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Changes Afoot at the NLRB Under the New Administration
With the ushering in of a new administration, several changes have quickly taken place at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Within hours of taking office, the Biden administration removed Trump appointee NLRB General Counsel Peter Robb and replaced him with interim General Counsel Peter Ohr. (Ohr may only serve as acting General Counsel for 40 days, per the National Labor Relations Act, unless the administration submits a nomination to the Senate... |
Year in Review: Top Insurance Cases of 2020 Not surprisingly, COVID-19 business interruption insurance disputes dominated media headlines for most of 2020. Nonetheless, there were a number of other insurance rulings that will undoubtedly shape the coverage landscape. Policyholders enjoyed a number of significant wins including significant victories related to COVID-19 business interruption cases. The start of a new year gives us an opportunity to highlight some of 2020’s most notable coverage decisions... |
A NEW YEAR’S TALE OF CAUTION – OFAC Settlement Highlights Risks for Those Dealing in Digital Currencies What Happened: OFAC settled with BitGo, Inc. for $98,830, resolving 183 apparent violations of multiple US sanctions programs for processing digital currency transactions on behalf of individuals located in sanctioned jurisdictions... |
Three Things in Healthcare - January 5, 2021 Coming to Grips with Hospital Price Transparency – DC Circuit Rejects American Hospital Association’s Effort to Invalidate Price Transparency Requirements Rule Since 2010, Section 2718(e) of the Public Health Service Act has required hospitals to establish and publish annually “a list of the hospital’s standard charges for items and services provided by the hospital... |
Hunton Isurance Recovery Blog: Most Read in 2020 Happy New Year! Not surprisingly, the Hunton Insurance Recovery Blog’s top ten most read posts of 2020 are dominated by COVID-19 business interruption insurance issues, as these disputes monopolized media headlines throughout the year. While 2021 shows promise for gaining control over the disease, the resulting insurance disputes are certain to remain center stage and our team will continue to report on material developments involving COVID-19 and other insurance coverage issues... |
Three Key Things in Health Care - December 22 Congress reached agreement on the third round of coronavirus-related relief measures (totaling approximately $900 Billion) as this issue was being written. The relevant statutory language is part of the massive Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the “Act”) and was released on December 21, 2020. Passage by the House and Senate was swift, and approval by the President is expected... |
SEC Amends MD&A and Financial Disclosure Requirements On November 19, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted 3-2 to adopt additional amendments to Regulation S-K for public companies, including Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (MD&A). These amendments reflect the latest development in the SEC’s ongoing disclosure effectiveness initiative, which seeks to modernize and streamline public company disclosure requirements... |
Hunton Insurance Recovery Blog: Updates, Analysis and Breaking News for Commercial Policyholders
This Client Alert is a monthly update on insurance recovery developments as posted on the Hunton Insurance Recovery Blog. If you would like to receive email alerts when new posts are published, please visit our blog and enter your email address in the subscribe field... |
Hunton Retail Law Resource Blog: Analysis and Insight in Retail Law The Retail Industry team would like to provide you with an update on legal developments in the retail and consumer products industries as posted on the Hunton Retail Law Resource blog. If you wish to receive email alerts when new posts are published, please visit our blog and enter your email address in the subscribe field... |
Hunton Retail Law Resource: Analysis and Insight in Retail Law The Retail Industry team would like to provide you with an update on legal developments in the retail and consumer products industries as posted on the Hunton Retail Law Resource blog. If you wish to receive email alerts when new posts are published, please visit our blog and enter your email address in the subscribe field... |
October 2020 Nickel Report Post Summary This alert provides links to the latest insights and commentary on key energy and environmental issues from the Hunton Andrews Kurth team. Links to our most recent posts on the Nickel Report Blog for this month are below. Please subscribe to receive alerts when new posts are published by visiting our blog and entering your email address in the subscribe field or by following us on Twitter. For current Covid-19 related news updates please read more here... |
Got COVID-19 "Claims": Recent US EPA Enforcement under FIFRA Emphasizes Compliance Demands on Pesticide Product Supply Chains, Especially for Products Claiming to be Effective Against Coronavirus In the age of COVID-19, demand for surface wipes, sprays and similar products is at record levels. Retail stores have struggled to keep supplies stocked and shelves may once again be emptied when the winter flu season arrives. If schools and businesses reopen concurrently, the prospects of securing these products becomes even bleaker, which may re-fuel consumer stockpiling... |
