On October 12, 2025, Governor Gavin Newsom signed S.B. 294, the “Workplace Know Your Rights Act” (the “Act”). In response to recent immigration enforcement actions, the Act aims to educate workers on ...

Thanksgiving is one of the busiest travel times of the year. Millions of people hit the road to visit family and friends, which means heavier traffic, longer travel times, and a higher risk of car ...

In the environmental space, there is perhaps no more closely watched issue than how the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) defines the Clean Water Act term, “waters of the United States.” ...

As New York approaches the 2026 election cycle, Independent Expenditure (IE) committees are poised to play an outsized role in shaping statewide and legislative races. For political consultants, this ...

On November 17, 2025, the US Army Corps of Engineers (the Corps) and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a proposed rule revising the regulatory definition of “waters of the United ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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

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, ...