Since April 18, 2023, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has been issuing and publishing patent grants electronically. In the Federal Register Notice implementing electronic patent grants, the USPTO indicated…
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/ Administrative Law, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
Classification of employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) remains a high-risk area where employers can easily misstep, potentially incurring thousands of dollars in overtime pay, liquidated damages, attorneys fees,…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
While some areas of white-collar enforcement have been deprioritized by the Trump Administration, the Department of Justice (DOJ) remains committed to its Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative as demonstrated by two recent False Claims…
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/ Government Contracting, Science, Computers, & Technology
This week the President announced that the April 2, 2025, reciprocal tariffs imposed by the U.S. on dozens of countries will be paused for most of those countries, an announcement welcomed by United States stock exchanges and…
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/ International Law & Trade
Recent months have seen a dramatic increase in demand letters and litigation targeting websites and mobile apps. These claims often allege privacy violations stemming from the use of various technologies such as chat bots, chat…
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/ Communications & Media Law, Privacy
In January 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed several Executive Orders immediately after being sworn into office. Executive Order 14151 “Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Program and Preferencing” and Executive…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
When employers settle worker’s compensation claims with Medicare beneficiaries, federal law requires them to consider Medicare’s potential interests. This may mean obtaining a Medicare Set-Aside (MSA) evaluation, which may…
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/ Health, Workers' Compensation
Update: On March 21, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an interim final rule that removes the requirement for U.S. companies and U.S. persons to report Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) under…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Finance & Banking
After years of litigation surrounding executive orders establishing a minimum wage for federal contractors, on March 14, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order revoking Executive Order (EO) 14026 issued by former…
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/ Government Contracting, Labor & Employment Law
On February 26, 2025, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services, which is a case that will determine whether a plaintiff bringing a so-called reverse discrimination claim (where, for…
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/ Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Through an Order that the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK) called an act of “radical transparency,” the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been directed to…
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/ Administrative Law, Consumer Protection, Health
Effective April 8, 2025, employers in Ohio will be required to comply with the “Pay Stub Protection Act.” Don’t worry, though, the rules are not as onerous as pay stub rules in the California Republic…
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/ Administrative Law, Commercial Law & Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
On January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order (EO) titled “Protecting the United States from Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats.” This order launched a 60-day review…
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/ Administrative Law, Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) authorizes the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to designate a foreign state for Temporary Protected Status (TPS), which is a temporary immigration benefit, and may…
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/ Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
After years of rulemaking with impassioned input from food producers, industry stakeholders, and consumer groups, on December 27, 2024, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) published a final rule titled “Food…
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/ Administrative Law, Commercial Law & Contracts, Communications & Media Law, Consumer Protection, Health
