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On November 10, 2025, the Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security ("BIS") issued a one-year suspension of the "Affiliates Rule" it announced on September 29, 2025.

Indianapolis, Ind. (April 18, 2024) – Northwest Indiana Managing Partner Renee J. Mortimer will lead a discussion on persuasive defense strategies at the Indiana Continuing Legal

The Lookout provides readers with a snapshot of some important developments in maritime law and the maritime industry that are being monitored by the Admiralty, Maritime & Energy Litigation Practice at Lewis Brisbois.

Cincinnati Managing Partner Judd Uhl recently obtained a defense verdict on behalf of an anesthesiologist in a high-exposure, wrongful death matter. In this case...

The enforceability of class action waivers in employment arbitration agreements is one of the most hotly contested wage and hour issues of this decade.

(April 22, 2019) - The federal courts are plagued by what we might charitably refer to as creative claims under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA).

Newark Partners Meredith Kaplan Stoma and Jeffrey Leonard secured a significant appellate win on behalf of an attorney in a legal malpractice matter when the U.S.

California Team Prevails in Products Liability Appeal Involving Issues of Predecessor and Successor Strict Liability.

Lewis Brisbois' New York trial team continues to monitor COVID-19 courthouse restrictions, even as the courts begin reopening for jury trials.

It is a situation all employers hope to avoid - alleged criminal misconduct in the workplace. However, if this happens, employers must be prepared to juggle both the civil and criminal actions.

First, North Carolina's Workplace Violence Prevention Act was amended. The amendments expand employer-initiated protections, allowing a business to seek a civil no-contact order on behalf of the entire workforce, rather than just individual employees, to prevent acts that threaten safety or disrupt operations...

There were limited developments in Wisconsin labor & employment law in 2025. However, there is pending legislation of note, including...

On December 22, 2022, the City of Gainesville, Florida passed the Fair Chance Hiring Ordinance (Ordinance No. 2022-617). The ordinance prohibits employers with 15 or more employees from ...

In May 2016, we brought you a client alert detailing the U.S. DOL changes to the minimum salary level for the executive, administrative, and professional exemptions to $913 per week, or $47,476 per year.

On March 29, 2021, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law Florida Statute 768.38, granting significant protections to business entities, educational institutions, governmental entities

We are now less than two months out from the December 31, 2020 deadline for Illinois employers to ensure that all employees have completed mandatory sexual harassment training.

On January 1, 2021, Massachusetts increased its minimum wage to $13.50 per hour (from $12.75 per hour). The Bay State will continue to raise this wage annually in steps ($0.75 per year)...