Superman has soared back onto the big screen, and unless you’ve been locked in the Fortress of Solitude, you already know his origin story: Rocketed from the doomed planet Krypton. Raised in Kansas. Secretly, a mild-mannered…
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/ Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Commercial Law & Contracts, Intellectual Property
The Fifth District Court of Appeal held that under pre-reform PAGA, headless PAGA actions in which plaintiffs seek civil penalties only on behalf of other employees and not for violations they personally experienced are…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Civil Procedure, Civil Remedies, Labor & Employment Law
The Ninth Circuit’s decision in Harrington v. Cracker Barrel underscores the growing importance of personal jurisdiction in limiting the scope of FLSA collective actions. The court held that employees with no connection to the…
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/ Civil Procedure, Conflict of Laws, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
As we have covered in prior blog posts on Temporary Protected Status (TPS) as it continues to evolve, this week brings significant developments. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the termination of TPS…
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/ Administrative Law, Elections & Politics, Labor & Employment Law, Immigration Law
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we see the end of cannabis legalization in Wisconsin, at least for now. Delaware will begin retail sales the…
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/ Administrative Law, Agriculture, Commercial Law & Contracts, Elections & Politics, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
The Department of Energy recently issued a fast-track proposed rule that would eliminate accessibility standards for facilities of recipients of federal funding under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. Is ADA Title III…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Energy & Utilities
The freshly enacted “One Big Beautiful Bill” introduces two above-the-line tax deductions for tips and overtime wages. While these deductions offer potential savings for eligible workers, they come with new compliance…
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/ Administrative Law, Elections & Politics, Labor & Employment Law, Taxation
On July 4, 2025, Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) into law. Although most have focused on the sweeping tax reform included in the OBBB, a number of key employee benefits provisions are included in the OBBB…
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/ Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law, Health, Insurance, Taxation
Seyfarth’s real estate team provides a bird's-eye view of the current state of commercial real estate throughout the country—highlighting which markets and major asset types are active, slowing down, or experiencing shifts…
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/ Finance & Banking, Real Estate - Commercial, Real Estate - Residential, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
Floor plans are a key part of real estate listings, providing fundamental information about the layout of a building to prospective buyers or renters. But home designer Charles James and his company Designworks Homes, Inc. filed…
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/ Intellectual Property, Real Estate - Residential
As jurisdictions around the country continue to impose limitations—or outright bans—on restrictive covenants, Florida is taking a decidedly different approach…
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/ Civil Procedure, Commercial Law & Contracts, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment Law
The DOL’s Wage and Hour Division just scrapped its policy of seeking liquidated damages (double damages) in FLSA investigations. Why? Because it probably didn’t have the statutory authority in the first place, and doing so…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Remedies, Labor & Employment Law
On July 4, President Trump signed into law H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), a sweeping 870-page piece of legislation that introduces significant changes across various areas of federal policy. While full…
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/ Administrative Law, Real Estate - Commercial, Taxation
IP cases in the cannabis industry are lighting up court dockets more and more. In a new case with potential for serious baggage, Kinzie Advanced Polymers, LLC (“Kinzie”) filed a federal lawsuit against a group of Oklahoma-based…
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/ Business Torts, Civil Remedies, Intellectual Property
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) continues to release policy updates despite its uncertain future. Today the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) lifted its temporary suspension on enforcement activities…
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/ Administrative Law, Government Contracting, Labor & Employment Law
