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Personalized Medicine: A New Paradigm (United States)

By Nathan Beaver, Gary Koch, Antoinette Konski, and Judy Waltz

This Quick Overview addresses how the Precision Medicine Initiative (the "PMI") allows targeted therapies to be deployed that are more likely to be efficacious, less likely to lead to adverse side effects, and, in many circumstances, more cost-effective for both the patient and society at large than current approaches to many different illnesses.

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Equal Pay Day 2016 in the United States: What Employers Need To Know To Comply With Recent Laws Designed To Decrease The Wage Gap Between Men And Women

By Jeffrey A. Wortman, Partner, Jonathan L. Brophy, Partner, and Monica Rodriguez, Associate, Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Pay equality between men and women demands an employer's attention now more than ever. In the United States, both federal and state governments have enacted strict laws and regulations to close the wage gap between men and women. This Quick Overview will share advice to maintain compliance.

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Top 10 Ways to Prepare for a CFPB Examination (United States)

By Carol R. Van Cleef, Keesha N. Warmsby, Robert S. Niemi

In this short article, find top ten tips to consider before you receive a notice from the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regarding an examination.
(Editor Note: On Oct. 17, 2022, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled CFPB's funding mechanism was unconstitutional. On Nov. 14, 2022, CFPB filed a writ of certiorari with the US Supreme Court requesting review of the decision in the 2022 term.)

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Athletes and Employees Speak Out in the United States: Do Your Employment Practices Drop the Ball in Addressing Diversity, Controversial Speech, or Tensions at Work?

By Dawn T. Collins

As athletes and other public figures use their careers to bring awareness to social movements and other world events such as the Charlottesville tragedy, the implications of social movements on employee relations remains a hot topic that poses challenging issues for employers related to diversity, inclusion, and free speech. This Quick Overview shows a few of those related topics and some practical suggestions of ways employers can address these issues in the workplace in the United States.

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Industrial Projects in the United States: Three Milestones on the Road to Bankability, Part Three: A Bankable Offtake

By David Tournier, General Manager & Corporate Secretary, IFFCO Canada Enterprise

In the first part of this Quick Overview, we examined how the feedstock of industrial projects in the United States should be procured so as to enhance bankability. In this third and final part, we address the purchase of the project's future production and other considerations that may affect bankability.

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Evaluating the Full Financial Impact of an OSHA Citation is Key to Determining Whether and How an Employer Should Contest It in the United States

By Mark S. Dreux

In the United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) citations can be deceptive. Even when the proposed penalty in the citation appears to be insignificant, the citation can still be end up being extremely costly. Employers should evaluate the potential financial impact the OSHA citation could have on their company, and from that evaluation, decide whether to challenge the citation or settle it on a reasonable basis. This article will outline the major issues that each employer should consider in evaluating the full financial impact of a citation upon the company.

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