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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is reviewing a draft Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to reinstate so-called "net neutrality" rules aimed at preventing the operators of broadband networks from treating consumers and content providers unfairly.

On August 8, 2014, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Board of Directors (the Board), in a groundbreaking measure, voted 16–2 to grant the so-called "Power Five" conferences (the ACC, the SEC, the Big Ten, the Big 12, and the Pac-12) significantly expanded autonomy in how those conferences govern themselves.

On February 12, 2014, President Barack Obama issued his controversial and long anticipated Executive Order requiring contractors on new federal contracts to pay a minimum wage of $10.10 per hour by January 1, 2015.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a final rule on March 5 that will change National Drug Codes (NDCs) from several different 10‑digit formats to one standard 12‑digit format.

A federal district court in Georgia ordered Columbus Regional Healthcare System to turn over communications protected by the attorney-client privilege.

While enforcement of the CCPA began August 14, 2020, the Office of the Attorney General has now proposed a third set of modifications to the CCPA Regulations.

With SEC claims on the rise and the recent Whistleblower amendments, FinTech businesses will be well-served by reviewing their compliance operations and consulting with counsel...

In December 2023, US Congress passed a landmark anti-bribery law: the Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (FEPA). FEPA was designed to supplement the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and expand liability to foreign government officials who solicit or accept bribes from US companies.

In November 2013, an NLRB administrative law judge found that two employees of a nonprofit youth center engaged in concerted activity when they discussed their workplace concerns via Facebook.

On September 30, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law SB 399, the "California Worker Freedom from Employer Intimidation Act."

OSHA and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) have reached an agreement where OSHA will now refer untimely retaliation claims from its Whistleblower Division to the NLRB for review.

The US Supreme Court unanimously struck down the "presumption of prudence" afforded ERISA fiduciaries with respect to employer stock investments in ESOPs.

US District Judge Claudia Wilken ruled that the NCAA cannot stop players from selling the rights to their names, images, and likenesses to the schools that they attend.

On October 15, a California federal court handed down a ruling that significantly undermines the so-called "gold standard" of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) testing...

As part of the coronavirus relief package, Congress has allocated an additional $284.45 billion for the PPP and extends the PPP through March 31, 2021.

In a significant move toward regulating artificial intelligence (AI) in health care, Assembly Bill (AB) 3030 will require health facilities, clinics, and physician practices in California to provide disclaimers to patients about their use of generative AI (GenAI) in communications regarding patient clinical information.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released its "Proposed Changes to Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems...

How Massachusetts senior living providers need to be thinking about the recently enacted Long Term Care Reform Law and a recent Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services audit of nursing homes.