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On February 14, 2025, National Labor Relations Board Acting General Counsel William Cowen issued Memorandum 25-05, rescinding more than a dozen policy memos issued by his predecessor. Cowen cited an unsustainable backlog of...more
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VA Leadership - This week, the Senate carried over legislation sponsored by Senator Andrew Jones that aims to restructure the leadership of the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs. Specifically, the bill proposes...more
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A Texas federal district court ruled that American Airlines breached its fiduciary duty of loyalty, but not its fiduciary duty of prudence, in allowing its $26 billion 401(k) plan to be influenced by environmental, social,...more
