The Bottom Line The Notice provides important guidance and relief for group health plan sponsors and plan participants in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.The regulators have hit the pause button on many of the employee benefit plan timeframes during the period of the COVID-crisis.Since the guidance Continue Reading
COVID-19 May Lead to Permanent Changes to Theatrical Film Distribution
The Bottom Line With movie theaters across the country shut down, film distribution has radically changed during the COVID-19 crisis. Last week brought the first indication that some of these changes may outlast the acute public health situation. Trolls World Tour Stays Home In the Continue Reading
FTC and FDA Fight Unsubstantiated Claims That CBD Products Cure Coronavirus
The Bottom Line Numerous unscrupulous retailers are seizing on the COVID-19 crisis — and the public health fear that the overall population is experiencing — to make some wild and unsubstantiated claims about how CBD products can help cure or ward-off the novel coronavirus. Both the Federal Continue Reading
How New York’s COVID-19 Executive Orders Affect Limitations Periods in New York
The Bottom Line The COVID-19 pandemic is causing great uncertainty in the United States and around the world. One potential uncertainty specific to parties in New York is the applicable deadline to file a lawsuit. New York state courts are currently restricting filings of non-essential new Continue Reading
New Jersey Expands Sick Leave, Family Leave and Temporary Disability Benefits
The Bottom Line New Jersey’s Governor recently signed into law a series of bills expanding New Jersey’s Earned Sick Leave Law (NJ ESL), Family Leave Act (NJ FLA) and Temporary Disability Benefits Law (NJ TDB) in order to provide additional benefits to employees impacted by COVID-19 and other Continue Reading
COVID-19: As Cases Continue to Spread, Will Court Cases Begin to Spread?
The Bottom Line When the calendar turned from 2019 to 2020 a mere four months ago, few could have imagined that a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak would soon disrupt societies across the globe and upend the lives of millions of people. While the coronavirus continues to spread across Continue Reading
SEC Settles with Steven Seagal for Failure to Disclose Payments for Promoting Cryptocurrency
The Bottom Line Hollywood actor and producer Steven Seagal settled allegations brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that he failed to disclose the compensation he received for promoting investments in an initial coin offering (ICO) conducted by Bitcoiin2Gen Continue Reading
The Warnings Were Real: FTC Fines Teami, and Sends Letters to Influencers about Inadequate Disclosures
The Bottom Line Teami, LLC (Teami) agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission (FTC) charges that the company made false and unsubstantiated health claims regarding its tea and skincare products and hired influencers who failed to adequately disclose that they were being paid to endorse its Continue Reading
Best Practices for Litigating in the Virtual World
The Bottom Line As the majority of the United States legal community continues to work from home, many courts are proceeding with cases virtually. Hearings that would have required in person attendance are now being held telephonically or over videoconference, and depositions are expected to Continue Reading
What’s Next for Online Sports Betting in New York?
The Bottom Line Last month, a New York appeals court found that the New York legislature cannot legalize daily fantasy sports without an amendment to the New York Constitution, and that, as a result, daily fantasy sports services like FanDuel and DraftKings cannot legally operate in New Continue Reading