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Friday, March 12, 2021
I. Introduction
The Mexican President’s preferential Bill to Reform the Electricity Industry Law has passed both Houses of the Mexican Congress without changes and is now applicable law (the
Reformed Electricity Law or
the Law).
As we know, a major change introduced by the Reformed Electricity Law is the modification of the dispatch rules in Mexico’s National Electric System. The Law will favor power plants owned by the Federal Electricity Commission (
CFE or
Comisión Federal de Electricidad). The hydro-power plants will be dispatched firstly into the power grid, then the nuclear, geothermal, combined cycle and thermoelectric power plants, all of them owned by CFE. In third place, the solar and wind power stations owned by private entities and, at the end, the combined cycle power stations owned by private entities.
The New New Deal? U.S. House Of Representatives Passes Sweeping Labor Reform With Significant but Uncertain Future Friday, March 12, 2021
Unions are back in the news. On March 9, 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives successfully passed the Protect the Right to Organize Act (the PRO Act), legislation designed to overhaul the current labor relations framework touching on issues including independent contractors, joint employers, employee arbitration agreements, and new union organizing rules. While Senate passage may not happen, President Biden’s insistence on being the “most pro-union president” could make the PRO Act a legislative priority later in his term.
I. Expanding the Class of Covered Employees
Friday, March 12, 2021
The hospitality industry has been hit especially hard during the COVID-19 pandemic, but there is assistance in sight for struggling restaurants and bars. On March 11, President Joe Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Act), a $1.9 trillion stimulus bill that includes $28.6 billion for a Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF).
Title V, Section 5003 of the Act authorizes the Small Business Administration (SBA) to make grants of up to $10 million in the aggregate ($5 million in the aggregate per location) to eligible entities and their affiliated businesses to cover pandemic-related losses.
What Businesses Are Eligible for RRF Grants? Eligible entities are broadly defined as businesses where the public or patrons assemble for