Immigration enforcement is no longer a remote or theoretical risk for construction employers. ICE is conducting active site visits nationwide – detaining workers, halting projects, and triggering cascading contractual and…
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/ Construction Law, Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
On June 2, 2026, in a rapidly evolving federal AI policy landscape, President Trump signed a new Executive Order (EO) titled Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Security (the “June Order”). This EO…
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/ Administrative Law, Science, Computers, & Technology
A federal court recently denied a motion to dismiss a franchisor’s claims in Valenta Franchise LLC v. Innerworks LLC, 2026 WL 1453649 (D. Ariz. May 22, 2026)…
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/ Business Torts, Commercial Law & Contracts, Franchise Law, Intellectual Property
A federal court in South Dakota denied Denny’s Corporation and Denny’s Inc.’s motion to dismiss a Section 1981 claim after rejecting their argument that the plaintiffs, Damon Whitfield and Hector Madera, had named the wrong…
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/ Business Organizations, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Franchise Law, Labor & Employment Law
A bankruptcy court approved a hotel debtor’s plan to sell new equity through an auction and to continue operating the hotel under the debtor’s Marriott International, Inc. franchise agreement over lenders’ objections. In re…
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/ Bankruptcy, Business Organizations, Franchise Law, Real Estate - Commercial
The Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court recently affirmed summary judgment in favor of Subway, holding that a former franchisee was required to reimburse Subway for a settlement payment in a lease dispute, plus…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Franchise Law, Real Estate - Commercial
A federal court in Illinois granted in part and denied in part several motions to dismiss TVPRA and Illinois Trafficking Victims Protection Act claims arising from alleged sex trafficking at multiple Chicago-area hotels. Emily…
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/ Civil Procedure, Franchise Law
The New Jersey Appellate Division remanded a final agency decision which concluded that janitorial franchisees of Coverall North America, Inc. were employees under the New Jersey Unemployment Compensation Law. Coverall N. Am.,…
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/ Franchise Law, Labor & Employment Law
On May 20, 2026, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed Senate Bill 26-189, establishing comprehensive requirements for the use of automated decision-making technology (ADMT) in consequential decisions affecting consumers…
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/ Consumer Protection, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
Modern businesses face mounting pressures to manage risk effectively while maximizing operational efficiency. Insurance represents one of the largest annual expenditures for most companies, yet it remains one of the least…
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/ Business Organizations, Commercial Law & Contracts, Insurance
Minnesota’s 2026 legislative session concluded without passage of House File 4616 (HF 4616), the high‑profile proposal that would have created the nation’s first state‑level annual wealth tax. Although the bill advanced far…
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/ Taxation, Wills, Trusts, & Estate Planning
The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) across industries has introduced a new set of legal and strategic questions for parties on both sides of commercial and intellectual property license agreements. Whether you are…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
On April 13, 2026, Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger signed HB 69/SB 240 into law, which amends the Virginia Retail Franchising Act. This law bans the offer or sale of a franchise in Virginia containing a post-term…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Franchise Law
A federal court in California granted in part a franchisee’s motion to enforce a temporary restraining order (TRO) and ordered a defendant franchisor to show cause why it should not be held in civil contempt for failing to…
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/ Civil Remedies, Commercial Law & Contracts, Franchise Law
A Florida federal court recently dismissed a claim alleging Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, franchisor of the Days Inn brand, violated the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA). Weiner v. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts,…
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/ Civil Procedure, Civil Remedies, Franchise Law
