More substance and detail are needed in guidelines the Interagency Labor Committee intends to follow for enforcing the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement's free-trade labor rules, commented retail, manufacturing and business groups as posted Monday in docket USTR-2020-0028. The treaty took effect July 1, giving Mexican workers collective bargaining rights for the first time, plus protecting them against retaliation for joining unions or refusing to join.
More substance and detail are needed in guidelines the Interagency Labor Committee intends to follow for enforcing the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement's free-trade labor rules, commented retail, manufacturing and business groups as posted Monday in docket USTR-2020-0028. The treaty took effect July 1, giving Mexican workers collective bargaining rights for the first time, plus protecting them against retaliation for joining unions or refusing to join.
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of Aug. 10-16:
Google is seeking to intervene in the Tariff Act Section 337 investigation at the International Trade Commission into Nokia’s allegations that Lenovo computers, tablets and components infringe five patents (see 2008050008), said a motion (login required) posted Thursday in docket 337-TA-1208. The motion is "timely" because the investigation was launched just last week, and "no procedural schedule has been entered at this time," said Google.
Google is seeking to intervene in the Tariff Act Section 337 investigation at the International Trade Commission into Nokia’s allegations that Lenovo computers, tablets and components infringe five patents (see 2008050008), said a motion (login required) posted Thursday in docket 337-TA-1208. The motion is "timely" because the investigation was launched just last week, and "no procedural schedule has been entered at this time," said Google.
The FCC lacks authority to act on NTIA’s petition for a rulemaking on Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (see 2008030025), Vimeo said in comments to the agency in RM-11862. The FCC received 177 comments by Wednesday afternoon, almost all from individuals. The Computer & Communications Industry Association, NetChoice and Engine told us they plan to comment in opposition to NTIA’s petition.
The FCC lacks authority to act on NTIA’s petition for a rulemaking on Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (see 2008030025), Vimeo said in comments to the agency in RM-11862. The FCC received 177 comments by Wednesday afternoon, almost all from individuals. The Computer & Communications Industry Association, NetChoice and Engine told us they plan to comment in opposition to NTIA’s petition.
The Commerce Department is proposing an overhaul of its regulations on antidumping and countervailing duties “to strengthen the administration of enforcement of AD/CVD laws, make such administration and enforcement more efficient, and create new enforcement tools for Commerce to address circumvention and evasion of trade remedies,” the agency said in a notice released Aug. 12. One key change would allow Commerce to retroactively suspend liquidation and require AD/CVD cash deposits as a result of scope rulings. Comments are due Sept. 14.
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of Aug. 3-9:
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