On December 27, 2020, President Donald Trump signed the much-anticipated Coronavirus relief bill, formally titled the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021...

On October 24, 2025, a Milwaukee County jury returned a verdict in favor of restaurant employees who were misclassified as managers and awarded more than $500,000 in damages for unpaid overtime.

On August 21, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of the Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published a Final Rule on Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act. The Final Rule goes into effect on September 21 and eliminates several established disability-related requirements instrumental to federal contractors and subcontractors’ compliance programs.

In our prior alerts, we introduced the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (SECURE 2.0 or the Act), a portion of the Consolidated Appropriations Act.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a new interim final rule on May 12, 2025, extending the period for businesses to report pursuant to the per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances...

On the morning of August 26, 2022, the EPA released its proposed rule to designate two per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid...

As the growing scrutiny of per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) chemicals mounts, increased regulations and enforcement seem imminent, as does an onslaught of lawsuits against companies...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has announced it will not be enforcing future registration deadlines under the Registry of Nonbank Covered Persons Subject to Certain Agency and Court Orders...

The Main Street Lending Program (Program) is intended to facilitate lending to small and mid-sized businesses that were in sound financial condition prior ...

The most frequently asked question among providers was, "Does the vaccine mandate apply to our facility?"

Rule 126(2) of the European Patent Convention (EPC) establishes the "10-Day Rule" of the European Patent Office (EPO). The Rule stipulates that official communications...

On December 29, 2022, President Biden signed the Unleashing American Innovators Act of 2022 (the Act) into law to improve access to the U.S. patent system for solo inventors, startups and underrepresented innovators.

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is altering how it issues patent grants. Beginning April 18, 2023, the USPTO will switch to issuing electronic patent grants (eGrants) to recipients.

Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c. (Reinhart), a top-200 law firm with a 38-year commitment to serving Denver's commercial real estate community, recently expanded its Denver office...

A Wisconsin law, 2023 Wisconsin Act 210, taking full effect in September 2024, will allow owners of real property in Wisconsin the ability to proactively release and discharge previously recorded discriminatory restrictions.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin is considering emergency relief so that taxpayers do not have to either file returns or pay tax in a timely manner (e.g., April 15).

Much attention has been paid in recent weeks to President Biden's infrastructure plan as well as its key sources of funding, including, among other things, raising the corporate tax rate.

On June 5, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously decided that Catholic Charities Bureau, Inc. and its four related subsidiaries (Catholic Charities) are entitled to Wisconsin's religious employer...

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) includes significant provisions regarding taxation and, in particular, international taxation.

Many commercial property owners in the City of Milwaukee (the "City") received a letter from the Assessor's Office requesting they provide their property's income and expense information to help set property tax assessments for the 2025 tax year.