West Virginia Code 6-9A-3 of the Open Governmental Proceedings Act provides that "governing bodies" such as a county board of education shall promulgate rules by which the date, time, place and agenda of all regularly scheduled meetings and the date, time, place and purpose of all special meetings are made available.

In one of its most controversial decisions to date, the National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB") has overturned 20 years of precedent and will now permit unions to organize a minority share of an employer’s workforce.

In light of the recent news of tragic shootings and workplace violence around the country, employers are left wondering how they can protect their operations and employees from such events.

On April 1, 2010, the Environmental Protection Agency and DOT's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) set national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for 2012 through 2016 model-year cars and light trucks.

As many interested environmental and industry groups have lauded and bemoaned respectively, the Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") recently finalized its enforcement priorities for 2011 through 2013.

Sprinkled among the 2,300+ pages of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act are a number of provisions that will affect both registered investment advisers and other wealth managers who may not have registered as investment advisers up until now.

In 1882, the same year that Robert Ford killed the famous outlaw Jesse James, the U.S. Congress passed a new Immigration Act that imposed a 50 cent tax upon immigrants to fund the cost of regulating immigration and gave federal authorities the power to deny entry to "convicts…lunatics and persons likely to become public charges."

Within the U.S. Department of State (DOS) is the Visa Control and Reporting Division that is responsible for the movement of immigrant visa cut-off dates each month and for releasing DOS’ monthly Visa Bulletin.

In a significant § 101 decision for biotech and gene therapy, the Federal Circuit reversed the District of Delaware's summary‑judgment ruling that...

Infringement of patents often hinges on subtle details, particularly where scientific measurements intersect with claim construction. In Actelion Pharms. Ltd. v. Mylan Pharms. Inc., No. 2024-1641...

The latest copyright infringement decision has emerged against LimeWire, the immensely popular file-sharing client.

The Ohio Supreme Court held that the sham-affidavit rule applies when an expert incorporates a prior expert report into a sworn affidavit. Once incorporated, the report becomes part of the affidavit and may be analyzed for inconsistencies.

At the end of July, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a roofing contractor's complaint against another roofing contractor for allegedly interfering with its contract with...

The court vacated IRS Notice 2025-42, restoring the Five Percent Safe Harbor as a potential path for certain wind and solar projects to establish beginning of construction.

On June 14, 2022, HB 140 (134th General Assembly; Amended House Bill 140), also known as the "Ballot Uniformity and Transparency Act" (the "Act"), was signed into law, providing dramatic...

In late February 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor ("DOL") announced a proposed rule that would reinstate the first Trump Administration's "core factor"...

In Energy Transfer LP v. National Labor Relations Board ("Energy Transfer LP"), Plaintiff Energy Transfer claims the NLRA provisions that shield NLRB members and ALJs from removal by the President are unconstitutional.

The Ohio House of Representatives passed HB 447 in February, 2022 and the bill is now pending approval by the Ohio Senate. If passed, this bill could expand the definition of a work injury to...

Dinsmore Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer Tammy Bennett, a labor and employment partner, was a featured panelist in a...

The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) updated its "frequently asked questions" (FAQs) Tuesday, providing guidance relating to the...