The CFPB's FCRA Preemption Flip: What It Means for Consumer Reporting — FCRA Focus Podcast
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State Law Trends, “Captive Audience” Ban Clash, Rhode Island Menopause Law - #WorkforceWednesday® - Employment Law This Week®
High Crimes and Misdemeanors: Unruly Passengers – How a Bad Flight Could Ruin Your Travel Future
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New Executive Order Targets Disparate Impact Claims Nationwide - #WorkforceWednesday® - Employment Law This Week®
#WorkforceWednesday®: NLRB’s Expanding Power - Pushback and Legal Challenges Ahead - Employment Law This Week®
Storytelling in Closing Arguments
#WorkforceWednesday®: DOL Authority Challenged - Key Rulings on Overtime and Tip Credit - Employment Law This Week®
Episode 337 -- Nicolas Garcia, GC at Orica, on Compliance Trends and Challenges in Latin America
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5 Tips For Writing Conflict Emails
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#WorkforceWednesday® - SpaceX Victory: Court Questions NLRB's Constitutional Authority - Employment Law This Week®
#WorkforceWednesday: Can FTC’s Non-Compete Ban Survive Without Chevron Deference? - Spilling Secrets Podcast
Down Goes Chevron: A 40-Year Precedent Overturned by the Supreme Court – Diagnosing Health Care
#WorkforceWednesday® - Chevron Deference Overturned - Employment Law This Week®
In That Case: Cantero v. Bank of America
SCOTUS Limits Availability of Injunctions in NLRB Unfair Labor Practice Cases - Employment Law This Week®
Under its current leadership, the SEC has emphasized capital formation as a key priority. Consistent with that focus, on September 17, 2025, the SEC issued a policy statement clarifying that the presence of mandatory investor...more
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The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reaffirmed strict limits on interlocutory review, finding that a bond order, even one imposing significant financial obligations, is not directly appealable....more
The month of January takes its name from Janus, the Roman god with two faces looking in opposite directions, symbolizing transition and conflict. For Washington State employers, there is no better representation of this...more
When Texas-based McDermott International obtained chapter 15 recognition (in the Southern District of Texas, no less) of UK and Dutch plans to restructure both its funded debt as well as trade and litigation claims—in what...more
On November 25, 2025, reports revealed a draft Executive Order prepared by the White House titled “Eliminating State Law Obstruction of National AI Policy.” ...more
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A Make America Healthy Again (MAHA)-inspired state law mandating that food containing any of 44 ingredients bear a label with the above statement, is now the subject of a federal district court challenge. A group of food...more
Herbert Smith Freehills is pleased to present Navigating Contract Disputes: Views from Practice, a series of seminars with accompanying guides, which will be rolled out over the coming months. This series aims to provide...more
Let’s begin with the bottom line: “In sum, we conclude that email service on the Chinese defendants is prohibited by the Hague Service Convention, and thus improper under Rule 4(f)(3).” Smart Study Co., LTD. v. Acuteye-US,...more
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President Trump’s sweeping AI Executive Order just stitched another layer onto the already tangled patchwork of state AI regulations — and employers may feel left out in the cold. But we have you covered....more
A recent Dutch court case shows that if an employee works remotely from another country for a long time, this can become an employment condition—even if it started as a temporary arrangement....more
Earlier this month, Kelley Drye’s State AG team was in attendance for the National Association of Attorneys General 2025 Capital Forum – technically the last “Capital Forum” to take place in December in D.C., but certainly...more