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Welcome to our weekly roundup of CBD and hemp-related legal and regulatory news: CBD - Medterra CBD seeks sanctions against Healthcare Resources Management Group over ‘frivolous’ claims - A Calif.-based hemp products merchant renewed its push for sanctions against a Fla.

Employers who sponsor employee benefits plans are used to providing ongoing communication to plan participants.  The communications range from legally required disclosures (e.g., summary plan descriptions) to legally required notices (e.g., COBRA notices) to information voluntarily provided to pa

On June 10, 2021, shortly after issuing its Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) for healthcare settings, OSHA updated its Guidance on Mitigating and Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in the Workplace (“Updated OSHA Guidance”), which is applicable to all employers not covered by the ETS.

“Absent threats or promises, § 8(c) [of the National Labor Relations Act] unambiguously protects ‘any views, argument tor opinion’ – even those that the agency finds misguided, flimsy, or daft,” the D.C. Circuit has held. Trinity Services Group, Inc. v. NLRB, No. 20-1014 (D.C. Cir.

Much has been written and discussed in the last several months about SPACs, or special purpose acquisition companies. What is a SPAC, and what are the possible applications of this capital raising and acquisition strategy in the energy industry?

What A Ride- No one anticipated that the Administration’s proposed tax increases would fly through Congress easily – at least no one residing in a state in which the recreational use of marijuana has not been legalized.

Many states have legalized the use of cannabis for medical and/or recreational usage. However, cannabis is still listed as a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act and thus illegal at the federal level.

Amendments to New York’s Health and Essential Rights Act (HERO Act) give the state Department of Labor more time, until July 5, 2021, to create industry-specific model safety standards and to clarify when employers must implement required airborne infectious disease prevention plans......

Late Friday, the SEC announced that its Spring 2021 Regulatory Flexibility Agenda—both short-term and long-term—has now been posted. And it’s a doozy.

When applying for Medicaid many people often forget about life insurance. But depending on the type of life insurance and the value of the policy, it can count as an asset. In order to qualify for Medicaid, you can't have more than $2,000 in assets (in most states)......

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