On August 2, 2022, Senators Bob Menendez (D-New Jersey) and Marco Rubio (R-Florida) introduced the Sanctioning Supporters of Slave Labor Act, legislation that would expand the categories of persons that could be sanctioned under the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020 (UHRPA). Rep. Jim Banks (R-Indiana) filed a companion in the House of Representatives. […]

On August 4, 2022, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), as the Chair of the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF), formally published the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List. The Entity list is a consolidated register of the four lists required to be developed and maintained pursuant to Section 2(d)(2)(B) of […]

Please join us on Thursday, October 13 at 12PM EDT for 2022 Chemicals Workshop Webinar Series: PFAS, REACH and Other Chemical Regulatory Issues. Join Allen Kacenjar, Lianne Mantione and Anita Lloyd for the second webinar in our two-part 2022 Chemicals Workshop webinar series, in partnership with the Ohio Chemistry Technology Council (OCTC). In this session, […]

As we predicted, earlier today, 100 industry organizations submitted a request to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to extend the comment period for its proposed rule banning non-competes nationwide by an additional 60 days. According to the letter, “[t]he regulated community should be given sufficient time to assess the potential consequences of the rulemaking and […]

our colleagues Peter A. Steinmeyer, Erik W. Weibustand Angel A. Perez co-authored an article in Thomson Reuters Practical Law’s The Journalentitled “Restrictive Covenants: Ethical Issues for Attorneys.” Following is an excerpt: Companies across the US commonly use non-compete agreements and other restrictive covenants to protect the company’s legitimate business interests. These agreements are used with […]

Entrepreneur is the one who has the ability to develop, administer, run and organize a new business while bearing most of the risks to make profit. The word entrepreneur derives from the Latin word ‘prendere’ meaning to ‘take’ thus: entrepreneur is the one who takes risks. Entrepreneurs are the backbone of the nation. An entrepreneur […]

“With a fast-moving pandemic, no one is safe, unless everyone is safe” Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed The virus has now spread over the globe, causing tremendous physical, financial and social breakdown on every continent, nation, state, province and individual. This terrible predicament has come from the spread of the catastrophic and disastrous corona virus disease. […]

Citations: 1992 AIR 1904, 1991 SCR(1) 274 Appellant: Smt. Sureshta Devi Respondents: Om Prakash Decided On: 7.02. 1991 Equivalent Citations: 1. 1992 AIR 1904 2. 1991 SCR (1) 274 Benches: SHETTY, KJ (J) AGRAWAL, SC (J) Statutes Referred: Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 Special Marriage Act, 1954 Marriage Laws (Amendment) Act, 1976 In a marriage, a […]