OSHA is renewing its efforts to direct "significant existing outreach and enforcement resources" to address heat stress in the workplace.

US Treasury Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo signalled a desire for the Biden Administration to pursue permitting reform for new green energy projects in an interview with Robinson Meyer on Heatmap's "Shift Key" podcast.

The Department of Interior (DOI), acting through the Bureau of Energy Management (BOEM), issued a new final rule titled Risk Management and Financial Assurance for OCS Lease and Grant Obligations...

The Louisiana Supreme Court agreed to review whether an appellate court properly applied the subsequent purchaser doctrine to bar a surface landowner's...

Jurors found that energy giant Texaco, acquired by Chevron in 2001, had for decades violated Louisiana regulations governing coastal resources by failing to restore wetlands impacted by dredging canals, drilling wells, and billions of gallons of wastewater dumped into the marsh.

The scale of AI infrastructure buildout is staggering with nearly 4,000 data center projects currently under construction globally, representing over $1.2 trillion in value.

Aside from the changes required by Federal agencies and Congress in environmental policymaking, courts will see an immediate shake-up in response to the Supreme Court's June 28 decisions...

The Mississippi Supreme Court has issued a landmark ruling on the controversial "reptile theory" in jury trials, establishing clear boundaries for what types of questions attorneys can ask. This decision addresses a litigation strategy that has sparked debate across federal and state courts regarding its impact on jury decision-making and trial fairness.

Roblox's most recent motion to dismiss the gambling-based class-action complaint brought by parents, guardians, and minor-aged users of its program succeeded in part, as the state-law fraud claims...

After six years of litigation, the Western District Court of Washington resolved key issues in the case of Larsen v. PTT, LLC...

Until recently, Louisiana's Prompt Payment Statute (La. R.S. 9:2784) pointed in one direction. It told contractors how fast to push money downstream and punished them when they did not. It never meaningfully told the owner when to pay in the first place.

William Underwood, a partner on the Construction Team in the Atlanta office, along with Rilee White, a University of Georgia Law School student in the firm's summer associate program...

Although on August 1 we reported that a special session to address the pending "fiscal cliff" and tax reform in Louisiana was unlikely in 2024...

With the impending sunset of alcohol related tax provisions, the beer and liquor lobbies have begun sparring over the proper policies going forward, as each industry spotlights their needs and while disputing...

Florida's Legislature convened in a special session to consider Governor DeSantis's property tax reform proposal, which has undergone significant amendments that would protect...

Today was a big day at the US Supreme Court. Oral arguments centered on the powers of the President, Congress and whether or not a tariff was a tax.

Mississippi's proposed legislation to exempt student-athletes' NIL income from state taxation has officially been shelved...

California is one of the most recent states to consider legislation adopting mandatory worldwide combined reporting.

Brett Richards, special counsel in the firm's Government Relations Practice Group in the Washington, DC office, authored the article...

Last week, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) titled "Restoring America's Maritime Dominance," emphasizing the urgent need to revitalize the domestic maritime industry.