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In late 2019, COVID-19 (more commonly known as the coronavirus) began to spread throughout mainland China, and has since spread around the world, affecting numerous lives and businesses. As a result, companies spanning a wide range of industries have...By: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

- With the WHO having declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, companies should take reasonable precautions to protect themselves and their personnel. - Below are some suggested practices United States-based companies can adopt,...By: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

On February 11, 2019, President Trump signed an Executive Order (E.O. 13859) launching the American Artificial Intelligence (AI) Initiative to increase U.S. prosperity, enhance national and economic security, accelerate national leadership in AI and...By: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

- With the World Health Organization having declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, firms should take reasonable precautions to protect themselves and their personnel. - Below are some suggested practices U.S.-based firms can...By: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

In this episode, Akin Gump international competition and trade partner Davina Garrod and corporate partner Gavin Weir discuss M&A in the U.K., EU, U.S., China and more, its state of health and where it might go in 2020....By: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

- On February 26, 2020, the NLRB issued a final rule tightening the standard for joint employment under the NLRA. - The joint-employer standard is important because if two entities are joint employers, both must bargain with the union that...By: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Corporate Pay Equity - When competing for top talent, equal pay matters. Boards of directors are increasingly demanding proactive measures to ensure equal pay, and many Fortune 500 companies are publishing the results of their equal pay studies....By: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

The increasing and dynamic impact of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) is tangible. For example, on January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization declared a “public health emergency of international concern” and in the Peoples Republic of China...By: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued the first round of guidance regarding the tax credit for carbon oxide sequestration under Internal Revenue Code Section 45Q. This guidance is divided between two documents: Revenue Procedure 2020-12 and...By: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Solar developers need not worry that delivery delays caused by the coronavirus outbreak will disrupt investment tax credit (ITC) safe harboring. However, developers should take care to appropriately address any delays, as discussed below....By: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP