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It's Confirmed: 2020 Proxy Advisor Regulations Exceed the SEC's Authority

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On July 1, 2025, a federal court of appeals held that the SEC's regulation of proxy advice exceeded its authority and the SEC's 2020 proxy advisor regulations are not valid. The court closely tracks the district court's...more

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SCOTUS Limits Courts’ Power to Issue Broad Injunctions, Raising More Questions than Answers for Employers Nationwide

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In a decision sure to have reverberations for employment law for years to come, the Supreme Court just significantly limited the ability of federal district court judges to issue nationwide injunctions – now coined...more

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Texas Judge Strikes EEOC Guidance Protecting Transgender Employees

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A federal judge in Texas issued a decision on May 15, 2025, striking down portions of the EEOC’s Enforcement Guidance on protections against employment discrimination based on gender identity and/or sexual orientation....more

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FTC’s Click-to-Cancel Rule Delayed Amid Legal Challenges: What Businesses Need to Know

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Federal officials just postponed enforcement of the Click-to-Cancel rule, which requires businesses offering subscriptions or memberships to provide a cancellation process as straightforward as the sign-up procedure. The...more

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Bank associations seek a preliminary injunction to block CFPB overdraft rule

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Mississippi Bankers Association, the American Bankers Association, the Consumer Bankers Association, America’s Credit Unions, and three banks are seeking a preliminary injunction blocking the CFPB from implementing the...more

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CFPB issues overdraft rule prior to administration change

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The CFPB has issued its long-awaited final rule that covers overdraft policies at financial institutions with at least $10 billion in assets. The final rule offers those financial institutions three options for designing...more

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Eighteen State AGs and DeFi Education Fund Sue SEC for Approach to Digital Asset Regulation

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On November 14, a coalition of 18 states, led by Utah Attorney General (AG) Sean Reyes, the outgoing chairman of the Republican AGs Association, filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and...more

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Ninth Circuit Deflates Contractor Minimum Wage Mandate

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On November 5, the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that the president lacks the authority under the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act (FPASA or Act) to impose a $15 minimum wage on federal...more

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SDNY Confirms Arbitration Order, Holding Order Was Final and Arbitrator Did Not Exceed Authority

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In Subway Franchise Systems of Canada ULC v. Subway Developments 2000 Inc., the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York addressed whether an arbitrator exceeded her authority when ordering that one of the...more

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BREAKING: Federal Court Enjoins Government from Enforcing Corporate Transparency Act

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On December 3, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas granted a nationwide preliminary injunction that enjoins the federal government from enforcing the Corporate Transparency Act (the CTA). The CTA,...more

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Republican AGs Sue SEC Claiming Cryptocurrency Regulatory Overreach

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A group of 18 Republican AGs, joined by a nonpartisan policy group, have filed a lawsuit contesting the SEC’s enforcement authority over digital assets, including cryptocurrency. In the complaint, the coalition alleges that...more

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Federal Judge Vacates SEC’s Dealer Rule Amendments and Gensler Announces Imminent Departure

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On Thursday, in two separate decisions, a federal district court in Texas struck down the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rule that expanded the definition of “dealer” to include proprietary traders and some...more

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Inline for a New Trial

Inline Plastics Corp. (“Inline”) filed a lawsuit against Lacerta Group, LLC (“Lacerta”), alleging infringement of several patents related to tamper-resistant containers and methods of making such containers using thermoformed...more

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Kentucky AG Checks the Board of Pharmacy’s Regulatory Power

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On November 12, the Kentucky attorney general (AG) issued a formal opinion, concluding that the Kentucky Board of Pharmacy lacks the authority to regulate nonresident pharmacists beyond what is specified in KRS Chapter 315....more

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eAlert and Law Shanty: Federal Court Invalidates Department of Labor Rule Increasing Salary Threshold for White Collar Overtime...

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In a major decision issued on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas struck down a Department of Labor (DOL) rule that raised the minimum salary threshold required for executive,...more

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D.C. Circuit Finds Council on Environmental Quality's NEPA Regulations Are Unenforceable

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In Marin Audubon Society v. FAA, the D.C. Circuit held the White House Council on Environmental Quality ("CEQ") lacks authority to issue binding regulations under the National Environmental Policy Act ("NEPA")....more

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Federal Judge Blocks $44k and $59k Overtime Rule Nationwide: The 6 Questions Employers Should Answer to Plan Immediate Next Steps

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A rule that was set to dramatically boost the salary threshold for the so-called “white collar” overtime exemptions was just halted by a federal judge less than two months before the full effective date. The U.S. Department...more

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Longstanding NEPA Rules in Doubt After Major D.C. Circuit Ruling

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On November 12, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued a decision that goes to the heart of how the National Environmental Policy Act is implemented. In Marin Audubon Society v. Federal Aviation...more

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Federal Contractors in Flux: Ninth Circuit Finds President Biden Can’t Mandate Minimum Wage Under EO 14026

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has vacated an Arizona federal court’s decision denying a request by several western states to enjoin President Joe Biden’s executive order increasing the minimum hourly wage...more

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Breaking Down the FTC Non-Compete Ban Appeals: Heading to a Circuit Split and SCOTUS Intervention?

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The Federal Trade Commission has appealed two federal trial court decisions – one in Texas and one in Florida – that prevented the agency from enforcing its near-total ban on non-compete agreements. The Texas appeal, filed on...more

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Did EPA Violate Statutory Authority in Promulgating PFAS MCLs?

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On October 7, 2024, two groups of plaintiffs challenged the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) April 26, 2024, rule that established Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) for certain per-and polyfluoroalkyl...more

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The FTC’s Rule Banning Noncompete Agreements is Dead. Long Live Noncompete Agreements?

Earlier this year, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a Final Rule outlawing nearly all noncompete agreements between employers and employees. That Final Rule, however, was overturned at the end of August 2024....more

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SuperVision - Labor and Employment Law Insights, Issue 3, September 2024

Welcome to the fall issue of SuperVision, our labor and employment e-newsletter. In this edition, we cover the current status of the FTC’s attempts to ban noncompetes, OSHA’s proposed heat standard, how to handle political...more

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Non-Competition Agreements; FTC Rule Status

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As we previously reported, on April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced their final rule banning most “non-competition” agreements. The FTC determined non-competition agreements were an unfair method of...more

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California Department of Public Health's (CDPH) Limits On CRNA Scope of Practice Reminds Hospitals Nationwide to Revisit...

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The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) issued a letter on September 6, 2024, to all general acute care hospitals clarifying the scope of practice for Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) following...more

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