Since the publication of this alert, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted an emergency motion to stay enforcement of OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard, finding there is “cause to believe there...more
In this episode, Health Care partner Rebecca Schaefer interviews Karishma Page, partner of the firm’s Public Policy and Law practice group, on what is likely to be coming down the pike in the health care policy landscape of...more
2/18/2021
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After several months of halting negotiations, Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the Act) late in the evening on December 21, 2020. The Act includes omnibus appropriations language to fund the...more
The Biden-Harris transition is in full swing. President-elect Biden has started announcing Cabinet positions, and key staff and agency teams are soliciting input as they work feverishly to put together personnel, policies,...more
12/3/2020
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Updated: 11 November, 12:00 P.M. ET - On 7 November 2020, following several days of uncertainty while ballots were being counted in several states, former Vice President Joe Biden was projected to be the 46th President of the...more
On May 12, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing to examine the issue of whether the next round of coronavirus (COVID-19) relief legislation should include limits on employees and consumers’ ability to sue health care...more
On April 30, the Federal Reserve Board (“Board”) announced an expansion of the Main Street Loan Program and updated terms to the program’s original offerings. The program is now comprised of the Main Street New Loan (“New...more
On Thursday, April 9, the Federal Reserve Board (“FRB”) announced the terms sheets of four new liquidity facilities and expanded the scope of the previously announced Term Asset-backed Securities Liquidity (“TALF”), the...more
To mitigate the “severe disruptions” to the U.S. economy caused by the COVID-19 crisis, the Federal Reserve Board (“Federal Reserve”) is ramping up its efforts to “support…the flow of credit to American families and...more
The Federal Reserve is establishing a Money Market Mutual Fund Liquidity Facility (“MMFL Facility”) for prime money market mutual funds to support “the flow of credit to households and business” in these current markets. ...more
I. INTRODUCTION -
As a result of the recent outbreak of COVID-19, financial markets and institutions have experienced significant disruptions. ...more
On March 14, the House of Representatives passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201), as amended, in a 363-40 vote; the House subsequently passed an amended version of the measure on March 16 containing...more
The tax code could play a key role as discussions about a tax stimulus package intensify -
The coronavirus has taken over Washington, D.C., if not through infection, then through a focus on policy prescriptions to help the...more
President Trump discussed various economic stimulus proposals with Senate Republicans yesterday aimed at mitigating the impact of the coronavirus. The President announced earlier this week that proposals could include a...more
As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread globally and the number of cases in the U.S. grows, attention on Capitol Hill has shifted to potential legislative responses aimed at combatting the outbreak and...more
The Federal Government is evaluating options to mitigate the health and economic impact of the coronavirus. As reported in our previous alert, President Trump signed into law an $8.3 billion supplemental funding package (H.R....more
EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL -
This week, Congress passed an $8.3 billion emergency funding measure (H.R. 6074) to combat the coronavirus. ...more