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In today’s new episode, Mike Schmidt addresses three quick hits for the holiday week: (1) the implications of Congress’ failure to extend the expiring FFCRA requirements; (2) a federal court preliminarily striking down...more
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Holland & Knight's Venezuela Focus Team invites you to read our Venezuela Update, in which we discuss the latest news, trends and developments in Venezuela that impact the interests of businesses across all industry sectors. ...more
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Hong Kong Updates and Alerts - New Restrictions on Exports to Hong Kong – License Exceptions for Hong Kong Suspended - On June 29, 2020, the State Department announced that the U.S. will end the export of U.S.-origin...more
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