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The Department of Interior has issued a sweeping reorganization order that fundamentally restructures how the federal government oversees offshore energy operations. By merging two major regulatory bureaus into a single entity, this administrative action aims to streamline oversight while maintaining safety and environmental standards. The transition will unfold in phases over the coming months, with implications for permitting, inspections, and enforcement across the outer continental shelf.

Any taxpayer with an address of record with the IRS within Louisiana will automatically receive filing and payment relief without having to take any additional steps.

Last week, the Louisiana Department of Revenue (the "Department") issued guidance regarding recent sales and use tax law changes. The Department issued Revenue Information Bulletin No. 25-023...

Since Treasury Regulation Section 301.6109-1(h)(2)(i) took effect in 1997, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has permitted disregard entities...

On September 24, 2025, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania issued a memorandum opinion finding...

On Tuesday and Wednesday, the U.S. Congress, split primarily along party lines, passed disapproval resolutions, legislatively overruling a Biden administration rule recently issued...

Lost in the hoopla over the FTC's noncompete ban announced on the same day, April 23, the United States Department of Labor...

As federal enforcement priorities shift and state laws continue to evolve, how are recent regulatory developments reshaping the conversation around noncompetes in the maritime industry? This discussion examines the Federal Trade Commission's move away from pursuing a broad ban in favor of case-by-case enforcement, while exploring where maritime employers are most likely to encounter legal challenges and how companies can protect proprietary information while minimizing legal risk.

The U.S. Department of Labor today issued a proposed rule raising the minimum salary an employee must receive to be considered exempt from overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act.

In a significant win for the #MeToo movement, the U.S. Senate passed a bill on Thursday, February 10, 2021, which ensures that employees who are sexually harassed or assaulted in the workplace can pursue their claims in court.

This Q&A from Marine Log provides insights from Liskow attorney Jana Grauberger on navigating offshore leasing, permitting, decommissioning, and compliance—spanning both traditional oil & gas and the offshore wind sector.

A new lawsuit filed in Crane County, Texas claims that operators have over injected produced water causing contamination on a West Texas ranch. See Billy Wayne Meister Jr. v. Blackbeard Operating, LLC et al....

On this week's episode of "Energy Law This Week," hosts Matt Jones and April Rolen-Ogden are joined by Josh Downer...

In this episode of "Energy Law This Week," hosts Matt Jones and April L. Rolen-Ogden are joined by Michael Ruckle, Senior Health Scientist and Project Manager...

Congress has dedicated $4.7 billion to orphan well plugging, remediation, and restoration activities nationwide through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act ("IIJA").

We've been waiting to see how lower courts will interpret and apply the U.S. Supreme Court's May 2025 decision in Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, CO.

In its September 5, 2025, opinion in SSM Litigation Group v. EPA, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit overturned EPA's 2023 removal of the Title V affirmative defense for emergencies.