This year, a laboratory issued a report wherein it claims to have tested over-the-counter and prescription acne products containing benzoyl peroxide and found what it deemed to be “unacceptably high” levels of benzene. In…
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/ Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection, Personal Injury, Products Liability, Science, Computers, & Technology
As generative artificial intelligence continues to revolutionize business operations across industries, it has become imperative for companies to establish robust internal policies governing its use by employees. This alert aims…
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/ Business Organizations, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly integrated into business operations, companies must carefully evaluate vendor contracts involving AI technologies..…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
New York’s recent crackdown on illicit cannabis retailers is achieving its goal of aiding legal cannabis operators, but those being targeted are saying the state is violating their right to due process and killing legitimate…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Constitutional Law
As Artificial Intelligence becomes more of a household name, lawmakers and regulators throughout the nation are examining ways to protect consumers. Colorado recently passed first-of-its-kind legislation, a comprehensive law…
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/ Consumer Protection, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
One of the most pressing issues facing seasonal businesses continues to be labor – specifically how to secure reliable employees to fill seasonal and permanent needs. Advertising does not always work and if you are lucky enough…
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/ Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
New Yorkers utilizing freelance workers or independent contractors for work totaling $800 or more will soon need to comply with New York’s Freelance Isn’t Free Act (“FIFA”). The Act, which was signed into law by Governor Hochul…
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/ Business Organizations, Commercial Law & Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
Out-of-network health providers recently won a huge legal victory when the Fifth Circuit Court ruled that federal guidelines regarding Independent Dispute Resolution (“IDR”) proceedings were unlawfully slanted in favor of health…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Health, Insurance
The U.S. Copyright Office is tackling the issue of digital replicas -- videos, pictures or audio recordings digitally created or manipulated to falsely depict an individual – and is calling on Congress to pass a federal law…
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/ Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
Want to know more about the 2025 H-2A Visa Program? Besides reading the below deep dive, you can register for our September 10 webinar, where we'll discuss the 2025 process, employer obligations and compliance requirements, what…
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/ Agriculture, Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
The U.S. Social Security Administration is simplifying the disability evaluation it uses for its Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) programs.
The agency will now review only…
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/ Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law
New York’s Appellate Division, Second Department reversed a trial court order precluding defendants’ expert engineer from testifying, issuing a new trial on the issue of liability in a personal injury action stemming from a…
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/ Civil Procedure, Construction Law, Personal Injury
The H-2B temporary non-agricultural worker visa programs has traditionally been the “go to” visa option for employers seeking to hire foreign nationals coming to the United States to fill non-professional or non-degreed…
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/ Business Organizations, Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
On July 9, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) published the list of randomized H-2B applications that were submitted between the filing window of July 3-5, 2024. The 2,158 applications submitted in this filing window…
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/ Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
A recent Federal Circuit decision overturning the long-standing obviousness test for design patents could have wide-ranging implications for design patent owners.
The en banc decision in LKQ Corp. et al v. GM Global…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
