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U.S. Government Agencies’ Fast Track Changes to Legal Standards (Part 1)

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog on 4/15/2019

With the Trump Administration now in its 27th month (half-way through the first term), Federal agencies seem to be picking up the pace of fundamentally altering the legal landscape in which manufacturers operate. Keeping up...more

Thought The Government was Closed? The Manufacturers’ Smorgasbord!

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog on 1/30/2019

This week’s post is somewhat breathless because so much happened or is about to happen. You may have thought the government has been closed for the past 35 days. But just like great magicians who get you to watch their right...more

2018 Employment Law Predictions for Manufacturers

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog on 1/24/2018

As has been our tradition, January is the time to predict the big developments in the coming year that will impact manufacturers. In January 2017, notwithstanding my “Lawyer’s Shrug,” I predicted Congress was unlikely to...more

The Trump N.L.R.B. Gift Giving Season

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog on 12/22/2017

Acting just days before the term of Chairman Phillip Miscimarra ended on December 16, the National Labor Relations Board issued four decisions overturning landmark cases that expanded employee and labor union protections. In...more

Manufacturing Law Predictions for 2017: Labor and Employment

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog on 1/23/2017

As has been our tradition, January is the time to predict the big developments in the coming year which will impact on manufacturers. Notwithstanding my “Lawyer’s Shrug,” here is my take on 2017....more

The 2017 “Manufacturers’ Lawyer’s Shrug”

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog on 12/20/2016

I am a really big fan of the NPR radio show, “Car Talk,” where two Boston auto mechanics took callers’ questions and tried to answer them. Since the November 8 election, I have freely adapted one of their signature phrases –...more

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