After decades of steady decline in union activity, the number and magnitude of strikes in the United States increased sharply in both 2018 and 2019, rising to their highest levels since the early 1980s. Relatively successful job actions by teachers across the country and by workers at General Continue Reading
Venture Capital & Emerging Growth Companies April 2020 Highlights
These are unprecedented times. While the world around us is shifting minute-by-minute and people and businesses are facing unthinkable challenges, we are steadfast in our commitment to you and your success. Providing information and guidance One of the ways the firm is trying to help clients Continue Reading
STOLEN TREASURE – Supreme Court Says States May Not Copyright Annotated Laws
States may be upset to learn that the annotated laws they create are not subject to copyright eligibility, per a recent case decided by the Supreme Court. Georgia’s annotated laws are a compilation of all its state statutes with editor’s comments, summaries of judicial and legal opinions, and Continue Reading
Several Northeast, Mid-Atlantic States Address Commercial Evictions During COVID-19 Pandemic
The Alert below was reprinted by Law360. Click to view How Some States Are Slowing Commercial Property Evictions. As the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic expands, several states within the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions have taken different approaches concerning commercial property Continue Reading
NJDEP Extends Certain Site Remediation Deadlines Due to COVID-19 Pandemic
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) took steps on April 24, 2020, to suspend the application of certain New Jersey Site Remediation Program (SRP) compliance deadlines. This was in response to numerous requests from the regulated community for such relief due to restrictions Continue Reading
FERC Mandates Remote Proceedings
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has adapted swiftly to being physically closed to the public due to the pandemic. Energy industry participants should understand that wholesale energy regulation is moving forward largely on schedule, including infrastructure reviews and even complex Continue Reading
SCOTUS Delivers Two Important Environmental Rulings
Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Supreme Court issued last week two important decisions, one regarding the federal Superfund law and the other concerning the Clean Water Act. Superfund-related Decision In the first case, the Supreme Court announced on April 20, 2020, its ruling in Continue Reading
Trademark State of Mind: Willfulness Not Required for an Award of a Trademark Infringer’s Profits
I don’t have any reasonsI left them all behindI’m in a trademark state of mind. A “New York State of Mind” may matter to Billy Joel, but state of mind does not matter when it comes to eligibility for certain remedies for trademark infringement. The Supreme Court has just resolved a long-standing Continue Reading
Immigration Suspension Has Questionable Impact
On April 22, 2020, President Trump signed a proclamation temporarily suspending the immigration of certain immigrants who present a “risk” to the U.S. labor market during the COVID-19 outbreak. In sum and substance, the edict has little impact on the vast majority of immigrants, their Continue Reading
IRS and PBGC Issue Relief Extending Certain Employee Benefit Plan Deadlines Due to COVID-19 Pandemic
IRS Deadlines On April 9, 2020, the IRS released Notice 2020-23, which postpones (automatically, without the need for the taxpayer to file for an extension) numerous federal tax deadlines until July 15, 2020, provided that the deadline otherwise would have occurred on or after April 1, 2020, and Continue Reading