Nevada’s sunny and hot summers pose hazards of heat-related illnesses to outdoor workers and non-climate-controlled indoor workers. April 29, 2025 marks a significant milestone for workplace safety in Nevada as the Nevada…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
On April 23, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued a significant order in House v. NCAA and two related antitrust class actions (collectively known as In re College Athlete NIL Litigation),…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Education Law, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment Law
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has submitted its revised 2024 EEO-1 Component 1 Instruction Booklet and a justification request in support of its requested revisions to the Office of Information and…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Following the US Supreme Court’s decision in Loper Bright announcing the end of Chevron deference, lower federal courts have begun to apply the decision to uphold some federal wage-hour rules while striking down others; state…
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/ Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
On April 23, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order entitled “Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy.” The Order declares a sweeping new federal policy: “It is the policy of the United States to eliminate the…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law, Science, Computers, & Technology
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we see two federal bills involving legalization. A lawsuit against the DEA has been dropped. Nebraska’s…
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/ Administrative Law, Agriculture, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Elections & Politics
Arkansas has become the first state in the nation to enact legislation, effective starting in 2026, prohibiting pharmacy benefit managers (PBM’s) from owning or operating actual pharmacies within the state. We take a look at…
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/ Labor & Employment Law, Health, Insurance, Science, Computers, & Technology
PAGA claims brought under pre-reform PAGA must be brought within one year of a Labor Code violation experienced by the plaintiff and because a PAGA claim necessarily has both an individual and a non-individual component, failure…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
The California Labor Code generally requires that employers provide meal periods to non-exempt employees working more than five hours. However, the Labor Code provides that meal periods can be waived by agreement of the employer…
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Last week, a federal district court in Massachusetts temporarily blocked the mass termination of parole and employment authorization for beneficiaries of the Humanitarian Parole program for Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela…
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/ Administrative Law, Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
Over the past several months, international students in F-1 status have experienced heightened scrutiny. Increasing numbers of reports indicate that students are facing visa revocations and the termination of their records in…
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/ Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Labor & Employment Law, Immigration Law
Plaintiffs filed 2,452 website accessibility lawsuits in federal court in 2024 – a 13% decrease from 2023…
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/ Civil Rights, Science, Computers, & Technology
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals (the “Second Circuit”) recently decided Tudor v. Whitehall Central School District, which changes the landscape of reasonable accommodations, within the Circuit, under the Americans with…
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/ Civil Rights, Education Law, Labor & Employment Law
In celebration of the release of the 6th edition of our Government Contracts Compliance Handbook, we are excited to share six essential tips for ensuring compliance in international sales. These tips are designed to help lawyers…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Government Contracting, International Law & Trade
The Washington Legislature has passed a new law affecting employers’ obligations related to employee personnel files. The new law amends RCW 49.12.240 and 49.12.250 in four important ways..…
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