Compliance into the Weeds-Episode 22, United Airlines SEC enforcement action
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While the issue of whether private employers can legally enforce vaccine mandates among their workforce continues to be challenged across the country, a split panel in the Fifth Circuit is the first appellate court to signal...more
In a decision from the New Orleans-based Fifth Circuit, in a bid to block the company’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, a divided court rejected an emergency request for an injunction from United Airlines employees. The request...more
As anticipation grows for OSHA’s release of a COVID-19 vaccination mandate for larger employers, the United States District Court for the District of Colorado rejected an unvaccinated United Airlines employee’s attempt to...more
Congressional leaders have reportedly reached a last-minute short-term deal to “avert a government shutdown” before today’s midnight deadline. Plenty of issues—including the need to raise the debt ceiling and the status of...more
In a recent decision, causation proved to be a determinative factor in the viability of multiple claims subject to the same force majeure clause. District judge rules that broad interpretation of United Airline’s “Force...more
In Washington: President Biden said Wednesday that he expects the U.S. will share surplus coronavirus vaccine doses with Canada and Central American countries. “We don’t have enough to be confident to send it abroad now, but...more
This week’s Update features a number of stories highlighting last week’s Skift Online Travel and Distribution Summit, as well as Marriott CEO Arne Sorenson’s incredible impact on Marriott and its view on online travel. Enjoy....more
Boeing needs another aircraft problem like a hole in the head, but that’s just what it got after a right-engine explosion on one of its 777-200 models that had just left Denver en route to Hawaii. ...more
In Washington: On Friday, President Biden pushed Congress to act urgently on his proposed COVID-19 relief package as the White House scraps to garner bipartisan support. "[T]his is a time to act now,” Biden said during a...more
Palantir’s direct listing experiment generally went well yesterday, with the company’s shares beginning trading up nearly 40% from the $7.25 reference price set Tuesday evening. Fellow direct lister Asana also had a good...more
In Washington: Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said Thursday that White House negotiators seeking a coronavirus relief deal have simply not offered enough money to bring Democrats on board. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on...more
In Washington: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin were unable to come to an agreement on a coronavirus relief deal after meeting Wednesday afternoon. The Speaker says the House will...more
House leaders are out with a new Covid stimulus effort—slimmed down from earlier packages but, at $2.2 trillion, a sizeable proposal that they say “is needed to support American households and businesses still experiencing...more
In Washington - President Trump announced a plan Monday to deploy 150 million rapid tests to states and vulnerable communities. This comes one month after the administration initially announced the purchase. During a Rose...more
The Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) is proposing to extend its slot utilization waiver at John F. Kennedy International Airport (“JFK”), LaGuardia (“LGA”) and Ronald Reagan Washington National (“DCA”) through March...more
In Washington - Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Thursday that he and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) have agreed to revive negotiations over a stalled follow-up coronavirus relief bill. Speaker Pelosi has...more
In Washington - The Senate failed Thursday to advance the Republican “skinny” coronavirus relief bill, the latest blow to stalled efforts to pass another package to mitigate the pandemic’s economic damage. The measure...more
In Washington - With no deal between Democrats and the Trump Administration in sight, It’s appearing more likely that Congress might package additional coronavirus relief with the 12 must-pass appropriations bills before...more
New figures from the Congressional Budget Office predict that U.S. government debt will, thanks to the pandemic recession, just about eclipse the size of the nation’s GDP—a level not reached since just after World War II....more
In Washington - White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows has “drawn his line in the sand” on a new coronavirus relief bill during an interview on NBC’s Meet The Press Sunday, saying the Trump administration is standing...more
In Washington - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) sent clear signals to the Trump administration that Democrats are not going to engage in anything less but serious negotiations on a coronavirus relief package....more
In Washington - Senate Republicans plan to introduce their “skinny” version of coronavirus relief legislation as early as Tuesday. The 169-page draft bill provides US$300 in weekly unemployment insurance benefits through...more
In recent years, several major US airlines have entered into loan facilities secured solely by certain of its slots, gates and routes (“SGR”). This alert provides (i) a brief overview of SGR, (ii) how SGR collateral may be...more
Amazon a juggernaut? Quarterly sales and profit prove how indispensable tech giants have become to our society. In the midst of a pandemic, Big Tech mostly shows gains....more
In Washington - FEMA administrator Peter Gaynor cautiously told the House Homeland Security Committee yesterday that personal protective equipment (PPE) distribution in the U.S. is “healthy” but admitted that the agency...more