Tariffs may seem like a headline reserved for economists and politicians, but at last week’s International Franchise Association (IFA) Legal Symposium in Washington D.C., they were front and center in nearly every room. From…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Franchise Law, International Law & Trade
Minnesota corporations should review their articles and bylaws to determine whether they should be updated in light of recently enacted amendments to the Minnesota Business Corporation Act (MBCA), which take effect on Aug. 1,…
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/ Business Organizations, Commercial Law & Contracts, Mergers & Acquisitions
EPA announced on May 14, 2025 that it will maintain the Maximum Contaminant Level (“MCL”), also known as the national primary drinking water standard, for two PFAS, perfluorooctanoic acid (“PFOA”) and perfluorooctanesulfonic…
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/ Administrative Law, Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law
In early April 2025, New Mexico enacted a statute restricting intentionally added PFAS in products, similar in scope to Maine’s and Minnesota’s existing laws. The New Mexico statute imposes a ban on sales and distribution…
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/ Administrative Law, Consumer Protection, Environmental Law
For a long time, psychological expenses under the Pennsylvania Support Guidelines were treated differently than other medical expenses. While “routine” or “traditional” medical expenses such as surgical, dental, optical, and…
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/ Civil Procedure, Family Law, Health
A recent change to New York labor law means employers will no longer face business-crippling lawsuits for minor frequency-of-pay mistakes, as long as they have not previously been found to have violated the state’s…
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/ Civil Procedure, Civil Remedies, Labor & Employment Law
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is re-joining the U.S. state privacy law race.
State Rep. Edward Neilson recently proposed H.B 78, which features all the normal trappings of a state privacy law with a very low applicability…
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/ Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection, Privacy
Municipalities are not immune from sanctions under the state’s Frivolous Litigation Statute, the New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled in an appeal that stemmed from affordable housing litigation.
In a unanimous decision, the…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Professional Malpractice
Father Joseph Ciccone's mission to serve the public has been an unwavering and guiding force throughout his life.
He’s held many titles over the years: police officer, teacher, detective, Bergen County Sheriff, priest. But…
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/ Criminal Law
On Monday, Republicans unveiled their much anticipated Tax Bill (the “Bill”). At 389 pages, the Bill contains a number of provisions. Some are simply extensions of previous provisions that were sunsetting at the end of 2025…
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/ Environmental Law, Taxation
In what is sure to be an on-going series, we have the latest update regarding the FAR 2.0 rollout.
Releasing the First Rollout-
On May 2, 2025, the FAR Council released substantive rewrites of FAR Parts 1 (Federal…
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/ Administrative Law, Commercial Law & Contracts, Government Contracting
The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees, 16 C.F.R. Part 464, is effective as of May 12, 2025. According to the FTC’s recent press release, the Rule “prohibits bait-and-switch pricing and other…
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/ Administrative Law, Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Consumer Protection
On April 30, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit granted an additional 30-day abeyance in the challenge to EPA’s Final Rule designating Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid (PFOS) as…
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/ Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Toxic Torts
The Trump administration is continuing its offensive against the Internal Revenue Service by proposing a $2.5 billion cut to the agency’s budget for FY2026. In the White House’s “skinny budget” released on May 2, the IRS’s…
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/ Administrative Law, Elections & Politics, Science, Computers, & Technology, Taxation
Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson is considering a bill that would amend the state’s wage disclosure requirements in the Equal Pay and Opportunities Act (EPOA) and implement major changes regarding potential liability for employers…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Remedies, Labor & Employment Law
