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07.21.2023
In the latest episode, health care attorneys Matt Cobb and Nathan Kottkamp, who concentrate their practices in health care, discuss what you should immediately do when a state agency notifies you that it is investigating your senior care facility and how you...
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07.20.2023
The concept of legal standing made headlines in high-profile U.S. Supreme Court cases this summer; but it is just as critical for cases in Virginia state courts. In the land use and real estate development context, the Supreme Court of Virginia has issued a...
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07.20.2023
On July 18, 2023, the DOJ Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission released new Guidelines detailing the principles that they intend to apply when reviewing mergers. The Guidelines, issued in draft form for public comment, fulfill a pledge made in...
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07.14.2023
Federal and state civil rights and anti-discrimination laws prohibit employment discrimination based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age, genetic information, and other protected characteristics.
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07.14.2023
In our What to Do if Your Suppliers Are in Distress video series, we describe how to identify your critical suppliers that might be in jeopardy, provide suggestions on how you can help them, and share how you can protect your business’ interests.
In this...
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07.12.2023
A new Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR 52.204-27) clause prohibits federal contractors and subcontractors from “having or using” the social networking service TikTok or any “successor application” developed by ByteDance, a Chinese internet technology...
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07.05.2023
In this episode of Trending Now - An IP Podcast, Janet Cho and Elizabeth Davenport discuss what many trademark applicants and registrants are experiencing firsthand – the increase of fraudulent solicitations. An ever-evolving subject, Janet and Elizabeth...
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07.05.2023
On June 29, 2023, in Groff v. DeJoy, the Supreme Court of the United States, in a rare unanimous decision written by Justice Samuel Alito, held an employer may deny a religious accommodation request from an employee only if it would result in a substantial...
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06.29.2023
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has drafted new and revised guidance documents for the assessment and mitigation of vapor intrusion (VI) at properties undergoing reuse and redevelopment (Draft Guidance).
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06.29.2023
Virginia’s construction stormwater discharge permit program continues to evolve on various fronts, including program implementation guidance. Indeed, stormwater regulatory stakeholders have much to digest from recent activity and to anticipate in the near...
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06.29.2023
Beginning with the PFAS Action Plan of 2019, it became clear to industry observers and environmental professionals that EPA intends to regulate PFAS compounds in industrial wastewater permits.
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06.29.2023
“Of all the conceptions of the human mind from unicorns to gargoyles to the hydrogen bomb perhaps the most fantastic is the black hole: a hole in space with a definite edge over which anything can fall and nothing can escape; a hole with a gravitational field...
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06.29.2023
In 2022, the General Assembly enacted significant changes to Virginia Code §§ 2.2-4347, 2.2-4354 and 11-4.6 that mandated prompt payment by owners, contractors and subcontractors on public and private construction projects and invalidated “pay if paid”...
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06.29.2023
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06.28.2023
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) today announced how $42.45 billion in high-speed internet grant funding will be allocated across all states and territories, including the District of Columbia.