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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

2023 Corporate Compliance & Litigation Outlook for ManufacturersLet the Gifts Be the Only Surprise at the Company Holiday PartyLooking To Buy?  Cross-Border M&A Trends For Manufacturers

Chemical Regulation

California Regulators Propose New Regulations to Limit Use of “Short Form” Proposition 65 WarningsChemical “Risk Management Rules” on the Horizon for 2021TSCA Implementation Update: EPA Releases Updated Inventory and Delays Risk Evaluations

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

2023 Corporate Compliance & Litigation Outlook for ManufacturersUpdate: OFCCP Plans to Disclose EEO-1 Data for Non-Objecting Contractors Starting January 2023Deadline Fast-Approaching for Specific Contractors to Object to Type 2 EEO-1 Report Disclosure

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

Beware of “Be Mine” in the WorkplaceIs Your Business Prepared for the Legal Risks of the Company Picnic?Recognizing the Critical Importance of Pay Equity in Manufacturing

Employment Decisions

Don’t Forget the Employee Experience!2023 Labor and Employment Outlook for ManufacturersCovenants not to Compete:  The End of an Era

Environment

2023 Environmental, Health, and Safety Outlook for ManufacturersCalifornia Bans the Manufacture and Sale of Certain PFAS-Containing ProductsThe EEOC Releases New COVID-19 Guidance – What Employers Should Know

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

EPA Proposes to Designate PFOS and PFOA as CERCLA Hazardous SubstancesEnvironmental Justice: An EPA Enforcement PriorityExecutive Orders Seek to Limit the Bite of Agency Guidance

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

Let the Gifts Be the Only Surprise at the Company Holiday PartyThe EEOC Releases New COVID-19 Guidance – What Employers Should KnowIs Your Business Prepared for the Legal Risks of the Company Picnic?

Industry Outlook

2023 Labor and Employment Outlook for Manufacturers2023 Corporate Compliance & Litigation Outlook for ManufacturersRevisiting OEM/Supplier Relations

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

2023 Labor and Employment Outlook for ManufacturersCovenants not to Compete:  The End of an EraChina’s Semiconductor and Advanced Computing Industries Targeted by New Department of Commerce Export Restrictions  

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

OSHA to Expand the Use of Instance-by-Instance PenaltiesWho’s calling the shots? A look at the current status of COVID-19 vaccine mandatesSupreme Court Halts Implementation of OSHA ETS

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

2023 Corporate Compliance & Litigation Outlook for ManufacturersChina’s Semiconductor and Advanced Computing Industries Targeted by New Department of Commerce Export Restrictions  Revisiting OEM/Supplier Relations

Trade Compliance

New 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 EraWhat Is the Scope of Russian Sanctions?

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

Beware of “Be Mine” in the WorkplaceLet the Gifts Be the Only Surprise at the Company Holiday PartyManufacturing:  Back to Business (Part Two)

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