Hunton Insurance Recovery Blog: Updates, Analysis and Breaking News for Commercial Policyholders The top three most read articles for the month were: Policyholders Pump Out Another COVID-19 Litigation VictoryA Pennsylvania trial court denied an insurer’s early attempt to lunge out of coverage for COVID-19 business interruption losses suffered by a fitness center, stating it would be premature for the court to resolve factual determinations the insurer raised in its demurrer. Ridley Park Fitness, LLC v. Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Co., No... |
7 Steps Virginia Employers Should Take in Light of New Laws, SHRM
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Clear as Mud? Understanding The Fed's Change in Control Rules and Common Inadvertent Violations The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Fed”), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (the “OCC”), and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”) each have regulations implementing the Change in Bank Control Act (12 U.S.C... |
Why Is My Company Being Sued For Patent Infringement In Waco, Texas? Nestled midway between Dallas and Austin, Waco, Texas, with a population of around 144,000 people, is the home of the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum, the Dr. Pepper Museum, Baylor University, and Chip and Joanna Gaines’ Magnolia Market; and it now has one of the busiest courts for patent infringement in the nation. Approximately one in five new patent cases in 2020 were filed in the Waco Division of the Western District of Texas (WDTX)... |
Three Key Things in Health Care - October 13, 2020 THREE KEY THINGS IN HEALTH CAREFrom the Health Care Practice of Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP HCA Healthcare’s announcement that it will be returning $1.6 billion in Provider Relief Funds illustrates the challenges facing providers in accounting for PRFs under shifting guidance from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services... |
Court Rejects Challenge to M&A Transaction Despite Activist Pressure In Rudd v. Brown, the Delaware Court of Chancery dismissed a stockholder’s claim that directors had breached their fiduciary duties by pursuing a sale of the company to avoid a proxy contest threatened by an activist hedge fund... |
Beware of Ransomware – Potential Sanctions Risk in Ransomware Payments What Happened: The US warns victims of ransomware and companies facilitating ransomware payments of potential Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) violations in light of rising ransomware attacks. The Bottom Line: Individuals and companies risk potential civil penalties based on strict liability if a ransomware payment involves a person or entity on OFAC’s Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (“SDN List”)... |
Expanding the Beachhead: Why Banks Should be Using the Main Street Lending Facilities The Federal Reserve, using CARES Act funding, has created a number of Main Street Lending Facilities (“MSLFs”). The two that should be of interest to most bankers are the Main Street New Loan Facility (“MSNLF”) and the Main Street Priority Loan Facility (“MSPLF”). These two facilities should enable banks that have successfully moved business from competitors pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) to continue such efforts... |
Hunton Retail Law Resource: Analysis and Insight in Retail Law The Retail Industry team would like to provide you with an update on legal developments in the retail and consumer products industries as posted on the Hunton Retail Law Resource blog. If you wish to receive email alerts when new posts are published, please visit our blog and enter your email address in the subscribe field... |
Three Key Things in Health Care - October 7, 2020 Hospital providers should be planning now for potential impacts from the new 2021 Medicare Emergency Triage, Treat and Transport model. In a year fraught with challenges stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced 2019 performance year results for the Medicare Shared Savings Program, evidencing $1.19 billion in total net savings to the Medicare program... |
Three Key Things in Health Care Moving the Goalposts: The New Notice of Reporting Requirements for Provider Relief Fund (“PRF”) General and Targeted Distributions On September 19, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) published its General and Targeted Distribution Post-Payment Notice of Reporting Requirements (“Reporting Requirements”)... |
Federal Court Strikes Down Portions of Department of Labor’s Final Rule On COVID-19 Leave, Expands Coverage On August 3, 2020, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York struck down portions of the DOL’s Final Rule regarding who qualifies for COVID-19 emergency paid sick leave under the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act (“EPSLA”) and the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act (“EFMLEA”), collectively referred to at the Families First Coronavirus Response Act... |
European Commission Releases First Report on Evaluation of GDPR On June 24, 2020, the European Commission (“the Commission”) submitted its first report on the evaluation and review of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) to the European Parliament and Council. The report is required under Article 97 of the GDPR and will be produced at four year intervals going forward... |
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