The Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling on June 27, 2024 that significantly curtails the powers of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and has far-reaching implications for administrative law judges (“ALJs”) across the federal government.

Lewis Brisbois is pleased to welcome Ellen Jean Winograd to its Reno office as a partner in the firm’s Labor & Employment Practice. With more than 40 years of experience in the areas of labor and employment, transportation, and business litigation defense, she joins Lewis Brisbois from Woodburn and Wedge where she practiced for 13 years. Ms. Winograd has extensive experience representing clients in federal and state courts as well as before several administrative agencies, including the U.S. Department of Labor, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the Nevada Labor Commission, and the Nevada Equal Rights Commission. The matters in which Ms. Winograd has been involved have resulted in more than a dozen published decisions.

On May 30, 2024, China's Ministry of Commerce, in conjunction with the General Administration of Customs and the Equipment Development Department of the Central Military Commission, announced new export controls on select aviation and aerospace-related equipment and technologies. These controls, set to take effect on July 1, 2024, cover four main categories of items: equipment and technology for manufacturing aerospace structures and engines; gas turbine manufacturing equipment and technology; spacesuit window-related items; and ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fiber products.

New York Partner Jeffrey Gaylord, Las Vegas and Reno Managing Partner Josh Cole Aicklen, and Los Angeles Partner Jasmine Shams will present a webinar titled “Social Media & Claims Investigation,” on July 18, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. PT.

Co-chair of Lewis Brisbois' Workers’ Compensation Practice Frank Cannizzaro and Los Angeles Partner Tricia Pride will present a webinar on injuries and presumptions at a Workers’ Compensation for Legal Professionals (WCLP) certification program, presented by Insurance Education Association (IEA) on June 28 at 11:00 a.m. PT.

Atlanta Associate Jacquita Parks has been re-appointed as Co-Chair of the Georgia Association for Women Lawyers (GAWL) Judicial Applicant Review Committee, and as Representative-At-Large for GAWL’s Foundation Board. Ms. Parks has held the title of Rep-At-Large on the GAWL Foundation Board since 2023.

Los Angeles Partner and Entertainment, Media & Sports Practice Co-Chair Jonathan Pink was named to the Entertainment Business Visionaries list for The Envelope, the Los Angeles Times’ entertainment awards season magazine.

Northwest Indiana Administrative Partner Scott Cockrum and Associate Kristanna Roper-Nikitaras recently obtained a verdict in an insurance company client's favor in a dispute over the applicability of a delivery exclusion in a personal auto policy.

In welcome news to employers, the U.S. Supreme Court on June 13, 2024 issued a decision in Starbucks Corp. v. McKinney that clarifies that the National Labor Relations Board can only obtain a preliminary injunction under the National Labor Relations Act if it can satisfy the four-factor test traditionally applicable to this extraordinary form of relief. In doing so, the Court resolved a circuit split whereby some courts had applied a less exacting standard when assessing the Board’s preliminary injunction applications.

The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) published a final rule in the Federal Register on May 29, 2024 amending the Cuban Assets Control Regulations to further implement the Biden administration's policy announced on May 16, 2022, aimed at increasing support for the Cuban people.

On May 13, 2024, President Biden signed into law a bill that bans imports of Russian uranium for use as nuclear fuel in the United States. The new law, titled the "Prohibiting Russian Uranium Imports Act," H.R. 1042, 118th Cong., § 2 (2024), aims to cut off a significant source of revenue for Russia and to reduce U.S. dependence on Russian nuclear fuel. The ban unlocks a significant increase in federal funding to grow the country’s uranium industry. As a result of the ban, some companies will need to apply for waivers for utilities, which they must do by January 1, 2028.

Seattle Partners Benjamin Stone, Jason Harrington, Portland Partner Chris Hawk, and Associate Mark Hansen will present a webinar on legal trends facing employers in the states of Washington and Oregon on June 18 at 12:00 p.m. ET.

On June 3, 2024, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed HB24-1472 to increase the damages caps for personal injury and wrongful death claims. The law nearly triples the amounts available to plaintiffs, which will continue to increase for inflationary adjustments beginning in 2028 and every two years thereafter. These new damages caps affect not only claims that accrue in 2025 and beyond, but they also change the caps for any civil cases filed on or after January 1, 2025. This law was enacted as a compromise to a ballot measure that would have removed any cap on damages.