The US House of Representatives passed President Biden’s $2 trillion “Build Back Better” act (the “BBB”) Friday morning on a 220-213 party line vote. The Act now heads to the Senate, where Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) have expressed significant...
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Vaccine Mandate Update: White House Halts Enforcement, Ohio Court to Preside Over Litigation
The Biden administration announced the suspension of enforcement of its workplace vaccination and testing requirements Thursday for businesses with 100 or more employees. The announcement comes after a Louisiana-based judicial panel in the 5th Circuit temporarily...
Five Tips for Businesses to Navigate the Supply Chain Crisis
At this point, it is impossible to escape hearing about or experiencing the supply chain crisis grabbing headlines and impacting businesses – and families – across the globe. This issue has attracted the attention of the single consumer clear up to the Biden...
White House Extends Deadline for Vaccine Mandate for Federal Contractors
On Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021, the White House announced that the deadline for federal contractors and subcontractors to become fully vaccinated has been extended until Jan. 4, 2022. Federal contractors will have an additional four weeks to comply with the requirements,...
Are Ransomware (and Ransomware payments) Covered by Cyber Policies? Ohio Appeals Court Says “Maybe”
There seems to be a pattern in data breach and other cyber-attack cases. After a breach, a company turns to its insurer for coverage. Sometimes they have specialized cyber insurance, sometimes not. But often, even if they have paid for what they believe to be...
Appeals Court Reaffirms Hold on President’s Vaccine Mandate
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld its decision to put a hold on President Biden’s workplace vaccine mandate Friday, calling it “staggeringly overbroad.” The court affirmed its ruling despite the White House’s position that the hold “would endanger many...
SEC Staff Issues Report on GameStop and Other Meme Stocks
2021 was a year of unexpected—and sometimes baffling—events. In the midst of cascading economic failure caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and political turmoil, one cartoonishly-quirky episode swept the nation involving an unlikely main character: GameStop Corp (NYSE:...
Government Responds to 5th Circuit Court Block of Vaccine Mandate
On Monday, Nov. 8, 2021, the Biden administration filed its response to the New Orleans-based 5th Circuit Court of Appeals decision to block OSHA’s much anticipated COVID vaccine rule for private sector employers. In its short, two-page order, the 5th Circuit Court of...
Federal Court of Appeals Temporarily Blocks Biden’s Vaccine Mandate
[UPDATE: On Monday, Nov. 8, 2021, the Biden administration filed its response to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals decision to block OSHA’s much anticipated COVID vaccine rule for private sector employers.] A federal appeals court has put a temporary halt on the Biden...
House Passes 1.2T Infrastructure Bill, Sending to Biden for Signature
Following months of negotiations, the House of Representatives passed the $1.2 trillion infrastructure package Friday, sending it to the President for signature after the Senate passed the measure in August. President Biden announced he will schedule a signing...