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Forecasting How Mayor Kenney’s Pocket Veto May Impact Future Legislation Requiring Developers to Give Back to the Communities they Impact - For the first time since taking office, Mayor Kenney vetoed six pieces of legislation passed by City Council...By: Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

U.S. District Court Judge Kimberly Mueller just granted a preliminary injunction to block Assembly Bill 51 throughout future court proceedings, which will examine the enforceability of the new law.  This is welcome news for California employers...By: Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

The Federal Circuit recently affirmed a district court’s holding that a merger clause in a patent license settlement agreement did not extinguish a prior covenant not to sue on the same patent because the agreement did not involve the same subject...By: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

China - Expedited Permit Processing for Highly-Skilled Foreign Nationals in Shanghai and Coronavirus Related Travel Restrictions - Effective immediately, certain Category A (highly-skilled) applicants seeking permission to work in Shanghai can apply...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

STATE DEPARTMENT ISSUES FINAL RULE ORDERING DENIALS OF B VISAS TO COMBAT 'BIRTH TOURISM' The final rule establishes that travel to the United States with the primary purpose of obtaining U.S. citizenship for a child by giving birth in the United...By: Klasko Immigration Law Partners, LLP

Every player interested or already active in the German market needs to have a working knowledge of the key principles of German employment law which offers a good level of protection to employees. This is especially true for multinationals not fully...By: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

On January 17, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments over the legality of the Affordable Care Act’s contraception mandate. This is the third case on the mandate to receive Supreme Court review....By: Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

From time to time, we encounter requests from employees for accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act that appear unrelated to the employee’s underlying medical condition. For example, an employee with a back condition will request...By: Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

U-Haul International drew widespread commentary and some criticism for its recent announcement that it will no longer hire applicants that use tobacco products. The company justified the move on the basis that it encourages healthier habits, while...By: Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Dear Legal Mailbag: I am an avid reader of Legal Mailbag, and your advice has been helpful as I do my job as a principal. For example, I always thought that the First Amendment guaranteed teachers free speech rights, and I was surprised by your...By: Shipman & Goodwin LLP