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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that reporting companies are not required to describe their products as “DRC conflict free,” having “not been found to be ‘DRC conflict free,’” or “DRC conflict undeterminable,” as originally required in the Conflict Minerals Rule (CMR).
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a press release yesterday (available here) touting its continued focus on trade associations’ compliance with the antitrust laws.
Earlier this week, Automotive leader Aaron Jacoby published an opinion article in the Daily Journal on Tesla’s direct-to-consumer sales model, which is contrary to the well-established, highly regulated vehicle delivery infrastructure.
Arent Fox LLP is pleased to announce the addition of international litigator Malcolm S. McNeil.
On April 26, 2014, the Federation of State Medical Boards approved updated model guidelines addressing the use of telemedicine technology.
Arent Fox Intellectual Property partner Pamela M. Deese is quoted by Bloomberg News in an article that illustrates the prospect of earning royalties from popular trademarked sports phrases.
This round includes US export control sanctions on trade in controlled products and technology.
On April 22, 2014, the US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights (OCR) announced settlements of close to $2 million with two health care entities for violations of the Privacy and Security Rules promulgated under the Heath Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
Arent Fox LLP is pleased to announce the expansion of its White Collar & Investigations practice with the addition of partner Peter R. Zeidenberg.
Arent Fox filed suit in the Supreme Court of the State of New York against Nomura Credit & Capital, Inc. and NCCMI, Inc. on behalf of Bersin Properties, LLC.
Automotive partner Aaron H. Jacoby talked with Law360 about five auto litigation trends to be aware of, including the recent high-stakes suits on topics such as whether auto manufacturers can bypass dealerships based on Tesla’s direct sales model as well as whether auto manufacturers will be forced
On April 24, 2014, the US District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled in favor of a challenge by Arent Fox client New York Prosperity and Protection PAC (NYPPP) to the constitutionality of New York’s anti-independent expenditure law. Partner Craig Engle represent NYPPP.
Working conditions of interns have been the focus of a series of unpaid wage actions in New York City and elsewhere.
On April 14, the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit stuck down portions of the Security and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Final Rule on Conflict Minerals (Final Rule) as unconstitutional.
It is unlikely that any ruling by a Regional Director of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has ever sparked such nationwide commentary as that of Region 13 Regional Director Peter Sung Ohr in ruling that Northwestern University scholarship football players are “employees” of the University.
Following his recent controversial decision that scholarship football athletes at Northwestern University are employees who can unionize.
On April 17, the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control granted Arent Fox LLP’s petition.
By a 2-1 vote, a three-member panel of the National Labor Relations Board (the NLRB or Board) ordered a California hospital found to have bargained in bad faith to reimburse the Union for its negotiating expenses and extended the certification year by another 12 month period.
The Federal Trade Commission alleged that a 2014 promotional contest on Pinterest violated Section 5 of the FTC Act.
The US District Court for the District of Columbia recently dismissed a former university employee’s claims under the District of Columbia Human Rights Act (the DCHRA) that she was wrongfully discharged for opposing gay marriage.
On April 13, 2014, Georgia Governor Nathan Deal (R) signed a law (S.B. 365) that will limit exposure for employers who hire employees with a criminal conviction history.
On April 3, 2014, President Barack Obama signed an Executive Order sanctioning those responsible for the conflict in South Sudan. The Executive Order blocks the property and entry of designated entities and individuals.
In an important victory for health care providers, a federal district court in Illinois recently held that health plans may not simply unilaterally recover overpaid funds from health care providers, but rather must provide the appeal and other procedural protections required under ERISA.
In 2009, President Obama signed into law the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, which, among other things, extended the statute of limitations for claims against an employer accused of paying an employee less based on her sex.
Arent Fox Government Relations partner Jon S. Bouker was quoted by Congressional Quarterly (CQ) in a cover story highlighting a different tone on Capitol Hill that has seen appropriators encouraging administration officials to increase their spending requests after a half-decade of belt tightening a