Announced within days of one another, two developments, one bureaucratic, one nefarious, showcased the growing chasm between the dream and the reality of our increasingly interconnected world.
Welcome to our 46th issue of Currents for 2020. Our Energy Practice Group looked at current energy articles, and we also explain the significance of every article. These issues peaked our interest this week, and we have summarized why they are important and how they may impact the energy sector.
On December 16, the EEOC issued updated guidance for employers in light of the Food and Drug Administration’s (“FDA”) recent authorization of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use.
On December 11, 2020, in the first securities class action case to reach the United States Supreme Court in years, the Court agreed to review a decision by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals that refused to allow defendants to rebut the presumption of classwide reliance by pointing to the generi
Today the EEOC updated its guidance surrounding COVID-19 and vaccinations in the publication titled “What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws.” In its most recent update, the EEOC has added questions and answers to help employers navigate the new
On December 11, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) and the Arkansas Attorney General reached a $600,000 settlement with Alder Holdings, LLC concerning alleged violations of the FCRA’s Risk-Based Pricing Rule.
On December 11, 2020, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed the Commonwealth’s FY21 budget into law. While the $45.9 billion budget does not raise taxes, it includes a number of significant tax provisions summarized below....
Last year, the Eleventh Circuit held in Salcedo v. Hanna, 936 F.3d 1162 (11th Cir. 2019) that a plaintiff did not have Article III standing to sue for a violation of the TCPA based on receipt of a single text message.
