In an opinion handed down this afternoon, the U.S. Supreme Court temporarily suspended the enforcement of OSHA's "vaccination or testing" mandate.

A Florida appellate court held that the trial court properly held that an insurer did not waive a claim of misrepresentation by not raising it as an affirmative defense. Nembhard v. Universal Prop...

The Alabama Supreme Court recently held that a prospective home purchaser could proceed to trial on claims against a roofing company based on faulty repairs – even though the prospective...

The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is back in effect. Reporting companies are again required to file beneficial ownership information (BOI) reports in compliance with the CTA's reporting deadlines.

On March 26, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) published an interim final rule removing the requirement that U.S. companies and U.S. persons report beneficial ownership information (BOI) to FinCEN...

On February 27, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced that it will not issue fines or penalties, or take other enforcement action...

Through our diversity series, we have spotlighted trailblazers within Phelps and their inspiring stories followed by community partners who are the boots...

The United States Department of Labor overhauled its Davis-Bacon prevailing wage rate rules on Aug. 8. The new regulations could bring major changes to how contractors and subcontractors...

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) voted to revoke prior federal guidance that treated the intentional misgendering of employees as a form of unlawful workplace harassment under Title VII of the Civil...

On May 23, Gov. Jeff Landry signed Act. No. 273, which creates substantial changes regarding covenants not to compete (noncompetes) in physician employment contracts.

In a 3-2 decision by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the majority Democrat NLRB significantly limited the ability of companies to block union activity on their property by workers...

The latest U.S. Supreme Court ruling gives employers a clear picture of the evidence they need to prove an employee meets overtime exemptions. The long-awaited decision settled the standard employers.

The GENIUS Act, passed in July, is the first comprehensive federal framework for payment stablecoins in the United States.

On December 13, the Supreme Court of North Carolina held that a group of restaurants and bars were entitled to insurance coverage for profit losses...

On January 13, an Alabama circuit court judge threatened to call the Alabama Department of Human Resources (DHR) on a breastfeeding mother who brought her three-month...

Native American Heritage Month is celebrated during the entire month of November. It is a time to honor the legacy of Native Americans in the United States...

On October 7, Judge Claudia Wilken of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Colorado granted preliminary approval of the proposed settlement between the parties in the landmark case of House v. NCAA.

Governor DeSantis vetoed a Florida bill that would have made sweeping changes to the state's short-term rental laws. With multiple lawsuits pending over local ordinances governing short-term rentals...

The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) has reissued its Storm Water General Permit for Large Construction Activities LAR100000...

The Department of Labor launched the AI & Inclusive Hiring Framework, the latest development by the Biden administration following President Biden's 2023 executive order on the safe development of AI.