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2021 Labor and Employment Outlook for Manufacturers

January 21, 2021

This week, we continue our 2021 outlook series with a focus on labor and employment. With the new Presidential administration this year, we anticipate a number of changes in labor and employment laws on the federal level. The following are a few of the issues that may impact manufacturers in 2021. Federal Government Involvement in COVID-19 Response We expect the new Presidential administration will increase the level of federal government involvement in the COVID-19 response,…

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2021 Environmental, Health, and Safety Outlook for Manufacturers

By Megan Baroni

January 14, 2021

This week, we continue with our 2021 outlook series with a focus on environmental, health, and safety. This year brings a new Presidential administration, and with it will come a host of new programs, as well as some new takes on established programs. The following are a few initiatives that could impact manufacturers in 2021. Focus on Environmental Justice The Biden/Harris team has made it clear that environmental justice issues will be a priority across…

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To Require or Encourage COVID-19 Vaccine. . . That is the Question

By Abby Warren

December 21, 2020

I am pleased to join as one of the regular contributors to the Manufacturing Law Blog. I am a labor and employment lawyer and I will be providing insights from that vantage point, which Matt Miklave has so ably contributed over the past several years. Matt is retiring from Robinson+Cole and we wish him well as he opens his own firm. After months of countless updates on the status of the COVID-19 vaccine weaving its…

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Strategies for Privately-Held Manufacturers That Wish To Access Capital to Grow or to Exit

By Jeffrey White

December 11, 2020

There are a lot of programs from service providers that seek to advise business owners on what to do after they have decided to sell their manufacturing business. I equate it to trying to jump on a ship just as it is entering port. What happens, however, if you don’t know what to do or, more commonly, you don’t have the time to consider all of your options? This week, I had the pleasure of participating…

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EPA Issues Interim Strategy for Addressing PFAS in Wastewater Permits

By Megan Baroni

December 3, 2020

As we previously reported, EPA published a PFAS Action Plan in 2019 designed to enhance and improve data gathering, regulatory development, enforcement, and communication related to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). EPA continues to make progress implementing the PFAS Action Plan and is working on a more formal framework for addressing PFAS under the Clean Water Act. In the meantime, EPA’s Office of Water recently issued an interim strategy for addressing PFAS in National…

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The Boeing 737 MAX is Back – What is the Impact for Manufacturers?

By Jeffrey White

November 19, 2020

It is hard to move the news cycle beyond vaccine updates, but this week brought such news. The aerospace industry received the announcement that many were expecting for a long time. The FAA has decided to allow Boeing to resume deliveries and commercial flights of the 737 MAX by the end of the year. What is the impact? From an aerospace supply chain perspective, the distribution of a vaccine and the 737 MAX are connected…

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“Georgia On [Manufacturers’] Minds”

By Matthew Miklave

November 11, 2020

Regular readers of this blog know that I have been cautioning manufacturers about what I expect will become a significant “snap back” in federal workplace regulations because of Joe Biden’s election as president. It may be time to consider the changes which may lay ahead. During his first term, President Biden will be able to appoint a majority of the National Labor Relations Board (Chairman Ring’s term ends in 2022, Member Emanuel’s term ends in…

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OSHA COVID-19 Update

By Megan Baroni

November 5, 2020

As COVID-19 cases have continued to rise across the United States, so have COVID-related OSHA complaints and investigations. OSHA has been tracking statistics on COVID-related complaints, referrals, inspections, and citations on a daily basis and posting the results posting the results on its website. Federal OSHA has initiated over 1,000 investigations related to COVID-19. As of October 22, 2020, OSHA had issued just under 150 COVID-related citations. As we have previously reported, OSHA has…

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Historic $2.9 Billion Anti-Bribery Settlement Has Important Takeaways for Manufacturers

By Guest Contributor

October 29, 2020

This week we are pleased to have a guest post from Edward Heath and Kevin Daly. Attorneys Heath and Daly are members of Robinson+Cole’s Manufacturing Industry Team and regularly counsel clients on trade compliance, anti-corruption compliance, and other corporate compliance issues. It would be a mistake to think that the $2.9 billion settlement Goldman Sachs Group Inc. has agreed to pay in order to resolve allegations of widespread bribes to government officials in Malaysia and…

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Manufacturers Fighting Disruptive Immigration Reform

By Guest Contributor

October 23, 2020

This week we are pleased to have a guest post from Jennifer L. Shanley, a member of Robinson+Cole’s Immigration Group. Her preparation of temporary and permanent immigration petitions allow manufacturing, chemical, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology companies, including some Fortune 100 companies, to retain key business people, scientists, researchers, and other professionals. The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), along with several prominent business organizations, filed a lawsuit in federal court to stop the Department of Homeland…

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2021 Labor and Employment Outlook for Manufacturers

2021 Environmental, Health, and Safety Outlook for Manufacturers

To Require or Encourage COVID-19 Vaccine. . . That is the Question

Strategies for Privately-Held Manufacturers That Wish To Access Capital to Grow or to Exit

EPA Issues Interim Strategy for Addressing PFAS in Wastewater Permits

The Boeing 737 MAX is Back – What is the Impact for Manufacturers?

“Georgia On [Manufacturers’] Minds”

OSHA COVID-19 Update

Historic $2.9 Billion Anti-Bribery Settlement Has Important Takeaways for Manufacturers

Manufacturers Fighting Disruptive Immigration Reform

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