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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly reshaping public education in Tennessee, presenting both opportunities and legal challenges for local education agencies (LEAs) and charter schools.

It is safe to say that 2020 has been a kick in the teeth. As I reflect upon my short time as a Commercial Litigation attorney, I cannot imagine a crazier first year of practicing law.

Last night, March 16, 2020, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed a revised version of the COVID-19 response bill it originally passed 363-40 only a few days earlier.

Health-care providers have seemingly benefited from financial aid offered under the CARES Act but must be aware of the numerous strings attached to these funds, say Butler Snow LLP attorneys.

On March 17, 2020, TennCare published guidance regarding testing and telehealth services pertinent to healthcare providers that serve TennCare beneficiaries.

Governor Abbott issued a proclamation yesterday allowing local governments to postpone May 2 elections until November 3 and urged local officials to take advantage of this change to reduce COVID-19

Law Elevated is an occasional column written for the Mississippi Business Journal by Butler Snow attorneys.

In January 2021, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York considered a motion to dismiss a class action lawsuit filed against Helbiz, Inc. and other defendants that concerned Helbiz's issuance of HelbizCoin, a cryptocurrency.

On September 16, 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") charged Sweetwater Union High School District, a San Diego County School District (the "District")...

In December 2016, in a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court held in Shaw v. United States, 137 S.Ct. 462 (2016), that the Bank Fraud statute does not require the government prove...

In a decision issued June 5, 2025, the United States Supreme Court unanimously found that the burden of proof on a plaintiff asserting an employment discrimination claim is the same...

The Louisiana Wage Payment Act ("LWPA"), La. R.S. 23:631, et seq., requires an employer who discharges an employee to promptly pay the employee the amount due under the terms of employment.

Earlier this Spring, OSHA instituted employer recording requirements to document employees who contract COVID-19. Those requirements have been updated multiple times since their inception.

Employers must now treat an individual's LGBTQ status no differently than those other criteria protected by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In a landmark civil rights decision issued on June 15, 2020...

On July 2, 2013, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in GGNSC Springfield LLC v. NLRB denied enforcement of an order of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) that found registered nurses (RNs) at a nursing home were not "supervisors," and, therefore, they were ineligible to unionize under the National Labor Relations Act (the Act).

The Tennessee Governor Haslam has recently signed the so-called "Guns in Trunks" law, which will go into effect July 1, 2013.

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ("ARPA") which became law on March 11, 2021, extends and expands an employer's opportunities to receive payroll tax credits for employee paid leave under the...

After a wild weekend following some headline-grabbing court rulings, employers are heading into the holidays wondering what on earth is going on with workplace COVID-19 vaccine requirements.