The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) continues to release policy updates despite its uncertain future. Today the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) lifted its temporary suspension on enforcement activities…
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/ Administrative Law, Government Contracting, Labor & Employment Law
As we previously reported, in November 2024, Alaska voters approved a paid sick leave ballot initiative that called for a statewide paid sick leave law to go into effect July 1, 2025…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
Angel Reese—the former LSU basketball superstar who now plays for the Chicago Sky in the WNBA—made headlines recently when she filed an application to register MEBOUNDS as a trademark for clothing and related items (Serial No…
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/ Administrative Law, Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Intellectual Property
OSHA duty officers around the country routinely field complaints from employees and labor unions alleging workplaces are understaffed and unsafe…
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/ Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
On July 1, 2025, OFCCP published in the Federal Register a set of proposals to rescind the regulations implementing Executive Order 11246 and to modify the regulations implementing Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Government Contracting, Labor & Employment Law
In a closely watched decision, the Supreme Court has upheld the authority of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (Task Force), preserving the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) requirement that health plans cover preventive…
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/ Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Health
In Adaptive Energy LLC v. Central Coast Agriculture, Inc., the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“Board”) dismissed two oppositions for failure to prosecute. Oppositions Nos. 91275644 and 91280840 (April 11, 2025). The Board…
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/ Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property
The Opportunity Zone program (the “OZ Incentive Program”), launched under the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, was designed to spur economic development in distressed communities by offering tax incentives to investors. As part of…
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/ Real Estate - Commercial, Real Estate - Residential, Taxation, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
After reaching out to both U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Department of Justice’s Immigrant and Employee Rights Section (IER) for clarification, USCIS has issued a significant and unexpected update to…
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/ Administrative Law, Elections & Politics, Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
Last week, OFCCP Director Eschbach issued a letter to federal contractors inviting them to voluntarily submit information regarding their efforts to comply with Executive Order 14173, “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Government Contracting, Labor & Employment Law
In the wake of the Federal Trade Commission’s recently failed attempt to ban non-compete agreements between employers and workers, individual states have once again taken up the mantle of further regulating and limiting their…
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/ Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Commercial Law & Contracts, Labor & Employment Law, Health
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, hemp is on the agenda, both in Texas and in Congress. SAFER Banking, less so. And finally, it was so hot in…
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/ Administrative Law, Agriculture, Commercial Law & Contracts, Elections & Politics, Finance & Banking
A day after announcing that “fair use” would not shield AI training models against potential copyright infringement, President Donald Trump fired Shira Perlmutter, Register of Copyrights, and her superior, Librarian of Congress,…
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/ Constitutional Law, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
The UK’s Data (Use and Access) Act received Royal Assent last Thursday, June 19th, bringing into law some significant changes to the country’s post Brexit data protection framework, among an array of other, related rules (on…
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/ Consumer Protection, International Law & Trade, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
The Acting Chair of the EEOC has been renominated to serve another term as commissioner, and testified at her confirmation hearing on June 18, 2025. Confirmation is required for her to continue as Acting Chair. Ms. Lucas’…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Elections & Politics, Labor & Employment Law
