On March 28, we published a QuickStudy outlining the relevant unemployment provisions in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, or the “CARES Act”, signed into law by President Trump on March 27.
Earlier this month we reported that under the latest stimulus bill, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) mandatory leave requirements expire on December 31, 2020.
After months of intense negotiations, Congress passed a new relief bill this week. Assuming President Trump signs the bill, or Congress overrides a veto, it delivers change just in time for the new year.
The financial burden of a data breach now averages $3.86 million per business, but the efficiency with which a company is able to respond to the breach can significantly reduce that cost.
I have heard from a couple of clients (and potential new clients) recently after they received either a demand letter or lawsuit (or both) asserting their property violated the Fair Housing Act (FHA) related to criminal background screening.
In response to the nationwide injunction issued December 22. As previously reported, a federal judge in California handed down a nationwide preliminary injunction that prohibits enforcement of Executive Order 13950 with respect to federal contractors.
The USPTO recently released its FY2020 Performance and Accountability Report, with contains helpful information about allowance rates, average pendency, and other statistics about its review of patent and trademark applications this year.
In mid-November, as cases continued to rise, the California Department of Public Health issued a “travel advisory” which recommended quarantining for those who returned to the state from other states or countries.
In my last column, I discussed the first argument that should be made in overcoming an obviousness rejection made by the patent examiner in a patent application.
