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On January 19, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio Eastern Division ruled in Henderson Road Restaurant Systems, Inc. dba Hyde Park Grille, et al. v. Zurich Am. Ins. Co., No. 1:20-cv-01239, that a commercial insurance policy business income coverage form issued by Zurich A

The bottom line? Businesses and individuals who apply for aid must be prepared to defend their applications and/or use of aid.

Headlines that Matter for Companies and Executives in Regulated Industries

Declaring that “[e]qual opportunity is the bedrock of American democracy, and our diversity is one of our country’s greatest strengths.”

Why Achieving Consensus is the Best Path to Preserving the Flag

In Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court 4 Cal. 5th 903 (2018), the California Supreme Court held that any individual who performs work for a person or entity is presumed to be an employee who falls within the protections afforded by California’s Labor Code and Wage Orders. 

Many corporations, limited liability companies, and other similar entities will soon be required to disclose their beneficial owners to the United States government.

In 2016, the US Department of Justice issued its Antitrust Guidance for Human Resources Professionals (Antitrust Guidance), in which it warned that criminal charges may result if corporations enter into “naked no-poach agreements.”

In its first significant Stark Law rulemaking since 2015, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued a new final rule (Final Rule) intending to provide physicians and designated health services (DHS) entities with additional flexibility in complying with the law’s stringent

On January 8, 2021, US authorities announced that they reached an agreement with Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (Deutsche Bank) to resolve the government’s investigation into violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) as well as a separate investigation into a commodities fraud scheme.

This case has drawn worldwide attention and is likely to be relied upon by policyholders and insurers alike.

In early December, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York denied, in part, a motion to dismiss claims of breach of fiduciary duty and recovery of fraudulent conveyances brought against former directors and officers of the Jones Group.

Just two weeks into CY 2021, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is expanding its enforcement efforts against forced labor in China.

Headlines that Matter for Companies and Executives in Regulated Industries

We’ve reported, at length, on Virginia’s first-in-the-nation, state-wide, temporary COVID-19 workplace safety standard linked below. That standard took effect on July 27, 2020, and will expire on January 26, 2021.

Recent legislative developments include amendments to expand upon Orange Book and Purple Book listing requirements.

In its recent Final Rule significantly revising the federal Physician Self-Referral Law (Stark Law), the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) implements several important changes to the special rules on compensation set forth in 42 C.F.R. § 411.354(d). 

In light of the development of a COVID vaccine, employers across all industries are beginning to plan for their employees to return to the workplace.

Prop 65 Counsel: What To Know

New Jersey has legalized adult, recreational cannabis use. With more than two-thirds of voters in favor of amending the state Constitution, it became the first in the Tri-State region to permit recreational marijuana use.

Folgers Coffee Co., and its parent company, J.M. Smucker, were sued in federal court for allegedly inflating the number of servings contained in certain canisters of Folgers’ ground coffee.

The latest trends and developments in the class action world.

Last week, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (the EEOC) proposed two final rules: One under the Americans with Disabilities Act (the ADA), and the other under the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA). 

Our initial alert highlighted various hospitality and service industry businesses suing their insurers to recover for losses arising out of closure and stay-at-home (Civil Authority) orders.

In this issue of the Arent Fox Class Action Quarterly Update, we will be focusing on one recent California Supreme Court decision and two court of appeal decisions impacting the fashion and retail industries.