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DEA Publishes Long Awaited Proposed Rules for Grower Licenses

By Lee Baumgardner & Mindy Pava

March 31, 2020

In an important step intended to expand marijuana research, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) unveiled a long-awaited rule proposal last week that would permit the agency to issue additional growing licenses for research-grade cannabis. The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking was highly anticipated: the DEA issued a Federal Notice last summer stating its intent to adjust the policies and practices of its marijuana growers program following a three-year wait since the agency first announced it was…

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Lessons from Illinois’ Shelter in Place Orders

By Matthew C. Luzadder & Janine Fletcher-Thomas

March 31, 2020

Illinois and other states are now on the second week of the extraordinary executive orders colloquially referred to as the “shelter in place” or “stay-at-home” orders. Illinois’ version, COVID-19 Executive Order 8 (the “Order”), was issued by Governor J.B. Pritzker on March 20, 2020, is effective through at least April 7, 2020, but will likely be extended. The requirements of the Order, and the practical takeaways from it for employers struggling to remain open for…

CommLaw Monitor

COVID-19: What Enterprise and Small Business Customers Need to Know

By Steve Augustino

March 31, 2020

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the FCC has been active to keep communications services available through various waivers and actions. Kelley Drye’s Communications practice group is tracking these actions and provides this overview of the key actions impacting enterprise and small business customers of communications services. For additional information on these and other FCC actions, follow Kelley Drye’s CommLaw Monitor, where we post regular updates of the latest regulatory and legislative actions impacting the…

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U.S. Proposes Framework for Transition and Lifting of Venezuela Sanctions

By Eric McClafferty, Robert Slack & Jennifer Liu

March 31, 2020

Elliott Abrams, the U.S. Special Representative for Venezuela, announced a plan to lift sanctions on Venezuela should the Maduro regime step aside to permit a transitional government to be elected until full elections can take place in late 2020.[1] If there is transition of power, individual sanctions on dozens of Venezuelan government officials could be lifted as soon as they give up their positions under the transition. Additionally, broader economic sanctions on Venezuela’s…

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Coronavirus Increases Use of Conferencing Services Leading to Company-Specific Access Stimulation Rule Waiver

By Chip Yorkgitis

March 30, 2020

On Friday, March 27, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission’s Wireline Competition Bureau (“Bureau”) granted Onvoy d/b/a Inteliquent a temporary and limited waiver of the Commission’s rules that treats competitive local exchange carriers with an interstate terminating-to-originating traffic ratio of at least 6:1 as engaging in access stimulation. The Bureau found that the extraordinary circumstances accompanying the current COVID-19-related public health crisis leading to increased conferencing traffic warranted a company specific waiver, which temporarily exempts Inteliquent…

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Data Privacy Considerations for Coronavirus Data Tools

By Aaron Burstein & Alysa Zeltzer Hutnik

March 28, 2020

Data is helping governments, researchers, and companies across the world track the spread of the novel coronavirus, monitor cases and outcomes of COVID-19, and devise ways to halt the virus’s spread. As part of these efforts, raw data, software tools, data visualizations, and other efforts are providing the public and policymakers with insights into the growth of the pandemic. Personal information — some of which may be highly sensitive — is key to many of…

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FDA Updates Enforcement Policy for Face Masks and Respirators

By Kristi Wolff

March 27, 2020

On March 25, FDA issued immediately effective guidance regarding its enforcement policy for face masks and respirators. In light of widespread reports of mask and respirator shortages, the purpose of the guidance is to expand the availability of general use face masks for use by the general public, and of filtering facepiece respirators (N95 respirators) for use by health care professionals. The guidance applies to the following products: FDA acknowledges that face masks and respirators…

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DOL Publishes FFCRA Posters: Employers Must Post April 1

By Barbara E. Hoey & Alison Frimmel

March 27, 2020

On March 26, 2020, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) published the Poster covered employers must post to satisfy the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) notice requirement. Covered employers can find the FFCRA Notice Poster, here. Q&A regarding this notice can be found here.…

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EPA Expands List of Approved Coronavirus Disinfectants

By Joseph Green

March 27, 2020

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) continues to expand the number of surface disinfectants approved for use against coronavirus, announcing the addition of 70 new products to the agency’s “List N: Disinfectants for Use Against SARS-CoV-2.” This brings the total number of products on the list to over 350. A copy of the current list is available here. Keep in mind that List N only includes surface disinfectant products, such as sprays and aerosols. …

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Challenges Shipping on Time Because of COVID-19? What You Should Know about the FTC’s Mail Order Rule

By Christie Grymes Thompson & Khouryanna DiPrima

March 27, 2020

As localities order people to stay at home and non-essential businesses to close, consumers are turning to online options. Although you might welcome the traffic, you might also be facing unexpected challenges like a reduced work force, supply chain disruptions, manufacturing shifts from regular inventory to medical necessities, and other hurdles that can cause shipping delays. As you scramble to fulfill those orders, remember that under the FTC’s Mail Order Rule, you need a…

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DEA Publishes Long Awaited Proposed Rules for Grower Licenses

Lessons from Illinois’ Shelter in Place Orders

COVID-19: What Enterprise and Small Business Customers Need to Know

U.S. Proposes Framework for Transition and Lifting of Venezuela Sanctions

Coronavirus Increases Use of Conferencing Services Leading to Company-Specific Access Stimulation Rule Waiver

Data Privacy Considerations for Coronavirus Data Tools

FDA Updates Enforcement Policy for Face Masks and Respirators

DOL Publishes FFCRA Posters: Employers Must Post April 1

EPA Expands List of Approved Coronavirus Disinfectants

Challenges Shipping on Time Because of COVID-19? What You Should Know about the FTC’s Mail Order Rule

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