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PFAS in Consumer Products: State-by-state Regulations - November 2023

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Manufacturers, distributors, and retailers of consumer products across a broad spectrum of industries are being impacted by laws regulating the presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) in their products. This...more

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PFAS Update: Minnesota Significantly Restricts PFAS in Consumer Products

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On May 24, 2023, Minnesota enacted HF 2310, which includes a number of PFAS restrictions in consumer products. As discussed below, several categories of products can no longer contain intentionally added PFAS beginning on...more

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New Notice Requirement for Healthcare Transactions in New York

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Last month, New York State passed an amendment to the New York Public Health Law (the “NYPHL”) to require certain “health care entities” that are party to “material transactions,” including mergers and other change-of-control...more

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New Disclosure and Notice Requirements for New York Physician Practice Transactions

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The 2023-2024 New York State budget has enacted significant new mandatory disclosure and notice laws for certain transactions involving physician practices and other health care organizations. This new law – Article 45-A of...more

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Non-Emergency COVID-19 Standard Passed by Cal/OSHA

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On December 15, 2022, the Cal/OSHA Standards Board held its final meeting of 2022 and adopted the COVID-19 Prevention Non-Emergency Regulations. The COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS)will continue to remain in...more

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A Second Chance for the Public Health Emergency Privacy Act

This is the seventh alert in a series of Bradley installments on privacy and cybersecurity developments arising from the COVID-19 pandemic... Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) has re-introduced a bill to create the Public Health...more

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2021 Labor & Employment Law Update for California Employers

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2020 has been an unprecedented year in many ways, but one thing that remains constant is the legislature's enactment of new laws that impact employers. Ranging from Covid-19 legislation to revisions to worker classification...more

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Sacramento County Permits Some Businesses To Return And Enacts New COVID-19 Worker Protections

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The Sacramento County Health Officer just issued an Order superseding the County’s previous Stay-At-Home Order, reflecting the County’s shift from the Widespread Tier (Purple) to the Substantial Tier (Red) on the state’s...more

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California Enacts New COVID-19 Employer Reporting Requirement

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Governor Newsom just signed into law a bill that will require public and private California employers to provide detailed notices to employees when there is a COVID-19 exposure in the workplace, and to provide notice to local...more

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Virginia Becomes First in Nation to Adopt Emergency Workplace Safety Rules in Response to COVID-19

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Executive Summary: In what Virginia Governor Ralph Northam described as a response to an “absence of federal guidelines,” Virginia became the first state in the U.S. to establish and implement emergency workplace safety...more

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COVID-19 Office Closures & H-1B Employees

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We sincerely hope everyone is staying healthy. We understand that many organizations are adjusting their operations to respond to the challenges of the COVID-19 outbreak and for the protection of employees, including closing...more

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Coronavirus Update – Impact on Employee Benefit Plan Deadlines

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The SARS CoV-2 virus (“coronavirus”) has been declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization. It’s fair to say that none of us have ever experienced a pandemic, or at least not on this level. ...more

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Coronavirus: Commercial and Legal Considerations for Middle East Businesses

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The impact of the coronavirus outbreak, now officially named “Covid-19”, on businesses in the Middle East is already being felt; the recent G20 summit hosted in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia discussed economic consequences, government...more

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California Bill Proposes CCPA Exceptions for HIPAA De-identified Information, Other Health Data

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On January 6, 2020, the California State Senate’s Health Committee unanimously approved California AB 713, a bill that would amend the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) to except from CCPA requirements additional...more

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EPA Must Improve Oversight of Notice to the Public on Drinking Water Risks to Better Protect Human Health: U.S. EPA Office of...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued a September 25th report titled: EPA Must Improve Oversight of Notice to the Public on Drinking Water Risks to Better...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

California Issues the Nation’s Strictest Notice Levels for PFAS in Drinking Water

New Response Thresholds and Regulations in the Works for Public Water Suppliers - California has now established the strictest notice levels for PFAS substances of any state in the U.S., and is moving to establish new...more

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California Appellate Court Decision Impacts Ability to Terminate Hospital-Based Physicians

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Until recently, hospital-based medical groups frequently complied with a hospital’s request to remove a physician without any restrictions. In light of a recent California Appellate Court decision, however, hospitals and...more

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South Carolina Delivers New Pregnancy Accommodations Law

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South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster recently signed the Pregnancy Accommodations Act into effect, ushering in one of the most significant pieces of workplace legislation in recent history. The new law has the stated...more

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Florida Department of Environmental Protection Adopts Emergency Rule Imposing New Notice Requirements

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In response to the storm-related sewage and sinkhole-related discharges at the Mosaic facility in Mulberry, Florida, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) published two rulemaking notices on September 27, both...more

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Appellate Court Notes

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Supreme Court Advance Release Opinions: SC19589 - Velecela v. All Habitat Services, LLC - SC19589 Concurrence - Velecela v. All Habitat Services, LLC - Claim for negligent infliction of bystander emotion...more

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