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Arbitration

Recent State-Court Decision Manufactures Raised EyebrowsA Look Back and Ahead: 2020 Employment Law PredictionsManufacturing a Summer (Employment) Potpourri

Bankruptcy

Your Customer Just Declared Bankruptcy: Recent Decision That All Suppliers/Vendors Should Be Aware Of

Benefits

New “Wage Range” Disclosure Requirements in Multiple StatesNew York City and State Paid Leave Laws Mean Changes for ManufacturersDOL Revises Families First Regulations

Best Practices

Unraveling the Confusion: Buy America, Buy American, Made in USA – Part 2Unraveling the Confusion: Buy America, Buy American, Made in USA – Part 12023 Corporate Compliance & Litigation Outlook for Manufacturers

Chemical Regulation

EPA Proposes Enforceable Drinking Water Standards For PFASCalifornia Regulators Propose New Regulations to Limit Use of “Short Form” Proposition 65 WarningsChemical “Risk Management Rules” on the Horizon for 2021

Class Actions

Common Mistakes That Lead To Big Customer DisputesState Officials Investigate Use of Non-Competes – Manufacturers Take NoticeNo “Summer Slow-Down” for Manufacturers – Regulatory Changes Continue

Contracts

OFCCP Issues Statement Regarding Certification of Compliance with Affirmative Action Requirements2023 Corporate Compliance & Litigation Outlook for ManufacturersUpdate: OFCCP Plans to Disclose EEO-1 Data for Non-Objecting Contractors Starting January 2023

Coronavirus

2023 Corporate Compliance & Litigation Outlook for ManufacturersIs Your Business Prepared for the Legal Risks of the Company Picnic?Who’s calling the shots? A look at the current status of COVID-19 vaccine mandates

Crisis Management Counseling

Five Tips for Managing Internal Emails in Supply Chain/Customer Disputes2020 Corporate Compliance & Litigation Outlook for ManufacturersConviction of Foreign Employee Reinforces Broad Geographic Reach of FCPA

Discrimination/Harassment

Tips for Interviewing Foreign NationalsBeware of “Be Mine” in the WorkplaceIs Your Business Prepared for the Legal Risks of the Company Picnic?

Employment Decisions

Tips for Interviewing Foreign NationalsAs the Temperature Rises, Employer Obligations Rise TooSummer’s Approaching: Are you Ready to Welcome Interns?

Environment

Delta Hit With Greenwashing Lawsuit Over Carbon Neutral ClaimsEPA Proposes Enforceable Drinking Water Standards For PFAS2023 Environmental, Health, and Safety Outlook for Manufacturers

Environmental Compliance & Permitting

EPA Issues Interim Strategy for Addressing PFAS in Wastewater PermitsBinge-Watching the Clean Water Act Cases and RulesEPA Unveils PFAS Action Plan

Environmental Enforcement

As the Temperature Rises, Employer Obligations Rise TooEPA Proposes Enforceable Drinking Water Standards For PFASEPA Proposes to Designate PFOS and PFOA as CERCLA Hazardous Substances

Environmental Rulemaking

SEC Proposed Rule on Climate-Related Disclosures: A Look at Scope 3 Emissions Reporting RequirementsEPA Unveils PFAS Action PlanEPA to Rethink Cost-Benefit Analyses During Rulemaking Process

Family Medical Leave Act

Who’s calling the shots? A look at the current status of COVID-19 vaccine mandates2022 Labor and Employment Outlook for Manufacturers“Georgia On [Manufacturers’] Minds”

Health & Safety

As the Temperature Rises, Employer Obligations Rise TooOSHA May Seek to Allow Union Officials to Join Inspections at Non-Union FacilitiesLet the Gifts Be the Only Surprise at the Company Holiday Party

Industry Outlook

CISA Issues Two Industrial Control Systems AdvisoriesUnraveling the Confusion: Buy America, Buy American, Made in USA – Part 2Unraveling the Confusion: Buy America, Buy American, Made in USA – Part 1

Intellectual Property

Manufacturing Alert: New Court Decision Underscores Importance of Forum Selection Clauses in ContractsThe U.S.-Mexico Patent Prosecution Super-HighwayManufacturers are Not Immune to Claims that their Inventions are Patent-Ineligible

Labor Relations

Manufacturers Beware: New, Easier Union Representation ProcessOSHA May Seek to Allow Union Officials to Join Inspections at Non-Union Facilities2023 Labor and Employment Outlook for Manufacturers

Litigation

2023 Corporate Compliance & Litigation Outlook for ManufacturersStrategies for Manufacturers Who Wish to Exit Distribution Agreements Without Protracted LitigationManufacturing Contracts: Considerations for Dispute Resolution Clauses

Medical Testing

Who’s calling the shots? A look at the current status of COVID-19 vaccine mandatesConnecticut’s Recreational Marijuana Law And Its Impact on the WorkplaceWhat Is the Current State of Drug Testing Programs in Today’s Workplaces?

Noncompete

2023 Labor and Employment Outlook for ManufacturersCovenants not to Compete:  The End of an EraA Look Back and Ahead: 2020 Employment Law Predictions

OSHA Compliance

As the Temperature Rises, Employer Obligations Rise TooOSHA May Seek to Allow Union Officials to Join Inspections at Non-Union FacilitiesOSHA to Expand the Use of Instance-by-Instance Penalties

Product Development

The Challenges Facing Manufacturers Wishing To Sell Products Globally2020 Corporate Compliance & Litigation Outlook for ManufacturersAdvice for Foreign Manufacturers Looking To Grow In The United States

Product Liability

Five Tips for Managing Internal Emails in Supply Chain/Customer DisputesIs Reshoring Here To Stay For Manufacturers?Common Mistakes That Lead To Big Customer Disputes

Real Estate

Manufacturers Are Building Occupants, too - EHS Issues Related to Building OccupancyHave You Considered Alternative and Renewable Energies?What's your on-line (EHS) profile?

Supply Chain

Unraveling the Confusion: Buy America, Buy American, Made in USA – Part 2Unraveling the Confusion: Buy America, Buy American, Made in USA – Part 12023 Corporate Compliance & Litigation Outlook for Manufacturers

Trade Compliance

FTC Proposes New HSR Filing RequirementsNew Round of Sanctions Relevant to Manufacturers Are Launched on the First Anniversary of Russia’s Invasion of UkraineCovenants not to Compete:  The End of an Era

Uncategorized

2020 Corporate Compliance & Litigation Outlook for ManufacturersGovernment Initiatives in Response to Wave of Harassment Allegations Challenge Manufacturers2018 Corporation Compliance & Litigation Outlook for Manufacturers

Wage and Hour

Pay Transparency Laws Continue to Gain SteamSummertime Brings Sunny Skies, Warm Weather and Interns2022 Labor and Employment Outlook for Manufacturers

Workplace Accidents

As the Temperature Rises, Employer Obligations Rise TooBeware of “Be Mine” in the WorkplaceLet the Gifts Be the Only Surprise at the Company Holiday Party

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