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Spencer Fane LLP | USA | 22 Jan 2021
On January 21, 2021, President Biden issued the “Executive Order on Protecting Worker Health and Safety,” available here, along with numerous other…
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Spencer Fane LLP | USA | 19 Jan 2021
On January 14, 2021, President-elect Biden announced the “American Rescue Plan,” which is the new administration’s first emergency coronavirus and…
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Spencer Fane LLP | USA | 19 Jan 2021
Fines and penalties issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health…
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Spencer Fane LLP | USA | 13 Jan 2021
In addition to $600 checks for most Americans, the year-end COVID-19 stimulus package signed by the President on December 27, 2020, includes a new…
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Spencer Fane LLP | USA | 29 Dec 2020
On December 15, 2020, the Department of Labor finalized its new guidelines for fiduciary investment advice. Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2020-02…
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Spencer Fane LLP | USA | 23 Dec 2020
On Monday, December 21, the stimulus bill from Congress was released. The bill contains individual relief, as well as an extension of federal…
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Spencer Fane LLP | USA | 21 Dec 2020
Setting up the potential for the U.S. Supreme Court to confirm and strengthen its 2016 opinion in Spokeo v. Robins, the United States Court of…
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Spencer Fane LLP | USA | 17 Dec 2020
The first COVID-19 vaccines have been released, with more to come in the near future. This landmark development raises important questions - can…
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Spencer Fane LLP | USA | 17 Dec 2020
On January 1, 2021, the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act (“EPEWA” or “the…
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Spencer Fane LLP | USA | 11 Dec 2020
With the COVID-19 pandemic depriving bankruptcy practitioners of our usual opportunities to meet in…