On December 11, 2025 the White House issued an Executive Order entitled “Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence”, which establishes that “It is the policy of the United States to sustain and enhance the…
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/ Administrative Law, Consumer Protection, Science, Computers, & Technology
The Oregon Court of Appeals recently issued a decision with significant implications for businesses with employees in Oregon. In Athena v. Pelican Brewing Co., 345 Or App 172 (2025), the Court held that employees who receive…
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/ Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law
This joint webinar presented by Buchalter Law Firm and COPE Health Solutions will explore the rise in disputes between Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) and enablement companies, examining common sources for these disputes…
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/ Health
The FDIC revised its Consumer Compliance Examination Manual to lengthen the exam schedule and Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) evaluations for many institutions. Absent some regulatory concern, those institutions will face fewer…
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/ Administrative Law, Consumer Protection, Finance & Banking
In a recent Tennessee Court of Appeals decision, Nowaczyk v. Daniels Construction (Nov. 4, 2025), a contractor tried to disqualify the trial judge because the judge happened to live in the same neighborhood as a potential expert…
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/ Civil Procedure, Construction Law, Real Estate - Residential
In 2023, fearing that the federal Corporate Transparency Act might not afford state law enforcement adequate access to beneficial ownership information, the New York Legislature passed its own version of a beneficial ownership…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Finance & Banking
While most states have enacted various forms of prompt payment laws for construction projects, California Senate Bill 440, known as the Private Works Change Order Fair Payment Act, marks a pivotal change in how payment…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Commercial Law & Contracts, Construction Law
The administration has decided to eliminate the automatic extension of timely-filed work authorization applications. This rule will reduce the automatic 540-day work permit extension to 0 days effective October 30, 2025…
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/ Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
Arbitration has long been viewed as a faster, more efficient alternative to litigation. But anyone involved in construction disputes today knows that is not always the case…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Commercial Law & Contracts, Construction Law
On October 10, 2025, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 79 (“SB 79”), on what was bill author Senator Scott Wiener’s third attempt at passing such legislation. The Legislature intended to both accommodate…
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/ Real Estate - Residential, Transportation, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
State Attorneys General continue to expand their reach into areas once dominated by federal agencies—from data privacy and cybersecurity to healthcare, financial services, and emerging technologies such as AI. Buchalter’s State…
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/ Administrative Law, Consumer Protection, Privacy
On September 30, 2025, the Medicare telehealth flexibilities enacted during the COVID-19 public health emergency expired. Effective October 1, 2025, coverage reverted to pre-pandemic rules under 42 U.S.C. § 1395m, limiting…
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/ Administrative Law, Health, Insurance
On September 30, 2026, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced a 90-day extension of the implementation date for its Residential Real Estate Rule…
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/ Finance & Banking, Real Estate - Residential
In an unpublished opinion, the Washington Court of Appeals recently affirmed a trial court’s refusal to compel arbitration in a proposed class action against Geodis Logistics, LLC, holding that the employees’ arbitration…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Labor & Employment Law
This year the Texas legislature passed SB 1188 which aims to regulate electronic health record (“EHR”) practices and the use of artificial intelligence (“AI”) in healthcare. Although the law generally took effect on September 1,…
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/ Health, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
