The Ninth Circuit provided no explanation of the decision to grant the plaintiffs’ motion for injunction as to SB 261, but ...

On November 21, 2025, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (“USFWS”) issued four proposed rules—two of which the National Marine Fisheries Service (“NMFS”) joined—that, if finalized, will revise the ...

Luxx Inc., the Federal Circuit vacated a finding of design patent infringement due to an erroneous claim construction. The panel also reversed the district court’s denial of JMOL on infringement under ...

The minimum wage in New York State is set to increase to $17.00 in New York City, Long Island, and Westchester County and to $16.00 for employees in the rest of the state, beginning January 1, 2026, ...

On November 12, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved Texas’s application for Class VI UIC primacy, giving the Texas Railroad Commission (RRC) primary enforcement authority ...

The United Kingdom’s tax authority, HM Revenue and Customs (“HMRC”), is working on developing a program to pay awards to tax informers who provide information that leads to tax enforcement. This ...

On September 10, 2025, Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01), together with Democrat co-lead Representative Don Davis (NC-01), introduced the American Franchise Act (H.R. 5267, hereinafter “AFA”). The AFA ...

Earlier this year, Judge Leonie Brinkema of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia ruled that Google had unlawfully monopolized two key ad-tech markets: publisher ad servers and ...

According to the Treasury announcement, its “acquisition professionals have been instructed to require detailed staffing plans and monthly workforce performance reports for all service contracts.

Delaware Courts Continue to Scrutinize Noncompete Agreements. As previously reported (here, here and here), courts in Delaware, the once favored “employer-friendly” jurisdicti ...

The complexities of California employment law begin not when an employer extends an offer, but as soon as they decide to post a job opening. Employers should ensure compliance with California’s job ...

On Nov. 18, 2026, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a preliminary injunction enjoining the enforcement of California’s SB 261, which had an initial compliance deadline of ...