In response to recent presidential directives, the U.S. Department of Labor is taking steps to delay the applicability and effective dates of two rules. First, the DOL's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) has proposed to extend by 60...
Florida voters turned out in droves to pass Amendment 2 to legalize medical marijuana. This Constitutional Amendment greatly expanded what was once a very narrow right in Florida to be treated with low dose THC cannabis. With its passage, Florida...
The EMA is looking for a new home. According to the Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of Health, Welfare and Sports' formal bid, this home is where the heart of the Netherlands is. It might not have the food, weather or mountains...
France's Sapin II Act was introduced last year to bring France into line with the highest international standards of transparency, in the fight against corruption and to guarantee more effective financing of the economy. A notable development for the...
In his more than one hour nationwide address last night to a joint session of Congress, President Trump discussed a broad range of topics: repeal of Obamacare, tax relief, immigration, rebuilding the Country’s infrastructure, strengthening the...
Ohio’s counties and cities would have the ability to decide whether they want to pay state-mandated prevailing wages on taxpayer-funded projects, or allow contractors to bid on projects without such requirements, under a bill expected to be...
On 2 December 2016, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) in the U.S. announced its intention to take applications from fintech companies that wish to obtain a special purpose national bank charter (“The Announcement”). In line with...
This difficult question arose in City of York Council v. Grosset UKEAT/0015/16. Mr Grosset, a teacher and head of English at a school ran by City of York Council, suffered from cystic fibrosis. He was disabled within the meaning of the Equality...
This morning, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) concluded its review of a proposed regulation entitled “Delay of Applicability Date” that would effectively delay the implementation of the Fiduciary Duty Rule (Rule). However, an odd turn of...
