News & Analysis as of

Today's Popular Updates › Obama Administration

A repository for the most well-read content on JD Supra at any given time, along with occasional roundups of popular content by specific topic. Also stop by for monthly recaps of hot articles for the previous... more +
A repository for the most well-read content on JD Supra at any given time, along with occasional roundups of popular content by specific topic. Also stop by for monthly recaps of hot articles for the previous thirty days. less -
Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

DACA’s in trouble, and only Congress may be able to save it

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has affirmed a lower court ruling that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program is invalid. According to the appeals court, the DACA program was...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Environmental Law

EPA and NHTSA Release the SAFE Rule — Don’t You Feel Safer?

Foley Hoag LLP - Environmental Law on

EPA and the NHTSA have finally released Part 2 of the Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicle Rule. Most readers will know that Part 1 of the SAFE rule revoked California’s waiver authorizing it to impose more...more

WilmerHale

Environmental Litigation Alert: Citizen Suits Challenge Rollbacks, Replacements and Project Approvals

WilmerHale on

This is the eighth issue of WilmerHale’s 10-in-10 Hot Topics in Energy Series. Over the course of 10 weeks, our attorneys will share insights on current and emerging issues affecting the US energy sector. Attorneys from...more

Burns & Levinson LLP

The Benefits of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework for the Private Sector

Burns & Levinson LLP on

Organizations of all types are increasingly subject to data theft and loss, whether the asset is customer information, intellectual property, or sensitive company files. The federal government and, thus, its private...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - September 2018 #2

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on

As Storm Looms, 4th Circuit Reverses Ruling Against Dominion on Coal Ash Pollution at Chesapeake Site - "Water pollution from a coal ash landfill and settling ponds at a closed power plant in Chesapeake is not a violation of...more

A&O Shearman

Antitrust Enforcement Under the Trump Administration

A&O Shearman on

Divining trends in antitrust enforcement in a given presidential administration can take some time. Many commentators didn’t notice material changes in antitrust enforcement in the Obama administration – at least in merger...more

A&O Shearman

M&A Watch: Ant Financial and MoneyGram Terminate Merger Agreement Due to CFIUS Concerns

A&O Shearman on

MoneyGram International Inc. and Ant Financial Services Group recently announced the termination of their agreement providing for the acquisition of Texas-based money transfer company MoneyGram by China-based Ant Financial...more

Williams Mullen

President Trump Blocks Sale of U.S. Company to Chinese Buyers Under CFIUS

Williams Mullen on

On September 13, 2017 President Trump ordered that the acquisition of Lattice Semiconductor Corporation by Chinese purchasers be “prohibited” under CFIUS. While this is the first publically announced blocking of an...more

McAfee & Taft

Department of Labor withdraws joint employer guidance

McAfee & Taft on

A joint employer relationship can arise in circumstances where an individual performs work for two entities that share control over how that individual performs his/her work. Although joint employment relationships are most...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Cybersecurity and the New Trump Administration: Your Top Ten Questions Answered

Foley & Lardner LLP on

Since President Trump’s inauguration, cybersecurity has been in the news almost daily – often on the front page. The U.S. Government is facing a wide array of challenges in cybersecurity, impacting both domestic and foreign...more

Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A.

What Can Employers Glean from the DOE’s and the DOJ’s Position on the Provision of Transgender Bathrooms under Title IX?

Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. on

On February 22, 2017, the Department of Justice and the Department of Education issued a “Dear Colleague” letter withdrawing the statements of policy and guidance issued by the Department of Education on January 7, 2015 and...more

Kilpatrick

Obama Administration Issues a Fintech Policy Whitepaper

Kilpatrick on

On January 13, 2017, the National Economic Council published a whitepaper that articulates the Obama Administration’s perspective on and vision for FinTech. The whitepaper builds upon the June 2016 White House FinTech Summit,...more

Snell & Wilmer

NIST Issues Draft Update to the Cybersecurity Framework

Snell & Wilmer on

On January 10, 2017, as the Obama administration draws to a close, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) released a long-awaited draft version 1.1 of its ground-breaking Framework for Improving Critical...more

BakerHostetler

[Webinar] What to Expect in Trump's First 100 Days - January 18th, 11:00am ET

BakerHostetler on

After years of gridlock, Congress is poised to unleash a flurry of legislative activity early in 2017. The agenda is jam-packed as the Republican-led Congress targets major changes to the Affordable Care Act, Dodd-Frank,...more

Perkins Coie

Basics of New Qualified Small Employer Health Reimbursement Arrangement (QSEHRA)

Perkins Coie on

The Qualified Small Employer Health Reimbursement Arrangement (QSEHRA), part of the 21st Century Cures Act signed into law by President Barack Obama on December 13, 2016, makes available to small employers a new option to...more

Mintz - Energy & Sustainability Viewpoints

Obama Administration Announces New Financing and Innovation Actions for Renewable Energy

Mintz - Energy & Sustainability Viewpoints on

The Obama Administration recently announced new financing for renewable energy projects through several initiatives domestically and around the globe. From committing $125 million in Overseas Private Investment Corporation...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Six Crucial Points About the Prohibition on Chinese Investors' Acquisition of U.S. Aixtron Operations

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on

On December 2, President Obama, acting under the Exon-Florio law, blocked the planned acquisition by China's Fujian Grand Chip Investment Fund LP ("Fujian Grand Chip"), a Chinese investment fund, of the U.S. operations of...more

Orrick - Trade Secrets Group

One of Obama Administration’s Final Mandates: Non-Competes Should Be The Exception, Not The Rule

Orrick - Trade Secrets Group on

With all the hubbub over the Presidential election, it would not be hard to overlook some of the Obama administration’s final moves. Recently, the White House issued a call to action to state legislators to ban non-compete...more

Williams Mullen

OSHA Enforcement in the Final Year of the Obama Administration

Williams Mullen on

Although the Obama Administration is well into its last year, it is signaling no let-up in its aggressive environmental and occupational safety and health enforcement agendas. Indeed, continuation of or even more stringent...more

Littler

Who is Merrick Garland and What Does His Nomination Mean for Labor and Employment Law?

Littler on

A month after U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s death, President Obama has appointed Merrick B. Garland to fill the High Court vacancy. Judge Garland currently is Chief Judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

President Creates Cybersecurity National Action Plan and Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity

Ballard Spahr LLP on

President Obama's Cybersecurity National Action Plan (CNAP), a comprehensive plan to address the nation's cybersecurity challenges through increased funding, a more robust cybersecurity workforce, and education initiatives,...more

Carlton Fields

Cuba: The Risks and Rewards for U.S. Businesses

Carlton Fields on

Background - Last week, the Obama Administration announced that the President intends to visit Cuba next month. He will find a political mixed bag of optimism and resignation. American businesses will find an equally...more

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,...

What Does 2016 Portend for Labor and Employment Law?

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on

What is on the horizon for labor and employment policy in 2016, the last year of the Obama administration when the president will seek to cement his legacy, and a national election year when the White House and control of...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Senate passes Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on

After a long delay, with a vote of 74 to 21, the United States Senate passed the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) on October 27, 2015. The bill has been touted as being controversial and is opposed by...more

Franczek P.C.

New STEM OPT Extension Rules to Extend the Program Have Been Proposed

Franczek P.C. on

On October 19, 2015, the Department of Homeland Security published eagerly anticipated proposed STEM OPT Extension rules that, if adopted would allow U.S. employers greater flexibility for employing foreign nationals...more

50 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 2
Next »

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
Sign up Log in
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide