On February 14, 2025, William B. Cowen, who is the Acting General Counsel for the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) released a memo, which rescinded prior memos issued by Jennifer Abruzzo, who served in the…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Labor & Employment Law
Beginning on October 1, 2024, Senate Bill 319 introduced certain changes to the foreclosure sale process including changes to the statute establishing the place of sale, the authorization of remote bidding in foreclosure sales,…
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/ Civil Procedure, Finance & Banking, Real Estate - Residential
The H-1B Lottery for FY 2026 opens at 12:00 pm EST on March 7, 2025. The registration period will run for eighteen (18) calendar days beginning March 7 and closing at 12:00 pm EST on March 24, 2025. The fee for submitting an…
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/ Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law, Science, Computers, & Technology
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) places certain limitations on an employer’s ability to ask questions regarding an employee’s medical conditions. One important exception concerns “fitness for duty assessments.” Once an…
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/ Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
The U.S. Department of Education (Department) recently issued a “Dear Colleague Letter” stating that the Department’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) will enforce the 2020 Title IX Regulations governing K-12 schools’ and…
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/ Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law
Yesterday, January 27, 2025, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a memorandum to “temporarily pause all activities related to obligation or disbursement of all Federal financial assistance” (OMB Memo). The OMB Memo…
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/ Administrative Law, Education Law, Government Contracting
In a significant decision affecting employment discrimination law, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has unanimously reversed the dismissal of a Title VII religious discrimination lawsuit brought by a…
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/ Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Athletic departments at NCAA member institutions must now consider whether their student-athletes who transferred from non-NCAA schools are eligible to play another season of college sports…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Education Law
In its decision vacating the United States Department of Education’s 2024 Title IX Regulations on January 9, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky found that the Department of Education exceeded its…
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/ Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law
Inauguration Day is upon us, and with the Presidential change comes several anticipated changes to federal employment agency initiatives. We are likely to see federal agencies, including the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the…
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/ Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Labor & Employment Law
Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) is a program that allows commercial property owners to finance clean energy improvements such as energy efficiency upgrades, water conservation, renewable energy installations…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Finance & Banking, Real Estate - Commercial
The North Carolina Court of Appeals’ recent decision on December 3, 2024 in Abitol v. Clark highlights the critical role of clear drafting in estate planning and raises novel legal questions regarding the inheritance rights of…
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/ Civil Procedure, Family Law, Wills, Trusts, & Estate Planning
Each year, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) releases a report detailing the number and type of lawsuits the agency filed during the previous 12-month period. For fiscal year 2024 (October 1, 2023 to…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In a closely watched decision, on November 15, 2024, Judge Sean Jordan of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas entered a ruling (“Ruling”), which struck down a final rule (“Rule”) by the U.S…
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/ Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
It is no secret that many commercial real estate (CRE) properties are struggling. The dramatic increase in interest rates over the past few years and employers’ evolving mindsets regarding the use of office space are creating…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Finance & Banking, Real Estate - Commercial
