On May 5, 2021, Governor Cuomo signed the New York Health and Essential Rights Act (“NY HERO Act”), a first-of-its kind law designed to protect against the spread of airborne infectious diseases in the workplace.
For most of 2020, the world struggled with COVID-19 and its effects. Earlier in the pandemic, we published a Law360 guest article offering privacy guidance to developers interested in creating contact-tracing applications.
At least two insurance companies are adding “buffered” investment portfolios to the lineup of underlying funds that are available to support their variable annuity and variable life insurance policies.... By: Carlton Fields
EDRM, the Electronic Discovery Reference Model, is the dominant model for eDiscovery. With each new case, you begin an iteration of EDRM until you complete the case. When this happens, most people believe that the linear instance of EDRM is now complete.
Compliance Evangelist Tom Fox sits in for an insightful yet powerful conversation with James Gellert, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Rapid Ratings International. In this episode, glean the lessons that companies should never forget from the 2008 Financial Crisis to the Coronavirus
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held, in connection with an interlocutory appeal, that the False Claims Act (FCA) anti-retaliation provisions protect relators from post-employment retaliatory conduct. In United States ex rel. Felten v.
On May 6, 2021, the Canadian Competition Bureau (Bureau) released an update to its Competitor Collaboration Guidelines (Guidelines). The updated Guidelines signal several key changes to the Bureau’s enforcement practices for competitor collaborations.
In its just-concluded session, the Washington legislature passed several pieces of legislation intended to promote the transition of Washington’s transportation system away from fossil fuels. The most consequential of these, the Clean Fuels Program, is awaiting Gov. Inslee’s signature.
On March 3, 2021, New York City Mayor Bill DeBlasio issued Executive Order No. 64 (“EO”), which, effective immediately, imposes new sexual harassment reporting requirements on “human services” providers who contract with the City.
Environmental issues are inherent in many M&A transactions and require counsel’s careful assessment, explanation and guidance to manage certain technical aspects of successful deals.
