan Healthcare Conference, by: Eric A. Klein and Aytan Dahukey
• A New Year: Tools for Employers to Renew and Enhance Commitments to by: Michael D. Thomas
• Activist Hackers Claim They Archived Parler Content Leading Up to by: Linn F. Freedman
• Patent Owners Disavowal of Appeal from District Court’s by: Sarah P. Hogarth
• New York Could Become the Next Hotbed of Class Action Litigation Over by: Joseph J. Lazzarotti
• Idaho Attorney General Pumps Brakes on Gas Sales by: Christopher E Ondeck and John R Ingrassia
• State University Challenges Board on Sovereign Immunity in Inter by: David Mlaver
• Advocate General Issues Opinion on GDPR’s One-Stop-Shop by: Hunton Andrews Kurth’s Privacy and Cybersecurity
• Cybersecurity and “Recognized Security Practices”: New Statute by: Iliana L. Peters and Erica L. (Beacom) Reagan
• New or Not, Object-Oriented Simulation Patent Ineligible Under § by: Colin J. Stalter
• Supreme Court to Consider Doctrine of Assignor Estoppel in Patent by: Amol Parikh
• Ohio Governor Signs Employment Law Uniformity Act Into Law, by: Patrick O. Peters and Vincent J. Tersigni
• SolarWinds Cyber-Attack Has Significant Implications for Developers by: Virginia K. Trunkes
• Dutch Labor, Employment, and Pensions Update by: Thomas Timmermans and Iza van Erkel
• How Not to Build a Case of Trade Secret Misappropriation by: Jodi Benassi
• CFPB Assesses $ Million Civil Penalty Against Santander For by: Jason D. Wyman
• COVID Vaccinations: What Employees and Employers Need to Know by: Carolyn Wheeler and Jessica L. Westerman
• International Challenges Help China and the EU Find Agreement on by: Paolo Beconcini
• How A Failed Royal Pardon Became A Limit To A President's Power by: Keith Paul Bishop
• CARES Act Prosecutions Have Already Rooted Out Over $ Million In by: Ripley Rand
• Organizations Should Plan in to Comply with The California by: Brian G. Cesaratto and Deanna L. Ballesteros
• IP Implications of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, by: Jodi Benassi
• Fifth Circuit Sets New Framework for Fair Labor Standards Act by: Leslie Selig Byrd and Amber K. Dodds
• China MOFCOM Issues First Order of – Counteracting Unjustified by: International Trade Practice at Squire Patton Boggs
• Court Holds That Holographic Will Was Not Valid As There Was No by: David Fowler Johnson
• Social Security News: Stimulus and COLA by: Shana Siegel
• Final Risk Evaluation for 1,4-Dioxane Finds Unreasonable Risk to by: Government Regulation
• Proposals to Expand Basel Convention Controls on Circular Economy by: Paul E. Hagen and K. Russell LaMotte
• Incentive Stock Option & Employee Stock Purchase Plan by: Matthew B. Grunert and Scott C. Sanders
• Australian Productivity Commission Releases Final Report Into by: Clive Cachia
• COVID US State Policy Report – January 13, by: Jacqueline Orfield
• Court Holds That Purchaser Of Partnership Property Was Not Liable For by: David Fowler Johnson

