Last week, a shareholder of Danimer Scientific, Inc., filed a derivative suit against the company’s executives and board members, alleging that overstated sustainability claims led to millions of dollars in market capitalization losses.
Danimer manufactures polymers, resins, and plastic alternatives…
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This week’s post was co-authored by Robinson+Cole Labor and Employment Group lawyer Emily A. Zaklukiewicz.
Last month, President Biden issued an Executive Order which effectively imposes several COVID-19 safety standards and protocols, including mandatory vaccination, upon certain federal contractors…
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Below is an excerpt of an article authored by Robinson+Cole Immigration Group lawyer Jennifer L. Shanley published in Industry Week on September 15, 2021.
With U.S. manufacturers facing more than 800,000 vacant jobs, companies are re-focusing their efforts on building…
Continue Reading H-1B and Beyond: What are the Options for Hiring Foreign Nationals?
This week’s post was co-authored by Robinson+Cole Labor and Employment Group lawyer Emily A. Zaklukiewicz.
While employers in healthcare and education have mandated, or considered mandating, vaccination of employees during the COVID-19 pandemic, recently employers in many other industries…
Continue Reading Navigating Requests for Exemption from Mandatory Workplace Vaccination Policies
This week’s post was co-authored by Robinson+Cole Insurance + Reinsurance Group lawyer Denis J. O’Malley.
When a domestic company starts a relationship with an international partner, choosing the jurisdiction in which any dispute must be litigated in the event…
Continue Reading Manufacturing Alert: New Court Decision Underscores Importance of Forum Selection Clauses in Contracts
It wouldn’t be a change in Presidential administration without a change to the all-important definition of “Waters of the United States” (“WOTUS”) under the Clean Water Act. Last year, we updated you on Clean Water Act developments, including the then-new…
Continue Reading Federal Court Strikes Down Trump Administration Clean Water Rule
“A supply chain crunch that was meant to be temporary now looks like it will last well into next year as the surging delta variant upends factory production in Asia and disrupts shipping, posing more shocks to the world economy.”…
Continue Reading Supply Chain Problems Persist for Manufacturers
This week’s post was co-authored by Robinson+Cole Labor and Employment Group lawyer Emily A. Zaklukiewicz.
Earlier this year, we covered the topic of drug testing in the workplace. Since then, several states have passed legislation legalizing recreational use…
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In the past, we have provided some guidance about how to manage supply chain and other business to business disputes.
2020-2021 has been the year of supply chain disruptions and customer disputes. Not all disputes lead to a courtroom –…
Continue Reading Five Tips for Managing Internal Emails in Supply Chain/Customer Disputes
Last month, Maine signed the nation’s first packaging-based extended producer responsibility program into law, signaling a possible sea change in the way we handle recycling in the United States.
Maine’s extended producer responsibility for packaging law, LD 1541, will…
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