Panel Upends the Rules of FLSA Collective Actions in the Fifth Circuit

Washington State Releases 2021 Energy Strategy

Labor Law Today—2020 Year in Review

California Regulators Seek to Limit Use of Short-Form Proposition 65 Warnings

Portal Opens for New PPP Loans With New SBA Guidance and Application Forms

The Small Business Administration announced that they will begin accepting loan applications from community financial institutions for new “first draw” Paycheck Protection Program  loans beginning on January 11 and for “second draw” PPP loans beginning on January 13.

Congress Establishes New Copyright Small Claims Court

The Copyright Alternative in Small Claims Enforcement Act was signed into law on December 27, 2020, as part of the Omnibus COVID-19 Relief Bill, establishing a three-judge panel of officers to decide small copyright disputes.

Trademark Modernization Act of 2020: Three New Year’s Gifts for Brand Owners

The Trademark Modernization Act of 2020 was signed into law on December 27, 2020, making several changes to the Lanham Act that have important effects on trademark owners’ brand protection programs.

New COVID-19 Relief Law Includes Limited Bankruptcy Protections Regarding PPP Loans

The latest COVID-19 relief legislation provided some additional aid and clarity for a select group of debtors and left many other questions unanswered.

FAA Issues Much-Anticipated Drone Rules

The holidays came a bit late this year for stakeholders in the unmanned aircraft industry when, on December 28, 2020, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released its long-awaited rules on Remote ID, operations over people and moving vehicles, and night operations. These rules represent almost two years of work in which the FAA considered tens of thousands of comments on proposed rules from commercial and recreational drone pilots, government organizations, and industry associations.

Employee Benefit Provisions in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021

President Donald Trump signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 on December 27, 2020. The Omnibus Bill has received a great deal of media coverage due to its massive size (nearly 6,000 pages long and inclusive of approximately $1.4 trillion in appropriations) and its various COVID-19 relief provisions (with relief totaling approximately $900 billion) that Congress and the White House spent months negotiating. 

Another Round of PPP Loans Approved by Congress, With Yet Additional Changes to the Program

Summary of Certain Business Tax Provisions in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021

Congress passed an omnibus government-spending bill, which includes another COVID-19 relief package, and many tax-related provisions.