MARCH 2021
IN FOCUS: REMOTE WORK
A new In Focus: Remote Work page helps employers and practitioners navigate the myriad employment and labor law issues created by the exponential growth of the remote workforce during the pandemic. The new page provides one-stop access to comprehensive coverage of legal obligations under federal laws such as the ADA and FLSA, as well as coverage of state and local developments that impact employers with teleworking employees. The page includes reference materials, Fast Answers, Chart Builders, Trackers, Practical Guidance, and a filtered stream of Bloomberg Law News and Insights, Analysis, and more. Available on the Labor & Employment Practice Center and the In Focus Resources homepage.
TRACKERS
Privacy & Data Security Legal Developments Tracker
A new Privacy & Data Security Legal Developments Tracker covers international and U.S. federal and state legal developments after January 1, 2021 that impact legal and regulatory compliance. The Tracker provides access to final legislation, final and temporary regulations, official agency interpretations and guidance, recommendations, assessments, reports, and FAQ documents, as well as selected executive orders, court orders, and notices. Available on the Privacy & Data Security Practice Center and the Trackers homepage, it replaces the Upcoming Enactments Timeline, GDPR Interpretation & Guidance Tracker, and Member State GDPR Implementation Tracker, all archived, with an improved format and expanded coverage.
Federal Health Regulation Tracker
A new Federal Health Regulation Tracker provides summaries of regulatory developments from the Department of Health and Human Services and its subagencies, including, among others, FDA, CMS, CDC, HRSA, and OCR. It also covers health-related actions from agencies and subagencies outside of HHS. Coverage includes notices, proposals, and rules published in the Federal Register, as well as key sub-regulatory guidance. The Tracker offers a number of filtering options and custom alerts functionality. Available on the Health Practice Center and the Trackers homepage.
CHART BUILDERS
The new Pregnancy and Breastfeeding Rights Chart Builder provides comprehensive information regarding employers’ responsibilities to employees who are pregnant or breastfeeding. It covers state employment laws generally applicable to the private sector that prohibit pregnancy discrimination and require provision of reasonable workplace accommodations, break time, leave, and health benefits. This new resource replaces the Breastfeeding Rightsstate comparison chart and allows users to design charts across multiple jurisdictions and topics. Available on the Labor & Employment Practice Center and the Chart Builders homepage.
BLOOMBERG BNA TREATISES
Among titles updated recently are Age Discrimination in Employment Law, Anatomy of a Patent Case, Privacy in Employment Law, and Vaccine, Vaccination, and Immunization Law. Privacy in Employment Law includes revised chapters covering employer-initiated COVID-19 screenings and Fourth Amendment protection of employee’s social media posts. The last listed title includes a new chapter Anti-Vaccine Activism and the Law and updated information on COVID-19.
HEALTH PRACTICE CENTER
Federal Transition Issues
A new page, Federal Transition Issues: Health, identifies federal agency policies, guidance, rulemaking, and other activities affecting the health care industry that were initiated during the end of the Trump administration and the first months of the Biden administration.
Available on the Health Practice Center, the new topic page includes transition-related news reports, client alerts, and rules, guidance, and policies implemented on the following topics:
- Affordable Care Act changes
- Covid-19 Pandemic Response
- Telehealth
- Surprise Billing
- Opioids and Mental Health
- Medicare & Medicare Advantage
- Medicaid Work Requirements
- Maternal Health Issues
PRACTICAL GUIDANCE
Bankruptcy
A new Practical Guidance topic page covering Chapters 7, 9, 12 and 15 provides explanations of, and guidance around, the less frequently filed chapters of the bankruptcy code, including municipal, cross-border, and agricultural bankruptcies. The overviews, checklists, and comparison tables are integrated with other tools such as Smart Code, BCite, court opinion searches; and links to relevant Bloomberg Law: Bankruptcy Treatise sections and related Pratical Guidance documents. Available on the Bankruptcy Practice Center.
BLOOMBERG LAW ANALYSIS
ANALYSIS: Post-Merger SPAC Performance Is Mixed examines recent results of companies’ performance and suggests that private companies considering a SPAC may wish to take a close look at this data.
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