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On August 14, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) issued guidance to the U.S. academic community regarding compliance with export controls and to protect U.S. national security…
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/ International Law & Trade
Cooperation agreements are a new tool for distressed debtholders seeking to negotiate from a position of unity and strength. These agreements can also help debtholders defend themselves against a growing opportunistic strategy…
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/ Bankruptcy, Finance & Banking
Overview On May 10, 2024, the Florida Governor approved Senate Bill 532 (“SB 532”), which passed the Florida House and Senate by nearly unanimous vote (1 vote against in the Senate). SB 532 substantially revises Chapter 517,…
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/ Finance & Banking, Securities Law
On September 5, 2024, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) released General License (“GL”) 108 (“Authorizing Limited Safety and Environmental Transactions Involving Certain Blocked Persons…
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/ International Law & Trade
As Q4 approaches, many employers are completing 2024 goals and setting 2025 goals, including updating their key employment policies and agreements to ensure they align with ever-evolving federal, state, and local laws and…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
On August 29, 2024, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) published a final rule (the “Rule”) requiring reports by “reporting persons” concerning real estate transfers to a legal entity or trust of certain…
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/ Finance & Banking, Real Estate - Residential
On August 27, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) announced amendments to two key FAQs (FAQs 736 and 757) concerning the Cuban Assets Control Regulations (“CACR”). These FAQs…
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/ International Law & Trade
The legal developments in the area of independent contractor misclassification and compliance last month include cases against a record label company, an Islamic Center, and a waste recycling company. Lawsuits for IC…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
The EUIPO Cancellation Division has partially upheld cancellation applications against ORANGE marks in respect of certain goods in Classes 11, 16, 18 and 25.
Originally published in the August 5, 2024 edition of World…
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/ Intellectual Property
In a recent enforcement action, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) imposed a civil penalty on a U.S. company for violations of the antiboycott provisions under Part 760 of the Export…
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/ International Law & Trade
7-Eleven has been defending its position for years that individuals operating as franchisees of its retail stores in Massachusetts are not employees under that state’s strict Independent Contractor Law but rather are exempt from…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
On April 24, 2024, President Biden signed into law the "Making Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2024, and for Other Purposes" Act. This law mandates that the United States regulate…
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/ International Law & Trade
On August 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) issued General License (“GL”) 103 ("Authorizing Transactions Related to Imports of Certain Diamond Jewelry Prohibited by…
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/ International Law & Trade
As reported in our earlier QuickStudies on the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) and the Regulations adopted by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”), each company in existence on or after January 1, 2024 that…
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/ Business Organizations, Finance & Banking
On June 28, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) intended to strengthen and modernize U.S. financial institutions’ anti-money…
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/ Finance & Banking
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