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Last week, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued guidance clarifying that, in certain circumstances, employers will have the ability to require that employees receive the COVID-19 vaccine (the “Guidance”).

In FLSA cases, plaintiff lawyers are always looking for a deep pocket and one of the avenues they use towards this “goal” is the joint employer doctrine. That doctrine allows more than one employer to be liable for employee damages (e.g.

The Senate of the Republic of Kazakhstan has approved the Draft Law on amending the Labour Code on December 3, 2020, and its adoption is expected at the beginning of 2021. Currently, Kazakh legislation does not regulate contract services for providing personnel (e.g. outstaffing).

HUD recently published a notice in the Federal Register listing the regulatory waivers it granted during the period beginning on April 1, 2020, and ending on June 30, 2020.  The waivers covered by this notice were granted by the Department’s program offices with jurisdiction over the regulation f

The utility planning and investment cycle begins with planning to comply with Federal reliability standards, proceeds through Integrated Resource Planning reviews at the Commission level, then results in Siting Act proceedings to certificate the construction of new facilities.

Quick Hit: On December 17, 2020, the Council of the District of Columbia passed the Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Amendment Act of 2020 (the “Act”), which, subject to certain very narrow exceptions, will “make void and unenforceable non-compete[s]” entered into after the effective date of the la

Patent protection in China has been a hot topic of discussion and strategy for U.S. companies. The U.S.

2021 priorities for supervising insurance firms: PRA Dear CEO letter The UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has published a Dear CEO letter it has sent to insurance firms setting out its supervisory priorities for 2021....

On December 20, 2020, Congressional leaders announced a $900 billion stimulus package and $1.4 trillion government funding deal that includes a long-discussed measure to protect patients from receiving “surprise” medical bills....

Governors and public health officials across the country have implemented stringent measures to help contain the spread of COVID-19, such as safer at home orders. As businesses reopen, face coverings remain popular as a preventative measure.

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