On March 11, 2025, the U.S. Department of Education initiated a reduction in force impacting approximately 1,300 employees. In a March 14 edition of the HigherEdReg Rundown, Aaron Lacey.

On April 29, 2024, the US Department of Education published its final Title IX rule in the Federal Register. In our second HigherEdReg Rundown, Scott Goldschmidt provides preliminary analysis on the new rule.

Everyone should be prepared for the requirements in the Corporate Transparency Act, which is effective New Year's Day.

The EEOC released its long-awaited final rule on the federal Pregnancy Workers Fairness Act ("PWFA"). Set to go into effect on April 19, the rule makes clear that the PWFA applies to employers...

The EEOC opened the 2024 EEO-1 Component 1 Data Collection portal on May 20, and it closes June 24, 2025. As a reminder, generally speaking, private employers...

It appears Illinois is not waiting to see what is ultimately going to happen with the FTC's non-compete ban and is taking matters into its own hands for certain industries.

On December 23, 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul vetoed a bill that would have prohibited employers from seeking, requiring, demanding or accepting...

Effective June 19, 2024, every New York State employer is required to provide paid break time of up to 30 minutes and permit the use of existing paid break time or mealtime for time in excess of 30 minutes...

On July 18, 2024, a bill was introduced in the New York City Council that would require New York City employers with 25 or more employees to report detailed...

There is much controversy over the new Texas Business Courts that will open in September 2024, but detractors are motivated by a desire to avoid what they fear...

The federal government on April 4, 2024, released a pre-publication version of a final rule that makes significant updates to 2 CFR, including Part 200, widely known as the Uniform Grant Guidance.

Can the highly concentrated health insurance industry bear this? This will further impact the managed care litigation space and be unfavorable to providers.

As Father Time marches towards 2024, how do we spur the CRE market? A new MarketWatch article forecasts a potentially gloomy year for CRE, but there are still reasons to be hopeful.

Johnson & Johnson's appeal of a billion dollar judgment relating to an earnout payment in an acquisition, in particular its development obligations with respect to surgical robots of the acquired company...

In a recent Healthcare Risk Management article, health care partner Mackenzie Wallace discussed how strategic dispute resolution and effective litigation can control legal costs for hospital and health systems. She emphasized that these approaches not only manage expenses but also help organizations recover revenue.

On May 6, 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency ("CPPA") announced a decision requiring Todd Snyder, Inc., a clothing retailer, to change its business practices and pay a fine of $345,178...

In a recent webinar, Thompson Coburn partner Jeff Brown and counsel Eileen Duffy Robinett explored the nuanced role of Letters of Intent (LOIs) in business transactions, offering valuable guidance for both corporate and real estate professionals.

Due to the delay in issuing the 2024 2nd installments of real estate tax bills, the Cook County Board of Review has made an unprecedented announcement that it will reopen the 2025 real estate tax appeal window.

The Federal Trade Commission on Feb. 1 entered a consent order to resolve a complaint alleging unfair and deceptive practices by Blackbaud, Inc. relating to a well-publicized data breach at the company.

The controversy over lawyers' apparent use of AI to draft court filings continues. In the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, the current lawyer for Michael Cohen...