The Trump administration recently sent warning letters to 97 auto dealership groups nationwide, putting the entire industry on notice, and signaling an aggressive posture on the disclosure of mandatory fees…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Consumer Protection, Transportation
New York’s adult-use cannabis marketing and advertising rules allow retailers to offer discounts, loyalty programs and other promotions — but only if the programs are structured in a way that does not undermine New York State…
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/ Administrative Law, Taxation
The Labor and Employment Team at Harris Beach Murtha invites you to join our annual webinar series addressing key developments in labor and employment law…
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/ Civil Rights, Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
In our Connecticut Energy: 2025 Year in Review, we highlighted the then pending South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority/ Aquarion Water Company Change of Control proceeding as one to watch…
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/ Administrative Law, Energy & Utilities, Mergers & Acquisitions
New York employers that sponsor foreign national employees for permanent residence are facing a materially different legal landscape under New York’s Trapped at Work Act (the Act). As amended in early 2026, the Act sharply…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
On March 26, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would significantly increase prevailing wage requirements across key employment‑based immigration programs, including H‑1B,…
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/ Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law, Immigration Law
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently released its first-ever DOJ-wide Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy (CEP) for criminal cases, designed to incentivize companies to come forward when…
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/ Criminal Law
A new federal reporting requirement for certain residential real estate transfers that was to take effect on March 1 has been vacated…
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/ Administrative Law, Finance & Banking, Real Estate - Residential
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently issued new supplemental examination guidance significantly affecting design patent applications directed to computer generated icons, graphical user interfaces (GUIs) and…
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/ Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
The Trump administration issued its recommended national policy framework for artificial intelligence on Friday, calling on Congress to turn the recommendations to legislation that will prioritize speed, scale and national…
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/ Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Science, Computers, & Technology
The Appellate Division of the New York State Supreme Court, Third Department recently upheld a lower court decision finding that a provision of the state’s Human Rights Law mandating landlord participation in the federal Section…
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/ Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Real Estate - Residential
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently filed its first written response to arguments used widely by cannabis taxpayers as justification for not paying Section 280E taxes. The closely-watched U.S. Tax Court case, New Mexico…
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/ Administrative Law, Health, Taxation
The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) recently issued a long-anticipated Proposed Rule that would substantially revise the standards for determining whether workers qualify as employees or independent contractors under the Fair…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
The Massachusetts Department of Revenue (“DOR”) has implemented a withholding tax on non-resident sellers of real estate when the real property sells for at least $1 million as codified in 830 CMR 62B.2.4…
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/ Real Estate - Residential, Taxation
The U.S. Supreme Court will decide what constitutes “induced infringement” where the generic manufacturer makes statements outside approved labeling that carves out a patented use…
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/ Administrative Law, Health, Intellectual Property
