On September 28, 2020, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio signed a bill amending the Earned Sick and Safe Time Act (ESSTA). The amended ESSTA took effect on September 30, 2020.
As employers re-open workplaces, the use of rapid COVID-19 testing has proliferated. But if an employer learns of a positive result, is it required to report that result on its workplace injury logs?
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has published a Final Rule amending its procedural regulations with regard to closing investigations and issuing Dismissal and Notice of Rights correspondence. The changes are set to take effect on November 16, 2020......
As the Senate hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett conclude, and as her confirmation looms nearly certain, I’ve been wondering where she falls on Intellectual Property (IP) issues. Turns out so have others.
In the fiscal year (FY) 2021 inpatient prospective payment systems (IPPS) final rule, CMS finalized policies to define more accurately "displaced residents" from closing hospitals and programs.
I want to emphasize again the risks JVs pose under the FCPA. Mike Volkov has stated, “A joint venture requires the integration of disparate company cultures.
In this episode, I visit with Gar Hurst a partner at Givens and Johnston. Gar and the firm specialize on import control issues. Today we take a major issue that is bedeviling companies in the Port of Houston and elsewhere, wood packaging issue.
In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News: 1. Working remotes but inclusive. (NYT) 2. First narco-sub crosses Atlantic. (WSJ) 3. What will banks with blowout profits do with bonuses? (FT) 4. Top workplaces? Those that listen. (WaPo)...
