The CFPB's FCRA Preemption Flip: What It Means for Consumer Reporting ā FCRA Focus Podcast
Top Employment Insights: 44th Annual Workforce Management Briefing - #WorkforceWednesdayĀ® - Employment Law This WeekĀ®
State Law Trends, āCaptive Audienceā Ban Clash, Rhode Island Menopause Law - #WorkforceWednesdayĀ® - Employment Law This WeekĀ®
High Crimes and Misdemeanors: Unruly Passengers ā How a Bad Flight Could Ruin Your Travel Future
Abortion Protections Struck Down, LGBTQ Harassment Guidance Vacated, EEO-1 Reporting Opens - #WorkforceWednesdayĀ® - Employment Law This WeekĀ®
New Executive Order Targets Disparate Impact Claims Nationwide - #WorkforceWednesdayĀ® - Employment Law This WeekĀ®
#WorkforceWednesdayĀ®: NLRBās Expanding Power - Pushback and Legal Challenges Ahead - Employment Law This WeekĀ®
Storytelling in Closing Arguments
#WorkforceWednesdayĀ®: DOL Authority Challenged - Key Rulings on Overtime and Tip Credit - Employment Law This WeekĀ®
Episode 337 -- Nicolas Garcia, GC at Orica, on Compliance Trends and Challenges in Latin America
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: The Cantero Opinion: The Supreme Court Leaves National Bank Preemption in Limbo
#WorkforceWednesdayĀ®: What the FTC Non-Compete Ban Block Means for Employers - Employment Law This WeekĀ®
5 Tips For Writing Conflict Emails
#WorkforceWednesday: What Is the Future of Non-Compete Agreements for Employers? - Spilling Secrets Podcast
#WorkforceWednesdayĀ® - SpaceX Victory: Court Questions NLRB's Constitutional Authority - Employment Law This WeekĀ®
#WorkforceWednesday: Can FTCās Non-Compete Ban Survive Without Chevron Deference? - Spilling Secrets Podcast
Down Goes Chevron: A 40-Year Precedent Overturned by the Supreme Court ā Diagnosing Health Care
#WorkforceWednesdayĀ® - Chevron Deference Overturned - Employment Law This WeekĀ®
In That Case: Cantero v. Bank of America
SCOTUS Limits Availability of Injunctions in NLRB Unfair Labor Practice Cases - Employment Law This WeekĀ®
On December 19, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed the RAISE Act, making New York the first state to enact major AI safety legislation after President Trump's December 11 executive order calling for federal preemption of...more
Key Takeaways - European courts test jurisdiction over U.S. patents for the first time. Onesta IP, LLC, a patent assertion entity, has asserted two U.S. patents against BMW in a court in Munich, Germany following a decision...more
Californiaās Senate Bill (āSBā) 82, effective January 1, 2026, is set to spark some fireworks. The Bill seeks to curb the reach of arbitration provisions in consumer contracts by voiding so-called āinfiniteā arbitration...more
The Trump administration on Monday sued the cities of Morgan Hill and Petaluma, asking a judge to block local laws that ban natural gas infrastructure in new buildings....more
During a flurry of end-of-year 2025 bill signings, Governor Kathy Hochul approved A5480C/S4914B, amending New Yorkās Shield Law (Shield Law) ā a 2023 law intended to protect patients who receive and health care professionals...more
In 2024, Washington citizens voted to prohibit the legislature from banning natural gas, by adopting Initiative 2066. The efficacy of that vote was immediately challenged on appeal by a variety of clean energy and...more
On December 23, the OCC published two notices of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register that would clarify and reinforce federal banking authorities over interest-on-escrow laws and real estate lending escrow accounts. ...more
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There are good reasons for corporates and individuals to be emboldened to pursue overseas enforcement of the Peopleās Republic of China (PRC) judgments and arbitral awards....more
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 claimsāin what...more
On November 25, 2025, reports revealed a draft Executive Order prepared by the White House titled āEliminating State Law Obstruction of National AI Policy.ā ...more
On December 11, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order, Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence (the āOrderā), seeking to establish a national policy framework for artificial...more
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
Letās begin with the bottom line: āIn 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).ā Smart Study Co., LTD. v. Acuteye-US,...more
Beginning January 1, 2026, Illinois employers will face expanded obligations as a result of amendments to the Illinois Workplace Transparency Act (āIWTAā or āActā) following the enactment of House Bill 3638. The amendments,...more
For regulatory reasons players in the defi space well know, protocols are often legally wrapped in offshore entities, whether they be the Caymans, BVI, Panama, or in the present case, CuraƧao. Here, plaintiff on-chain casino...more
President Trumpās sweeping AI Executive Order just stitched another layer onto the already tangled patchwork of state AI regulations ā 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 conditionāeven if it started as a temporary arrangement....more
Earlier this month, Kelley Dryeās State AG team was in attendance for the National Association of Attorneys General 2025 Capital Forum ā technically the last āCapital Forumā to take place in December in D.C., but certainly...more
This weekās Case of the Week includes a potpourri of issues following a jury trial and issuance of a permanent injunction against Evenflo based on patents directed to child car seats....more
The White House has issued an executive order that establishes a national policy framework for artificial intelligence (āAIā). The order, titled āEnsuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligenceā (the...more
On December 16, the OCC, the FDIC, and 20 state attorneys general filed a trio of briefs in support of the plaintiffsā petition for rehearing en banc in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit....more