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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.

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 Noncompete 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.

D. Jacques Smith, Randall A. Brater, Alexander S. Birkhold, Michael F. Dearington, Rebecca W. Foreman, Nadia Patel, Laura Zell

Headlines that Matter for Companies and Executives in Regulated Industries

Tal M. Unrad, 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

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.

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.

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).

Nancy A. Noonan, Diana Dimitriuc Quaia, Jessica DiPietro

When imports are suspected of violating US trade law or when they threaten US economic interests, trade litigation (read: trade investigation cases) kicks in. This section focuses on third-country transshipment concerns in the article “Using Third Country Components? Buyer Beware.”

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.

David R. Hamill, Matthew Nolan, Nancy A. Noonan, Diana Dimitriuc Quaia, Birgit Matthiesen, Travis L. Mullaney, Sylvia G. Costelloe, Jessica DiPietro, Antonio J. Rivera, Leah Scarpelli, Robert E. Shervette, IV

Looking towards 2021 and a new Administration, Arent Fox’s International Trade & Investment group has prepared a series of primers on six key areas that can impact your business.

David R. Hamill, Birgit Matthiesen, Sylvia G. Costelloe, Antonio J. Rivera, Leah Scarpelli, Robert E. Shervette, IV

US tariffs are applied at the time of import and so the elevated role played by US Customs and Border Protection should not be underestimated.

Jessica DiPietro, Leah Scarpelli

Since trade policy almost always involves the application of tariffs, we begin with “China Tariffs – What to Expect from the Biden Administration,” an issue top of mind for many executives who have business interests in China and the United States.