A United States federal district court judge in the Southern District of New York struck down four regulations issued by the United States Department of Labor (DOL) limiting paid leave entitlements under the Families First...more
On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) was signed into law. The CARES Act is designed to distribute capital quickly and broadly to help alleviate the economic impact of COVID-19,...more
Having been “inundated with questions from both state regulators and the regulated community about how to handle the current extraordinary situation,” the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced a temporary...more
As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to sweep the nation, the "Families First Coronavirus Response Act" (FFCRA) was approved by Congress and signed into law by the President on March 18, 2020, in an attempt to...more
4/1/2020
/ CARES Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
EFMLA ,
EPSLA ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Financial Stimulus ,
New Legislation ,
Relief Measures ,
Sick Leave ,
Sick Pay ,
Tax Credits ,
Trump Administration
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, as of this writing, several states, including California, Illinois, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Illinois and Pennsylvania, as well as large cities, including Miami,...more
As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to sweep the nation, the "Families First Coronavirus Response Act" (the Act) was approved by Congress and signed into law by the President on March 18, 2020 in an attempt to...more
Moving quickly to respond to the coronavirus outbreak, New York adopted sweeping legislation providing for paid and unpaid sick leave to all New York employees.
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In the last several days, the United States has seen its first cases of, and indeed deaths from, the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19. As of this writing, states with people under investigation for the virus, and those with...more
3/6/2020
/ Best Practices ,
Business Continuity Plans ,
Business Interruption ,
China ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Crisis Management ,
Delay Claims ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Infectious Diseases ,
International Travel ,
Public Health ,
Risk Management ,
Service Contracts ,
Suppliers ,
Supply Chain ,
Travel Restrictions
When Trade Secrets or Confidential Business Information Are Stolen, Can You Recover Pre-Judgment Interest in Massachusetts? If your company’s confidential business information or trade secrets are stolen, in Massachusetts you...more
In some instances in which a company finds itself in the cross-hairs of a patent infringement cease-and-desist letter or lawsuit, a license may not be a viable option. That is often the case when the patent holder is a...more
Jury Awards $95.5M in Trademark Infringement Case $95.5M in damages has been awarded by a jury in the ongoing trademark infringement battle between Walmart Stores, Inc. (Walmart) and Variety Stores, Inc. (Variety) over the...more
FIRRMA Pilot Program Puts Critical Technology in the Spotlight -
On November 10, 2018, the inter-agency Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) will begin a pilot program that will implement certain...more
There has been a recent surge of lawsuits and demand letters alleging company websites are violating the Americans with Disability Act (the “ADA”). In the first six months of 2018, there were at least 1,053 lawsuits alleging...more
10/1/2018
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Disability Discrimination ,
DMCA ,
Product Labels ,
Proposition 65 ,
Public Accommodation ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Safe Harbors ,
Title III ,
Warning Labels ,
Website Accessibility ,
Website Owner Liability ,
Websites
Patent infringement defendants have been enjoying a good ride for some time now. The Supreme Court, with decisions like Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank International, have for the most part raised the barriers for patentees and...more
If you own trademark registrations in the United States, you are required to make certain filings with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) to keep your trademark registration(s) alive. In particular, prior to the sixth...more
12/5/2017
/ Abstract Ideas ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Legal Fees ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trolls ,
Patents ,
Trademark Registration ,
Trademarks ,
USPTO