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TGA shelves biosimilar and generic transparency measures
In late 2020, following almost 18 months of public and industry consultations conducted by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA).
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United States | Publication | May 3, 2021
The threshold question of who decides whether a dispute is subject to an arbitration agreement continues to be hotly contested. In Wilson-Davis v. SSP America, Inc., a California appeals court determined that arbitrability— that is, whether the parties agreed to arbitrate a particular dispute—is to be decided by a court and not an arbitrator unless the parties clearly and unmistakably provide otherwise in a collective bargaining agreement (CBA). In so holding, the court jettisoned prior distinctions between commercial agreements and CBAs on the issue of arbitrability.
The court held a mere reference that grievances were to be resolved under the CBA was not an express delegation to the arbitrator to decide whether a dispute was subject to arbitration. So, for unionized employers, if you want the arbitrator to decide this threshold question, you must negotiate appropriate language in your labor contracts. The court also concluded that the arbitration agreement did not encompass statutory wage-and-hour claims because there was no clear and unmistakable reference to statutory claims in the CBA.
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In late 2020, following almost 18 months of public and industry consultations conducted by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA).
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The Government of Ontario recently introduced the Strengthening Cyber Security and Building Trust in the Public Sector Act, 2024 (Bill 194) seeking to strengthen cybersecurity programs in the public sector and provide the groundwork for the responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI) among various public sector entities.
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On May 24 the Labour Party published an update to its proposals on employment law in “Labour’s Plan to Make Work Pay: Delivering A New Deal for Working People” (the Plan). Our review of the proposals included in the Green Paper which was initially published in 2021 can be found here. Should they win the election, the Labour Party has stated that it will introduce an Employment Bill within the first 100 days of being in power which will cover many of these issues.
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