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Nebraska Enacts Marketplace Network Platform Statute

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On March 11, 2025, Nebraska passed a marketplace network platform statute that deems workers who use a marketplace network platform independent contractors under the state unemployment statute if certain conditions are met....more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Gold Dome Report - Legislative Day 34 - March 2025

Republican lawmakers left the Senate chamber on Friday like victors heading for the locker room, collecting high fives and fist bumps from lobbyists in the hallway on their way to the ice baths. They had reason to...more

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Pensions: DC trustee agenda update April 2025

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Welcome to our monthly update on current legal issues for trustees of DC pension schemes, designed to help you stay up to date with key developments between trustee meetings and to support the legal update item on your next...more

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Virginia Moves to Regulate High-Risk AI with New Compliance Mandates 

On February 20, the Virginia General Assembly passed the High-Risk Artificial Intelligence Developer and Deployer Act. If signed into law, Virginia would become the second state, after Colorado, to enact comprehensive...more

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California AB 2319 Expands Implicit Bias Training for Perinatal Care Providers

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California legislators enacted Assembly Bill (AB) 2319 last fall in a landmark attempt to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in maternal and infant healthcare by addressing implicit bias in pregnancy, childbirth, and...more

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New York State Proposes Consumer Protection Reforms through FAIR Business Practices Act

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What Happened? On March 13, New York state legislators introduced new legislation called the Fostering Affordability and Integrity Through Reasonable (FAIR) Business Practices Act. The bill, supported by New York Attorney...more

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Iowa 2025 Legislative Session – Week 10

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This week marks the halfway point between the first and second funnels of the 2025 Iowa Legislative session. Both the House and Senate advanced legislation ahead of that second funnel deadline, including several controversial...more

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Wyoming Enacts Significant Restrictions on Noncompete Agreements

On March 19, 2025, Wyoming enacted a new law that considerably narrows the circumstances in which Wyoming employers can enter noncompete agreements. The law prohibits any covenant not to compete that restricts the right of...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Employment Law Update: New Compensation Limits and Statutory Payment Rates

Under the Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2025 (the “Employment Order”), there will be changes to the compensation limits that apply to certain awards that Employment Tribunals can make and other amounts payable...more

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Pennsylvania Justices Recognize Intent-Based Parentage

On March 20, 2025, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court recognized “Intent-Based Parentage” as a pathway to legal parenthood in the Commonwealth. In the landmark decision of Glover v. Junior, the court recognized previously...more

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California Employers, Don’t Forget Your Annual Workplace Violence Prevention Plan Responsibilities!

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California employers should begin preparing to comply with their annual requirements under the workplace violence prevention law, California’s Labor Code 6401.9 (commonly known as SB 553), including retraining their staff and...more

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New York Department of Health Issues Guidance Clarifying the Scope of its Health Care Transaction Law

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This month, nearly two years after the passage of New York’s health care transaction law, N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 4550 et seq. (described in our previous Alert), the New York State Department of Health (“DOH”) released...more

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Sustainable Development and Land Use Update 3.21.25

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Senator Scott Wiener is back with another bill – SB 79 – to provide for streamlined ministerial (i.e., no CEQA) approval of qualifying housing development projects near transit across California. For qualifying projects...more

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Executive Order Closing the Department of Education Faces Legal and Congressional Barriers

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President Trump has signed an Executive Order titled, “Improving Education Outcomes by Empowering Parents, States, and Communities,” directing the Secretary of Education to close the Department of Education to the “maximum...more

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State Comprehensive Privacy Law Update - March 2025 #2

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As we progress deeper into the 2025 legislative season, comprehensive privacy law proposals continue to progress through the legislative process. In the weeks since our last update, Kentucky amended its comprehensive data...more

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British Columbia Bill 4 Targets Class Action Waivers and Arbitration Clauses

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On February 25, 2025, British Columbia introduced Bill 4, proposing significant amendments to the Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act (BPCPA). Bill 4 passed second reading on March 3, 2025. If enacted as proposed,...more

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Wyoming Legislature Takes a Bite Out of Covenants Not to Compete

Brad Cave by Brad Cave Governor Gordon signed a bill this week to significantly narrow the enforceability of covenants not to compete under Wyoming law.  While the new law leaves Wyoming businesses with a few options to...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Gold Dome Report - Legislative Day 33 - March 2025

The Georgia House of Representatives achieved the trifecta on Thursday, combining three favorite legislative traditions in one moment on the floor: recognition of a local novelty with an invite resolution, the appearance of a...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Alright, Alright, A Write-Off: Matthew Mcconaughey’s Push for Texas Film Tax Incentives

Texas has long been a hub for film and television production, offering diverse landscapes, a rich cultural backdrop, and some real characters. Back in 2007 the state implemented the Texas Moving Image Industry Incentive...more

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Washington State Proposed Bills May Impact Healthcare Transactions and Investments

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The Washington State Legislature proposed bills that would not only amend existing state laws related to healthcare transaction notices to require state approval of transactions but would also strengthen corporate practice...more

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Are Overtime Wages and Tips Exempt From Income Tax? What Employers Need to Know to Prepare

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Join Carlton Hilson and Amy Jordan Wilkes as they discuss the recent proposals that aim to eliminate federal taxes on overtime pay and tips and what this means for employers....more

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Iowa 2025 Legislative Session Week 9

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The Iowa Legislature returned after the first funnel deadline in Week 8 and the pace shifted as the Iowa House and Senate spent more time on floor debate and attention shifted to Ways and Means and Appropriations bills and...more

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2025 Updates to Washington’s Paid Sick Leave Law: What Employers Need to Know

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Washington expanded the covered uses and definition of a family member under Washington’s paid sick leave law effective January 1, 2025. Under Washington’s paid sick leave law employers must provide non-exempt employees with...more

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The Week in Weed: March 2025 # 3

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Welcome back to the Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we see legalization bills introduced in Kansas. Virginia is looking at losing a lot of money by not...more

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A Well-Informed Start to 2025: BBK’s Guidance for New Laws in California – Housing Part One

In part one of the Housing New Laws series from Best Best & Krieger LLP (BBK), attorneys cover important new housing legislation for 2025 that updates the Housing Accountability Act and relates to housing development fees....more

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