The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury recently published proposed regulations aimed at expanding employer-provided access to fertility benefits. The Proposed Regulations implement President Donald…
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/ Health, Insurance, Labor & Employment Law
Following a wave of high‑profile settlements involving large defined benefit pension plans, including Raytheon (which settled for around $59 million) and CITGO (which settled for around $10 million), and as they await litigation…
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/ Finance & Banking, Labor & Employment Law, Taxation
Last month, Tennessee passed a law limiting non-compete agreements for low-wage workers. The law takes effect July 1, 2026, and applies to any non‑compete entered into, renewed, or amended on or after that date…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
Overview On May 12, 2026, HUD issued a memorandum announcing the wind-down of the Restore-Rebuild initiative, formerly known as “Faircloth-to-RAD.” The guidance is effective immediately and significantly limits the ability of…
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/ Administrative Law, Finance & Banking, Real Estate - Residential
The Trump Administration has proposed requiring current and future federal workers to sign nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) aimed at reducing unauthorized disclosures of non-public government information. The proposal was posted…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment Law
Today, due to the dependence on data and the interconnectivity of business infrastructure, every company should see themselves as a technology company which means cybersecurity is no longer an IT issue but a core enterprise risk…
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/ Business Organizations, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
This is part of a series from Nelson Mullins' AI Task Force. We will continue to provide additional insight on both domestic and international matters across various industries spanning both the public and private sectors…
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/ Administrative Law, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
Overview The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) appears poised to make a significant change to its enforcement program that could reshape how settlements are negotiated and communicated…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Finance & Banking, Securities Law
Providers caring for patients with chronic conditions have for years faced a persistent mismatch between how care is delivered and how Medicare pays for it. Managing chronic illness often requires ongoing monitoring, behavioral…
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/ Health, Insurance, Science, Computers, & Technology
When the Federal Trade Commission published the final Rule on the Use of Consumer Reviews and Testimonials (the “Rule”) in late 2024, I waited with bated breath for the other shoe to drop; this felt like the dawning of a new…
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/ Administrative Law, Commercial Law & Contracts, Communications & Media Law, Consumer Protection
When the Supreme Court decided Harrington v. Purdue Pharma L.P., many assumed the era of nonconsensual third-party releases was over. That assumption is largely right in domestic Chapter 11 cases. It is wrong in Chapter 15…
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/ Bankruptcy, Conflict of Laws, International Law & Trade
As of March 2026, Washington joined California, Minnesota, North Dakota, Oklahoma, and Washington, D.C. in either banning or significantly restricting post-employment non-compete agreements for employees and independent…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
The post-Jarkesy litigation landscape is developing as anticipated. Litigants are increasingly invoking the Supreme Court’s decision in SEC v. Jarkesy (No. 22-859) to challenge the constitutionality of state administrative…
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/ Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Securities Law
Over the past several weeks, I have been closely following the events unfolding in Iran and the potential implications for organizations operating in an increasingly volatile geopolitical environment. My work has long focused on…
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/ Administrative Law, Energy & Utilities, Insurance, International Law & Trade, Science, Computers, & Technology
When clients come to our team about a fraudulent wire transfer, the story almost always begins the same way. We receive a panicked email—usually from a colleague at my firm—saying something like…
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