The year 2021 will likely be a year of geopolitical reckoning between the United States and the People’s Republic of China, which will inevitably have direct and indirect flow-down effects into US supply chains. While the Biden Administration has not yet unveiled many specifics as to what its approach to China will be, on January 12, … Continue Reading
This is a Cross-Post from American University Business Law Review. Please contact Sarah Rathke with any questions. The American University Business Law Review recently published an article entitled Why Choose LTAs? An Empirical Study of Ohio Manufacturers’ Contractual Choices Through a Bargaining Lens. In this study Case Western Reserve University Professor Juliet Kostritsky and now-Squire … Continue Reading
This is Cross-Post from Employment Law Worldview. Please contact Daniel Pasternak with any questions. U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) updated COVID-19 guidance indicates that employers can implement and enforce mandatory COVID-19 vaccines for their employees. The article here breaks down the key takeaways from EEOC’s updated COVID-19 guidance.… Continue Reading
This is a Cross-Post from Consumer Privacy World. Please contact Elliot Golding and Kristin Bryan with any questions. Last week the US Homeland Security Department issued a warning regarding supply chain cyberattacks aimed at the cold chain delivery and storage of companies and government organizations responsible for the distribution of the coronavirus vaccines worldwide. For … Continue Reading
This is a Cross-Post from the Capital Thinking blog. Please contact Perrin Brown and Ludmilla Kasulke with any questions. President-Elect Biden has pledged to strengthen Buy American orders and to implement a “Made in America” tax credit and other federal incentives to “Build Back Better” economic plan the will impact international supply chains. Read the … Continue Reading
This is a Cross-Post from Employment Law Worldview blog. Please contact Melissa Legault with any questions. On December 2, 2020 the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced updated COVID-19 quarantine guidelines. The updated CDC guidelines include 10-day and 7-day quarantined alternatives to the prior 14-day quarantine recommendation, which the CDC has determined … Continue Reading
This is a cross post from Law360. Please contact Sarah Rathke, Kristin Bryan or John Wyand with any questions. In response to American health care needs during the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. is seeing a rapid acceleration in mobile health care, however, this new age form of health care does present some risk and legal … Continue Reading
This is a Cross-Post from Law360. Please contact Sarah Rathke with any questions. The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed shortcomings in U.S. supply chains requiring immediate action to continue to provide personal protective equipment (“PPE”) during the ongoing crisis. Here, we’ve been published in Law360, discussing federal solutions for our national PPE shortages. Read the full … Continue Reading
This is a Cross-post from SDCE Supply & Demand Chain Executive. Please contact Sarah Rathke with any questions. This podcast interview led by SDCE Associate Editor Brielle Jaekel discusses surprising findings regarding buyer-supplier negotiations with Scotwork CEO Brian Buck and supply chain negotiation best practices with supply chain lawyer Sarah Rathke. You can listen to … Continue Reading
This is a Cross-post from The Trade Practitioner blog. On September 1, the Office of the US Trade Representative, working with the Departments of Commerce (DOC) and of Agriculture (USDA), announced a number of actions aimed at supporting domestic producers of seasonal/perishable produce. Their plans – which include new trade actions targeting certain fruit and … Continue Reading