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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Virginia Newsletter for Monday June 09, 2025 ( 3 items )  

Can Using Sunscreen Give You Vitamin D Deficiency?
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 5 -- The Prevent Cancer Foundation issued the following news: * * * Can using sunscreen give you vitamin D deficiency? Let's talk vitamin D. Everyone needs vitamin D for bone growth and healthy immune systems. You may know of this vitamin as the one your skin creates when it's exposed to the sun. This can be confusing, since sun safety--like wearing sunscreen and staying in the shade--is vital to lowering your skin cancer risk. Most skin cancers are caused by damag  more

In Law360, Megan Lewis, Cole Geddy Discuss DOJ's First Wage-Fixing Jury Conviction
RICHMOND, Virginia, June 7 -- McGuireWoods, a law firm, issued the following news release on June 6, 2025: * * * In Law360, Megan Lewis, Cole Geddy Discuss DOJ's First Wage-Fixing Jury Conviction Statements by the U.S. Department of Justice after winning its first wage-fixing conviction at trial signal that its efforts to prosecute labor market cases will continue, McGuireWoods Washington, D.C., partner Megan Lewis and Richmond associate Cole Geddy wrote in a May 19, 2025, article in Law360.   more

USPTO Announces Update on Southeast Regional Outreach Office
WASHINGTON, June 7 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Patent and Trademark Office issued the following news release on June 6, 2025: * * * USPTO announces update on Southeast Regional Outreach Office WASHINGTON-- The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today announced that it plans to launch the Southeast Regional Outreach Office at its Alexandria, Virginia headquarters. In December 2023, the USPTO announced its intention to launch this new Southeast Regional Outreach Office in Atlant  more