Coronavirus/COVID-19, Manufacturing Facilities

Navigating Facilities Management Outsourcing in a Post-COVID World

Mayer Brown on 10/22/2024

The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly reshaped the facilities management (FM) outsourcing landscape. Companies have transitioned from fully office-based work to home-based work, and now to hybrid models, prompting a...more

EU Chips Act: The EU's Push for Semiconductor Autonomy

Jones Day on 3/8/2022

Background - Recent supply disruptions in the semiconductor industry have highlighted the dependence of many global economies, including the EU, on imported chips manufactured in Asia....more

Snapshot on Manufacturing Industry: February 2022

Fisher Phillips on 2/22/2022

Welcome to FP Snapshot on Manufacturing Industry, where we take a quick snapshot look at the most significant workplace law developments over the past month with an emphasis on how they impact manufacturers. OSHA Penalties...more

2022 Labor and Employment Outlook for Manufacturers

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog on 1/24/2022

This week, we continue our 2022 outlook series with a focus on labor and employment. It goes without saying that over the last two years, the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed certain weaknesses and opportunities in the economy...more

2022 Environmental, Health, and Safety Outlook for Manufacturers

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog on 1/20/2022

Last week, Jeff kicked off our 2022 outlook for manufacturers, covering corporate compliance and litigation. This week, I am turning to the environmental, health, and safety issues that may occupy the minds and the time of...more

Snapshot on Manufacturing Industry: January 2022

Fisher Phillips on 1/6/2022

Welcome to FP Snapshot on Manufacturing Industry, where we take a quick snapshot look at the most significant workplace law developments over the past month with an emphasis on how they impact manufacturers. Is COVID-19 a...more

Manufacturing Updates - Fall 2021

Pullman & Comley, LLC on 9/28/2021

Welcome to Manufacturing Updates, Pullman & Comley’s quarterly publication that summarizes important legal developments for manufacturers. Manufacturing Updates brings together insights from attorneys across our many practice...more

Balancing the Vaccination Equation: Frequently Asked Questions About COVID-19 Vaccines in the Workplace

Pullman & Comley, LLC on 9/27/2021

Q1: What Does It Mean to Be “Fully Vaccinated”? A1: According to the CDC, an individual is considered “fully vaccinated” fourteen (14) days after receiving the second dose in a two-dose series, such as the Pfizer or Moderna...more

Evaluating Work From Home Accommodation Requests: Will New EEOC Lawsuit Signal A Wave Of Similar Litigation?

Amundsen Davis LLC on 9/20/2021

Last week, the EEOC filed a federal lawsuit in Georgia against an employer that did not allow an employee with a medical condition to work from home. Employers should carefully consider the circumstances at issue in this...more

Biden-Harris Administration Push for Green Technology

Morgan Lewis - Tech & Sourcing on 5/3/2021

In a recent Lawflash, our colleagues Ken Kulak and Ariel Braunstein reported that at the Leaders Summit on Climate, hosted by the Biden-Harris administration on April 22 and 23 in Washington, DC, President Joseph Biden set...more

FDA issues guidance on conducting remote interactive evaluations during the COVID-19 pandemic

Hogan Lovells on 4/15/2021

On April 14, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released the immediately-in-effect guidance “Remote Interactive Evaluations of Drug Manufacturing and Bioresearch Monitoring Facilities During the COVID-19 Public...more

OSHA Implements COVID National Emphasis Program

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog on 3/22/2021

As a part of its ongoing efforts to increase workplace attention on COVID-19, OSHA recently released a new COVID-19 National Emphasis Program (NEP), signaling a commitment to expand its inspection and enforcement efforts to...more

Non-Remote Manufacturing in a Remote World

Womble Bond Dickinson on 2/23/2021

Manufacturers are encountering myriad challenges as they address delays sourcing materials and producing goods, while meeting the expectations of retailers and consumers who expect fast delivery. The challenges present...more

2021 Labor and Employment Outlook for Manufacturers

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog on 1/22/2021

This week, we continue our 2021 outlook series with a focus on labor and employment. With the new Presidential administration this year, we anticipate a number of changes in labor and employment laws on the federal level....more

2021 Environmental, Health, and Safety Outlook for Manufacturers

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog on 1/15/2021

This week, we continue with our 2021 outlook series with a focus on environmental, health, and safety. This year brings a new Presidential administration, and with it will come a host of new programs, as well as some new...more

Diversity, Inclusion Efforts Can Make A Difference In Attracting, Retaining Talent In Manufacturing

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 1/14/2021

With a large portion of the manufacturing workforce reaching age 55 and older, and with the challenges the COVID-19 pandemic brought in 2020, the industry has been confronted with a shortage of interested and skilled...more

HHS forces FDA to withdraw notice for OTC user fees and creates new exemptions

Hogan Lovells on 1/13/2021

On January 6, 2021, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ordered the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to “cease further collection efforts” related to the Over-the-Counter (OTC) Drug Monograph User Fee...more

COVID-19 Delays FDA-Approval of DaxibotulinumtoxinA

Goodwin on 12/3/2020

Revance Therapeutics, Inc. recently announced that, because of COVID-19 travel restrictions, the FDA has been unable to complete its inspection of the manufacturing facility for Revance’s DaxibotulinumtoxinA for Injection...more

OSHA COVID-19 Update

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog on 11/5/2020

As COVID-19 cases have continued to rise across the United States, so have COVID-related OSHA complaints and investigations. OSHA has been tracking statistics on COVID-related complaints, referrals, inspections, and citations...more

The Impact of Technology in the Growth of the Life Sciences Industry

Goodwin on 10/14/2020

Perhaps nowhere do technology and real estate intersect more deeply than in the life sciences industry, where sophisticated technologies are integral to tenants’ operations. The life sciences industry, which was experiencing...more

Workplace Safety, Hazard Prevention, And Premium Pay During COVID-19 Pandemic

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 9/23/2020

Six months into the COVID-19 pandemic, workplace safety and hazard prevention are more important than ever for manufacturers and other employers of essential employees. Besides the benefits of keeping their workers safe,...more

Significant Increase in OSHA Whistleblower Complaints and Caseloads Due to COVID-19

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog on 9/4/2020

Since at least March, manufacturers, and the entire U.S. economy, have been experiencing unprecedented conditions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 has not only changed where and how manufacturers operate, but...more

As COVID-19 Economic Downturn Hits hard, the Mexican Government Tightens its Grip on all Revenue, and Looks to Target Maquiladoras...

Foley & Lardner LLP on 9/3/2020

While there is a growing understanding of the sanitary measures needed to restart manufacturing operations in a safe and efficient manner (i.e. social distancing, testing, masks & facemasks, others), the economic consequences...more

Envisioning the New Normal: Real Estate + Technology – Part 3: Life Sciences And Healthcare Industries

Goodwin on 8/26/2020

This article is the third in a multi-part series examining the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on select real estate sectors and the considerations around how technologies will shape future operations and accelerate means to...more

CARES Act Questions for the Manufacturing, Distribution and Retail Industry - Update #9

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC on 8/12/2020

Congress recently passed the economic stimulus package referred to as the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act1”), the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (“PPPHCE Act”),...more

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