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Section 301
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Arbitration Matters
Quick Hits – Exhaustion of remedies, a full day’s work, improper touching and revoking a resignation
DFR plaintiffs failed to pursue internal union remedies but case to be held in abeyance pending internal appealIn what describes as "a case about process," the Sixth Circuit has reinstated…
Global Policy Watch
USTR Finds China’s IP Practices Cause at Least $50 Billion in Harm: Proposed Tariffs and Investment Restrictions Ratchet Up U.S.-China Trade Tensions
By Christopher Adams, Marney Cheek, John K. Veroneau
March 22, 2018 Earlier today, the administration announced its findings that China’s theft of U.S. technologies and intellectual property (“IP”) have caused at least $50 billion in harm to the…
International Trade Law
Products Affected by Section 232 Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum
By Daniel Cannistra, Robert L. LaFrankie, Cherie Walterman
The president’s decision last week to impose a 25 percent global tariff on certain steel imports, and a 10 percent global tariff on certain aluminum imports, includes the following products:…
SmarTrade
USTR Initiates Section 301 Investigation into China’s Acts, Policies and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property and Innovation
By Thompson Hine International Trade
Less than a week after President Trump issued a presidential memorandum directing the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to determine whether to investigate China regarding certain intellectual property and technology transfer…
Trade and Manufacturing Monitor
USTR Lighthizer Keeps Promise, Swiftly Initiates Investigation into Potential Chinese IP Violations
By Joshua Morey
Four days after President Trump signed a memorandum directing the U.S. Trade Representative (“USTR”) to determine whether to initiate a Section 301 investigation of Chinese laws, policies, practices, or actions…
International Trade Insights
Section 301 Investigation against China Begins
On Friday, August 18, 2017, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) formally initiated a Section 301 investigation into China’s intellectual property practices. The decision to open the investigation…
Global Trade Law Blog
Section 301: The Trade Law You May Not Know Well that Could Shock Industries
By Reid Whitten, Julien Blanquart
On Monday, August 14, President Trump signed an executive memorandum directing U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to consider a “Section 301” investigation against China. Now, many of us have heard…
Renewable Energy Insights
Wind Power Equipment Subsidies Terminated by China After Successful WTO Challenge
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced June 7 that China has ended targeted wind power equipment subsidies in response to a U.S. challenge at the World Trade…
Labor Law Prof Blog
PING: Employee Permitted To Maintain Breach of Contract (The CBA) Action Subject To State Contract Statute of Limitations URL: http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/adjunctprofs/2008/03/breach-of-contr.htmlIP: 10.0.23.101BLOG NAME: Adjunct Law Prof BlogDATE: 03/30/2008 09:08:14 PMCephas v. MVM, Inc., ___F.3d ___ (D.C. Cir. March 28, 2008), is an important labor law case arising under Section 301, 29 U.S.C. 1985. The case demonstrates an often overlooked aspect of labor law. Specifically, individuals can bring breach of
We don't get a lot of Section 301 preemption cases, which involve a union member's claim that the employer and/or union violated his rights under a collective bargaining agreement. Generally,…