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Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

The Employee Retention Credit: Reduce Employer Payroll Taxes and Generate Cash

Added to federal tax law by the 2020 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) and further expanded in 2021, the Employee Retention C redit (ERC) can significantly reduce an employer’s federal employment...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Implementation of OSHA’s 11/5/2021 Emergency Temporary Standard Stayed by Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

On Friday, November 12, 2021, in BST Holdings, L.L.C., et. al. vs. Occupational Health and Safety Administration, et. al., Case: 21-60845, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals granted the plaintiffs’ motion to stay...more

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Sixth Circuit Wins ETS Lottery and OSHA Suspends ETS-Related Activities

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Yesterday, November 16, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (the “Panel”) held a lottery to select the federal appeals court to address the 34 petitions seeking review of the COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing...more

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The OSHA ETS Saga Continues as the Fifth Circuit Continues its Stay of the ETS, OSHA Suspends Implementation of the ETS, and the...

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It has been a turbulent November for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS). On November 4, 2021, OSHA announced its long-awaited ETS requiring employers of 100 or more...more

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What Can Employers Do Now While OSHA’s COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Rules Are Temporarily Suspended?

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Employers now have OSHA’s long-awaited Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) mandating COVID-19 vaccinations or testing for some workers, but much uncertainty remains about how and whether employers should take action at this...more

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Federal Vaccine Mandate Temporarily Suspended

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On Saturday, November 6, 2021, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit temporarily suspended the Biden administration’s emergency temporary standard (“OSHA ETS”) for employers with 100 or more employees. As...more

Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP

Federal Court Ruling in Rutgers Vaccine Mandate Challenge Is Likely the Tip of the Iceberg

What You Should Know- •A student at Rutgers University was joined by other plaintiffs in filing a federal lawsuit in response to the university’s decision to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for students. •The plaintiffs’...more

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Louisiana State Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Attacking Vaccine Mandate

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On September 23, 2021, at the conclusion of a contentious hearing, a Louisiana state court judge in Lafayette dismissed a lawsuit filed by 48 employees and contractors of Ochsner Lafayette General Health System seeking to...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

A Few Grains Of Salt About That COVID Vaccine Decision From Texas

Don't rely on it too much -- yet. We recently got our first federal court decision addressing whether an employer had the right to require employees to be vaccinated for COVID-19. The court's answer was yes... ...more

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FTC and DOJ Temporarily Suspend Grants of Early Termination For Merger Reviews

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On February 4, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) announced suspension of early termination grants under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR Act). These grants...more

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UK Life Sciences and Healthcare Newsletter - September 2020: Changes to Insolvency Rules Provide Breathing Space

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The UK Government has long been considering significant reforms of the UK’s insolvency framework, even before the advent of COVID-19. The pandemic resulted in the acceleration of those reforms and the passing of the new...more

Gould + Ratner LLP

Best Practices for Coping With Project Modifications, Suspension and Termination During the Age of COVID-19

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As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, owners and developers find themselves facing the prospect of continued project disruptions. While almost every governmental shutdown order has allowed construction activities to continue as...more

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Governor Abbott Temporarily Suspends Statute to Allow for Appearance Before a Notary Via Two-Way Audio-Video Communication...

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Governor Greg Abbott has suspended a statute concerning appearance before a notary public to acknowledge real-estate instruments. This suspension will temporarily allow for appearance before a notary public via two-way...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

COVID-19: SEC Announces Trading Suspensions and Focuses on Potential Fraud

The SEC has suspended the trading of eleven companies for issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic since February 7, 2020. Of those eleven suspensions, seven have come since April 3rd. Most of the suspensions follow the recent...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

COVID-19: Germany Update — Suspension of Obligation To File an Insolvency Application and Certain Effects

The following article is the translation of an associated podcast, which is available in German... With the intention of mitigating the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the obligation of companies in Germany to file...more

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP

USCIS FY 2021 H-1B CAP Update

The electronic registration period for the fiscal year 2021 (FY 2021) H-1B cap season successfully concluded on March 20, 2020. WHAT’S NEXT? USCIS is expected to conduct its random selection process (lottery) of submitted...more

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Navigating the COVID-19 Challenge — Delays, Changes and Cost Recovery Under Federal Contracts

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The stakes associated with successful performance by federal contractors are higher than they have ever been in a non-wartime setting. In areas ranging from pharmaceutical and medical supply, to construction, to logistical...more

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Department of State Suspends Routine Visa Services as a Result of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The U.S. Department of State has suspended routine visa services in most countries worldwide. Embassies and consulates in these countries will cancel all routine immigrant and nonimmigrant visa appointments...more

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HUD Foreclosure Suspension And Other Emergency Orders Related To Coronavirus

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Federal and state governments are beginning to issue emergency orders and take other actions related to foreclosure. Below is a summary of those actions to date. We will update this summary as new information becomes...more

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

Delays and Suspensions of Government Contracts as a Result of the Coronavirus

In light of the ongoing national emergency arising from COVID-19, also called the Coronavirus or the Wuhan virus, we wanted to take a break from our ongoing series on bid protests to address the impact of the coronavirus on...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

COVID-19: The Government Contractor’s Guide to Compensable & Excusable Delays

With the recent and rapid spread of COVID-19 in the United States, it is only a matter of time before government contractors experience contract-performance delays — whether ordered by the government or not — that inevitably...more

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