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Epstein Becker & Green

California Minimum Wage Will Still Increase Even Though Voters Rejected a Minimum-Wage Hike

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Over the past three decades, California voters have reliably approved proposals to increase the statewide minimum wage. Until now....more

DLA Piper

Global Employment Trends and What's Ahead: 2024 in Review and 2025 Preview

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Global employers are preparing for changes to the labor and employment landscape in 2025, including evolving employee expectations about the role of work in their lives, increasing regulation, growing use of generative AI,...more

Jenner & Block

Client Alert: Mr. Bitcoin Goes to Washington

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Few industries experienced a more drastic reversal of fortune on Election Day than the cryptocurrency sector. On November 4, several of its largest companies were locked in a seemingly interminable battle with the Securities...more

Troutman Pepper

Potential State-Centric Marijuana Policy in the 119th Congress

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With power changing hands in Washington, D.C., what can marijuana industry members expect from the 119th Congress? Two GOP proposals from the 118th Congress may foreshadow the likely path for federal marijuana legalization....more

Holland & Knight LLP

Congressional Investigations in the 119th Congress

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The 119th United States Congress will begin on Jan. 3, 2025, with Republicans in control of both the House of Representatives and Senate. In the Senate, Republicans will hold 53 seats, while in the House the Republicans will...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Maine Residents Pass Ballot Measure Limiting Contributions to Super PACs; Changes to New York Lobby Filings Go Into Effect

Maine - On November 5, 2024, Maine residents voted in favor of passing a ballot measure that limits contributions from individuals, PACs and business entities to PACs “for the purpose of making independent expenditures” to...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

2024 Year-End Estate Planning: Legislative Proposals

President-Elect Donald Trump has not published a comprehensive tax plan as of the time of this writing, but he and Vice President-Elect J.D. Vance have made several proposals in campaign speeches, interviews and online....more

Cozen O'Connor

Cozen Currents: America First 2.0

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“President-elect Trump is re-entering the Oval Office with an even bolder and more muscular approach to his America First policies. But Trump’s policymaking isn’t the only thing to have evolved over the past four years – so...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Travel Ban Fears? Why Foreign National Students Urged to Return to U.S. Before Jan. 20

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Some colleges and universities, out of an abundance of caution, are advising their foreign national students and staff who are traveling abroad for winter break to consider returning before President Donald Trump’s...more

Proskauer - Regulatory & Compliance

On Procedural Grounds, the 5th Circuit Rules In SEC’s Favor On A Shareholder Proposal; Looking Ahead to Shareholder Proposals...

Last month, the 5th U.S. Court of Appeals ruled in the SEC’s favor in a lawsuit brought by the National Center for Public Policy Research (the “Center”). The Center had submitted a shareholder proposal to The Kroger Company...more

Stinson LLP

Trump's First 100 Days: Government Contracts

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The anticipated Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is expected to reexamine all federal projects to determine which are truly in the federal government's interest and jurisdiction. At the same time, Trump campaigned...more

Alston & Bird

Look Ahead to the Week of December 9: Defense Spending Takes Center Stage

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Both the House and Senate will be in session for another two weeks, continuing to work on a long to-do list before the adjournment of the 118th Congress. Over the weekend, an agreement was reached on the annual defense...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

Trump won, now what?

Yogi Berra said it best, “It’s like déjà vu all over again.” We have a new fiduciary rule and an unexpected Trump victory (I expected it)....more

McDermott+

Healthcare Preview for the Week of: December 9, 2024

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11 Days Left in Lame Duck - Both houses of Congress are in this week as we approach December 20, the deadline by which Congress must pass a continuing resolution (CR) that will fund the government moving forward. ...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

Presidential Shakeup (Once Again) Presents Opportunity for State Climate Action

President Trump’s reelection sent shockwaves through the renewable energy community. With campaign pledges to dismantle Biden-era climate programs funded by the Inflation Reduction Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law...more

Cozen O'Connor

New York Note: City of Yes, City Legislation, Manhattan BP, Client Spotlight

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City of Yes for Housing Opportunity Approved by the Council - On December 5, 2024, the New York City Council approved with modifications the NYC Department of City Planning’s (DCP) City of Yes for Housing Opportunity, the...more

A&O Shearman

German federal government breaks-up – new elections ahead

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Olaf Scholz has proposed federal elections to take place in March or April 2025. The leader of the opposition, Friedrich Merz, is pushing for federal elections already in January 2025. Considering the more recent outcome of...more

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President-elect Trump’s Pick to Lead DOJ’s Antitrust Division Signals Continued Aggressive Big Tech and Agriculture Enforcement

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On Wednesday, December 4, Donald Trump announced his pick to run the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division: Gail Slater. Slater is a seasoned antitrust attorney with extensive government experience....more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Paid Sick Leave Laws Continue Their Popularity Through State Ballot Initiatives

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Paid sick leave laws continue their expansion across the United States. The three most recent additions to the cadre of states with a paid sick leave law are Alaska, Missouri, and Nebraska. All three new state laws were...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Final Election Results; Slim Majorities Will Test Republican Unity in the 119th Congress

While Election Day was November 5, 2024, the final results of the races for Congress were announced on Tuesday, December 3, 2024. Representative-elect Adam Gray (D-CA) narrowly defeated Representative John Duarte (R-CA),...more

BakerHostetler

2025 Congressional Calendar

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House and Senate leaders finalized the 2025 legislative calendar, and once again we’re pleased to share with you the 2025 BakerHostetler Congressional Calendar....more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Akin Space Law, Regulation and Policy Update - December 6, 2024

Good Afternoon! We did not publish last week because of the holiday, but the space business certainly didn’t succumb to a turkey-fueled nap. President-elect Trump named his pick to head NASA and the new EU space commissioner...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

AI News Roundup – U.S. announces further Chinese AI chip restrictions, Google’s AI weather prediction model, Trump names AI czar,...

To help you stay on top of the latest news, our AI practice group has compiled a roundup of the developments we are following....more

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Beltway Buzz - December 2024

The Beltway Buzz is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business....more

Wiley Rein LLP

Senator Urges DOJ to Investigate Foreign Influence Over U.S. AI Policy

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U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, recently sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) expressing concerns...more

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