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Enhancing Independence: New Rules for Communication in PTAB Panel Decisions Codify SOP4

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The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) has introduced new rules enhancing the independence of administrative patent judge (APJ) panels. The final rule, building on Standard Operating Procedure 4, prohibits senior PTO...more

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U.S. Chamber of Commerce Sues OSHA to Block Union Walkaround Rule

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Numerous business groups led by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce sued the Occupational Safety and Health Administration over the Agency’s new walkaround rule. The suit, Civil Action No. 24-271, was filed last...more

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OFCCP Week In Review: February 2024 #4

Tuesday, February 20, 2024: Telecommuting Decreased in 2022, But Still Far Above Pre-Pandemic Numbers, U.S. Census Bureau Reported - Among U.S. workers, 15.2 percent worked from home in 2022, down from almost 17.9 percent...more

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NLRB Adopts New Standard for Employer Work Rules

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has adopted a new standard for evaluating challenges to employer work rules as facially unlawful under Section 8(a)(1) of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), overruling a...more

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NLRB New Rule Affects How All Employers Should Approach Severance Agreements and Other Employment Contracts

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On February 21, 2023, in McLaren Macomb, No. 07–CA–263041, the National Labor Relations Board held that confidentiality and nondisparagement provisions are prohibited in severance agreements where they purport to limit an...more

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Labor Law Today—2019 Year in Review

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During 2019, the current National Labor Relations Board (the Board) majority became more active, beginning to overrule decisions handed down during the Obama administration and restoring decades of precedent. In addition...more

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NLRB Gives Employers Greater Discretion to Limit Union Activity on Their Premises

The National Labor Relations Board (the “Board”) recently issued a decision in UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside that reverses longstanding Board precedent and holds that employers no longer have to allow nonemployee union...more

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Employers No Longer Have To Allow Union Representatives Use of Public Areas, NLRB Majority Rules

Citing judicial criticism, as well as the original Supreme Court decisions on the issue, the NLRB swept away years of precedent permitting union representatives to access public areas of an employer’s premises. In UPMC...more

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Four New Rules at the ITC That Patent Litigators Need to Know

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International Trade Commission - The ITC has issued a series of new rules applying to all Section 337 investigations instituted after June 7, 2018. Although the overall impact of these new rules is not yet known,...more

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New ITC Rules Take Effect June 7, 2018

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As we previously reported, after almost 3 years, new rules for ITC patent cases will go into effect in June. The new rules will apply to all ITC investigations instituted after June 7, 2018. The new rules include several...more

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California Regulatory Happenings - Week of May 14, 2018

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...On 5/26/17, the ALJ issued a proposed decision implementing new compliance requirements for the RPS program in response to SB350. These new rules for long-term contracts start with the compliance period beginning 1/1/21....more

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New Rules Center On Multi-Investigations & 100-Day Proceedings Before the U.S. International Trade Commission

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The U.S. International Trade Commission just published amendments to its rules of practice and procedure (“Commission Rules”), which will be effective for all Section 337 unfair importation investigations instituted after...more

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ITC Updates Its Rules of Practice and Procedure To Increase Speed and Efficiency

On Tuesday, May 8, 2018, the International Trade Commission (“ITC” or the “Commission”) published the final changes to its rules of practice and procedure. The Commission stated that the changes are intended to both...more

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ITC Updates Its Rules of Practice and Procedure

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Late last week, the International Trade Commission (“ITC”) finalized changes to its rules, which changes were first proposed in late 2015. The new rules are expected to be published in the Federal Register in early May 2018...more

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Investment Services Regulatory Update - December 2017

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New Rules, Proposed Rules, Guidance and Alerts - NEW RULES - SEC Delays Form N-PORT EDGAR Filing Requirement by Nine Months - On December 8, 2017, the SEC adopted a temporary rule (the Temporary Rule) delaying by...more

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October 2017: The Top 11 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes each month in 2017. October was no...more

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You Mean It’s Un-American to Hire Only Americans? DOJ Issues Final Rule on Unfair Immigration-Related Employment Practices

If you thought it would be safer to require every new hire to be an American citizen—think again. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has a new rule revising its prior regulations on Section 274B of the Immigration and...more

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