The federal government is increasingly using nontraditional ways to spend its money, such as purchasing goods and services through “other transaction authority,” which we recently wrote about and which does not require traditional competitive award...
The last several days have seen a flurry of activity in the federal courts in matters involving the Endangered Species Act (ESA)...... By: Nossaman LLP
When it comes to a poster-child for corrupt organizations, there is very little competition that can eclipse Petrobas, the Brazilian state-owned oil and gas company.... By: Michael Volkov
A Connecticut federal district court has found an employer liable for discrimination for failing to hire a medical marijuana user based on a drug test.... By: Akerman LLP - HR Defense
Are a licensee’s rights to use a trademark safe if the licensor files for bankruptcy and rejects the trademark license? This is a question the U.S. Supreme Court may resolve later this year.... By: McGuireWoods LLP
California has written letters to at least fifty California-licensed insurers requesting information on any existing or planned initiatives to increase the diversity of the insurer’s board.... By: Locke Lord LLP
Liability in the construction process is usually determined and allocated by contract. It is quite common for construction contracts to contain indemnity provisions requiring one party to defend and reimburse the other against various expenses or...
As anticipated in the advisory we issued yesterday, New York state released finalized model sexual harassment prevention documents under New York Labor Law Section 201-g, which requires that all employers either (i) use the model forms, or (ii)...
On October 1, the New York State Division of Human Rights issued its final model sexual harassment policy and training guidelines to assist employers in complying with the new sexual harassment legislation that will become effective October 9, 2018....
