Hogan Lovells

Our 2,500 lawyers work together with you to solve the toughest legal issues in major industries and commercial centers around the world. Whether you’re expanding into new markets, considering capital from new sources, or dealing with increasingly complex regulation or disputes, we help you stay on top of your risks and opportunities.

Hogan Lovells Blogs

#alalimón

A Seat at the Table

All in a Day's Work: The Employer's Legal Guide

ARBlog

Global Insurance Blog

Global Media and Communications Watch

HL Chronicle of Data Protection

Keeping It Real Estate

LimeGreenIP News

New Nuclear

Latest from Hogan Lovells

All in a Day's Work: The Employer's Legal Guide

DOL ISSUES CORRECTED COVID-19 RELATED PAID LEAVE POSTER AND FURTHER COMPLIANCE GUIDANCE FOR EMPLOYERS

By Patricia Ambrose, George W. Ingham & Amy F. Kett

March 27, 2020

As the April 1 effective date for the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA” or the “Act”) paid leave requirements rapidly nears, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) continues to update its compliance guidance for covered employers. As a reminder, the Act’s leave provisions—which mandate paid sick leave and paid expanded Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) leave for qualifying needs related to COVID-19—apply to private employers with fewer than 500 employees and to many public…

HL Chronicle of Data Protection

FCC Confirms that Certain COVID-19 Communications Fall Within the TCPA’s “Emergency Purposes” Exception

By Mark Brennan & Arpan Sura

March 27, 2020

Health care providers and government officials have more clarity regarding the ability to place certain calls and texts about the novel coronavirus, thanks to recent action by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). On March 20, 2020, the FCC released a Declaratory Ruling confirming that the pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus qualifies as an emergency under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), after President Trump pronounced the COVID-19 outbreak a national emergency. As a…

Global Media and Communications Watch

FCC Confirms that Certain COVID-19 Communications Fall Within the TCPA’s “Emergency Purposes” Exception

By Mark Brennan & Arpan Sura

March 27, 2020

Focus on Regulation

FCC Confirms that Certain COVID-19 Communications Fall Within the TCPA’s “Emergency Purposes” Exception

By Mark Brennan & Arpan Sura

March 27, 2020

Keeping It Real Estate

COVID-19 UK: Landlord and tenant insurance issues

By Adam Balfour & Charlie Shute

March 27, 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads across the globe, so does uncertainty. Landlords and tenants are facing unprecedented impacts on their businesses, and it is no surprise in this environment that both parties are looking to their insurance for comfort. Business interruption insurance Calling COVID-19 an interruption to business would be something of an understatement, and understandably commercial tenants are looking to their business interruption insurance as they have to close their premises, face unprecedented disruptions…

Droning On

How is the UAS Industry Experiencing the COVID-19 Crisis?

By Matt Clark, Lisa Ellman & Patrick Rizzi

March 27, 2020

When Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico in September, 2017, it destroyed 90 percent of the cell sites on the island; knocking out most communication with the outside world and significantly hampering relief effort. AT&T responded by deploying its Flying Cell on Wings (COW) – a drone outfitted with LTE radios and antennas to provide temporary voice, data, and Internet service in Puerto Rico. As with other national disasters, Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS or drone) technology…

A Seat at the Table

FDA Announces Temporary Flexibility Regarding Nutrition Labeling Due to COVID-19 Pandemic

By Martin Hahn, Elizabeth Fawell, Veronica Colas & Samantha Dietle

March 27, 2020

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced yesterday two policies to provide flexibility with respect to nutrition labeling requirements during the COVID-19 pandemic. First, the agency committed to work cooperatively with all manufacturers for the remainder of the year regarding the use of updated Nutrition and Supplement Facts labels and will not focus on enforcement actions during this time. FDA had previously announced this form of enforcement discretion for the first six months of…

All in a Day's Work: The Employer's Legal Guide

Payroll Tax Credits under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act

By Scott Friedman, Kurt L.P. Lawson & Martha Steinman

March 26, 2020

As discussed in prior blog posts, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA” or the “Act”) will require covered employers to provide certain levels of paid emergency sick leave and paid Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) leave to employees for specified coronavirus-related reasons. In general, as explained in those posts, the minimum number of hours of the paid sick leave that employers must provide is 80 hours for full time employees, with pro-rated amounts…

Focus on Regulation

COVID-19: Actions taken by EU competition authorities – will the HCC’s approach go viral?

By Myrto Tagara & Mirka Oikonomopoulou

March 26, 2020

Within the first week of the confinement measures in Europe, the Hellenic Competition Commission (HCC) was one of the first EU competition authorities to announce a more lenient approach towards certain vertical agreements, as a way to address severe shortages caused in the market by the COVID-19 outbreak. This action taken by the HCC seems to have triggered equivalent initiatives by its co-enforcers in the European Competition Network (ECN). Last week, in a joint …

HL Chronicle of Data Protection

COVID-19 Webinar Invitation — U.S. Employment Considerations

By HL Chronicle of Data Protection

March 25, 2020

This U.S.-focused webinar is a part of a series to help our clients respond to the impact of the global coronavirus pandemic on their business. The safety, security, and wellbeing of your workforce is paramount, as is maintaining strong legal and regulatory compliance. We will provide an overview of the following topics during this event:…

Hogan Lovells

Hogan Lovells Blogs

Blog Authors

DOL ISSUES CORRECTED COVID-19 RELATED PAID LEAVE POSTER AND FURTHER COMPLIANCE GUIDANCE FOR EMPLOYERS

FCC Confirms that Certain COVID-19 Communications Fall Within the TCPA’s “Emergency Purposes” Exception

FCC Confirms that Certain COVID-19 Communications Fall Within the TCPA’s “Emergency Purposes” Exception

FCC Confirms that Certain COVID-19 Communications Fall Within the TCPA’s “Emergency Purposes” Exception

COVID-19 UK: Landlord and tenant insurance issues

How is the UAS Industry Experiencing the COVID-19 Crisis?

FDA Announces Temporary Flexibility Regarding Nutrition Labeling Due to COVID-19 Pandemic

Payroll Tax Credits under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act

COVID-19: Actions taken by EU competition authorities – will the HCC’s approach go viral?

COVID-19 Webinar Invitation — U.S. Employment Considerations

Stay Connected

Company

Support

New to the Network