News & Analysis as of

Elections & Politics law-news Labor & Employment

Read need-to-know updates, commentary, and analysis on Elections & Politics issues written by leading professionals.
Ballard Spahr LLP

DOJ lawyers, National Treasury Employees Union attorney square off in appeals court over CFPB firings

Ballard Spahr LLP on

Despite massive attempted layoffs and cancellation of third-party vendor contracts, the Trump Administration did not and does not intend to shut down the CFPB, a Justice Department attorney told a federal appeals court on...more

Polsinelli

Missouri's Repeal of Paid Sick Leave and Portions of Minimum Wage: What’s Next for Proposition A

Polsinelli on

On May 14, 2025, the Missouri Senate voted 22-11 to repeal portions of Proposition A, the voter-approved initiative that increases the state’s minimum wage and requires employers to provide earned paid sick leave....more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Congress Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Provide Federal Paid Family Leave Funding for States

Ballard Spahr LLP on

On April 30, 2025, Congressional Representatives Stephanie Bice (R-Oklahoma) and Chrissy Houlahan (D-Pennsylvania) introduced the More Paid Leave for More Americans Act in the House of Representatives....more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Trump Administration Clarifies Criminal Enforcement Priorities

Husch Blackwell LLP on

On May 9, 2025, the White House issued an executive order, titled “Fighting Overcriminalization in Federal Regulations,” that could have a significant impact on the administration’s enforcement of criminal regulatory...more

McGuireWoods Consulting

Georgia House Speaker Names Members To 16 Interim House Study Committees

On May 14, 2025, House Speaker Jon Burns, R-Newington, announced the formation of 16 official study committees to review and evaluate major policy areas during the Georgia General Assembly’s 2025 interim. These committees,...more

Hogan Lovells

The first blooms of spring and a new coalition agreement in Germany Spring fever for the infrastructure and energy sectors?

Hogan Lovells on

In sync with the German cherry blossom, the new coalition of CDU/CSU (conservative) and SPD (social democrats) published their coalition agreement on 9 April 2025. Following the formal approval of the agreement by the parties...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

What Means Means for Mushrooms and Marijuana: How Might Trump’s Surgeon General Nominee Shift the Conversation for Cannabis and...

Earlier this month, President Trump tapped “physician-turned wellness influencer” Casey Means as his nominee for surgeon general. Means has close ties to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Trump...more

StoneTurn

Navigating Opportunities in Latin America in 2025

StoneTurn on

Latin America presents a compelling, albeit complex, investment landscape as we move through 2025. While the region is projected for modest economic acceleration, the global stage is marked by political shifts and evolving...more

Cozen O'Connor

Cozen Currents: The Known Unknowns of Trump 2.0

Cozen O'Connor on

“The Trump administration’s shock and awe campaign over the president’s first months back in the Oval Office has caused a spike in uncertainty for the economy and the private sector. It is still possible though to classify...more

Epstein Becker & Green

New Executive Order Targets Disparate Impact Claims Nationwide - #WorkforceWednesday® - Employment Law This Week®

Epstein Becker & Green on

This week, we explore how key changes introduced by President Trump’s Executive Order 14281, “Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy” (“EO 14281”), raise important questions for employers navigating compliance with...more

ArentFox Schiff

Four Trump Administration Steps to ‘Deregulate’ With a Reduced Workforce

ArentFox Schiff on

For decades, businesses have focused on “doing more with less,” maximizing efficiency by optimizing resources and streamlining processes to achieve greater output with fewer inputs. This effort often involves leveraging...more

Holland & Hart LLP

the buzz: Cannabis News & Policy Update | May 2025

Holland & Hart LLP on

Welcome back to the buzz, our monthly cannabis news and policy update. Your at-a-glance source for regulatory developments, agency announcements, and trends impacting the cannabis industry. In this edition of the buzz,...more

