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,...
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...
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:...
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...
[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...
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...
As we reported in late January 2021, a judge of the Federal District Court in Cleveland tried to provide a slight glimmer of hope to businesses hoping to establish loss of business income claims. As reported in late September 2021, the Sixth Circuit unanimously struck...
The FTC has revised a data security rule requiring financial institutions to encrypt customers' personal data and appoint a cybersecurity point of contact in the event of a data breach. The updates outline specific criteria that financial institutions must meet,...
[UPDATE: 11/6/2021 - A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for businesses with 100 or more employees] OSHA released its 490-page Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) governing employers with 100 or more employees...
On Thursday, President Biden announced the framework for the Biden Build Back Better agenda. The highly anticipated economic plan aims to rebuild the middle class by implementing social programs, health care expansions and tax reforms. The plan also constitutes the...