Alerts

On April 22, 2021, President Joe Biden announced his International Climate Finance Plan as a follow up to his January Executive Order 14008 on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad. 2021-02177.pdf (govinfo.gov).

Headlines that Matter for Companies and Executives in Regulated Industries

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) allows employers with fewer than 500 employees to claim refundable tax credits to offset the cost of providing COVID-19-related paid sick and family leave to employees, including leave taken by employees to receive or recover from COVID-19 vaccinations.

In this video episode of Fashion Counsel, Arent Fox Fashion & Retail Leader Anthony V. Lupo sits down with CFDA Award-winning and LVMH Prize semi-finalist Christopher John Rogers to discuss his background, how he became the designer he is today, and what inspires him.

Universities looking to enter into P3 transactions with private partners to monetize existing facilities or as part of a strategy to finance capital improvement plans may be surprised to learn, on occasion, that their proposals don’t qualify as infrastructure from their investors’ perspectives.

On March 31, 2021, Governor Ralph Northam signed the Virginia Overtime Wage Act (VOWA) into law.

On April 19, 2021, FDA issued a final rule that amends its device classification regulations to exclude from regulation as a medical device certain types of software functions for certain products.

On April 8, 2021, in a case of first impression, the Fourth Circuit enforced a provision of an arbitration agreement that required the parties to waive appellate review.

The Department of Justice is on high alert for situations when hype turns to fraud at tech startups.

Congress recently passed two bills that are designed to educate patients and prescribers about biosimilars and thereby encourage their use and to close a loophole in existing law that allows certain branded drugs to retain longer market exclusivity.

This potential expansion of CFIUS’s powers suggests broader congressional concern about attempts by Chinese entities to circumvent CFIUS reviews and access critical technologies.

After much media hype, Nike Inc. has settled a trademark dispute with the artist collective, MSCHF Product Studio, Inc., over claims that MSCHF deceived consumers into believing that Nike is affiliated with the collective’s “Satan Shoes.”

Headlines that Matter for Companies and Executives in Regulated Industries.

On Thursday, the Senate Finance Committee held a confirmation hearing for two of the most important health policy officials nominated by President Biden, Chiquita Brooks-LaSure (Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) and Andrea Palm (Deputy Secretary).

During the COVID-19 pandemic, travel restrictions can change quickly for both lawful permanent residents and others seeking to enter or return to the United States.

On April 1, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) to solicit comments from the public on issues relevant to the implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). The CTA was enacted into law as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021.

Prop 65 Counsel: What To Know

Decision highlights the need for applicants to focus on additional improvements to technology when drafting and prosecuting applications directed to computer-implemented diagnostics methods.

The Second Circuit recently held that artist Andy Warhol’s use of Lynn Goldsmith’s photograph of the musician Prince (the “Goldsmith Photograph”) to create fifteen new unauthorized silkscreen and pencil artworks (the “Prince Series”) was not fair use.

Anyone who has called customer service in the past decade is familiar with the refrain, “this call may be recorded for quality assurance purposes.”

As discussed in a previous alert, The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) provides 100% subsidized premiums for health care continuation coverage under COBRA for eligible individuals and their dependents.

AgTech companies face an exciting opportunity to play a large role in achieving sustainability and promoting ESG.

Headlines that Matter for Privacy and Data Security.

Virginia has become the latest state to legalize adult recreational cannabis use, although the legislation will not be effective immediately.

In a new Field Assistance Bulletin (FAB), the Wage and Hour Division announced that it will return to pursuing liquidated damages from employers found due in its pre-litigation investigations provided that the Regional Solicitor or his/her designee concurs with the liquidated damages request.