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12.01.20

Actions to Reduce Prescription Drug Costs: The Most Favored Nation Model and the Rebate Rule

On November 20, President Trump held a press briefing at which he unveiled two long-awaited actions to reduce prescription drug costs.


12.01.20

Retention of Biometric Data Beyond Stated Period Creates Article III Standing: Seventh Circuit

Alleged violations of privacy laws continue to bedevil the federal courts—in particular, with respect to determining whether an alleged violation creates a sufficiently concrete and redressable grievance to permit the federal courts to hear the lawsuit under Article III of the U.S. ...


11.30.20

HHS Finalizes Anti-Kickback and Stark Reforms that Simplify Compliance and Promote Value-Based Care

On November 20, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published two rules that finalize sweeping reforms to the regulations governing fraud and abuse in the Medicare and Medicaid programs.


11.30.20

Can Employers Mandate COVID-19 Vaccination?

As a COVID-19 vaccine nears reality, employers may naturally ask whether they can require their employees to get vaccinated.


11.30.20

As COVID-19 Cases Rise, the State, Counties and Cities Impose New Restrictions

Last week, in response to rising rates of new COVID-19 infections, the state, some counties and many cities put new restrictions in place.  


11.25.20

The Absentee Ballots Produce a Late Blue Wave in New York’s Legislative Races

When the first election results were posted on the evening of November 3, it appeared relatively bleak for the Democrats in New York State, even though there were a high number of absentee ballots to be counted (a count that could not begin under law until November 10, at the earliest).


11.25.20

L.A. County Adds Anti-Retaliation Ordinance to COVID-19 Reporting Program

On Tuesday, November 24, 2020, the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a new anti-retaliation ordinance.


11.24.20

Cisco Ordered to Pay Over $1 Billion in Enhanced Damages for Willful Infringement

In Centripetal Networks, Inc. v. Cisco Systems, Inc.,1 the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia directed Cisco Systems to pay $1.9 billion after the company lost a patent suit brought by Centripetal Networks for infringing its patented cybersecurity features and preventing ...


11.23.20

Cal/OSHA Votes to Move Forward With Heightened COVID-19 Workplace Safety Rules

On Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020, the Standards Board of California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) voted unanimously to move forward with a set of new regulations that heighten workplace safety requirements in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.


11.23.20

Consent Order Confirms California MCA Enforcement Campaign

On November 12, 2020, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) (until recently called the Department of Business Oversight) entered into a consent order with Allup Finance LLC (Allup) finding that Allup’s merchant cash advance (MCA) product was a disguised ...