The second Trump administration will undoubtedly bring changes to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). However, significant changes are not likely to occur immediately given that the EEOC will have a Democratic…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
On November 8, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued an opinion letter addressing an interesting question under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA): Can an employee take FMLA leave to participate in a clinical trial for…
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/ Family Law, Health, Labor & Employment Law
Although President-elect Trump provided few, if any, specific details surrounding his proposed changes to policies affecting employee benefits during his 2024 presidential campaign, employers and employees should expect a…
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/ Health, Labor & Employment Law, Taxation
On November 19, Pennsylvania Representative Mike Cabell (R-117) introduced legislation to form the Pennsylvania Bitcoin Strategic Reserve, aiming to diversify the state’s financial holdings by allocating up to 10% of its…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Finance & Banking, Science, Computers, & Technology, Securities Law
On November 12, 2024, less than one week after the most recent presidential election which will likely result in substantial changes to energy policy in the United States, the United States Environmental Protection Agency…
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/ Elections & Politics, Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
On Friday November 15, a federal judge in Texas issued a nationwide injunction barring the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) from enforcing new regulations raising the salary level required for the so-called white-collar exemptions…
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/ Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
On November 13, the National Labor Relations Board (the Board) held that so-called captive-audience meetings — meetings where employers require employee attendance and argue against unionization — violate the National Labor…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Labor & Employment Law
On November 8, in Siren Retail Corp., 373 NLRB No. 135 d/b/a Starbucks, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) overturned its categorical rule that immunized nearly all employers’ statements concerning the effects…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Torts, Labor & Employment Law
On October 7, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel Jennifer A. Abruzzo issued Memorandum GC 25-01, reinforcing and expanding previous positions on how certain restrictive covenants may violate the National Labor…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Remedies, Commercial Law & Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
On July 31, 2024, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded the Appalachian Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub (ARCH2) its first round of funding, marking the official launch from a funding perspective to one of the most significant…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law, Science, Computers, & Technology
Details Hospitality employers with tipped employees received welcome news late last month when a federal appeals court overturned the Department of Labor’s (DOL) so-called 80/20/30 Rule, the highlight of a new set of regulations…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Labor & Employment Law
The idea of borrowing against equity in a residential home through a second mortgage has been around for almost a century. However, the popularity of a home equity line of credit (HELOC) increased in the 1980s following the Tax…
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/ Consumer Protection, Finance & Banking, Real Estate - Residential
On July 24, Gov. Mike DeWine signed into law the Campus Accountability and Modernization to Protect University Students (CAMPUS) Act, which requires public and private higher education institutions to adopt and enforce policies…
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/ Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law
A federal judge in Texas has barred enforcement of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) new regulations, which otherwise would have banned most non-compete agreements.
Holding that the FTC lacked statutory authority to…
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/ Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Commercial Law & Contracts, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
Section 13(b)(2)(B) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires public companies to “devise and maintain a system of internal accounting controls.” In a recent opinion, a New York federal court rejected the Securities…
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/ Administrative Law, Science, Computers, & Technology, Securities Law
