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A federal appeals court has ruled that OSHA overstepped its authority by mandating employers record mental health conditions like PTSD on workplace injury logs. The decision arose from a case involving a refinery worker diagnosed with PTSD after responding to a catastrophic explosion, raising fundamental questions about the scope of workplace safety recordkeeping requirements.

Despite these court victories, projects that are not currently under construction are unlikely to advance significantly without measures, either from Congress or the Courts, to mitigate the attack on the offshore wind industry by the Executive Branch.

Banks face a critical challenge in vendor data breach management: while regulators hold them accountable for protecting customers' financial information, the vendors themselves are often responsible for security failures. The gap between regulatory responsibility and operational control creates significant risks, particularly when contract terms fail to mandate timely breach notifications from vendors to their banking clients.

Banks and bank holding companies seeking efficient merger strategies face a critical decision when using acquiring company stock as consideration. The challenge lies in navigating SEC registration requirements or finding applicable exemptions like Regulation D private offerings or Rule 147A intrastate offerings, though these options don't always align with transaction facts.

It was a pleasure to speak to members of the New Orleans Bar Association Construction Law Committee about "AI's Impact on Construction Law and Construction Lawyers." AI is reshaping construction law by streamlining...

Today, the President of the Florida Senate announced that tax relief has stalled the budget negotiations for the 2025 Regular Session.

Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry announced today that he will call a special session in November to consider significant tax reform. While details of the plan have not been released, he did indicate...

Yesterday, the Louisiana Legislature passed House Bill 416 and sent it to Governor Landry for his executive approval. If the bill becomes law, which is likely, it will prohibit class action lawsuits:

Banks are increasingly favoring tokenized deposits over stablecoins as a method for blockchain-based payments, as they maintain traditional regulatory frameworks while enabling digital commerce innovation.

Florida voters will consider Amendment #3 on the ballot for November 3, 2026. The proposed Florida Constitutional amendment would substantially expand homestead tax relief, reduce the permissible annual growth of non-homestead assessments, establish constitutional parameters governing local-government use of ad valorem revenues, and authorize future mechanisms for additional local homestead tax relief.

Members of Jones Walker's Labor & Employment Practice Group brainstormed among ourselves and with our clients to create a list of current trends and issues affecting the workplace. We created a client alert from the list to keep our readers up to date.

Jones Walker's Labor and Employment group frequently identifies trends impacting employers. In our recent client alert, we provided a comprehensive list of key areas employers need to understand.

The Jones Walker Labor & Employment Practice Group recently issued a client alert featuring a comprehensive...

Jones Walker's Labor & Employment Practice Group compiled a list of key areas affecting employer operations...

The Third Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed a jury award of $22.25 million in back pay to 11,780 uniformed employees who worked for a manufacturing company.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) proposed rule on reducing workplace risks related to extreme heat has recently begun raising concerns that the attempt to mandate...

A Massachusetts federal jury awarded $452 million against a South Korean company after concluding it had stolen secrets related to a wearable insulin patch.