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March 2020 New Books

2 Apr 2020, 7:58 am by Barbara Moreno

Frase, Richard S. and Julian V. [read post]

The Reporter - https://texastechlawlibrary.wordpress.com

D.C. Federal Court Finds That Using “Fake” Job Profiles And Postings To Ferret Out Discrimination Is Not Criminal

2 Apr 2020, 5:48 am by Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Waldera Seyfarth Synopsis: In a first-of-its-kind ruling in Sandvig v. [read post]

Workplace Class Action Blog - http://www.workplaceclassaction.com/

Once More Into the “Brambled Thicket”: Fourth District Reverses Ruling Sustaining Demurrer to Action Challenging Caltrans’ Claim of Statutory CEQA Exemption For Freeway Interchange Project, Holds Streets and Highways Code § 103’s Coastal Commission Exemption Does Not Apply And That Petition Adequately Pleaded Estoppel Against Caltrans to Assert 35-Day Statute of Limitations Based on NOE Filing

1 Apr 2020, 4:33 pm by Arthur F. Coon

The second subdivision demonstrates the Legislature’s intent to treat PWPs as long-range development plans for purposes of the exemption of such plan approvals from CEQA as part of a state agency’s certified regulatory program. [read post]

CEQA Developments - http://www.ceqadevelopments.com

Department of Labor Issues Regulations on Families First Coronavirus Response Act

1 Apr 2020, 2:45 pm by Anthony Zaller

This is the first qualifying reason for emergency Paid Sick Leave, which is if the employee is subject to a Federal, State, or local quarantine or isolation order related to COVID–19. [read post]

California Employment Law Report - http://www.californiaemploymentlawreport.com/

El Plan Marshall de agilización de la Justicia tras el Estado de Alarma

1 Apr 2020, 1:53 am by JR Chaves

this duty always weighs as much as possible, with or without an alarm state. [read post]

delaJusticia.com - https://delajusticia.com/

LAX & NEVILLE HAS WON MORE THAN $13 MILLION FOR FORMER CREDIT SUISSE ADVISERS SEEKING DEFERRED COMPENSATION IN FINRA ARBITRATIONS, INCLUDING A RECENT AWARD TO FOUR ADVISERS FOR $2.2 MILLION; CREDIT SUISSE HAS LOST ALL SEVEN ARBITRATIONS TO REACH AWARD

31 Mar 2020, 3:41 pm by Lax & Neville LLP

All seven FINRA arbitration panels and a New York State Judge (Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC v. [read post]

New York Securities Lawyer Blog - http://www.newyorksecuritieslawyerblog.com/

Recent Decisions and Legislation March 16, 2020

31 Mar 2020, 2:30 pm by Joel R. Brandes

V Dean E. [read post]

New York Divorce and Family Law Blog - http://brandeslaw.blogspot.com/

Guest Post: Private Investment Fund Claims from an Insurance Perspective

31 Mar 2020, 1:50 pm by Kevin LaCroix

This statistic encompasses all registered investment advisers, not just those who manage private funds, although the Annual Report states that 36% of registered investment advisers manage a private fund. [read post]

The D & O Diary - http://www.dandodiary.com/

[Eugene Volokh] Wake Forest Dean Apologizes for Constitutional Law Professor's Quoting the Word "Nigger" from a Leading Supreme Court Case

31 Mar 2020, 9:40 am by Eugene Volokh

To turn to speech hostile to a group I belong to (Jews), when I talked about a rare recent group libel case, the Montana State v. [read post]

The Volokh Conspiracy - http://www.volokh.com/

Part I: The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act: Provisions Relevant to Healthcare Providers

31 Mar 2020, 8:38 am by admin

This section appears to reverse the ACA and makes permanent the over-the-counter drug changes during the 2020 plan year and after. [read post]

Liles Parker PLLC Blog - http://www.lilesparker.com

Death before QDROs

31 Mar 2020, 8:30 am by Woodruff Family Law Group

Miletello v. [read post]

North Carolina Divorce Lawyers Blog - http://www.northcarolinadivorcelawyersblog.com/

You Are Excused: Force Majeure and the Workplace in the COVID-19 Era

31 Mar 2020, 8:21 am by Peter A. Steinmeyer and Amy Bharj

See e.g., Commonwealth Edison Co. v. [read post]

Workforce Bulletin - https://www.workforcebulletin.com/

The Series LLC: Debunking the Nightmare

31 Mar 2020, 6:32 am by B. Blaze Taylor

Within Alphonse v. [read post]

State Bar of Texas Blog - http://blog.texasbar.com/

The Supreme Court’s Coronavirus Postponement: Pandemics, Precedent and National Risks

31 Mar 2020, 5:00 am by Richard Altieri, Hayley Evans

The court also cited its 1798 decision to postpone cases, which included United States v. [read post]

Lawfare - http://www.lawfareblog.com/

Trade Alert: Venezuela

31 Mar 2020, 4:31 am by Shannon O'Hare

According to US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, the sanctions were issued “for the sale and transport of Venezuela’s crude oil” which violated the existing US sanctions on PDVSA. [read post]

Government Contracts Blog - http://brownrudnick.com/insights/government-contracts/

[Eugene Volokh] Texas Federal Court Blocks Restrictions on "Non-Essential" Abortion Procedures, Texas Asks Fifth Circuit to Reverse

30 Mar 2020, 9:33 pm by Eugene Volokh

See Planned Parenthood v. [read post]

The Volokh Conspiracy - http://www.volokh.com/

EPA to Schedule FIFRA SAP Meeting on New Approaches to Human Health Risk Assessment for Organophosphates

30 Mar 2020, 5:46 pm by editor@howarddc.com

Backstrom, and James V. [read post]

Pesticide Law and Policy Blog - http://pesticideblog.lawbc.com/

Puerto Rico Treasury Department Extends Tax Exemptions for COVID-19 Employer-Provided Payments and Amends Rules for Qualified Retirement Plan and IRA Distributions

30 Mar 2020, 12:49 pm

Pursuant to the State of Emergency declared by Puerto Rico Governor Hon. [read post]