Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has brought to the forefront the key role that energy policy plays in international relations. Many countries sympathetic to Ukraine, but not wanting to escalate the conflict by sending troops, have discussed
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It’s Official: The “Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act” Is Now Law
By Bill Hayden
As anticipated, President Joe Biden signed into law the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act (“the Act”) today. Effective immediately, the Act amends the Federal Arbitration Act and limits the enforceability of U.S. employers’ mandatory arbitration agreements…
Experimental Air Taxi Crashes in California
By Chris Colyer
On February 16, 2022, Joby Aviation, a California-based company developing all-electric aircraft for commercial passenger service, reported that one of its prototype experimental unmanned aerial taxis crashed in flight in South Monterey County, California. Although no…
Phoenix City Council Approves Police Drone Purchase
By Chris Colyer
On February 16, 2022, less than a week after nine Phoenix police officers were injured in a fatal standoff in South Phoenix, the City Council by a 6-3 vote, approved more than $500,000 in expenditures on…
Supreme Court: Mistakes of Law Can Excuse Inaccurate Copyright Registration
By Dan Staren
By Daniel M. Staren and David G. Barker
The Supreme Court held today that lack of knowledge of either fact or law can excuse inaccuracies in a copyright registration under Section 411(b)’s safe harbor provision of the Copyright Act.
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Short-Term Deferral Day is Right Around the Corner
By Greg Gautam
Section 409A, the provision of the Internal Revenue Code that regulates the time and form of payment of nonqualified deferred compensation, contains a helpful exception for “short-term deferrals.” Specifically, Section 409A provides that a payment will not be considered nonqualified…
Environmentalists File Notice of Intent to Sue Regarding Regional Haze
By Chris Colyer
On February 7, 2022, Sierra Club, et al. filed a Notice of Intent to File Suit (“NOI”) over the Unites States Environmental Protection Agency’s (“USEPA”) supposed failure to perform its duties under the Clean Air Act…
What’s New This Week In California COVID law?
California employers have certainly had to be on their toes these last two years when it comes to dealing with COVID in the workplace. This week was no different.
The Labor Commissioner just released the mandatory poster regarding the 2022…
Claims of Sexual Misconduct Can No Longer Be Forced Into Mandatory Arbitration
By Bill Hayden
The majority of U.S. employers have elected to adopt the use of mandatory arbitration agreements, requiring that all employment-related claims be arbitrated and not litigated. Pursuant to a series of landmark United States Supreme Court decisions, such mandatory arbitration agreements…
Utah’s Employer/Independent Contractor Distinction Remains Cloudy, Even To Judges
By Mark Morris
In a February 3, 2022 opinion by the Utah Court of Appeals, the struggle that courts have in distinguishing between employees and independent contractors continues. In Jensen Tech Services and Sentinel Insurance Company, Ltd., v. Labor Commission and Sergio Herrera,…