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On August 21, 2020, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) published an interim final rule (IFR) to implement hemp-related amendments to the Federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA) that were made by the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (the 2018 Farm Bill).

The Families First Coronavirus Response Act allows eligible employees to take up to two weeks of paid sick leave and up to 12 weeks of expanded family and medical leave – 10 paid – for specified reasons related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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BIS will be looking at items that are controlled only for anti-terrorism, crime control, short supply, United Nations embargoes, or designated as EAR99 in establishing new Foundational Technologies Controls.

In this video episode of Fashion Counsel, Arent Fox Fashion & Retail Practice Leader Anthony V. Lupo talks about the retail crisis with WWD Executive Editor Arthur Zaczkiewicz. 

Hong Kong is gearing up to implement the international registration system under the Madrid Protocol in the next two years.

On August 24, 2020, the US Department of Labor (DOL) issued Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2020-5 addressing employer obligations for tracking time worked by remote workforces.

On August 20, 2020, the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed a $140 million jury verdict in a published opinion reiterating the important role of unjust enrichment damages in compensating victims of trade secret misappropriation.

On August 21, 2020, CBP issued new guidance providing an additional 45-day transition period for compliance with new marking requirements for goods produced in Hong Kong that are imported into the United States. This extends the transition period for companies to comply with the requirements from Se

There is a risk that garments made from cotton produced by XPCC could be subject to a Customs and Border Protection withhold release orders.

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In recognition that many employees are still working remotely due to COVID-19 health concerns, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has extended through September 19, 2020.

In addition to battling class certification, businesses swept into these class actions may be faced with consolidation motions in multidistrict forums.

On August 13, Mayor Muriel Bowser signed into law the “Protecting Businesses and Workers from COVID-19 Emergency Amendment Act of 2020.”

In the Food and Drug area, we don’t often get dramatic changes in FDA policies, but an announcement from the Secretary of HHS, published on August 18, appears to be just such a dramatic change.

In Automile Holdings, LLC v. McGovern, 483 Mass. 797, 136 N.E.3d 1207 (2020), the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court upheld the validity of an anti-raiding provision against a former employee. This ruling is significant in light of recent trends in Massachusetts and elsewhere against restrictive c

Under the TFTEA, CBP has taken an increasingly enforcement-minded posture to prevent and penalize the importation of goods produced using forced labor into the United States.

Due to the broader spread of COVID-19 in California, the Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) has extended numerous professional licensing waivers to facilitate the delivery of patient care during the state of emergency.

On August 17, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a Guidance Memorandum (Guidance) setting forth revised state survey agency priorities as well as providing information regarding the resumption of enforcement activities and resolution of open enforcement cases.

On August 17, 2020, CMS encouraged State Survey Agencies to resume some of their normal enforcement activities.

Last week started and ended with big announcements in the privacy world. At the end of the week, on August 14th, the regulations implementing the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) were finally declared final - more than 8 months after CCPA became effective and 45 days after the Attorney

The Attorney General Regulations (Regulations) to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) are enforceable as of August 14, 2020.

On August 17, 2020, the Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a final rule (the Final Rule) (1) adding additional Huawei non-US affiliates to the Entity List, (2) confirming the expiration of the Temporary General License (TGL).

Many companies were caught off-guard in the spring when diagnoses of COVID-19 multiplied rapidly and forced businesses to close or drastically change their policies with little warning. Now companies that have reopened must prepare for the future.

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