Bar council Seat criticises’BAME’ Tag
The seat of the Bar Council has contested the legal profession's tendency to set Asian, black and minority ethnic attorneys collectively, stating the BAME tag may'conceal the reality that there is enormous under-representation of...
Female Employees at Freshfields earning over men
Female workers at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer currently earn more than male employees on average, according to statistics released by the magic circle firm. Thus far, very few City clinics have attained this outcome.Freshfields' 2020...
FDA Continues to Referee the CBD Market
Producers of CBD products must also appraise their quality-control procedures to ensure safe products are hitting the market.As we forecasted last December at a past legal alert, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration continues...
It’s No Joke: In 1 April 2021 Decision, Supreme Court Significantly Limits Definition of...
About 1 April 2021, the United States Supreme Court answered the question of which kind of dialing equipment qualifies as a"automatic telephone dialing system" (ATDS) under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), finally putting...
Philadelphia Enacts COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave
Philadelphia has joined an increasing record of localities to require employers to provide employees paid COVID-19-related sick leave.As of March 29, 2021, employers with employees working in Philadelphia must supply them compensated COVID-19-related ill...
Cannabis Banking; The SAFE Banking Act 2.0’s Status, Key Modifications, and Prospects
Earlier this month, revised versions of this bill were introduced in the House and Senate"to reform national cannabis laws and reduce the public security risk in communities throughout the country." 2Present Status
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For the Seventh Year in a Row, OFCCP Lowers VEVRAA Hiring Benchmark
On March 30, 2021, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) announced that the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (VEVRAA) hiring grade for 2021 would be 5.6 percent. This is...
The DOJ is Continuing to Target PPP Recipients for Fraud
All these analyses have varied widely in both the extent and the specific allegations targeted. The DOJ has pursued charges against big businesses that obtained multi-million-dollar PPP loans, also it has pursued charges against...
Supreme Court Narrows Scope of TCPA at Landmark Autodialer Ruling
At a unanimous conclusion , the Supreme Court expressly overturned the Ninth Circuit's conclusion in Marks v. Crunch San Diego, LLC, by holding,"to qualify as a'automatic phone dialing system' under the TCPA, a device...
New myUploads Feature Launched in myE-Verify
This may be accomplished by uploading pictures of the instruction as a JPEG, PNG, or PDF by means of a personal computer or smart device. E-Verify is an internet system which makes it possible...