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Best Practices to Prepare for and Navigate DOJ Immigration Investigations

A subsection of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division, the Immigrant and Employee Rights Section, formerly the Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices, enforces the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act and the accompanying regulations (8 U.S.C. § 1324b and 28 C.F.R. Part 44).

SEC Speaks Out on SPACs

When a significant volume of capital is raised from investors through nontraditional capital markets transactions, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is sure to follow with increased scrutiny.

Perkins Coie Stands Against Anti-Asian Racism and Hate

Perkins Coie LLP stands against hate, racism, xenophobia, and discrimination in any form and against any person, and specifically condemns the alarming rise in racially motivated incidents against Asians and Asian American Pacific Islanders (AAPIs). 

The Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020: A Survey of Key Provisions and Practice Takeaways

On New Year’s Day 2021, Congress overrode a presidential veto to pass the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020, which amends and modernizes the Bank Secrecy Act.

EBSA Guidance on COBRA Subsidy in the American Rescue Plan Act

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 provides a 100% federal subsidy of COBRA premiums from April 1, 2021, through September 30, 2021, for certain COBRA participants known as Assistance Eligible Individuals.

Perkins Coie Ranks #23 on Fortune’s “100 Best Companies to Work For®” List

What All Illinois Employers Need to Know About Illinois’ New Background Check Law

On March 23, 2021, Governor J.B. Pritzker signed Senate Bill 1480, which amends the Illinois Human Rights Act to impose robust new restrictions and obligations on employers’ use of background checks in Illinois.

Punitive Damages for Trademark Infringements in China—Developments and Best Practices

The PRC Supreme People’s Court recently issued a document titled Interpretation of the Supreme People’s Court on the Application of Punitive Damages in the Trial of Civil Cases Involving Intellectual Property Rights Infringements, as well as six model cases to illustrate the proper handling of punitive damages claims by the People’s Courts.

Goldman Sachs Fights to Level the Playing Field in the Securities Class Action Wars

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral argument on March 29 on a critical question for securities class action defendants: On a class certification motion, what evidence must a defendant put forward to show that the alleged misrepresentations had no impact on the defendant’s stock price, thus rebutting the Basic presumption of class-wide reliance?

FERC Announces GHG Emissions Assessments in Pipeline Certificate Proceedings

On March 22, 2021, FERC took a step toward reforming the way in which it analyzes greenhouse gas emissions for purposes of natural gas pipeline certificates.

Employer Responsibilities Under the ARPA COBRA Subsidy

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) includes a number of provisions requiring immediate action by employers. 

Chief Justice Roberts' Statement Questions Broad Presidential Authority Under the Antiquities Act of 1906

On March 22, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a case that upheld President Obama’s designation under the Antiquities Act of roughly 5,000 acres in the Atlantic Ocean.