January 13,

• ITC Finishes with a Flurry of New Complaints by: Adam R. Hess
• EEO-1 Reporting Opening April by: Erin D. Schilling and Stephanie A. Wolters
• California Announces Pay Data Reporting Portal Will Open by February by: Christopher T. Patrick and Susan E. Groff
• COVID Stimulus Package Significantly Expands Cares Act Employee by: David R. Fuller and Andrew C. Liazos
• New Clarity on Tax Impact of CARES Act Programs by: Scott D. McClure
• Consolidated Appropriations Act: Health and Welfare Benefits by: Jacob Mattinson and Judith Wethall
• DOL Provides Clarity Regarding Independent Contractors by: Emma R. Schuering and Isaac T. Caverly
• American Axle & Manufacturing v. Neapco Holdings–Part II by: Warren Woessner
• DOL Field Assistance Bulletins Clarify Telehealth and Telework Impact by: Catherine A. Cano
• Beware: The Report Expressly Prepared for Trial Counsel May Not Be by: John A. Burlingame and Kristin L. Bryan
• EEOC Announces Schedules for EEO Data Collection by: Kristin Jones Pierre and Renee C. Manson
• Diversity, Inclusion Efforts Can Make a Difference in Attracting, by: Gina K. Janeiro and Hadley M. Simonett
• USPTO Releases Report on Distortions Caused by Chinese Monetary by: Aaron Wininger
• As Pet Insurance Gains Pup-ularity, NAIC Forms New Working Group by: Sandra K. Jones and Nicole Wixted
• TCEQ Develops Standard Permit for Marine Loading Operations by: Lisa Montgomery Shelton
• Mandatory COVID Benefits Under Families First Coronavirus Response by: Jenifer M. Bologna
• Food-Contact Chemicals Database Implications Questioned by: Packaging Law at Keller and Heckman
• Overview of the Impact of the Consolidated Appropriations Act on by: Alden J. Bianchi
• H-1B Cap Process That Begins in March Gives Priority to High Salary by: Kimberly A. Clarke and Nina Thekdi
• Supreme Court Asks Second Circuit to Reconsider Ruling in Insider by: Melissa S. Ho and Andrew T. Fox
• Searching for Shells: New Federal Law Requires Privately-Held by: Emily L. Cooke and Kathleen M. Hamann
• Anticipating a COVID Emergency Temporary Standard in by: William K. Doran and Margaret S. Lopez
• UnitedHeathcare Subsidiary Indicted for No-Poach Agreements by: Christopher H. Gordon and Whitney N. Williams
• Washington: New COVID Roadmap to Recovery Plan by: Sherry L. Talton and Jonathan M. Minear
• Episode Preemption by the UTSA, Compilations as Trade Secrets, by: Jordan D. Grotzinger
• DOL Issues Final Rule on Independent Contractor Classification Test by: Gary Enis and Alan J. Marcuis
• Negative COVID Test or Proof of Recovery from COVID Required by: Jennifer Cory and Susan Waller Ramos
• Here's What Habits Your Law Firm Should Start in by: Sarah Schaaf
• Tax Proposals of President-Elect Biden and Other Prominent Democrats by: David S Miller and Sean Webb
• Fifth Circuit Rejects Two-Step Approach for Certifying FLSA by: Mia Farber and David R. Golder
• Consolidated Appropriations Act of Updates to Paycheck by: Michael K. Mahoney and Randle B. Pollard
• IRS Issues Final Regulations on Taxation of Carried Interest Under by: Abraham A. Reshtick and David K. Salamon
• US Department of Labor Releases Final Rule Clarifying Standard for by: Melissa Legault
• Asbestos Reporting and Regulation to be a TSCA Focal Point for EPA in by: Alexandra B. Cunningham and Matthew Z. Leopold
• Prop 65 Changes Will Disrupt Business Compliance Planning by: Gilliam F. Stewart
• The Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits and Venues by: Rachel Lilienthal Stark and Dolores R. Kelley
• Are Pre-Launch Statements Now Within the Range of the National by: Katherine L. Staba
• Cannabis Legislation in Key States: Montana Voters Approve Legalizing by: Chris Gerardi and Joel Wallace
• DBE Gross Receipts Cap Adjusted for Inflation by: Lisa B. Andrzejewski
• New Ownership Disclosure Requirements for Certain Federal High by: Richard L. Moorhouse and Michael J. Schaengold
• Ohio’s HB Simplifies and Clarifies Anti-Discrimination Statute by: Jan E. Hensel
• COVID Update: Can’t Lose What You Never Had: New York State Court by: Melissa C. Hinkle and Molly Lovedale
• What Do We Know After the Mississippi Supreme Court’s Ruling in RW by: Thomas B. Shepherd III and Kathryn H. Hester
• Fifth Circuit Rejects Two-Step FLSA Collective Action Certification by: Jason N. W. Plowman and Meghan H. Hanson
• Supreme Court Denies Certiorari in Challenge to Michigan’s Alcohol by: Scott W. Coyle and Benjamin C. Glassman
• Anticipated Renewable Energy and Environmental Policy Changes in the by: Tracy Hammond
• California Voters Approve (Another) Overhaul of California Consumer  by: Paul W. Sweeney, Jr. and Tara C. Clancy
• Day 2 Notes for the 39th Annual J.P Morgan Healthcare Conference, by: Eric A. Klein and Aytan Dahukey
• Transferring Personal Data from the EU to the UK: Interim Solutions by: Susan L. Foster, Ph.D.
• US Trade Policy in the Biden Administration [VIDEO] by: Paul Nathanson and Joshua C. Zive
• UK Announces Procedure for Authorization of New FCMs by: Food and Drug Law at Keller and Heckman
• FDA Clarifies Food Traceability List Descriptions and Publishes by: Food and Drug Law at Keller and Heckman
• DC Mayor Signs Act Creating Near Total Ban on Non-Compete Agreements by: Guy Brenner and Caroline L. Guensberg
• The Interplay of New Technology and Pandemic-Era Claims in by: Chris Ritter
• A Proxy Season and Annual Report Guide to by: David J. Lavan and P. Danielle Cortez
• COVID Government of Ontario Declares a Second State of Emergency by: Jeffrey Patterson
• It's Time For Foreign Corporations To Publish Or Perish In Nevada by: Keith Paul Bishop
• Everalbum Settles with FTC over Facial Recognition Technology in its by: Kathryn M. Rattigan
• USDA Announces Intent to Transfer Regulatory Authority Over Animal by: Alan J. Sachs and Matthew D. Schneider
• COVID US State Policy Report – January 12, by: Jeffrey L. Turner and Traci L. Martinez
• D.C. Circuit Upholds Hospital Price Transparency: Regulations Paving by: Alexis Finkelberg Bortniker and C. Frederick Geilfuss II
• Who is the Declarant? And Why Does it Matter? by: Samuel B. Franck
• Immediate Appeals of Temporary Restraining Orders? Not So Fast. by: Joshua D. Dunlap
• Ontario’s New State of Emergency, Stay-at-Home Order, and Rules for by: Michael Comartin and Shir Fulga
• COVID US State Policy Report – January , by: Jeffrey L. Turner and Traci L. Martinez

January 12,