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Montana Governor Greg Gianforte recently signed three bills that make significant changes to Montana’s Wrongful Discharge from Employment Act, Human Rights Act, and Wage Protection Act....
By: Littler

Seyfarth Synopsis: On May 12, 2021, President Joe Biden issued a very broad, 34 page “Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity.” The Executive Order, or “EO”, can be found here.

In our April 2020 issue, we discussed how policy lapse notice cases were on the rise in California after the state amended its insurance code, requiring policies to provide a 60-day grace period and notice before any policy lapsed for nonpayment.

AT&T made late-weekend waves with the announcement that it’s planning to spin off its WarnerMedia division (think HBO and CNN) and merge with Discovery’s “reality-TV empire” in a deal that could value the AT&T assets at around $50 billion....

On June 11, 2021, the FDA Center for Tobacco Products Office of Science will host a meeting on the scientific review of deemed tobacco product applications.

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) declined to modify its “contract bar” rule.

A recently decided case in North Carolina provides some guidance to landlords regarding their potential liability to a third party harmed by the pet of a tenant. (Note- I refer you to an attorney in one of our N.C. offices for consultation in a specific case)......

The Virginia gubernatorial election will be held on November 2, 2021. The Virginia Constitution does not allow an incumbent governor to serve consecutive terms, so a new governor is elected every four years.

In Washington: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Thursday that fully vaccinated individuals don’t need to wear masks. The new guidance says people who have waited for two weeks after receiving their final vaccine dose can go maskless indoors and out.

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