On July 1, 2025, Maine Governor Janet Mills signed into law “An Act to Amend the Law Governing the Accrual of Earned Paid Leave,” which updates the number of hours of earned paid leave an employee can ...

Workplace harassment and hostile work environment claims—especially sexual harassment and racial harassment—can be tough to prove. They become even harder when serious incidents happened more than 300 ...

The Report found that Code noncompliance may be widespread. 62% of products containing green claims failed tests relating to ...

The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently launched the Streamlined Claim Set Pilot Program — a new initiative ...

When employers offer new hires a sign-on bonus or existing employees a retention bonus, they typically structure the bonuses ...

Introduction On July 31, 2025, Governor Tina Kotek signed House Bill (“H.B.”) 2688 into law amending Oregon’s prevailing wage ...

Varnum Viewpoints Condominium associations required to obtain a SIRS, should update it if they plan to use the newly ...

As 2025 comes to a close, employers across the country should be thinking about what employment laws impose new or heightened compliance requirements for 2026. Compliance with the Occupational Safety ...

Snowbirds, take notice. In October 2025, the New York State Tax Appeals Tribunal issued a decision regarding a couple’s claimed change in domicile from New York to Florida for the 2018 and 2019 tax ...

The Supreme Court of the State of Delaware is considering a case regarding whether a former executive’s noncompete and nonsolicitation agreements, which were agreed to in exchange for company shares, ...

Key Takeaways Many states have now enacted extended producer responsibility (EPR) laws, creating new and costly requirements for manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers based on the packaging of the ...

California is positioning itself to help run a unified, independently governed electricity market across the West. With AB 825 signed on September 19, 2025, the California Legislature authorized the ...