Welcome to the inaugural edition of Morrison & Foerster’s quarterly newsletter on recent developments in arbitrations, investigations, and commercial and intellectual property litigation that may affect Japanese...more
11/6/2020
/ Arbitration ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Electronic Communications ,
FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy (CEP) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) ,
Japan ,
LCIA ,
Remote Hearings ,
SCC ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
On June 15, 2020, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a landmark civil rights decision, holding that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”) prohibits employers from discriminating on the basis of...more
8/11/2020
/ Bostock v Clayton County Georgia ,
Civil Rights Act ,
EEO ,
Employee Training ,
Equal Opportunities ,
Gender Identity ,
Japan ,
LGBTQ ,
SCOTUS ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Title VII
In the midst of Pride month, the Supreme Court of the United States has issued a landmark civil rights decision, holding that Title VII prohibits employers from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation and gender...more
6/17/2020
/ Altitude Express Inc v Zarda ,
Bostock v Clayton County Georgia ,
Civil Rights Act ,
EEOC v RG & GR Harris Funeral Homes ,
Gender Identity ,
LGBTQ ,
SCOTUS ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Title VII ,
Transgender
On April 6, 2020, the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) published regulations regarding the paid leave programs previously established in the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) and later revised in the...more
As businesses and employers parse the 880-page Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”), which President Trump signed into law on March 27, 2020, we offer this analysis of the unemployment...more
By unanimous vote on March 25, 2020, the Senate passed the largest stimulus measure the United States has ever seen, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”). The bill—totaling a whopping 880...more