On May 1, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (“DOL”) issued a field assistance bulletin on “how to determine employee or independent contractor status,” effectively pausing the implementation of its...more
On July 16, President Biden called on Congress to enact legislation to temporarily cap annual residential rent increases. Under the proposal, rental property owners with over 50 residential units in their portfolio would not...more
On Monday, Oct. 30, President Biden signed an Executive Order (EO) on the Safe, Secure and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI). The EO is intended to establish safety standards for leading...more
China Rejects U.S. Request for Defense Chief Meeting. The Chinese government has declined a U.S. request for a meeting between the defense chiefs for the two nations, according to an announcement from the Pentagon. The...more
President Joe Biden delivered his second State of the Union address on Feb. 7, facing a divided Congress for the first time in his presidency. Biden opened with a show of bipartisanship, drawing cheers as he congratulated the...more
The past decade has seen a pattern shift with how the U.S. views China, and our corresponding actions have changed the U.S.-Sino relationship from competition to adversarial. The U.S. believes China has acted counter to...more
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President Biden officially launched The Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) (“Framework”), the administration’s economic initiative for the region, during his visit to Tokyo on May 23. The Framework, largely...more
President Joe Biden delivered his first State of the Union (SOTU) address last night against the backdrop of war in Europe, persistently high inflation, a waning global pandemic and a deeply divided Congress. The scene was a...more