In an April 21 speech, U.S. Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter highlighted his five policy initiatives for reinvigorating the enforcement of U.S. antitrust laws. Kanter’s five initiatives included focusing on protecting competition, adapting current antitrust laws to reflect market realities, and reviving the enforcement of Section 2 of the Sherman Act. […]
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FACT SHEET: White House Releases 2022 National Drug Control Strategy that Outlines Comprehensive Path Forward to Address Addiction and the Overdose Epidemic
Today, President Biden sent his Administration’s inaugural National Drug Control Strategy to Congress at a time when drug overdoses have taken a heartbreaking toll, claiming 106,854 lives in the most recent 12-month period. The Strategy delivers on the call to action in President Biden’s Unity Agenda through a whole-of-government approach […]
How parts of the U.S. test-to-treat COVID strategy are failing
The federal “test-to-treat” program, announced in March, is meant to reduce COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths by quickly getting antiviral pills to people who test positive. But even as cases rise again, many Americans don’t have access to the program. Pfizer’s Paxlovid and Merck’s Lagevrio are both designed to be started […]
Labor Board’s Pending Work Rule Change Muddles Employer Strategy
The National Labor Relations Board’s reconsideration of its Trump-era legal framework for workplace rules and employee handbooks has put companies in limbo, with management-side lawyers divided on whether businesses should begin retooling policies or wait until the board rules. Public comments are due Monday on the NLRB potentially scrapping the […]
FACT SHEET: President Biden to Announce Strategy to Address Our National Mental Health Crisis, As Part of Unity Agenda in his First State of the Union
In his first State of the Union, the President will outline a unity agenda consisting of policy where there has historically been support from both Republicans and Democrats, and call on Congress to send bills to his desk to deliver progress for the American people. As part of this unity […]
Work From the Hamptons Is Big Law’s New Strategy to Lure Lawyers
Welcome back to the Big Law Business column on the changing legal marketplace written by me, Roy Strom. Today, we look at a Big Law firm’s move to Long Island and its plans for “working near home.” Sign up to receive this column in your inbox on Thursday mornings. A […]