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Nicholas J. Nesgos, Lauren C. Schaefer
The vast majority of class action litigation in the logistics industry over the past quarter, and indeed the last few years, has been focused on the issue of worker misclassification.
Enrolling in such a CMS-sponsored innovation model now has an added benefit: a new Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) safe harbor.
Adam L. Littman
Class actions brought under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) continue to trend upward in favor of plaintiffs.
Anthony V. Lupo, Matthew R. Mills, Dan Jasnow
Folgers Coffee Co., and its parent company, J.M. Smucker, were sued in federal court for allegedly inflating the number of servings contained in certain canisters of Folgers’ ground coffee.
John P. Zaimes
The latest trends and developments in the class action world.
M. Scott Peeler, Lynn R. Fiorentino
Earlier this week, the federal government reopened the Paycheck Protection Program – and emphasized a renewed focus on preventing fraud and abuse.
Linda M. Jackson, Michael L. Stevens, Jon S. Bouker, Alexandra M. Romero
On January 11, 2021, Mayor Muriel Bowser signed into law the Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Amendment Act of 2020, passed by the Council of the District of Columbia in December 2020.
Berin S. Romagnolo, Nancy A. Noonan
Effective January 1, 2021, every private employer in Florida must either use E-verify, a federal web-based program, to verify the identity and work authorization for each new hire.
Amal U. Dave, Tal M. Unrad, Bryce W. Donohue, Justin A. Goldberg, Steven Sung Soo Yoon
The new guidance includes helpful information about additional ‘eligible costs’ for which PPP funds may be used.
Ricardo Fischer, Michelle Mancino Marsh
It may come as some surprise that embedded within the over 5,500-pages of the recent COVID-19 relief and government funding bill (the Consolidated Appropriations Act) are several (not-insubstantial) changes to copyright and trademark law and procedure.
New York Pharmacy Owners Charged in $30 Million COVID-19 Health Care Fraud and Money Laundering Case
D. Jacques Smith, Randall A. Brater, Alexander S. Birkhold, Michael F. Dearington, Mohammed T. Farooqui, Rebecca W. Foreman, Nadia Patel, Laura Zell
Headlines that Matter for Companies and Executives in Regulated Industries
Impacts of Stimulus Legislation on the Bankruptcy Code: Debtor Eligibility and Preference Exceptions
Tal M. Unrad, Justin A. Kesselman, James E. Britton
The recently-passed Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the “CAA”) augments the CARES Act by expanding the existing Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) and adding additional stimulus programs in an attempt to lay some traction to the most troubled sectors of the US economy.
Anthony V. Lupo, Matthew R. Mills, Dan Jasnow
In March 2020, photographer Michael Barret Boesen filed suit against the owner of sports news website, LongIslandTennisMagazine.com claiming that the website infringed on his copyrights by embedding an Instagram post featuring his photograph of tennis player Caroline Wozniacki.
Jill A. Steinberg
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a Final Rule in the Federal Register on December 2, 2020, overhauling the regulations governing the federal Physician Self-Referral Law (Stark Law).
Travis L. Mullaney
Arent Fox International Trade Group Partner Marwa Hassoun and Government Contracts Group Counsel Travis Mullaney chat about Section 889 of the National Defense Authorization Act.
Henry Morris, Jr., Robert K. Carrol, John P. Zaimes
On January 6, the US Department of Labor announced a final rule, aimed at clarifying the distinction, under the FLSA, between employees and independent contractors.
Adam D. Bowser, Jeffrey E. Rummel
On January 6, 2021, the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) location requirements go into effect for fixed multi-line telephone systems (MLTS) and interconnected VoIP services, which now include outbound-only VoIP services for purposes of emergency calling.
Malcolm S. McNeil, Gus N. Paras
AFC Gamma’s SEC filing illustrates the importance of proper risk assessment and adequate risk factor disclosures to investors in the rapidly-shifting regulatory landscape of cannabis production, sales, and lending.
D. Jacques Smith, Randall A. Brater, Michael F. Dearington
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit recently analyzed whether and to what extent a relator can survive the False Claims Act’s public disclosure bar when the relator alleges continuation of a fraud scheme.
Matthew J. Clark, Diana Dimitriuc Quaia, Antonio J. Rivera
Our final section returns to trade policy with three narrower but equally important articles – the first in regard to US renewal of GSP benefits and the tension between the Biden administration's promise to protect US workers while achieving climate goals.
David R. Hamill, Matthew Nolan, Birgit Matthiesen, Jessica DiPietro, Antonio J. Rivera
This is Washington and so we start and end with US trade policy. Our team is tracking the Biden Transition, starting with the introduction of Katherine Tai, nominee for the next US Trade Representative.
The Final Rule of the Stark Law revises the definitions of Fair Market Value and includes a definition of General Market Value to better align with actual practices without unduly restricting innovative relationships between physicians and entities providing designated health services.
Travis L. Mullaney, Sylvia G. Costelloe
Turning to the business of exports from the United States, the next section is a must-read for any company doing business in the United States or from the United States.
Adam Diederich, Allison K. Pfeifle, Kirstie Brenson
2020 was an unprecedented year for business owners. It brought a pandemic, a deep recession, a civil rights movement, and civil unrest in cities across America.
Michael L. Stevens, Henry Morris, Jr.
On December 31, 2020, the Administrator of the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division issued an opinion letter addressing whether certain travel time that occurs on a partial telework day is compensable under the FLSA. Opinion Letter FLSA2020-19 (December 31, 2020).