In a January 15, 2026, press release entitled “Let them Build,” New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced what her office called “a series of landmark reforms to speed up housing and infrastructure projects…[with] a series of…
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/ Construction Law, Environmental Law, Real Estate - Commercial, Real Estate - Residential, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
Union organizing activity took a clear downturn in 2025, driven by a combination of economic uncertainty and shifting federal oversight. New data from Bloomberg Law shows that the number of union elections dropped sharply in…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
Understanding joint employer liability is critical for companies in the franchise sector, as it directly impacts risk management and compliance. If the American Franchise Act (AFA) were enacted, it would provide significant…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Franchise Law, Labor & Employment Law
The Department of Justice (DOJ) released its annual False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement statistics on January 16, 2026. The DOJ announced a record level of recoveries from FCA resolutions in Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 (ending Sept…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Government Contracting, Health, Labor & Employment Law
With the start of the new year, California Assembly Bill 692 (AB 692) is now in effect, introducing sweeping new restrictions on employment agreements that include so-called “stay-or-pay” provisions — terms requiring employees…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
Welcome to the latest edition of Leisure Law Insider! Released quarterly, we cover the latest news and developments in leisure and hospitality law, regulation, and policy. Expect content on hotels, franchising, labor and…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, International Law & Trade, Labor & Employment Law, Real Estate - Commercial, Real Estate - Residential
Late last year, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury (collectively, the Departments) provided long-awaited guidance clarifying two new ways — in addition to the already-existing mechanisms — for…
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/ Health, Insurance, Labor & Employment Law
On December 10, 2025, the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a Final Rule rescinding portions of its Title VI regulations to conform more closely with the statutory text and to implement Executive Order 14281. In summary, the…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Education Law
The United States Department of Labor (DOL) just rang in 2026 with six new opinion letters addressing various employer practices under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). The letters…
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/ Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law
Recent U.S. policy actions have opened a narrow but actionable pathway for compliant engagement with Venezuela. Venezuela is re-emerging as one of the few genuine frontier markets with meaningful scale in energy, technology, and…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Energy & Utilities, Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced its annual adjustment to the thresholds for pre-merger notification filings under the Hart‐Scott‐Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR). The adjustments account for…
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/ Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Commercial Law & Contracts, Mergers & Acquisitions
The much-anticipated appellate showdown regarding the constitutionality of the whistleblower (or qui tam) provision of the federal False Claims Act (FCA) took place before a three-judge panel of the Eleventh Circuit Court of…
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/ Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Government Contracting, Health
Beginning January 1, 2026, California has a new mandatory statutory procedure governing private construction disputes, and failure to comply may give contractors the right to suspend work without penalty. The new law provides a…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Commercial Law & Contracts, Construction Law
Recent actions by the U.S. government signal a meaningful shift in how Venezuelan energy assets may re-enter global markets — and how companies with exposure to the region should be thinking about risk, opportunity, and timing…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade
In a landmark agreement, Starbucks Corporation has agreed to pay nearly $39 million to resolve allegations that it violated New York City’s Fair Workweek Law, sending a powerful message to employers nationwide about the risks of…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
