Colorado generally prohibits restrictive covenants, except in narrow circumstances. On May 8, 2025, the Colorado Legislature passed Senate Bill 25-083, which imposes three significant new limitations on the use of restrictive…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Health, Labor & Employment Law
Key Takeaways -
1. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Aims to Strengthen Enforcement -
The agency is evaluating how to better enforce hospital price transparency rules under the Executive Order…
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/ Administrative Law, Consumer Protection, Health
Key Takeaways from DOJ’s 2025 Civil Division Mandate -
Expanded Use of the False Claims Act (FCA) -
The government is broadening its application of the FCA beyond traditional garden-variety fraud…
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/ Civil Rights, Education Law, Government Contracting, Health, Immigration Law
On June 12, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) began sending termination notices to foreign nationals paroled into the United States under a parole program for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans (CHNV)…
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/ Administrative Law, Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
On June 2, 2025, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Inspector General (OIG) published its Semiannual Report to Congress. This report covers the period from October 1, 2024, through March 31, 2025, and…
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/ Administrative Law, Government Contracting, Health
PJM-ready projects are a must. Eligible projects must (1) be transmission-connected (PJM bulk power system) and located in a New Jersey transmission zone; (2) have PJM interconnection approval (or capacity interconnection rights…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law
In a decision about ERISA’s fiduciary duties and transparency, the Sixth Circuit in Tiara Yachts, Inc. v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan held that Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM), a third-party administrator (TPA)…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Health, Insurance, Labor & Employment Law
Sweeping changes to noncompete covenants are set to take effect on September 1, 2025, for health care employers in Texas. These changes stem from recent amendments to Texas’ noncompete statute…
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Introduction to Texas Senate Bill SB 840 -
To combat the housing shortage in Texas, the Texas Senate introduced Bill C.S.S.B. 840 (SB 840 or the bill) in April 2025. The purpose of the bill is to streamline the conversion of…
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/ Real Estate - Commercial, Real Estate - Residential, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
It was a busy two weeks in Congress, as key pieces of digital asset legislation move forward in both the House and Senate. While the stablecoin bill in the Senate looks like it may pass quickly, the overarching market structure…
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/ Administrative Law, Finance & Banking, Science, Computers, & Technology, Securities Law
On June 11, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have once again delayed the compliance date for the amendments to Form PF, moving it to October 1, 2025…
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/ Administrative Law, Finance & Banking, Securities Law
On May 28, 2025, the Department of Labor (DOL) rescinded its 2022 guidance that cautioned retirement plan fiduciaries to exercise “extreme care” in permitting cryptocurrency and other digital asset investments in retirement…
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What You Need to Know:
Equal Protection Under Title VII: On June 5, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that Title VII’s protections apply equally to all individuals, regardless of whether they are in a majority…
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/ Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
The most important development of the last two weeks is likely the release of a revised bipartisan digital asset market structure bill in Congress, which now gives real momentum to the possibility of comprehensive legislation…
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/ Administrative Law, Finance & Banking, Securities Law
What You Need to Know:
OSHA’s Updated SST Plan Targets High-Risk Workplaces Using New Data: The revised Site-Specific Targeting (SST) Inspection Plan now relies on injury data from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application (ITA),…
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