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In May 2023, the General Counsel of the NLRB published a memorandum stating that an employer who requires a nonmanagerial/nonsupervisory employee to sign a noncompete agreement violates Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act.

On June 14, 2017, U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, issued an opinion in the case of Standing Rock Sioux Tribe v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ...

In January 2023, as part of U.S. EPA's Effluent Guidelines Program Plan 15, U.S. EPA announced its plans to conduct a POTW Influent PFAS Study to gather data on the discharge...

In FTC v. Actavis, Inc., 570 U.S. 136 (2013), the US Supreme Court addressed the legality of "reverse payment" settlements in pharmaceutical patent litigation.

On April 8, 2025, the US Department of Justice's National Security Division's final rule regulating sensitive data about US persons came into effect.

Colleges and universities have grappled with many challenging issues throughout the COVID-19 crisis, but federally sponsored research has generally provided stable and (comparatively) uncomplicated revenue- and work-streams through this period.

In January 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (the "FTC") issued a proposed rule that would render virtually all non-competes, including even most agreed to as part of a sale of a business...

On March 25, 2021, Democrats in the Senate and House of Representatives introduced joint resolutions pursuant to the Congressional Review Act (CRA)...

Attention government contractors and subcontractors, a new Executive Order (EO) demands your immediate attention. Titled Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors, the order, issued March 26...

For the first time in decades, IBM lost its top spot in total number of utility patents granted by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office for 2022, with an almost 50% decline from last year.

Jenner & Block has published the 2023 edition of Protecting Confidential Legal Information: A Handbook Analyzing Issues under the Attorney-Client Privilege and the Work Product Doctrine,

The Trump administration's FTC has abandoned the rule banning noncompete agreements nationwide, but is encouraging antitrust enforcers to bring challenges in court.

On January 11, 2023, the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the "CFPB") proposed a new rule to create a public registry of terms and conditions in form contracts that waive or limit consumer rights.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently released the latest version of its Supervisory Highlights report, which summarizes the findings of the Bureau's supervisory examinations in 2020.

In the wake of the landmark US Supreme Court decision Students for Fair Admissions, Inc v. President and Fellows of Harvard College, Edward Blum, the founder of Students for Fair Admissions...

Jenner & Block's Anti-Corruption Enforcement 2023 Year in Review provides a concise and comprehensive analysis of key developments in anti-corruption laws and practices worldwide.

The California Private Attorneys General Act ("PAGA") allows aggrieved employees to file lawsuits to recover civil penalties for Labor Code violations on behalf of themselves, other employees...

Employers have historically used non-disparagement and confidentiality provisions when resolving threatened or actual claims employees may pursue.