Effective December 1, 2025, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) will implement new rules for non-financed residential real estate transfers. The purpose of the rule is to increase…
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/ Administrative Law, Finance & Banking, Real Estate - Residential
On April 9, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against Alberto Saniger Mantinan, the founder and CEO of Nate, Inc. The SEC…
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/ Business Organizations, Science, Computers, & Technology, Securities Law
On March 12, 2025, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services published the Interim Final Rule in the Federal Register, “Alien Registration Form and Evidence of Registration,” that became effective on April 11, 2025…
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/ Administrative Law, Criminal Law, Immigration Law
On April 8, 2025, the federal Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act (“AHCIA”) was reintroduced in the House with 117 bipartisan co-sponsors from over 30 different states. The bill would expand the Low-Income Housing Tax…
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/ Elections & Politics, Real Estate - Residential, Taxation
The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”) was principally intended as a mechanism to combat organized crime. However, RICO’s scope is significantly broader than its anti-crime origin. The statute also…
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/ Business Torts, Civil Procedure, Civil Remedies, Personal Injury
Massachusetts is making tactical moves to position itself as an East Coast leader in the cannabis industry with the introduction of social consumption regulatory reforms. The state’s cannabis industry has achieved major…
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/ Administrative Law, Commercial Law & Contracts, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
The allegations of a plaintiff’s complaint do not control when evaluating removal under the federal officer removal statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1442(a)(1), and instead the court must credit the defendant’s theory of the case when…
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/ Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Government Contracting
The EEOC and Department of Justice have weighed in on DEI in the workplace.
In two guidance documents, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) presented its stance for employers to steer clear of illegal…
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/ Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
The Labor and Employment Team at Harris Beach Murtha invites you to join us for discussion of critical labor and employment law developments. Our first session will cover President Trump’s First 100 Days – Labor and Employment…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
Glucagon-like peptide-1 agonists, a class of medications known as GLP-1s, have grown in popularity, initially for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and more recently for obesity and other labeled and off-label indications for…
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/ Administrative Law, Health, Products Liability
On January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 14160, titled “Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship,” aiming to narrow the application of birthright citizenship in the United States. The…
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/ Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Immigration Law
The United States Supreme Court has issued a significant ruling in the case of San Francisco v. EPA, directing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to retool its wastewater permitting process under the Clean Water Act. The…
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/ Environmental Law
Generative AI is incredibly popular. So popular that many GenAI tools now have browser extensions that work across all open pages of the browsers upon which they are installed. They helpfully summarize pages, highlight portions…
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/ Privacy, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
New York Local Law 97 (“LL97”) is a landmark piece of climate legislation enacted as part of New York City’s broader Climate Mobilization Act. Passed in 2019, LL97 aims to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions from large…
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/ Environmental Law, Real Estate - Commercial, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
At this point, everyone has dealt with a chatbot of some nature. Whether you’re trying to change a flight or get a prescription, they are everywhere. As AI, and generative AI in particular, become more and more prevalent,…
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/ Consumer Protection, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