McDermott+

Healthcare Preview for the Week of: May 19, 2025

McDermott+ on

MAHA and More Medicaid - Late Sunday night, May 18, 2025, the House Budget Committee voted to advance the reconciliation package drafted by the Energy and Commerce Committee and Ways and Means Committee last week. The four...more

McAfee & Taft

DOL signals return to employer-friendly worker classification standards

McAfee & Taft on

Surging changes to workplace laws understandably have employers suffering from whiplash. Historically, employment laws have shifted when presidential administrations have changed. A May 1, 2025, announcement by the U.S....more

Quarles & Brady LLP

Departments Will Not Enforce 2024 Final Rule under MHPAEA

Quarles & Brady LLP on

The Trump Administration has just announced that it will pause enforcement of the September 2024 final rule (“Final Rule”) under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (“MHPAEA”)....more

Cozen O'Connor

Illinois Insights: An update from Cozen O'Connor (5/19)

Cozen O'Connor on

As IL GOP slams possible tax hikes, Pritzker says ‘funding is there’ for budget - “When legislators return to the Illinois State Capitol Tuesday, they’ll have just 11 days before the deadline to pass an annual plan on...more

Cozen O'Connor

Pennsylvania Perspective for Monday, May 19, 2025

Cozen O'Connor on

Key PA Court Races Could Reshape Caregiving, Education, Parental Rights -Upcoming judicial races for Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth and Superior Courts could significantly impact caregiving policies, as recent rulings have...more

Frost Brown Todd

TEFRA Approvals: Considerations for Officeholders When Approving Private Activity Bonds

Frost Brown Todd on

New officeholders often ask us to clarify their responsibilities when it comes to public approval of bonds and the consequences for states and their political subdivisions when they approve bonds as tax-exempt. What follows...more

Miller Starr Regalia

Senator Wiener and Assembly Member Wicks Applaud Governor Newsom’s Support of Their CEQA Reform Bills

Miller Starr Regalia on

On May 14, 2025, Senator Scott Wiener issued a press release stating that, on that morning, “Governor Gavin Newsom announced that he supports the strongest ever reforms of [CEQA],” referring to Newsom’s proposal to include in...more

Dentons

Iowa General Assembly Adjourns Sine Die

Dentons on

The first session of the 91st General Assembly of Iowa adjourned sine die just after 6 a.m. on May 15 after a full night of caucuses and debate. Slated for 110 days, the legislature extended 13 days beyond May 2 after...more

Alston & Bird

Look Ahead to the Week of May 19, 2025: The ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’ Inches Forward

Alston & Bird on

Both chambers are in session this week. Late Sunday night, House Republicans successfully advanced their reconciliation proposal through the Budget Committee, following Friday’s failed vote when conservative members...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Missouri’s Paid Sick Leave and Portions of the Minimum Wage Increase Repealed

Jackson Lewis P.C. on

On May 14, 2025, the Missouri Senate passed a bill (HB 567) repealing the paid sick leave requirement along with a portion of the minimum wage increase included in Proposition A, which voters approved on November 5, 2024. ...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Big News in AI Policy: Proposed 10-Year Moratorium on State AI Regulation

Husch Blackwell LLP on

Artificial intelligence (AI) continues to dominate headlines—not just for its technological leaps, but also for the policies shaping its future. In a major development, a new Republican-backed tax bill, released by the House...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

CFPB rescinds 67 guidance documents

Ballard Spahr LLP on

Contending that policies implemented by guidance represent an unfair regulatory burden and might be contrary to federal law, the CFPB is rescinding 67 guidance documents  issued since the bureau began operating in 2011....more

Wiley Rein LLP

Closing the FARA Retroactive Registration Loophole

Wiley Rein LLP on

Earlier this month, and following a string of recent bills introduced to reform the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), Representative Ben Cline (R-VA) introduced the Foreign Agents Transparency Act (“Transparency Act”)...more

38,686 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1,548

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide