North Carolina has implemented House Bill 619, which amends the regulations for residential elevators set forth in Article 9 of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes. The law applies to residential elevators in private...more
On June 24, 2022, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling in Reddy v. Buttar concerning enforcement of a Singapore arbitration award under the New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign...more
As noted in our prior posts, the U.S. Supreme Court Justices (with the exclusion of Justice Clarence Thomas who was hospitalized on March 18) heard oral arguments on March 23, 2022, for ZF Automotive US, Inc. v. Luxshare,...more
ZF Automotive US, Inc. v. Luxshare, Ltd., 21-401 is currently pending before the Supreme Court, with oral arguments scheduled to be heard on March 23, 2022....more
On February 7th, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 4445, known as the “Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021,” or the “#MeToo Bill.” The Senate passed the Bill only a few...more
The United States District Court for the District of South Carolina recently ruled in Sunland Logistics Solutions Inc. v. Zhejiang Wanfeng Auto Wheel Co., Ltd. that an arbitration clause naming a non-existent arbitral forum...more
In the wake of the new Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) published by OSHA on Nov. 5, 2021, employers have been left with a number of practical questions regarding enforcement and employee exemptions. The EEOC updated its...more
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a new emergency temporary standard (“ETS”) today, effective immediately, with compliance required by December 5, 2021. The ETS will remain in effect for...more
President Biden held a press conference Thursday evening where he outlined a series of new policies aimed at curtailing the recent dramatic increase in Covid-19 cases. While the new policies covered a wide variety of changes...more