Is your business prepared for a cyber attack? It should be, writes Roberta Anderson of K&L Gates: “As the incidences of cyber attacks escalate, the costs associated with attacks are also increasing. In data breach cases, companies may incur substantial expenses relating to federal and state notification requirements… Companies may also face governmental and regulatory… Read more »
Briefcase? Check. Coffee? Check. JD Supra Corporate Brief? Check. Let the commute begin! The draft “Gang of Eight” immigration bill proposes higher limits on foreign workers in exchange for more regulation of employers (but that’s not all…) (Franczek Radelet) Should insider traders be punished for their actions, or for the profits they made through the… Read more »
[Link: How to Respond to President Obama's Cybersecurity Executive Order] “Cybersecurity” is now front-and-center, thanks to Barack Obama’s executive order on the matter; but the president’s framework will take months to implement. In the meantime, what can business leaders do today to respond to the call for a framework to protect the nation’s critical infrastructure… Read more »
The net of international sanctions on Iran and entities that do business with the Iranian regime continues to tighten. For your reference, here’s a roundup of latest commentary and analysis on sanctions imposed by the United States and Europe: U.S. Activity New Iran Sanctions Enacted (BakerHostetler): “The [latest] law, which comes just shy of five… Read more »
“Superstorm Sandy has caused immense damage to the East Coast, with losses estimated in the tens of billions. Those affected face significant challenges as they begin the process of recovering from severe flood and wind damage, utility outages, impaired access, disrupted supply and customer chains, and extended business interruption.” (Pillsbury) For businesses beginning the long… Read more »
“Since 2010, when the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act was passed, a gazillion news stories, articles and seminars have talked about what the act means and requires… One of the many issues that everyone has been talking about is whether employers should play or pay… If you are an employer who has decided to… Read more »
Earlier this month, the Internal Revenue Service issued important guidance for employers on the rules for identifying “full-time” employees for the purposes of the Affordable Care Act. It’s an important clarification, write employment attorneys Josh Bobrin and Edward Leeds (Ballard Spahr), because: “Effective January 1, 2014, employers with 50 or more full-time equivalent employees are… Read more »
Allen Matkins’ Eileen Nottoli on why businesses that sell consumer products in California need to be aware of – and act on – the state’s new Safer Consumer Product regulations. [Link: New Consumer Product Regulations: Manufacturers, Importers and Retailers Need to Prepare] For your reference, a JD Supra roundup of commentary on a range of… Read more »
Earlier this month, President Obama signed into law the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012. From law firm Skadden Arps: “The Act is the U.S. government’s latest response to Iran’s illegal nuclear program and the situation in Syria, and it reflects an intensified effort to counter perceived efforts by non-U.S. companies… Read more »
On July 9, 2012, President Obama signed the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (FDASIA) into law. The new legislation extends through 2017 the FDA’s program of charging user fees on drug applications – used to pay the agency’s employee salaries – in exchange for a quicker and more transparent product review process.… Read more »
What’s on your mind? ICANN’s generic top-level domain names, HIPAA compliance and violations, the SCOTUS RadLAX ruling, the EU Cookie Directive, that’s what (and more!). For your reference, the most-read Corporate Law Report posts in June, 2012: 1. HIPAA Compliance: 6 Audit Questions (and Answers) for Covered Entities “Late last year, members of the Senate… Read more »
Last week’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act means that states will need to act quickly to develop health insurance exchanges as mandated by the law. From law firm McKenna Long: “With the ACA emerging relatively unscathed in the Supreme Court’s ruling, exchange planners have a… Read more »
Last week’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provided insurance companies with a greater degree of certainty regarding health care reform than they have had since the act was first signed into law. Although legislative and legal challenges to the reforms continue (see updates by Patton Boggs and Littler),… Read more »
“Like insurance companies, institutional providers have devoted substantial effort and resources to preparing to comply with the Act’s requirements… Indeed, prior to the Court’s opinion, many institutional health care providers argued in favor of upholding the Act because the projected expansion of coverage to 30 million additional Americans would result in additional revenue for the… Read more »
“With [the] Supreme Court affirmance of the bulk of the Affordable Care Act, the specter that the BPCIA framework for biosimilar introduction could be dismantled is no longer a concern. Presumably it will be full speed ahead through the regulatory process, and we will see biosimilar applications for approval and attendant patent litigation before too… Read more »
