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07.31.23

Say a Prayer for Employers: Supreme Court Expands Religious Accommodations

The Supreme Court has broadened religious accommodations in a closely watched case, clarifying the Title VII undue hardship standard for employers.


07.31.23

Ninth Circuit Revives Sexual Harassment Suit Based on Music

Harassment doesn’t have to target a specific individual to be actionable under Title VII, a panel of the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in a class action alleging sexual harassment.


07.31.23

Employer Not Liable for Employee’s Spouse’s COVID-19

Answering certified questions from the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, the California Supreme Court found that public policy precluded holding an employer liable where an employee’s spouse suffered from COVID-19 contracted from her husband via his job.


07.31.23

Will New York Ban Noncompetes?

Jumping on the anti-noncompete bandwagon, the New York legislature has passed a measure banning noncompete agreements in the state.


07.31.23

First Look at Proposed New Federal Mental Health Parity Rules

Last week, the departments of the Treasury, Labor and Health and Human Services (collectively, the Departments) published long-awaited proposed regulations intended to clarify and improve compliance with the federal mental health parity law known as the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental ...


07.28.23

New York’s Disclosure of Material Transactions Law Takes Effect

As part of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 New York State Budget, New York adopted legislation that granted the Department of Health (DOH or Department) oversight of certain health care transactions involving physician practices and other health care organizations by requiring that health care entities ...


07.27.23

FTC Seeks Comment on New Method to Obtain Parental Consent Under COPPA

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) is seeking comment on an application from the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB), Yoti and SuperAwesome for a new way to obtain parental consent under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule.


07.27.23

Reverse Stock Splits and Increases in Authorized Shares Will Become Easier under Delaware Law

On July 17, 2023, the Governor of the state of Delaware signed Senate Bill 114 amending the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, which will become effective on August 1, 2023.


07.25.23

Accessing Cell and Gene Therapies: Insights on Coverage, Reimbursement and Emerging Models

More than ten cell and gene therapies have been approved by the FDA in the past five years,1 and over 500 gene-based therapies are in clinical development2 as of 2023.


07.25.23

False Claims Act 2023: What Every Health Care Entity Working with the Government Needs to Know

In our July 18, 2023, webinar titled “False Claims Act 2023: What Every Health Care Entity Working with the Government Needs to Know,” Manatt posed the following hypothetical and asked three questions about it in our live poll.