Private equity (PE) investment in the health care industry has grown significantly over the last decade. This past year was no exception. While total deal volume lagged behind 2021 record highs, PE health care deal activity...more
Employers should check their confidentiality and severance agreements for a common oversight that, for some, is becoming a costly error. Recent enforcement activity by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of Rule...more
The Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) is continuing its project to revise and update the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Some of the changes are editorial and some are substantive. If you are...more
Following remarks made on March 2 and March 3, 2023 at the American Bar Association’s 38th Annual National Institute on White Collar Crime, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued revisions to its Evaluation of...more
In back-to-back speeches to the American Bar Association's National Institute on White Collar Crime on March 2-3, 2023, U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco and Assistant Attorney General...more
During speeches on March 2 and 3, 2023, at the American Bar Association (ABA) National Institute on White Collar Crime (the 2023 White Collar Conference), Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Lisa Monaco, Assistant Attorney General...more
As winter starts to recede, thoughts turn to warmer days and the need to embark on the traditional spring cleaning. While that’s usually an at-home affair, it can and should also apply to your compliance program. And while a...more
Employers have new obligations and employees have new rights under the EEOC’s newly finalized revisions to the agency’s Compliance Manual Section on Religious Discrimination....more
Agency updates religious discrimination for first time in over a decade - The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has updated the section of its Compliance Manual on religious discrimination in the workplace....more
In January, just prior to the inauguration, the Trump administration issued guidance and rule changes on a variety of issues, including the Independent Contractor Test and Religious Discrimination Guidance. Many recent...more
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission voted on January 15, 2021, to finalize long-awaited revisions to its Compliance Manual covering religious bias in the workplace and addressing protections for religious employers....more
In the hierarchy of employment discrimination laws, religious discrimination has traditionally been viewed as the proverbial unwanted stepchild, with pro-employer “undue hardship” exceptions to accommodation requirements that...more
On November 17, 2020, the Equal Opportunity Commission (EEOC) proposed an update to its Compliance Manual’s section on Religious Discrimination. The proposed Manual is open for public comment until December 17, 2020, after...more
On November 17, 2020, the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it is seeking public input on its updated Compliance Manual Section on Religious Discrimination (the Manual). According to the...more
Here are 10 quick takes. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued on Tuesday a proposed update to the Religious Discrimination section of its Compliance Manual. The current section of the Compliance Manual has not...more
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act provided trillions in economic relief in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including hundreds of billions of dollars in aid for the healthcare industry....more
Quick Hit: OFCCP has published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) it states would “codify the procedures that the agency currently uses to resolve potential discrimination and other material violations” and “clarify...more
The American Chemistry Council (“ACC”) released a document titled: Butadiene – Product Stewardship Guidance Manual (2019) (“Manual”) - The Manual was prepared by ACC’s Olefins Panel....more
On March 27, 2017, in conjunction with the Health Care Compliance Association annual Compliance Institute, HHS OIG released a Resource Guide for the healthcare industry to facilitate the consideration of potential options for...more
On March 27, 2017, in conjunction with the Health Care Compliance Association (“HCCA”) annual Compliance Institute (“CI”), the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), Office of the Inspector General (“OIG”) released...more
Let’s start with this caveat: as we all know, under the still-new Trump Administration, priorities may and are likely to change. Now that we got that off our chest, it is nevertheless not the time to sit back and wait. The...more