On February 1, the EEOC announced that, due to the partial lapse in appropriations, the EEO-1 survey will open in early March with the deadline for submission of the report extended until May 31, 2019.

On June 3, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court concluded that the requirement set forth in Title VII to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that a plaintiff must first exhaust her administrative

With support on both sides of the aisle, Congress recently passed H.R. 4445, the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021.

Section 48 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 provides for a credit equal to a percentage of the cost of new equipment for the generation of renewable energy, including solar energy used to produce electricity

On July 2, 2015, BP reached an agreement in principle with five Gulf States to settle claims against the company arising from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010.

For a variety of reasons, the United States government prohibits foreign and domestic individuals, groups, companies and other entities from enjoying the benefits of participating in the U.S. economy.

Rarely does a day go by without news of a data security breach. According to the Identify Theft Resource Center, there have been a total of 447 data breaches to date this year, which represents a 20.5% increase over the same time period last year.

On November 9, 2022 the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) published a new Guidance clarifying the requirements for reporting incidents...

"Bad faith" – just the sound of it can bring fear to even the most experienced claim adjuster. And for good reason.

It happens all the time – a water leak in a house or other building goes unnoticed for some period of time, and then mold appears.

When De Gazelle Group, Inc. sought to use FedEx for service of process of a Saudi Arabian company, Tamaz Trading Establishment, it reliably arrived at the Saudi Arabian post office.

The Mississippi Supreme Court has established a new framework for evaluating consent-based battery claims in medical procedures, particularly when patients withdraw consent during operations. This landmark decision clarifies when expert testimony is required and draws crucial distinctions between different types of medical consent claims.

Renowned (e)discovery guru (and I use that term advisedly) Andrew Peck, a U.S. Magistrate Judge for the Southern District of New York, recently issued what he termed a "wake-up call" to the Bar...

The Texas Supreme Court's decision in Paxton v. City of Austin reveals a procedural trap for businesses suing the government: winning the right to be heard can paradoxically freeze the entire case. When governmental defendants challenge a court's jurisdiction and lose, they can immediately appeal, putting all proceedings on hold—potentially for months or years.

I previously wrote on why the controversy over fake news stories on Facebook may cause concern for businesses operating open websites.

A putative class action lawsuit against Google, alleging that the technology giant invaded the privacy of its Google Wallet customers by sharing their personal information with third-party...

After July 1, 2016, under certain limited circumstances, real property owners in Tennessee may abate a nuisance on their property (of which they were unaware)...

The US Supreme Court has recently ruled that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act, is unconstitutional.

We have already blogged about many of the direct impacts that the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act has had on the municipal bond market

Individuals who relinquished U.S. citizenship since 2008 may find themselves with U.S. tax exposure for gifts they made before they expatriated under proposed regulations announced by the IRS.