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Mintz | USA | 27 May 2020
Delaware Bankruptcy Court Rules that Shareholder Cannot Enforce “Golden Share” Blocking Right to Dismiss Bankruptcy Filed Without its Consent
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt businesses and markets, and companies begin to look to bankruptcy courts for relief from the resulting…
Mintz | USA | 27 May 2020
First Amendment May Protect Use of Trademarks As Artistic Expression
In a recent decision from the Southern District of New York, Judge George B. Daniels held that the strong First Amendment interests in protecting free…
Mintz | USA | 26 May 2020
USCIS Settlement a Win for Staffing Companies and H-1B Workers
On May 20, 2020, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) settled a long-pending lawsuit regarding its "itinerary" requirement for offsite…
Mintz | USA | 26 May 2020
California Ridge Revisited: Federal Circuit Affirms that Wind Project Development Fee in Section 1603 Grant Deal is a Sham
In February 2012, an Invenergy affiliate named California Ridge Wind Energy LLC (“California Ridge”), which owned an Illinois wind farm of the same…
Mintz | USA | 26 May 2020
CPSC Sued Over Lack of Access to Consensus Standard Incorporated Into CPSC Regulation
An interesting and potentially very important case not only in CPSC world but for thousands of statutes and regulations is pending in a federal court…
Mintz | USA | 22 May 2020
DOL Withdraws FLSA Inside Sales Exemption Lists
The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued a new final rule on May 19, 2020 recasting the Fair Labor Standard Act’s (“FLSA”) inside sales exemption…
Mintz | USA | 22 May 2020
Massachusetts’ Reopening Plan: What Businesses in Phase 1 Need to Know
On May 18, 2020, the Baker-Polito Administration revealed its four-phased approach to reopening the Massachusetts economy and getting people back into…
Mintz | USA | 22 May 2020
Republican Senators Request “Start of Construction” Relief Under Sections 45 and 48 for COVID-Related Delays, Including “Continuous Efforts” Rule for Physical Work Projects
In a May 21 letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, three Republican senators—Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Senator Susan M. Collins (R-ME), and…
Mintz | USA | 21 May 2020
The SBA Issues Forgiveness Application and Guidance for the Paycheck Protection Program: What Employers Need to Know
On Friday, May 15, 2020, the Small Business Administration, in consultation with the U.S. Department of the Treasury, released the Paycheck Protection…
Mintz | USA | 21 May 2020
Massachusetts’ Speaker of the House Robert DeLeo Delivers Remote Chamber Address on Vision for the Remainder of Legislative Session
House Speaker Robert DeLeo addressed the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce today, highlighting the progress the Massachusetts House of…
